The age-herald., 1900-06-12
Fighting in Pekin Reported from
 Shanghai.
KEMPFF WILL BE REINFORCED
The Chinese Crisis Continues to be the Absorbing Topic in Washington, But There is No Fear of Inter-
 national Complications

London, June 12 6 a. m.)-The last mes sage out of Pekin to reach London left there yesterday morning at Il o'clock, going by way of the Russian telegraph through Manchuria, the Tien Tsn line be- ing cut. It is as follows:
 General Lung, a Mohammedan, ex- tremely hostile to foreigners, arrived here this morning and had a lengthy audience with Prince Yuan, father of the heir ap- parent, who is seemingly friendly to the 'boxers Prince Yuan has been appointed chief of the foreign office over Prince Ching, who is more friendly toward the foreigners.
 "The dispatch of more marines was in response to telegram from the ministers to the consuls at Tien Tsn for additional troops. Conveyances have left Pekin to meet the troops coming by the first train.
 ''The arrival of the Empress Dowager has rendered the city somewhat more quiet than it had been recently. The protestants have erected barricade before the build ing in which they have taken refuge, and they have a small guard. The Catholics are concentrated north of the cathedral under the protection of a French guard of 25 men, who will hold out to the end. I am convinced that Pekin, especially the Tartar city, is safe.
 "At Tien Tsin the Viceroy finally con- sented to furnish transportation for re- lief force of four hundred under an Ameri- can commander. The partial restoration of the railway is expected to be effected by tomorrow. More massacres of Christians are reported.
 Shanghai, under yesterdays date, re- ports that there has been fighting in Pe- kin since early Sunday afternoon. The Russians are making large purchases of canned provisions at Shanghai, and every thing points to an outbreak of hostilities. All British missionaries will probably be ordered to return quickly to treaty ports. ,"
 Crisis Imminent
 The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Telegraph in a dispatch, dated yesterday at 140 a. m., says
 Reports from the Un-Nan-Fu district say that the French minister has telegraph ed that crisis is imminent, and that he is advising all foreigners to evacuate Yun Man.
 All the telegrams indicate that the sit uation has not in the least improved. On the contrary the disorder has spread from the neighborhood of Pekin to the capital itself, which is growing turbulent in anti foreign demonstrations. In addition to the burning of the Pekin Club the secretary of the Belgian Legation has been roughly handled in the streets. Hostile crowds con- tinue to demonstrate against the legations. Two thouand international troops are ap- preaching the city and the advance guard is due to arrive today (Tuesday).
 The United States, according to dis patches from Copenhagen have given hearty adhesion to the scheme for Eu- ropean demonstration. The Russian Min ister in Pekin who also acts as the envoy of Denmark is credited with having sent a dispatch to the Danish foreign office to the effect that demonstration had been plan ned under the leadership of England and Russia in which all the great powers and several of the smaller powers will take part The latter are not called upon to send troops, as there are enough on the spot; but they are to be asked to delegate the right to hoist their flags to the great powers in order that a demonstration may be made or a battle fought under the flags of all Europe. Japan and the United States have been informed and agree to the ar rangement