The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-25
chinese BRIGANDS
KILLED BIZ TROOPS
Entrenched in Caves, They Offer
String Resistance.
MURDER OF MISSIONARY
GERMAN SOLDIERS ALSO SLAIN
By ROBBERS.

Vancouver. B. o, April 24.-The
Saaag hai Mercnry publishes g. state
raeni, ostensi5fy from a confdentiel
friend to Minister Conger.s explaining
that his application for -leave- was due
to the fact that having spent the last
three years in t,elzin. he desired fur
Tough at this tifae to avoid spending
the summer in the Chinese capital In
granting his APPLICATION for leave, it is
said, Minister ConFef was ccqgratu-
lated by the. secretary of sta < W on
the result of his Iabors-
tt is added that Mr.. Conger felt OBJ
lfsSd To decline the nomination for gov
el-nor Of Iowa, because he had no de-
sire to permanently retire from the
work which wifi still be necessary be-
tied.
The military expedition to put an end
u. the brig 1daSe near Pao Ting B'u
has apparently been successful The
robbers who were entIenclted in caves
near the great waU we're attacked ST.
multaneously by three CO. dmns They
offered strong resistance whereupon al
most all the brigands were killed. On
the following day, armed robbers shot
ard Killed the R'4v- u. Stonehouse Of the
London Missionary society, The nuf-
der occurred near Yangtoun while she
missionary was crossing the river. abe
bandits nred at Linn repeatedly Two
German soldiers were also murdered by
the rObbeTs- nez-r the sanse place.
1T is stated that Russia has prac-
tically taken possession Of Ching-IIaf
bay In Korea, and is making it the
basis OF extensive operations. With
Gaasampho and Ching Hal. Russia win
have in her possession the two finest
harbors on the Korean coast and viii
thwart many Of the commercial plans
Of Japan.
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The following account is published
Of the Angio-Russian dispute at Tien
Tsin: The railway company wished to
lay rails from the station TO the river
bank, which is only fifty yards away.
The intervening ground. now occupied
claimed as Russian territory Oy right
OF conquest, because Russian blood
was spilled there in the defense OF Tfeu
Tsin last June and July.
The claim is denied by the other
lowers on the ground that by interna-
ttonal agreement there was no yor of
conquest, and furthermore. all nations
alike took part in defending Tien Tssn
and all shed their blood on that par
ticular spot as Well as elsewhere. The
Russians took forctbIe steps to asser[
their claim. posting guards with liked
bayOnetS 10 prevent the railway work
tron proceeding. British guards nave
also bsen posted close alongside to
prevent any further aggression.s and
the opposing piclets NAV come into
conflict at any moment. Meanwhile
the work is stopped II IS necessary
10 get IL done as soon as possible in
order to facilitate the forwarding of
supplies Tor Pekin from steamers in the
river.
VIII Resist Arrest.
The North China Daily News says
that Prince Tuan,s Tng Fun Stang and
other ,Chinese lculpcits now in Ningh-
STA, viii resist airy attempt % the
government 20 arrest them and that
fung Fun Slang has a, force of q. coo
Wax armed Kasu veterans Under his
banners and about ID, 600 MonaoIs unL
der Prince TUan to back their def
ance- The military authorities at Pc
KIN are said to hive evolved "a scheme
foT- an International fortress AT Pc
kin (which is TO bevsa veritabIe citadel
The Sian1ese government has. just-Iet
the gambling hoEses at Benckok. six
teen in number, for 2Ssz 400 deals
tabout so cents American money!. an
increase of geo, eco ticals over the pre-
viOus years rental.
A brewing company is beng. foated
in Manila with a capital of 81 100000
tdexican) and will be known as the
american Brewing company. :. 81