The sun., 1900-06-27
URGE MARCH ON PEKING.
Foreigners In China Urge Concen-
trntion of Large Army.

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Chefu, June 26.-The foreigners every.
where are urging the immediate concen.
tration of an army of 100000 men or at
least $4,000 men for an advance on
Peking. Many persons familiar with
the Chinese character think the foreign
ministers and Vice Admiral Seymour
are held as hostages for good terms of
settlement. They also believe the whole
Chinese army is joining in the move.
ment, under the leadership of Tung-Fu.
Hsiang, who crushed the Mohammedan
rebellion. Recently he was nominally
degraded for the purpose of organizing
an antiforeign uprising quietly.
1t is estimated that 10000 soldiers
well armed, but poorly disciplined, are
about Peking and Tien-tsin. The Chi.
nese officers boast that they have 100000
soldiers.
Admiral Seymour's force carried a
weeks rations, and the men had an aver
age of $50 rounds of ammunition. The
Russians conduct at Taku, according to
the other officers, inhamed the natives.
The Russians are reported to have been
shooting the Chinese indscriminately
and driving away the peaceful Chinese,
who would have procured transportation
and provisions.
A great naval demonstration at all the
treaty ports is also said to be desirable
in order to influence the wayering Chi
nese merchants who are friendly to for.
eigners.
The masses are becoming excited at
the reports of their countrymen's sue
cesses against the powers. Merchant
men arriving here report that the Boxers
are drilling in the streets of Newchwang
and that when the officials inspected the
soldiers with the view of suppressing the
Boxers they found the soldiers had sold
their rifles and equipments to the Boxers.
The military school at Moukden is re-
ported to have been destroyed
The British consul at Fuchau is ask
ing for warships. The arrival of the
British first class cruiser Terrible and
two Japanese cruisers at Chefu relieved
the strained situation. Two Chinese
forts equipped with Krupp guns COM
mand the foreign city. The only protec-
tion was the United States gunboat York
town, with $50 men. As an outbreak
was reported the soldiers slept on their
arms, and the foreigners prepared to
take refuge on the ships.
Commander e. d. Taussig of the York;
lOWu reuueSleu Lne cO0Ulauuer OIL tne
forts to cease his disquieting maneuvers
with cannon and notified him that if Chi
nese troops were sent to the city ostensi.
bly, to repress the Boxers Americans
would be landed.
The officers Of the British FIRST class
cruiser Terrible assert that discord eK-
lists between the Russians and Anglo
Americans and say they believe the Rus
slams are planning to break the concert
and take possession of Peking indie
pendently. They assert that Vice Ad-
miral Seymour's command lacked uni
son, the foreigners sulking because they
were under British leadership. They bit
terly denounce the Russians general
conduct as uncivilized and barbarous and
charge that the slaughter of peaceful
Cinnamon at Taku has aroused the other
wise passive natives against the foreign
ers.
There are about 100 American and
British missionaries at Chefu. They are
short of money and clothes, having left
their stations hastily.
United States Consul John Fowler's
ship is expected to bring so missionaries
and French priests from the mouth of
the Yellow river whittier they are flock
| ing from the interior.