The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-15
JAPANESE LEGATION BURNED
ENGLISH AND FRENCH MISSION
BUILDINGS DESTROYER.
Rumored Killing of Minister Not
ou6rmed-Statement I'm British
Commons-kempn's Advicess

LONDON, June Is, 4:20 a. m.-Observers
ar Shanghai and Tien-Tsin think there Is
a great deal more trouble ahead for the
concert of powers than merely reaching
Peking with 20ii men. Serious disturbance
are taking place at Yung-Nan-tu ana
Meng-Tze, as well as at other points at
considerable distance from the capital 1he
whole Chinese empire seems TO be In
ferment The intentions Of the Empress
dowager are still equivocal. with a balance
of testimony on the side Of a determination
to expel the projectors of part or her
country or to lose her dynasty In the at
tempt. 1t is related of her that on Mon
Gay, following the murder Of the chancellor
of the Japanese legation, she was reused TO
q sense of danger and went personally tn
the Yung-Ting gate Of Peking where she
advised the rioters to disperse. But she
took no steps to apply force and the ap-
pearance of thugs is more threatening
than before.
While Admiral Seymour, with the In
ternational relief column. Is forcing his
way to Peking, several. of the powers are
arranging largely to reinforce their details
at Tien-Tsin. Germany purposes sending
/ 200 men. Great Britain sent 600 from Hong
on Sunday. Italy has ordered 1000 to hold
themselves in readiness. Russia, according
to ST. Petersburg dispatch Of Wednes-
day. has ordered 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 yesterday
afternoon in the House OF Commons oy
the parliamentary secretary OF the For
eign Office, Mr.. Broderick, with reference
to the identity of opinion among the pow
ers upon the question Of the application OF
force and the method of applying It, is
accepted by all the morning papers as
quite sufficient for the present and the
hope is generally expressed that nothing
will happen to diminish the harmony.
An incident has already occurred. involv-
ing the British and French at Tien-Tsen.
which nearly ended in violence. A dispatch
from Tien-Tsin, dated yesterday. says:
''For several days the French and Russian
authorities here have been jealous because
of the supposed facilities given 10 the Brit
ish authorities by the British employees
| of the China railways. Yesterday (Wednes-
| day) some French marines attempted 10
| take charge OF an engine required at the
front Locomotive Inspector Weir refused
| to give up the engine, and Frenchman at
| tempted to bayonet him. Weir caught the
muzzle of the rife, and the bayonet passed
| over his shoulder. For a moment serious
| trouble between the British and French was
| imminent, but the prompt action OF the
| British consul and naval officers prevented
| n collision. Conciliatory expressions were
| exchanged. The French consul withdrew
| his opposition, and the British remained In
| charge of the engine as before"
The Times publishes the following dis
patch from Tien-Tsin. via Shanghai. June
| IL: "A serious engagement has occurred
| between the international column and the
| Mohammedan troops OF General Tuns
| Fuh Slang near Peking."
| Byron Brennan. British consul at Shang-
| hal who is now liz London. says that these
| Mohammedan troops are armed with ma
chine guns and repeating rifles.
A Shanghai dispatch. dated yesterday.
says: "a Chinese steamer laden with arms
and ammunition, cleared from Shanghai
to-day bound for Tien-Tsin. A notorious
murderer, who was delivered by the NUM-
| cipality of Shanghai 10 the Chinese authori-
ties, is being slowly stoned 10 death in a
cage. Thousands OF spectators watch his
| agonies daily