The Ely miner., 1901-05-03
GERMAN TROOPS WITHDRAW.
Leave Garrison at Pass Recently Cap
tured-NO Further Expeditions
Expected.


fcials here that the main German ex-
peditionary force in China is now
withdrawing to it's former position,
leaving a garrison at the pass at the
great wall.
The non-participation of the French
in the battle was not due to orders
received from Paris, but to their fail
ure to arrive in time.
Further expeditions are not pro-
jected and will be undertaken only
should the Chinese make them neces-
sary.
In official circles it is believed that
Gen. Liu acted upon his own initia-
tive, or, perhaps, at the suggestion of
some anti-foreign mandarin, officials
not believing that the Chinese govern
ment ordered Gen. Liu to resist the
Germans, since such action is plainly
against the governments interests.
Berlin, May 1.-The latest China
specials to arrive here show that the
German troops behaved with the
greatest gallantry during the engage
ments with the forces under Gen. Liu,
storming the stronghold of the enemy
even after darkness, and in spite of
the huge rocks rolled down upon them.
The Chinese artillery, although firing
splendid guns, made in 1898 at the
arsenal in Han-Yang, aimed badly.
The Germans demolished the fortifi-
cations near the gates of the Great
Wall. They suffered intensely from the
heat. The French received instruc-
tions from Paris while marching to-
wards the province of Shan-Si, but
they held Ku-Kwan, which they have
since left, destroying the field tele-
graph and thus cutting off German
communication.
Peking, May 1. = The Germans
were virtually caught in a trap near
the Ku-Kwan pass. A detachment of
so had 45 casualties, while the Chi
nese losses are said to have been
nominal. The German expedition is
returning, leaving the country great
ly disaffected, owing to the hardships
inflicted upon the population. Alto
gether the expedition appears to
have produced a very bad effect. The
current Chinese gossip is that the
Germans were driven back with very
heavy losses, and this is implicitly be-
lieved by the bulk of the people.
Peging, May 1.-The generals of
the powers held conference Monday
morning to consider the question of
the withdrawal of the troops and de-
cided to address a note to the min
listers informing them that, when the
ministers are able to announce the
lump sum demanded as indemnity
and the Chinese have agreed to the
principle of payment, arrangements
will be possible for withdrawal. The
other matters discussed were the
handing over of the administration of
Peking to native officials, and the
plan for the command of the legation
guards, as to whether this command
should be centered in one officer or
each detachment should be independ
ent. Regarding the government of
Peking, it was decided to allow the
Chinese gradually to assume more
control, until the civil government
was entirely in their hands, the mill
tary only exercising passive supervi-
sion.
Paris, May 1. = The foreign office
has received a dispatch from Meng
TIE, announcing the arrival there of
M. Francois, the French consul, on his
return to his post. M. Francois says
that, according to the demands of the
French government, he was met by
Chinese troops ten kilometers from
Meng TIE, who rendered him honors,
and high mandarins proffered the of
fetal apologies and regrets of the Chi
nese government for the events of last
June.