The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12
Arrangement by which the Flags of
All Nations Will BE Hoisted in
Case q Battle Is Necessary.
MORE MARINES FOR KEMPFF
ORDERED TO PROCEED FROM MA
MIA WITHOUT DELAY.
The Admiral Not Hampered with In
strucffons-Proposif from the
Chinese Emperor's Friend.

LONDON. June IL. 3 a. m.-The last
message out of Peking 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. 1t
follows:
General Tung, a Mohammedan. extreme
ly hostile to foreigners. arrived here this
morning and had a long audience with
Prince Tuan, father of the heir apparent.
who is seemingly friendly to the Boxers.
Prince Tuan has been appointed chief of
the Foreign Office over Prince Ching. who
is more friendly toward the foreigners.
This dispatch of more marines was In
response TO a telegram from the ministers
to the consu1s at Tein-Tsin for additional
troops. Conveyances have left Peking TO
meet the troops coming by the first train.
The arrival Of the Empress dowager has
rendered the city somewhat more quiet
than IT had been recently. The Protestants
have erected barracks before the building
in which they have taken refuge and they
have a small guard. The Catholics are
concentrated north of the cathedral under
the protection of a French guard of
twenty-five men. who will hold out to the
end. I am convinced that Peking, espe-
cially the Tartar city, is safe
AT Tien-Tsin. the viceroy finally con-
sented TO furnish transport for a relief force
OF 400 under an American commander. The
partial restoration Of the railway is ex-
pected to be effected by tomorrow. More
massacres of Christians are reported"
Shanghai under yesterdays date reports
that there has been street fighting in
Peking since early Sunday afternoon. The
Russians are making large purchases of
canned provisions at Shanghai and every
thing 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 in a dispatch dated yesterday at
1:4o p. m, says: Reports from the I'm
Nan-Fu district say that the French min
lister has telegraphed that a crisis is i'm
minent and that he is advising all for
eigners to evacuate Yun-Nan."
PEKING GROWING TURBULENT.
All the kilograms indicate that the situa-
tion has not in the least improved On the
contrary the disorder has spread from the
neighborhood OF Picking to the capital it
self. which is growing turbulent i'm anti
foreign demonstrations. In addition to the
burning of the Pekspg Club the secretary
OF the Belgian legation has been roughly
handled In the streets. Hostile crowds con-
tinue TO demonstrate against the legations.
TWO thousand international troops are ap-
preaching the city and the advance guard
Is due TO arrive to-day (Tuesday).
The United States according to dispatches
from Copenhagen. have given hearty ad-
hesion TO the scheme for a European
demonstration The Russian minister in
Peking. who also acts as the envoy of
Denmark. is credited with having sent a
dispatch 10 the Danish Foreign Office to
the effect that a demonstration has been
planned. under the leadership of England
and Russia. in which all the great mowers
and several OF the smaller will take part
The latter are not called on TO send troops
as there are enough on the spot: but thev
are 10 be asked 20 delegate the right 10
hoist their flags &c the great powers in or
der that demonstration may be made or
battle Fought under the flags of all
Europe Japan and the United States have
been Informed and agree 10 the arrange
ment.
A dispatch from Tien-Tsin. says: 'sThe
captain In charge Of the British defenses
here. copnmandeered third special train
on Sunday and fourth yesterday or Mon
day for the transport OF 21s Russians and
two guns and sixty-two French marines.
with stores and one gun for the British.
The international forces arc near Lang
Fong. forty miles from Peking. but II is
doubtful IL they reach the capital before
Tuesday
special dispatch from Shanghai. dated
yesterday. says: "All the naval forces. ex-
cept the Russians. are acting under the or
ders OF the British admiral. 1t Is reported
that the head OF a foreigner has been seen
exposed on a pole northwest of Tien-Tsin.
The Chinese are fleeing from Peking and
Tien-Tsin 10 Shanghai. There are ominous
indications OF outbreaks In the Yang-Tse
district. All classes OF natives in the north
display intense hostility toward foreigners;
and the Chinese soldiers point their guns
ct foreigners as they pass.
a special dispatch from Tien-Tsin says: