River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
TRYING TOPREVENT CLASH
Imperial Authorities Doing Utmost
to Keep Chinese Soldiers from
Conflict with Foreigners.
UPRISING OF BOXERS BEING PLANNED.
China Grateful to United states for
Effort to Cut Down Indemnity
Minister WI Believes New Govern
ing Board Is step Towards Reor-
Ennizntfon of Government.

Washington, April 30.-The Chinese
minister stated that all information
reaching him shows that the imperial
authorities are doing their utmost TO
avoid a clash between the Chinese
forces and those under foreign com
mand This applies not only to the
province Of Pechih, but also to
Manchuria and to the Yangtse region,
as. according TO a recent report, an up
rising of Boxers is being planned for
the coming summer.
The thanks which Ii Hung Chang
has given Mr.. Bockhill for the course
of the United States in the indemnity
negotiations is in line with similar
thanks which Minister Wa has ex-
pressed to Secretary Hay, the Chinese
authorities having taken occasion sew
eral times of late to make known their
appreciation of American efforts to
keep the total indemnity down to
sum which China could reasonably
meet
step Towards Reorganization.
New York, April 3O.--A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Mr. WI Ting Fang, the Chinese minis
ter is of the opinion that the board of
administration appointed by the en-
press dowager is really constituted
for the purpose of adopting a plan
upon which the government Of China
will he reorganized.
,ln,rc, ;-s,,o,r ~ !, RI
ager two months ago commanded the
viceroys and governors of several
provinces and the ministers accredited
TO foreign governments to submit re
ports setting forth their views as to
the governmental reforms which
should be adopted. They were to re-
port in two months. These two months
have expired and the board will con-
slider the various proposals submitted.
Mr.. WI Ting Fang has practically COM
pleted his memorial and it will prob
ably arrive in time TO be passed upon
by the hoard before it completes its
labors. In his memorial Mr.. WI has
made some radical suggestions, one of
which contcmplates the obliteration of
race distinctions in China. Under Chi
nese law n Manchu cannot marry a
Chinese, no matter how high the rank.
This has been observed since the
Manchus captured Picking. The min
lister believes that if the government
took measures for removing the dis
tinctions between Manchus and Chi
ncse, would permit intermarriage
and would permit subjects to hold of
flee irrespective of their Chinese of
Mauchu birth, the people would be
better satisfied with the reigning dyn-
asty Al true friends of the dynasty
fear that the Chinese, who are vastly
superior in numbers to the Manchus,
will some day openly revolt against
the lattcr's assumption of authority
and the dynasty will then fall. II is to
avoid such a contingency that Mr.. WI
has included 4 reference to this mat
ter in his memorial.
Germans Had Hard Task.
Berlin, April 30 Dispatches from
Picking show that the Germans had a
difficult task in carrying the passes
leading into Shan-Si province. The APP
pruaches were steep mountain tracks
and the Chinese held commanding po-
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