The Portland daily press., 1900-06-15
TO RESTORE EMPEROR.

TO RESTORE EMPEROR.
Three Nations Favor II and Two Are
Against II.
London, June 14.-A special despatch
from Shanghai, dated today says:
"a report has reached here that the
British, American and japanese minis
tiers In Pekin favor the restoration Of
Emperor Kwang Su, but the French and
Russian ministers insist upon the powers
taking charge Of China. 1t Is further
reported that the respec tive divisions OF
the country have already been assigned.
The belief Is that the withdrawal OF the
British ships from the Yang Use kiang
Is an Indication of Great Britain's dis
claimer of the sphere theory
Later reports from Tien Tsin confirm
the news Of the burning OF the Japanese
legation; but the runor that minister
has been murdered Is not confirmed.
Fifteen hundred Russians, with fou
guns, have arrived outside Of Pektnr
This makes four thousand Russians who.
have landed.
1t is regarded as certain that the Japa-
nese government will take active steps
concerning the murder of the chancellor
of the Japanese legation. In consequ ence
of disturbances at Che Foo, the German
flagship, and II. M: s., Phoenix, have
with six hundred troops has gonel.to
Han Kow.
Chinese desperad pes at Quin-San, forty
miles from Shanghai, have seiz sd three
steam launches and treated the passen-
gers practically.
LEGATIONS IN DANGER.
London, June IA special despatch
from Shanghai says the position OF the
legations at Pekin Is most critical. Ac-
cording to this despatch 5000 Chinese
troops are drawn up outside the gates OF
the city to oppose the relief force and
guns are trained on the American,
British and japanese legations. Inc
American, Russian and japanese minis
tiers have sent couriers to lien Tsin ask
ing for 1000 troops OF each nationality.
The United States gunboats Yorktown
and Castine left yesterday for Tong Ku.
There Is no foreign warship now here.
MARCH TO PEKIN DELAYED.
lien Tsin, June flowing to the ex-
tensiye damage donate the railroad line
1t Is now feared the international troops
cannot reach Pekin before Sunday. The
Japanese cruiser Suma has arrived at
Taku.
MORE TROOPS FOR TIEN TSIN.
Hong Kong, June 14-Four companies
of the Hong Kong regiment, mountain
battery and field battery of Asiatic
artillery with q battery of two hve-inch
guns, start for Tien Tsin tonight. The
Fusiliers are expected to sail ON the Ter
rible, June Is.
COVERED HALF JOURNEY.
Tien Tsin. "Wednesday, June 13.-The
international expedition is now at Lang
Fang, half way TO Pekin. The troops
yards of track torn up: Upon APP
preaching the station they found the
Boxers still carrying ON the work OF de-
struction, but the latter bolted into the
village upon the approach OF the advance
party. A shell from ix-pounder was
dropped into the village and the Boxers
fled up the line. Above the station a
small party was discovered engaged In
tearing up the track, but few long
range shots drove them of. The patrol
returned this morning and reports that a
mile and a quarter Of the track has been
destroyed. The expedition Will remain
for the present at Lang-Fang.
A courier who arrived this morning
from Pekin and Lang-Fang brought a
letter from the American legation stat
ing that Gen. Tuifr~F Slang intends to
oppose the entrance OF the foreign troops
into Pekin. Ten thousand troops are
guarding the south gate. The courier
reports that 1t is said that upwards of
1000 Boxers are in the immediate neigh
borhood of Lang-Fang.
TO GIVE CHINESE A LESSON.
London, June Alt has been learned
in official quarters that although 1t Is
expected the government at Pekin will
show no further resistance as soon as
it ne receives the powers are determined,
the commander OF the international
forces has been instructed to infiict =
sharp lesson in the event of any resistance
and not to brook any dslay in reopening
the gates of Pekin II he finds them closed.
CHINESE GENERAL RESIGNS.
Tien Tsln, Wednesday, June 13.-It is
expected that Admiral Seymour has made
Lang Fang secondary base and that he
will advance the remaining 40 miles as
rapidly as possible.
II is reported that Prince TuanH (the
new hsad of the Chinese foreign office),
and Gen. Tung Fab Slang, have re-
signed.
Three more Russian warships have
arrived at Taku.
ENGINEERS MASSACRED.
Brussels, June 14.-Conflrmation has
been received of the report of the massa-
ere of two Italian and one Swiss engi-
neer, employed on the Belgian railroad
in North China. The sister of the Swiss
persons are missing. The rest of the
French and Belgian engineers reached
Pekin and Tien Tsin In safety.
The Franco Belgian company has 800
armed men guarding Its main track
which Is still open for 100 miles.