The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-10

naval contingents in the defense of the
town or the railroad, it was pointed out
that 6his action would be purely milf
.tary and would not constitute joint
action from a political DDint of view
Cenger Brings Pressure.
New York. June "a special dis
patch to the Herald from Washington
says:
A dispatch from Minister Conger,
which the authorities declined to make
public, is said to have referred to a
meeting of diplomats in Pekin at
which an agreement was reached to
make a joint demand on the empress
doWager for the suppression of the
Boxers under pain Of action by the
powers.
According to officials here, Minister
Conger is making some plain tate
INT to the Tsun Ii Yamen, threaten
ing them with the enmity of the United
States and heavy claims for indemnity
should the life of an American citizen
be taken It is hoped, as a result Of
these representations. that the Chinese
government has put guards around the
American mission. 1t is plainly i'm
possible for missionaries now to reach
the coast as, if the railroad connecting
Pekin and Tien Tsin is cut, other roads
are interrupted and a journey on foot
or horseback TO the sea would involve
greatre danger than there viii be if
they remain where they are.
General Exodus of FOREIGNERS.
Tien Tsin, June Sit is announced
on credible authority that unless a
foreign guard is sent to Tong Shan by
June II, all foreigners In southern
China will leave. This is considered
UnTW serious as VQ119h HE ia fTw-a = nI1nfC
and mining machinery are unprotected,
except for native troops.
The four foreign g%unbOats in the
river at Taku are considered able to
Illustrate any trouble at that station
or at the forts. 1t is reported hat
many thousand Boxers are NOV
inging from beyond Tang Bung, either
to surround General Nieh, or are COM
ing to Tien Tsin.
General Nieh's troops are now fight
ing beyond Yang Tsun. He telegraph
ed the throne today that the Boxers
had surrounded his troops. He tried
10 dispense them by threats but with
out avail He had no alternative but
TO fight, and leaves himself at the
mercy of the emperor. He considers
that if the Boxers are not put down
there will be serious trouble between
China and the foreign powers.
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has been surrounded by the Boxers,
and if this is true General Nieh's line
Of communication has been cut.
Warned Against Killing.
1t is said here that General Mich ST
Chung was officially ordered to protect
the railroad and dispense the Boxers"
without violence and that he has been
severely censured for killing over 500
of them and burning three villages.
About 1880 of his troops have returned
to Lupai md more of them are return
ing there.
1t is said that the ~anti-foreign gen.
eral, Tung Flung Slang, Of Kang SU,
and General Sung Chin have been
ordered to disperse the Boxers if
there is any further trouble.
Boxers Approach Tien Tsin.
The Boxers are working toward Tien
TSin. The VicerOy, Yu Lu, granted the
British officials a special train to pro
coed over the Pekin line as far as pos
sible. The train left with Lieutenant
Wright, G. w. Campbell, of the con-
sUlar service, -four British engineers and
III French troops with a machine gun.
1t arrived here Friday night.
A home guard has been formed to
bring in the women and children in case
of an attack.