Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

London, June IL, 4:25 a. m.-Observers
at Shanghai and Tien Tsin think there
is great deal more trouble ahead for the
concert of powers than merely reaching
Pekin with 1000 men. Serious disturb
ances have taken plate at Yung Nan Flu
Meng-Tse as we'll as other points at q
considerable distance from the capital.
The whole Chinese empire seems 20 be in
a ferment.
The intentions of the empress dowayer
are still e~Quivocal, with a balance of
testimony on the side of a determination
to expel the appropriations Of a part of
her ountry or to lose her dynasty in the
attempt.
1t is related of her that on Monday
follOWing the murder of the chancellor
of the Japanese legation she was aroused
to a sense of danger and went personally
to the Yung-Ting gate of Pekin, where
she advised the rioters to disperse. But
she took no steps to apply force and the
appearance Of things is more threatening
thar before
While Admiral Seymour, with the in
ternational relief column, is forcing his
way to Pekin several of the powers arr
arranging largely to reinforce their de-
tails at Tien-Tsin. Germany proposes
sending 1900 men. Great Britain sent
500 from Hong Kong yesterday and 40O
will go Sunday Italy has ordered LOCO
to hold themselves in readiness. Rus
STA, according to a st. petersburg ois-
patch of Wednesday, has decided TO
bring her force at Tien-Tsin will prob
ably soon be about 10000 men.
The explicit statement made yesterday
afternoon in the house of commons by
the parliamentary secretary OF the IoF-
eign office. Mr.. Frederick. with REFER
ence to the identity of opinion among the
powers upon the question OF an appnca-
tion of force, and the method of applying
it, is accepted by all the morning p e
as cutie sufficient for the present ana the
nope is generally expressed that notnlns
will happen to diminish the m
An incident, however. as already occur
red. involving the British and french
at Tien-Tsin, which nearly ended in vio-
: leuce, A dispatch from Ilen-Islh'
dated yesterday, ays
For some time the French and Rus
sian authorities have been jealous pe-
i cause of the supposed facllltles elven ~
the British authorities by the BRUSH
employes of the China railways. Yes
terday "wednesday some French ma
! rines attempted to take charge or an en-
CINE required at the front.
! INSPECTOR Weir refused to give up lne
engine and a Frenchman &c
bayone him. Weir caught the muzzle
of the rifle and the bayonet passed ovel
his shoulder. For a moment serious
trouble between the British and Frencf
was imminent, but the prompt action o.
the British consular and naval offlcers
backed by the American consul ana TN
railway officials, prevented a colilslon
Conciliatory expressions were xchan
cd The French consul nj!
opposition and the British remained II
charge Of the engine as before
The Times publishes the followin
dispatch from Tien Tsin via Shangha
June IA:
"A serious engagement has occurre'
between the international column an
the Mohammedan troops of Genera
Turg Flu Stang. near Pekin.'
BYRON Bresnon. British consul a
Shanghai. who is now in london, say
that the Mohammedan troops are arme
with machine guns and repeating rlhes
London. June IA special dispatc
from Shanghai says an unconIlrmeo re
5 port has reached there from
-to the effect that a foreign legation ha
: been burned and that a minister ha
: been killed. The names it is added, al
t withheld pending a confirmation or In
: report 1t is further rumored that tn
international relief parties are exper
t encing great difficulties in regard to tn
provisions and water. 1t Is belleve
that the delay has been aused by tn
fear hat the force would be 1nsuf1clef
e to overcome the opposition that m1gi
o be encountered and thus precip1tate
8 massacre at the capital.
f It is added that the Japanese have SCI
two more cruisers and Lave landed 8
n additional troops. ~,
g Telegram received from Yum Nan4t'
savs that the English and French mi
sions there have been burned and tn
he foreign residents have taken refu'
in the viceroy's residence. The troph
e this dispatch says is reported to be OF
!, to French intrigues.