Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-21
Senator Davis Expects Serious
Results of the Chinese Trouble,
VAGUE RUMORS FROM PEKIN
Admiral Seymour Reported Dead
Chinese HobeIlIon Spreading Nae
lions Going 10 step In.

Philadelphia, Pa, June Ll-lu the
opinion Of Senator Davis. Of Minnesota,
chairman OF the Senate committee on
foreign affairs. the situation In China
is even more grave than published dis
patches would indicate, ana may deyel-
op into an international problem such
as the powers have not had TO deal
with IN many years
"No man can tell what win come out
OF the present situation in China said
Senator Davis. II shall be agreeably
disappointed II the immediate conse-
quence does not result IN complications
which It win take years TO straighten
out Moreover. generations TO come
may find that in awakening China the
western world has brought iuto exist
eucc a giant which win insist upon taxi
Ing part IN affairs az inopp1uune mo-
ments.
POWERS IN A DILEMMA
"That the powers are in dilemma.
which they would have been glad TO
avoid. may be taken for granted IL
seems inevitable that China viii be par
titioned. Certainly the acting empress
would be- dethroned This cannot be
done without "a war
"It must be remembered. too, that I'm
China lives fully One-fourth of the
worlds population. The people there
have a civilization Of "a certain sort That
was in existence when the wolf was
sucking ROmulus Until now the newer
civilization has made no impression up
on China. ~ We force upon the yellow
race our methods, and in China they are
accepted ass readily as they have been
n Japan we will create a force which
viii be sure 90 work n great influence
upon the future history OF the world.
look upon the present crisis as more inn
portant than any that has arisen since
our own civil war"
SEYMOUR REPORTED DEAD.
Yokohama. June 2.--The reports Of
the murder Of foreign ministers at Pc
kin and OF the death of Admiral Sey-
noun although viewed with suspicion,
have created a profound sensation.
The press expresses the opinion that
Japan must. with or without the con-
sent OF the powers, adopt active meas
ures The naval and military officers are
very busy Probably the whole Hero
soma division. under command OF Gen.
Fukashima, win be afioat within a few
days
The Russian cruiser Rur.k has arrived
here with the new Russian minister TO
Japan, and win leave for Taku today
ITALIAN CONsULs STATEMENT
London. June n 3:l5 D. m.-The re-
ports OF Admlral Seymour's arrival az
PekIn and Of the safety OF the for
elgn legations. originating from Chi
nese sources and cabled 10 this city
from Shanghai. are still unverihed.
However the Italian consul al Shang-
hal has wired 10 the Italian foreign
minister Marquis Niscount Ven0sta,
that the legations are safe
The rebellion is spreading FAR and
wide There is an impression IN d.
plomatic circles here and on the con-
tinent that the allies have not Crap
pied with the situation effectively and
even $1,000 foreign troops would be
powerless 20 do much 10 control 1000
900 square miles.
RUMORS ARE WILD.
The latest story sent out by the
Shanghai gossips Is that Prince Tuan,
president OF the Tsun-u-Yamen has
burned the imperial palace at Pekin
and murdered the emperor and that
the empress dowager has committed
suicide.
The effect Of the bombardment OF the
Taku forts as described by the Shang-
hal correspondents was gor.' IN the ex-
IRENE. nothing less than 'riyers Of
blood and 'mutilated corpses piled
up inside the forts"
The Russians guarding Tien Tsin ac-
cording 20 another report fired artillery
and rifles. June 18th. al a range Of fifty
yards into the dense crowds OF attack
ing Boxers and killed 300
Japan. according to a dispatch TO the
Daily Mail from Yokohama, intends TO
land an expedition at Foo Chow.
A Shanghai dispatch says kilograms
from Tien Tsin. dated June 18th, and
forwarded by post. say that the for
eign missionaries at Pao-Ting-Fu are
safe. being guarded by the troops Of
Gen. Nleh. Twenty-Five Americans,
with a Calling gun, have arrived
In the foreign settlement the chapels
are burned and the mission stations
of the American board OF foreign mis-
sions of the Methodist Episcopal
church and of the London Missionary
society are practically In the hands Of
the Boxers.
The local authorities are paralyzed.
Sympathetic mandarins are ordered