The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01
NO NEWS OF SECOND COLUMN
1t Is Marching Toward Pekin-Why Seymour Re.
treated-Ministers to Blame.
SPECIAL BY CABLE.

SPECIAL BY CABLE.
Che-Foo. June 2s.-tCopyright. 1900. by the
New York Journal and Advertiser.)-sey-
mour is reported to have captured MANY
Maxims and some Krupps. He retired from
near Pekin because the Imperial troops pre-
pared to oppose his entrance
The legations refused to leave Pek,n, and
threw the responsibility for their safety On
the Tsung Ii Yamen.
There is no news from the second inter-
national column that started for Pekin
Lieutenant Jayne of the United States
steamer Newark. with an armed boat.
started for Tien-Tsin this morning by river.
!, The Japanese landed 1000 troops yester-
day. and are landing 1900 to-day from the
transports.
BRITISH MARINES RETIRE.
.Che-Foo. June 2e.-(Copyright. 1900 by the
New York Journal and Advertiser chinese
soldiers trained their cannon or the party
of British marines tina, had been sent up to
Tong-Shap to defend the railway and mines.
They were in such great numbers that
the marines were ordered to retire to Pei
Lathe. on the coast, where they boarded a
gunboat.
There were fifty Americans and twenty
dve British refugees at Pei-Laiho who
were taken by the marines to Taku. thence
to Che-Foo.
Four preachers OF the Methodist Confer
ence, who had been left at Pekin. beca ne
nervous and tried to get away to Tien-Tsin
on Jur.e %. They went, with the four
women with them, to Machiapo, the rail-
way terminus. but there was no train and
the bridges had been burned. So they tele-
graphed to Feng-Tai for an engine. A ma
tive engineer brought one, and at p. m.
they started for Tien-Tsin.
But the engineer decamped when he found
hrfd6es cd al he
On Tuesday I tried to TAX. my family TO
Pei Tai-Bo. but found the line cut. and SO
We returned to Takei. which is now safe.
the forts having been destroyed.
Four French priests have been murdered
I'm Chi-I.ix. The foreign officials are en-
tiresy to blame for this trouble. as they did
not listen TO the information they had long
ago.
The early estimates OF killed are entirely
too high.
SHAN-TUNG UPRISING.
London. June 80 A special from Shanghai
says that the railway between Tien-Tsin
and Taku is now In working order
A telegram from Che-Foo, dated yesterday
FriGay). reports that a Japanese steamer
has arrived with a number: of ladies AMI
children from New-Chwang. which is now
defended by Russians and japanese.
The Shan-Tnng Province Is now up IN
arms, according 10 special dispatches from
Shanghai and the rebels are destroying the
missions The foreigners are escaping ly
means of an escort from the Governor.
Boxer placards have been posted at Kaid-
Ing, city a days march from Shanghai,
liking Sunday as the day for the massacre
Of the foreigners and the burning of the
missions. The Consul has detained a steam
er, which Will take away the foreigners.
Young MIR. DENLY, son Of the late United
States Minister to Chins. Colonel Charles
DENLY. has been reported from Shanghai
as being safe
According 70 Chinese advices the German
coal mines at Chow-Fu. IN shan-Tung have
been set on fire. The Germans, according
TO :5e reports. are awaiting n cavalry es-
cort. which Is expected to relieve them
The city of Chin Chow, according to other
advices received from China, has been at
tackled by the Boxers. who are now loot
Ing II. The missions have been DESTROYED,
the members. barely escaping with their
lives.
AMERICANS GOOD WORK.
Copyrighted. 800. by she Associated Press.
Taku, June N.-The forces ashore now
number 1900. OF which 200 are British,
j.se Germans. 4ooo Russian. $500 Japanese
and the. remainder American. French,
Italian and Austrian.
yesterday the English tofpeGo-boat Fame
listed the fort at the new city, twelve