The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-12
CRISIS IS VERY MAR.
Situation In China Is Reported
as Getting Worse.
FOREIGN TROOPS 60 TO pBK1N.
European Powers Under Leadership of
England and Russia Will Make Dem
Foreigners Advised to Leave
NAu-Fu-Empress Returns to Pekin.

LONDON, June 12-The last message
out of Pekin to reach London left there
yesterday morning at IL O'Clock, going
by way of the Russian telegraph through
Manchuria, the Tien Tsin line being
cut It is as follows:
General Tung, a Mohammedan, ex-
tremely hostile to foreigners, arrived
here this morning and had long audi
ence with Prince Tuan, father of the
heir apparent, WHO'S seemingly friendly
to the Boxers. Prince Tuan has been
appointed chief of the foreign Of
flee over Prince Ching, who is
more friendly toward the foreigners.
The dispatch of more marines was in
response to a telegram from the minis
ters to the consuls at Tien Tsin for ad-
ditional troops. Conveyances have left
Pekin to meet the troops coming by the
first train. The arrival of the empress
dowager has rendered the city some
what more quiet than it had been re-
Gently. The Pr otestants have erected
barricade before the building in which
they have taken refuge and they have a
small guard. The Catholics are concen-
trated north of the Cathedral under the
protection of French guard of 25 men,
who will hold out to the end. lam
convinced that Pekin, especially the
Tartar city, is safe.''
At Tien Tsin the viceroy finally con-
sented to furnish transport for relief
force of 400 under an American com.
mander. The partial restoration of the
railway is expected to be effected by
tomorrow. More massacres of Chris.
tians are expected. Shanghai, under
yesterdays date, reports that there has
been street fighting in Pekin since
early Sunday afternoon. The Russians
are making large purchases of canned
provisions at Shanghai and everything
points to an outbreak of hostilities. All
British missionaries will probably be
ordered to return quickly to treaty
ports.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph says: Reports from
Nan-Fu district say that the French
minister has telegraphed that q crisis is
imminent and that he is advising all
foreigners to evacuate Yum Man,,
All the kilograms indicate that the
situation has not in the least improved.
On the contrary the disorder has spread
from the neighborhood of Pekin to the
capital itself, which is growing turbu-
lent in anti-foreign demonstrations. In
addition to the burning of the Pekin
club. the secretary of the Belgian lega-
ton has been roughly handled in the
streets. Hostile crowds continue to
demonstrate against the legations. Two
thousand international troops are ap-
preaching the city and the advance
guard is due to arrive today.
The United States, according to dis
patches from Copenhagen, have given
hearty adhesion to scheme for a dem
onstration. The Russian min-ter at
Pekin, who also acts as the envoy Of
Denmark, is credited with having sent
a dispatch to the Danish foreign Office
to the effect that demonstration has
been planned under the leadership of
England and Russia, in which all the
great powers and several of the smaller
will take part. The latter are not called
on to sent troops, as there are enough
on the spot, but they are to be asked to
delegate the right to hoist their flags to
the great powers in order that demon.
stration may be made OF a battle fought
under the flags of all Europe. Japan
and the United States have been in.
formed and agree to the agreement.