Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-08
CHINESE RULER
HELPS BOXERS
-Aasrs
Dowagsr Empress Makes No e.
fert to Suppress Them.
MURDER ANDPLLAdE INCREASE
Eight Americans Are Missing.
Minister Conger Says Sit
uatiOn Is Critical.

A cable dispatch from Pekin, China,
says: The most alarming reports are
constantly arriving from the country,
especially from Pao Ting Fin. The
telegraph wires from Pekin to Pac
Ting Flu are cut and oil news comes
via Tien Tsin.
A serious crisis exists at the palace.
The nitra-conservative party advocates
not taking repressive measures, urging
the dowager empress to allow the
''boxers" to finish the work of driving
the foreigners out Of the country, the
moderate party, led by Prince Ching,
representing the serious danger OF
provoking o conflict with the powers.
1t is impossible TO confirm or deny
the report. but significant indications
Of the feeling Of the government to-
ward foreigners are contained in the
attempt to arrest Lin, Chinese man
ager Of the Pekin syndicate; Fla, chief
of the Shan 81 commercial bureau,
aud Fan. q leading banker of Shan 81,
on the ground that they were "dan-
gerous characters" but in reality, be-
cause they are concerned with new
British enterprises. Fortunately all
of them were absent and they have not
yet been arrested. The British minis
ter, Sir Claud Macdonald, has ad-
dressed note to the tsung ii yamen,
demanding why the arrests were or
dered. .-..
A Shanghai dispatch says: A num-
Der Of desperadoes. disguised as pas
sengers,. have pirated the British
Yang Use steamer Kutwo. They COM
mitted Wholesale robberies, terroriz-
ing the passengers, who were quite
unable to offer resistance.
EIGHT AMERICANS MISSING.
Further sdvices from Tien Tsin
state that two more OF the party of
foreigners who fed from Pao Ting Flu
have arrived there. One Of them was
badly injured. The relief expedition
has returned. The mounted Cessscks,
who started in pursuit of the refugees,
returned Sunday evening. They report.
ed that they had fight with the ''box-
ers" at Tuli, killing sixteen aud
wounding many. Lieutenant Bleusky,
DR.. Hamilton, trooper and civilian
wore wounded. ,
1t is reported from Pao Ting Eau
that eight Americans and three MEM
bers of the China inland mission are
missing. The missionaries are in
great danger.
It was reported that Pao Ting Fin
was attacked Sunday night. Mr.. Rob-
inson, of the Forth China mission.
not MIR. Stevenson, Of the Church of
England mission, as cabled previously,
is missing and FIVE native Christians
have been murdered at Fang Ching.
Mr.. Norman, Of the same mission, has
been captured at Wa CHA Wing, two
miles from Yang Ching, and is in great
danger.
The British cruiser Endymoin and
the torpedo boat Hart have arrived at
Taku.
coNaER SENDS ADvIcEs.
The following cablegram has heen
received at the state department from
United States Minister Conger at Pc
kin: .ss
"PEKIS, juno 4.-Outsjde Of
Pekin the murders and persecu-
lions by the boxers seem to he
on the increase. The Pao Ting
Fu railway is temporarily aban-
boned. Work on the Pekin and
Hang Kow line Is stopped. All
foreigners have fed. The Chinese
government seems either uRwil-
ling or unable to suppress the
trouble. The troops show no en-.
ergy in attacking the eboxers.' :
Govern"
Grave a. these advices ara, they
have not induced the state department
10 vary the line Of action Il has laid
down. The psval forcs Of the United
States near Pekin, now represented by
one vessel, the Newark, hes not been
strengthened, but IL occasion should
arise Admiral Ksmpf might be re-
enforced to almost any extsnt ikely 20
be needed ia three on fC1r days, from
the numerous Americsn Sect still st
Manila and vicinity.
Owing to the peculiar character OF
the Chinese coast naval vessels OF
formidable type srs unable TO APP
proach the popalous provinces IN
China, and especially are thess Soxer-
afflicted commnnities inaccessible to
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