| Show PLAN TO SEIZE CHINESE COURT Gen Gel and Cot Col Marchand Contemplated It DIPLOMATS DL OPPOSED THEM Chinese IC tir If Nil NI V Paris April Apri that Gen hen arid and II Col Cal some settle Mie time ago alo contemplated an at nt attempt attempt tempt to seize salza tho tire Chinese empress and court Ge bit approached Col anti amI asked him blue hll If It he lie would undertake a certain enterprise which would very vel probably hasten the end of at s The rice colonel replied that tha ho Ito 1 willing and den acre OI and Uld Col Cal Coli i drew up a 1 plan lion the tito execution tion ton of which was os venturesome hilt but feasible CI Thu rho diplomats however op Ope opposed opposed posed the scheme checci and It I fell tel through CHINESE maULAIS H AllEn Pekin April Apri Chinese regulars who ho retired beyond the tho lle great wall 11 leave have reappeared at ut another anothEr point within the International area Irea Strong lions have been made I 1 do to the Chinese plenipotentiaries In II regard to tho the ne nee for their Immediate retirement The French force Corce Is In readiness to 10 re renow reo renow now 10 the operations but hut has been bee II or ordered dered to await a the lle result of the tire Inc edicts Tho Tito Chinese are wondering If IC the Im burial ellal commission appointed by nn an edict elict issued April 23 to Inquire fully ful fuli In Into inIC to IC the questions of ot really mettles means I ell 1 the tho of absolute power tover by I II the tho court or whether It I Is merely the tho formation of lt a privy council counci Notices in Chinese were wore placarded during the night calling caling patriotic to rise May 15 16 und and expel all al V foreigners Yung Lu Ting the thee censor of at Chi LI 11 province c has hal memorialized the throne to o return F SS APPOINTS BOARD Washington April 26 The following cablegram lies been received nt at time the state department de from Mr Ir the United States charge at It dat dated cd ed e today locay Tho Tuto empress ss dowager has appointed n a hoard of ot national administration to relieve her hor of et public functions They The embrace three members of ot the thee cabinet now with wih the tho empress at 11 SInn ilan Fit Pu anti and Chine Viceroy LI and Prince Kung who are now In Pekin This news is I regarded as IS of or Import impart Importance alice ance Indicating Indica as It does the ful by I tho the empress dowager of ut the arbitrary powers she sho heretofore has hus exercised It Ils Is also apparent that she sho has placed herself In a position to avoid voll direct responsibility to 10 the foreigners for tor whatever may mn happen happ n In tho the future and tile the tle board will wi have to bear the tho brunt of ot any uny complaint It I Is felt tell that the th I appointment elt of ot this thin board vill make e It much couch luch for foe the foreign ministers 1 t Il transact business with wih tIle the Chinese government tl The nf or the cabinet now at lt SIan Fu Include the HIP th notorious Tung Jung Lu rI who was Ins one of ot the most iciest active In the outbreak against the tit foreigners last summer One On of ot tho the other members of ot this council coun fl Is 70 years old olt and Is sail said to be greatly debilitated The third member hue hus hll been nt at least Joust lukewarm lul toward foreign tOrIn Interests Tho choice holee of or these three Is looked as 18 likely to complicate the go d Mi I h LI L Hung Chang tend others oth rs ma accomplish |
