The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-15
CHINA IN A FERMBNT.
Every Portion of Empire In a
State of Restlessness.
BRITISH AND FRENCH JEALOUSY.
Collision IL Narrowly Averted at Tisn
Tsin-Report of Destruction of Japan
ESQ Legation Observation-Disclosures
dams Clash With Europeans.

LONDON, June 10. - Observers at
Shanghai and Tien Tsin think, there is
q great deal more trouble ahead for the
concert Of p5wers than merely reaching
Pekin with 2.240 men. Serious disturb
ances are taking place at Yung- -Nan-Fu
and Meng.Tse as well as at other points
at q considerable distance from the cap
ital.
The whole Chinese empire seems to
be in ferment. The intentions of the
empress dowager are still equivocal,
with balance of testimony on the side
Of determination to expel the appro-
priators Of part of her country OF to
lose her dynasty in the attempt. It is
related of her that on Monday following
the murder of the chancellor of the
Japanese legation, she was reused to a
sense of danger and went personally to
the Yung Ting gate of Pekin, where
she advised the rioters to disperse. But
she took no steps to apply force and the
appearance of things is more threaten
ing than before. While Admiral Sey-
mour, with the international relief COL
umn, is forcing his way to Pekin, sew
eral Of the powers are arranging largely
to reinforce their details at Tien Tsin.
Germany proposes sending 1900 men.
Great Britain sent 600 from Hong Kong
yesterday and 400 will go Sunday.
Italy has ordered 1000 to hold them
selves in readiness.
Russia, according to st. Petersburg
dispatch of Wednesday, has decided to
bring her force at Tien Tsin up to 5000.
Thus the combined forces at Tien Tsin
will probably soon be about 10000 men.
The explicit statement made yester-
day afternoon in the house Of commons
by the parliamentary secretary Of the
foreign Office, Mr.. Broderick, with ref
erence to the identity of opinion among
the powers on the question Of the ap-
plication of force and the method Of
applying it, is accepted by all the morn
ing papers as quite sufficient for the
present and the hope is generally ex-
pressed that nothing will happen to
diminish the harmony. An incident,
however, has already occurred involv-
ing the British and French at Tien
Tsin, which nearly ended in violence
A dispatch from Tien Tsin says: .sFor
some days the French and Russian
authorities have been jealous because of
the supposed facilities given the British
authorities by the British employees O.
the China railways. Wednesday some
French marines attempted to take
charge OF an engine required at the
front. Locomotive Inspector Weir re-
fused to give up the engine and a
Frenchman attempted to bayonet him
Weir caughJ the muzzle Of the rifle and
the bayonet passed over his shoulder.
For q moment serious trouble between
the British and French was imminent,
but the prompt action Of the consular
and naval officers, backed by the Amer
lean consul and the railway officials
prevented collision"
Later reports from Tien Tsin confirm
the news of the burning of the Japan
ese legation. but the report that a min
lister has been murdered is not con-
frmed. 1t is regarded as certain that
the Japanese government will take ao-
tive steps on account of the. murder Of
the chancellor of the Japanese legation.
A telegram received from Yunnan
Flu says that the English and French
missions there have been burned and
that the foreign residents have taken
refuge in the viceroy's residence The
trouble is reported to be due to French
intrigues