Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-22
SOLDIERS
On Trsnport En- Route to Manila
Are Sent to Taku.
FORCE CONSISTS OF LOO REGULARS
Boxer Movement 10 Spreading and the
Situation In the Orient MOnopOlIzes
the Worlds Interest.

A dispatch received in London
Tuesday from Shanghai announces
that the United States tranport Thorn
as, with troops for Manila, was divert
ed at Nagasaki and has arrived at
Taku with 1900 men.
The Shanghai correspondent Of The
London Times sent the following to
his paper:
'"The British flag is reported to-
have been flying yesterday (Mondayb
over the south gate of Pekin. This is
presumed to indicate the arrival of
Admiral Seymour. The summoning
of Ii Hung Chang to Pekin is regard
ed as a complete change of front on
the part of the Manchus, who have
abandoned the hope of opposing the
powers.
The Hong Kong correspondent of
The Times says the boxer movement
is spreading on Yves! riser.
The following important dispatch
has Just come from Shanghai:
SHANGHAI, June 19.--The Russian
relieving force arrived outside of Pekin
this Tuesday, morning and immedi-
stely began to attack the city on two
sides, employing numerous artillery.
"The force apparently arrived in
the nick of time, for the Chinese assert
that the attack npon the legations has
been successfully renewed. On the
night of June 16 the Chinese troops
under Generals Tung Fuh Slang and
Tuug Ching attacked the legations
and set on fire five European build
ings. Nothing definite is known as to.
the result, except that the Chinese,
wore disappointed, although other re-
ports utterly discreditea by foreigners.
herefsre that the Chinese, Infatuated
by thu destruction of Taku, have since
mass&cred all the foreigners in Pc
kim"
FORCES FOR KENPFF.
A Washington special says: Adju-
taut General Corbin declared positively
Tuesday that so far only one regiment,
the Ninth Infantry, had been ordered
from Manila to China.
In addition to the Oregon, which is.
to 90 mp to Taku from Hong Kong,
the Buffalo, with three hundred men
aboard, has been ordered at once
from Southampton, England, to the
Philippines, while she gunboats
Princeton and Marietta, which are ad-
mirably suited TO service in the Pei
Ho river above Taku, have been held
at Cavite under orders to be ready for
service at any moment.
The Seafro also has been held at
thu same place ia readiness to take on
supplies for the naval contingent at
TAku.
II the Princeton and Marietta join
Admiral Kempf, as seems probable,
now, he will have at his command q.
more numerous and efficient feet of
gunboats adapted to service on the
Pei-Ho river NJ far. mp as Tien Tsin
than any Of the other naval powers
there represented.
Secretary of State Hay has been noti--
fed by the Russian embassy in Wash
iIgton that 1000 Russian troops have
been dispatched from Port Arthur 10
TRku.
CONGRESS MAY BE CALLED.
A special to the Chicago Tribune.
dated Washington, june 10th, 2 an,
says:
Persistent rumors are ahoat that
President Mckinley has decided tor
call an extra session of congress to
deal with the Chinese situation. II
war exists in China, growing out of
the destruction of the United States
and other legations, it will be necessa-
~ to send more troops to China.
Owing to conditions in the Philip
pines no more troops can be with
drawn safely. Therefore, it will re-
quire authority from congress to fur
nish troops. It is quite certain the
reconvening of congress has been dis
cussed.
The situation may change at any
moment and the first advices from
Pekin will undoubtedly decide whether
the immediate future will bring peace
or war.