Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-25
MAGNITUDE OF THE
CHINESE PERIL.
At Last the Powers Seem to be
Fully Conscious Of it,
HURBYIyG TROOPS FORWARD
one Ray Of Light Comes from the Di-
rector OF Railroads aud Teiegraphs
Gar Issues an order.

London, June %. 1850 p. m.-Although
the powers at last seem conscious OF
the magnitude OF the Chinese peril and
are concertedly hurrylng forward
troops, the international troops avail
able to overcome the perls Of the
situation are apparently totally made
quate The alarm not only for the
safety OF Vice Admiral Seymour and
bis party who are not mentioned in
any OF the dispatches puportlng 10
come from pekin but also Of his base al
Ten Tsin remains unrelieved Almost
The only ray OF light Is the report N
sheng. the director Of railroads and
ieleeiaphs forwarded by the French
consul general at Shanghai. to the ef-
feet that the legatiOuers were safe
June ~ and preparing to leave the Cap-
ital with the consent OF the Chinese
government but the motive of the
Chinese officials 10 keeping the powers
appeased by reassuriug messages Us too
obvious 90 allow the unreserved accept
ance o. the statements
Tien TsIn is ~ hard pressed that Il
must bee relieved before assistance can
be sent 20 Seymour's force. The alb
sencc OF the exact dates of the last dis
patch from Taku and other messages
makes it difficult 10 connect the various
stories. but some of the dispatches
might be read as indicating that even
the large force mentioned hy Rear Adj
miral Kemph as about TO start towards
Tien Tsin has met the same fate as the
N.HH a r.. HHN-
umn which was repulsed June o.
India Is sending eight battalious Of
infantry cavalry regiment artillery
and engineers as a fighting force be-
sides two bettaliuns to guard communi-
cations.
The Official Gazette Of g. Petersburg
today contains an order of the car say
Ing:
"As we consider II necessary 90 raise
the troops In the military district we
direct the war minister 90 take the
requisite measures AZ the same time
We direct that the necessary number OF
reseryists belonging 10 the siberian
Amur military district shall be called
out Cor active service
London. June %. y. m.- The admir-
alt. has received the following dis
patch from Rear Admiral Bruce dated.
Taku Via che Fu June Path.
"Ihe total f1rce which left Tien Isiu
with the commander-ln-chief Tor Pc
Kin was about 1900, composed of de-
tachments from the allied ships. No
action could possibly be taken to re-
lleve the comm8nder-in-chlef. because
Il Yves only known that he was cut on
by Tien Tsin being invested. Tien Tsln
has been fighting Tor It's life ever since.
II was on receipt OF this information
that the Chinese ministry has ordered
trains for attacking Tien Tsin that
they We're ravaging Tong Ku and rein-
forcin. Taku as well as mining the
mouth of the Pei flo, that Il was
promptly determined 10 seize Taku
Since then every effort has been made
90 relieve Tien Tsin. ! have command
cred a small C0astng steamer for taxi
ing troops and sick and wounded
acros the bay % Wei Hal Wei. whore
! intend making a temporary base hos
pital and asylum for refugees
TO EXTERMINATE FOREIGNERS.
Il is officially said that the dowager
empress has issued emphatic instruc-
ton for the determination Of all for
eigners In China
Great numbers Of refugees are ar
irving here from the north All is
quiet here and in the Yang Use Kiang
river