Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-08

and crew.
Order of the Dowsger Empress.
London. June S.-A special dispatch
from Shanghai. dated 40 p. N. yes
terday. says the dowager empress has
ordered General Meth 81 Chong, with
1000 men, 10 protect the railroad At
Pekin. y severe fight, it is added. has
occurred with the Boxers, whose ranks
include many soldiers from other gen
erals commands. When the battle
ended 200 dead were left on the field.
The dispatch goes on TO say: "One
hundred and eighty British marines
with a machine gun are about to force
passage from Tien Tsin to Pekin.
Altogether about 900 British have been
landed from the fleet greater num-
Der than have landed from the COM
bined vessels of the other powers.
This evidence of Great Britain's inten-
ton to assert her position strongly
gives great satisfaction here
German View OF the Situation.
Berlin, June S.-The foreign office
regards the situation in China as no
worse than it was Wednesday evening.
No official reports indicating an unfav-
Orable change have been received. The
papers, however. take a different view
of the matter. The NossiSche Zeitung
says: Evidences are lacking of har-
mony among the powers interested in
China; and the probaD ility is that if
the boxers movement is allowed to
spread and the dangers growing out of
it become more serious this result will
be owing to want of harmony The
National Zeitung. which expresses its
views in similar terms, says it hopes
that until the present troubles are over
Russia. Great Britain and Japan will
bury their differences.
Would "Rope In Uncle sam.
London, June S.-The situation in
China, as measured by abundant I'M
official kilograms, continues full of in
teresting possibilities, but apparently
it has not grown worse during the last
pers, in long editorials dealing with
the situation. refer TO the possible
course of the United States. The
Daily Mail. which goes beyond any
other in urging America to take the
lead in Intervention. under the cap
tiOn ''McKinley's Opportunity" says:
''The United States have secured def
mite pledges as to the maintenance of
the open door. and their intervention
would not produce friction. danger of
which is to be anticipated should eth
er England or Russia act alone. We
have no desire to provoke a world
wide conflict. Yet our movements are
regarded with so much suspicion by
many Russians that serious complica-
tions might ensue did we land a strong
force near Pekin.
Calls 1t Our Opportunity.
1.-The same applies to Russia. face
to face with ourselves, but the United
States have traditions of friendship
with Russia and a community of in
tereStS with England. Their action
would, therefore. assure the hostility
of neither power 1t need scarcely he
said that they would have the moral
support of the British people and our
material support also, if only the pol
ley of our government i'll the far east
were stronger than it is. They would
certainly be assisted by Japan. In
this way a world conflict disastrous to
the interests of all great states could
best he avoided. The opportunity for
America has come. Will she be equal
to it or will she let it slip from her
hands and lose her vast potentialities
of trade in northern Gilman
He Cashes Pay Checks.