The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-29
The Fighting in China.

Later news from PeklD indicates that
the fighting on the Shansi boundary
between the Franco German expedition
and the Chinese army under General
Liu was more serious than it was first
reported II is now seen that the lat
ter did not retire from the international
area without a struggle. General Won
KetteIer's brigade Of Germans, as it ap-
pears, had an aIl-day fight for the PCS
session of a mountain pass on April %.
and sustained some loss The Chinese
retired suIIenly into Shansi, but By no
means in a condition of rout- AItogeth-
CT three OF four engagements preceded
Iiu-s retreat and II is stated, probably
With truth, that his losses in killed and
wounded were heavy. The French now
hold Ku-Kuan, and several passes are
held by the German contingent to pre-
vent another advance OF the Chinese
II this is not war, 1t would be called
by that name anywhere outside Of Chi
ma. The Empress DOwageT viii, OF
course, promptly declare that General
Lin is a rebel and not within her con
trail and. at the same time. issue Sc
cret ediCts pTaising him for Tepulsing
the foreign devils and calling upon all
loyal Cinnamon to support him in his
holy effort to drive them out of the
Empire
Il would seem that the lesson of this
Shansi episode is that it would be the
depth Of folly TO withdraw the foreign
troops from China until this un,amable
spirit of resistance has been crushed
out It IS entirely evident that the Chi
nese have yet plenty Of modern rifles
artillery, and ammunition, and that un
der determined leaders they viii stand
against considerable forces Of European
troops. The regulars under LiU have
been preparing for his recent move
ment by undergoing a six months tour
Of continuous drill and field exercises in
accordance with civ iIiZed tactics How
do we know that the willy Dowager and
her military advisers. Prince Tuan and
Tung F7uh Sian, have not been causing
similar preparations in other cases2
Reports from various ports and places
in China agree in asserting that the na-
tives everywhere boast Of a universal
determination to rise and free the c0un-
Vi L-&l VI IEElitS d SUM d Tx bLAh
OF the foreign soldiers have gone away,
and there is too much reason for sus-
Pecting that this sentiment is carefully
..-.a Chinese
. 7ssIty for
measures
a-..-. r condi-
y OF safe
rasH nE End.
sting and
finish
,..--~.I,.- ,..4-. ~-.....s,,-, the Ma
ton woman has gone from the emo
tiOnal ana criminal stages Of dementia
10 downright raving madness
IN any American State other than
Kansas this violent fanatic would have
been identified and confined. as q luna
tic at the very beginning Of the series
Of antics which have involved the com
munity of the Grasshopper Common
wealth IN severe loss in the matter Of
property values. in the actual desuuc-
ton wrought by her and her Iong-haired
male and short-haired female follow
erS. DGL sun more In the rldIcule which
has been heaped upon the authorities
and people Of the State for their con-
temptibIe submission TO the Nation out
RACES.
The difficulty appears to have been
that. lacking the display Of something
really maniacal, the offender was not
sufficiently differentiated from the av-
erage Of her neighbors to make The fact
Of her mental alienation apparent to
them. Now that her infrmity has taken
an acute and dangerous turn. they may
be able to realize the necessity for
locking her up. The same thing viii
have To be done in many other cases
before public confidence in Kansas as
q place for investment or residence can
be restored.