The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-11
ARMORED TRAIN
TO ADVANCE TO PEkIN.
Railway Being Rapidly Repaired and
10000 Foreign Troops Will Be
Taken to Capital.


Taku. acting in concert, are forcibly
reopening the railway from Tien Tsin
to Pekin. Gangs of ,laborers are re-
pairing the damaged line. which is
guarded by 1900 men. composed OF de-
tachments from the foreign fleet. One
hundred Americans. under Capt. Nc
Gala. are among them. They have
guns and armored trains for use when
the line is repaired. which can hardly
be effected before Monday night.
Ten thousand troops of all nationali-
ties. according 10 a dispatch 10 the
Daily Express from Shanghai. will be
sent to Pekln TO back up the demands
OF the ministers upon the government.
or, IL necessary. to suppress the Box
ers" themselves.
BRITISH MINISTER'S DISPATCH.
Sir Claude Macdonald. British minis
ter to Pekin, sent the following tele-
gram 10 Shanghai on June q: THE
movement against the foreigners,
which has been allowed TO grow TO such
an extent has resulted in the burning
OF railway stations and in the inter-
ruption OF railway communication for
FIVE days. Two British missionaries and
several foreign missionaries have been
murdered I'm the district near Pekin.
In the country round numbers OF con-
verts have been murdered. and chapels
have been pillaged and destroyed, while
in the capital itself the British mis-
sionaries have been obliged to leave
their houses and TO take refuge at the
legation. which Is defended by 20 ma
rines.
1.-The Chinese government is affected
by these events SO far as TO send high
officials TO parley with the Boxers, but
IT does not show any intention Of sum-
marily suppressing them. Probably II
still has power TO do so, but the throne
Is still strongly influenced by sympa-
thy with the movement. and the spirit
of the troops is doubtful. All Is well
up to the present"
RUSSIAN TROOPS UNDER ORDERS.
A special dispatch from st. Peters
burg. dated Saturday, June 3. says:
II have learned from an absolutely
reliable source that minute dispatches
have been sent TO the commanders of
the Russian troops in Manchuria, d.
recting them to prepare three regiments
of Cossacks on the Chinese frontier to
he i'm readiness 20 enter on the day or
ders are received"
The Daily Mail has the following
fron, Tien Tsin. dated Friday: THE
widest rumors are current here. to the
effect that Pekin is burning, but they
lack confirmation"
THE ENGINDERs' BATTLE.
Details have been received from
Shanghai regarding the recent murders
of railway engineers by Boxers. IL
seems that a party OF thirty, incimulns
six ladies and one child, left Pao-Ting-
Flu in twelve boats under military es-
cort. After traversing fifty miles i'm
safety tney missed their way. The
boats grounded and the Boxers" open
ed fire upon the unfortunate occupants.
using both rifles and wooden cannon.
The engineers returned the fire erect
lively and the party landed. one iady
ard three men got separated from the
main body. They were brutally killed.
The survivors formed n square. with
those able to hear arms OUTSIDE. and the
women inside. and made OFT toward
Tien Tsin. They Travelled three and a
half days. fighting all the way. More
than 1000 cartridges were expended ana
ammunition was runnino short. They
estimated that they killed at least a
hundred rebels. The men behaved like
heroes. carrying the women and chill
dren.
Twelve miles from Tien Tsin three
men disappeared and were murdered.
The survivors eventually met the res
cue party and. much exhausted, they
were escorted to Tien Tsin.
cossACKs ATTACKED.
On Friday. according TO a dispatch
to the Daily Express from Shanghai.
"A force of Cossacks. reconnoitering out
side of Tien Tsin, was attacked by a
rabble of thousands. Nrmed with spears
and swords and some rifles. The Cos
sacks fired upon their assailants, kill
ing several. A Russian lieutenant was
wounded by a bullet in the stomach.
RISING AT NANKING.
There is a serious rising at Marking.
Yesterday the mob is said to have at
tackled the palace of the Viceroy.
All dispatches out of Pekin are GEN.
sored in the interests OF the empress.
The determination of the foreign minis
leads to belief in foreign circles IN
Tien Tsln anu Shanghai t6at the powers
will never leave the Chinese capital.
but will make China another Egypt.
TROOPS FOR PEK1N.
Tien Tsin, June photographic COM
munacation between here and Pekin
was interrupted this morning. a spec
ial train left at o'clock this evening
With thirty British troops to guard
Tong Shan. IL is considered that the
number viii be Inadequate. II trouble
arises in Tong shan all the northern
China railroads VIII be retained still.
Owing to difficulty tn securing the
v!ceroy's permission for a third special
train TO start for Pekin the foreign
troops occupied the cars whereupon the
Chinese engine driver ran away with
HIS locomotive. The crowd tried TO pull
zip the track. but the troops cleared tho
rabple away at the point OF bayonets
and seized the engine. On learning OF
this the viceroy granted permission and
the train left at 5:15 y. m. with about
500 men. The force was made up OF
s5 Germans. so British and the rest
French troops.
DowAGER EMPRESS FLEEs.
London. June liza special dispatch
from Tien Tsin says II Is reported that
the DoNaeer I,mpresg has fled TO the