The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

The Empress Dowager shows that She
Is strongly Anti-Foreign.


Is strongly Anti-Forefgn.
LONDON, June 12.-The Peking CORE
spondent of the Times. telegraphing yes
terday, says: Changes have been made in
the Tsung Ii Yamen. One Chinese has
been retired, and four Manchus, rigidly
conservative. have been appointed. Prince
Ching. the only member with knowledge
of foreign affairs. has been superseded by
Prince Tuad, powerful supporter of the
Boxer brotherhood"
The Times. commenting upon the reor-
ganization of the Tsung Ii Yamen, con-
siders its significance unmstakable, and
says: lit means that the Empress dow
ager has finally thrown off the mask. and
has resolved to stake everything on her
anti-foreign policy. Prince Tuan is crea-
ture of the Empress. who Is known to be
one of the chief patrons of the Boxers and
a representative of the most reactionary
party in China. That she is determined
and headstrong woman is not to be dis
puted. She has so far enjoyed immunity.
which has encouraged those qualities; and.
combined with the ignorance of the forces
she is defying and with the malign infiu-
ence of her encourage Of eunuchs and par
dSittss dS Well dS place hunters, ner Will
fulness has induced her to offer a direct
challenge to the foreign powers. The chal-
lenge is one which they cannot decline to
take up They must act and act together,
as. indeed they are doing. If the Empress
is to have her way the position of no for
eigner in China will be worth a months
purchase and Western civilization will dis
appear from the country altogether"
A dispatch from Tien-Tsin. dated last
night, says: "An American officer, who
has just arrived from the front for provi-
sions, reports that the forces are repairing
the track between Lofa and Larg-Fang.
He caught a Boxer last evening who was
attempting TO set fire 10 a bridge and he
saw several corpses evidently the bodies
of men killed by the troops of General
Men. The fifth train left at d. m. to-
day, with provisions. Great anxiety is felt
here respecting the fate of the foreigners
In Picking. The troops cannot reach the
capital before Tuesday night, and the fear
is that an attack will be made before then.
1t is reliably asserted that the Russians
will land over LOO men, with artillery, to-
| night. provided they can get transport over
the Taku bay.
with the crisis. judging from a dispatch
from ST. Petersburg, which follows: "As
a result of an understanding between the
Russian government and the other powers,
dispatch has been sent to Port Arthur or
dering that 5000 men of the Russian garri-
son there shall be held in immediate readi-
ness to leave for Tien-Tsin whenever the
Russian minister at Peking asks for their
fofo IL
Intervention
The Associated Press is officially in
formed that Great Britain is no party TO
any such understanding. nor has she been
consulted as to the advisability of landing
Large number of Russian troops. The
Foreign Office officials here frankly ex-
press the belief that no such instructions
as those referred to in the dispatch from
| ST. Petersburg have been sent to the Rus
| sian minister at Pekng.
According to dispatch from Shanghai.
dated to-day 1000 Russians, with twenty
! guns have already been landed at Tien
Tsin and are marching in the direction of
Peking. Shanghai rumors, however. must
be accepted with caution.
The London Missionary Society received
dispatch from Tien-Tsin, yesterday. saw
| ing all the society's missionaries i'm north
ern China are safe, but those stationed
west of the city of Peking have been
| obliged TO seek refuge at the British lega
| tion.
| A dispatch from Peking, dated Sunday.
| June 4, says: "a body of forty Roxers
armed with knives ha looted and burned
the Peking Club, race track and grand
stand buildings. Another edict issued this
morning orders the military governor to
patrol the streets with cavalry and infan
try. Nevertheless in the neighborhood of
the legation the street continues thronged
with the toughest kind of a mob ready TO
break out at the slightest provocation.
United States Minister Conger has sent
twenty marines and the British minister.
Sir Claude r. Macdonald. twelve marine
| to guard the Methodist mission compound.
where members of all denominations of
Protestants had gathered. The Roman
Catholics assembled in the North Ca
thedral. West Peking. have a small guard
| or French marines, but the converts have
been well armed by Bishop Favier and will
desperately resist attack Business Is
practically at a standstill. Constantly in
! creasing streams of Boxers parade the
| streets at their pleasure, much 70 the
alarm of the merchants. although thus
| far, there has been no looting of native
| shops