The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-23
GENERAL LIU WIIHDRAHS
Ii Hung Chang Notified That Chi
ncse Troops Have Retired.

The Celestial Forces in ShanSi Prov
iEcc. Hcyond the Point Where
Thcy Might Huvc Come in Contact
With the FrnT,co-Ccrmnn Army.
PEkIN. April 23-,S a m).-Li Hung
Chang has received word that the Chi
nese troops under General Liu have al
ready retired into Shausi Province and
are beyond the point where they might
come in contact with the German and
French soldiers
y Belgian who has arrived from
Chenting-fu, reports that the Chinese
have withdrawn. but he met the Ger
man troops who were continuing their
advance. though they were scarcely be-
yond the boundary Of Chill Province
The inhabitants Of the Chinese villages
have become very much frightened at
the advance Of the expedition and have
fled in all directions.
It is understood here that the French
evacuation of China will soon begin
Definite arrangements for assuring
the safety of French residents have not
yet been completed.
Mr. Rockhil, the Special American
Commissioner, following the instruc-
tons received from Washington, has
urged the foreign ministers to limit the
indemnity TO be demanded from China
to $40, ,O0O, ,000 Some Of the ministers
declare this amount is insufficient and
ridiculous Dr. Mumm Won Schwart-
zenstein, the German Minister, thinks
the amount required viii be over &c.,
100000
It Us said that the American claims
are really small as the missionaries
from that country have been largely in
denlnifed by Ioea! Chinese officials and
the others claims are few in number.
The American claim for military ex-
penses ought to be small, as the United
States is professedly keeping only a Ie-
CATION guard which will only require
about a hundred men. No more viii be
wanted for this purpose TO stay here at
the expense Of the American Govern
ment.
The losses of the German, French,
and British missions have also been
largely satisfied by indemnities paid by
local officials SO that the military ex-
penses remain as the chief item Of the
general bill to be presented to China.
Sir Ernest Satow, the British Minister.
thinks that the missions saould bear
their own losses and that missionaries
presenting claims are inclined to be
greedy. Many missionaries are per
picked at this attitude Of the British
implies They feel convinced that 1t
VIII be only justice for China to meet
their losses and that Sir Ernest Satow
should not ignore the claims The Brit
ish Minister is more emphatic than Sir
Robert Hart, the Chinese Commissioner
Of Imperial Maritime Customs, in the
statement that, in spite Of last years
cruelties. they should rely on native
protection, although the Chinese Iaws in
regard to the protection OF foreigners
have not as yet been changed.
The expenses Of the British and Jap
anese military expeditions viii be com
paratively small because the British
troops are all Indians and the japanese
soldiers receive very small wages.
The cost>of the French and German
expeditions viii necessarily be higher.
Thousands of the foreign troops now
here are really not necessary in the ad-
ministration Of affairs. but their pres
enee acS as a preventive of further
uprisings. It is thought by some that
the expense Of maintaining these troops
belongs IegitimateIy to China until the
Emperor resumes the reins Of govern
ment and restores order.