Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-05-01
TINE FOR EVACUATION
Generals Of Powers Decide upon Two
Conditions.
NOT YET ACCEPTED
II Was also Decided 10 Allow Chinese
20 Gradually Assume Control
Germans Suffer In a Fight
With the Chinese.

Pekin, April 30.-The generals Of the
powers held a conference Monday morn.
ing TO consider the withdrawal OF the
troops aud decided to address note to
the ministers informing them that when
ministers are able 10 announce the lump
sum demanded as indemnity and when
the Chinese have agreed 20 tho principle
OF payment the armies will be- immedi.
ately withdrawn Other matters dis
cussed were the handing over Of
the administration Of Pekin 20 native
officials and the plan for the command
OF the legation guards-as TO whether
this command should be conferred in one
or some other detachment Regarding
the government Of Pekn il was decided
10 allow the Chinese gradually 10 as.
sumo control, until they have the city
in their hands, the military only exer-
oising passive supervision.
Some time was spent in considering
the reply O: the ministers 10 views re-
Gently enunciated by the generals re-
garding other questions Of a purely mil
itary character The ministers agree
with the generals as 20 the rnzing Of
the forts and also a. 90 the points to be-
occupied between Pekin and the sea,
but they desire the generals to specify
the numbers Of the different nationali.
ties at Tien Tsin and Shan Hal Kwan.
SO far as concerns the garrison Of 1900
men which Is 10 remain permanently at
Tien Tsin during the period Of actual
oScupation It will be necessary that
each nations strength shall be deter.
mined.
The ministers have said that the gov
eminent at Tien Tsin shall be- abolished
A. soon as the military departs. They
agree that the forces in China should BE-
under one commander. in.chief. but they
contend that the generals should under.
stand that the legation guards are en-.
tirely outside such forces and under
their respective ministers. The minis.
ters suggested that It would be- neces-
sary for the generals 20 consider the al.
visibility Of entrusting the police and
administration Of Pekin 70 Chinese OH.
cials about one month before the evac-
uation, but in considering this question
they urged that the fact must be re-.
called that there never had been mill.
tary administration or a permanent
military organization In Pekin unless
troops with banners could be- called
such.
Concerning the military evacuation
the ministers said that the reports 10 be
submitted 10 their governments were
that a partial reduction OF troops was
always possible, but that evacuation
proper could not commence before the
Chinese government had accepted the
general conditions Of the payment OF .
the indemnities
The Germans were verify caught In a
a trap near the ku Kwan pass A de.
tachment Of 80 had % casualties while
the Chinese losses are said 70 have been
nominal The German expedition is re-.
turning, leaving the country tried ow.
ing 10 the hardship- put upon the popu.
lace. The expedition appears 70 have
produced a very bad effect.
The current Chinese gossip Is that this
Germans were driven back with heavy
losses and this Is implicitly believed by
the bulk Of the people.