Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-21
BOTH STANDING FIRM
No Change in the British.Russian
Affair at Tien T.in.
SOLDIERS EN- ROUTE.
Count Won waldersee Fails 10 Perfect
q Settlement Roth Governments
Have Given Their Generals
instructions In Dispute.

Ticn Tin. March 90 "A special train .
bearing reinflrcemcnt- Of Australian
troop. left Pclliu Tor Tien T-in az 90 |
O'Clock thi. morning one French.
Italian, and German warship are out
side the bar -
Count Won Waldorseo had long ar r.
separate conversations with the Russian /.
and English commanding generals lie f.
orally renewed the propositions which
hal o. eu made hy telegraph and which .
the Ru. .ian. bad declined 90 entertain. /
General Wouck declined 90 discuss
the question OF ownership ui.sl the /
British had withdrawn from the ground
claimed by Russia aud occupied by his
forces.
Count won Waldersec was visibly de-
pressed at the failure 10 arrange the
question. the seriousness Of which lac
seemed 90 fully realize.
General Lorne Campbell, the English
commander, aud General Wogack, COM
manding the Russians, again met Count
Won Waldersee aud when the latter
learned both had received instructions
from their governments Count won Wal.
der-oo siid Dc was useless. Tor him 10
| rive even an opinion regarding the mat.
tiers at issue.
Count won Wlllcrsocs proposal which
General Wugack declined 10 entertain
was that the disputed territory b. turn
ell over % neutral guard, the Russians
and British simultaneously withdraw
ing. pending "a legal investigation of
the questions involved.
General Wogack made the following
statement:
"The question over which we unhnp-
ply are at odd. Is NOT whether the di--
puted ground belongs 20 rs or the Chi
uc.e government or Co the railway CONS
muy but whether iho English win make
goli their trc.ra..
at the time the British attempted
20 take possession the ground was pro-
tected by Russian fag- and q clearly de'
imiuteg boundary of Stone Their Gag.
were overturned and thrown away hy d
working wrty Of Bengal pioneer. and
coolie, who went on with their WORK
until driven Oh by our guards Whom
We can discuss the question 0t owner
shin. tha British who nra -ull Co SOME
extent ou our ground. must withdraw
Once tine British have withdrawn I am
sure the Russian imperial government
will ignore an prcyiou, rogrctnhle VIC
lcncc and end in a most friendly spiri
10 whatever the British may have q
say regarding the definite possession o
the disputed territory.
ono sane person can Tor an insian
doubt that had the English requisite.
permission % build a switch OF sid
track ON our ground it would have bcel
Immediately granted. Unfortunately
however they sought Their ends b.
forrihle means. The British troop
must be- withdrawn from Russian terri
tory There can be- no other settl,
mcnt'
General Campbell has resolved M
approval of his government in his vie,
Of the dispute with the Russian com
mpudcr here and j. holding his gr0un
uudDr order. from London.
British officers maintain that II as /
g. umUrud. Russian troop. are hon
hurried 90 Tien T,in from Port Arfhu
the British government will await th
arrival Of the hostile movement ON Ga
part VI Russia
It is the general feeling In Ticn Ts
that cine trouble viii not likoly rHc
the point where blood will he SHED
Both attachments ou -uard have order
20 do nothing aggressive unlcs, force
30 lo 30 by the other
Except tine army and camp follower
Tive only Russians now residing hero ar
members Ui tur consular stall, tW
clerk, and two Jews who are runuiu
store, and who lcit Russia boo order Q
ave their lives. Those arr now bein
offered inducements Jo move to the Ru
sian concession.
Thero ha. b.eu further LIGHTING b
tvccu French and British soldiers, hy
up to the present time there have h..
40 serious rr,ult,