Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-18
PEKIN STILL ISOLATED FROM THE OUTSIDE Y

cord, with marines aboard, has sailed
under sealed orders, supposedly for
China.
The British cruiser Buena Ventura
has sailed for Hong Kong with troops
and stores for Hong Kong and Tien-
Tsin.
Washington, June e1s.-American reg
ulars are to be landed in China at once
to protect American interests menaced
by the rebellious Boxers. The Admtnls-
tration, unable to get word to or from
Rear Admiral Kempn, and Convinced
that the legation and other American
interests in the Chinese capital were
in the gravest peril, yesterday cabled
Cen. Macarthur to send a regiment
from Manila to China immediately.
The regiment selected for this serv-
ice is the Ninth. now on active duty in
Luzon, seasoned by service ana one OF
the finest tighting machines in the
army
The troops will be taken up the river
10 Tien-Tsin, the base from which the
relief column started for Pek1n.
The anxiety of the government has
NOT been relieved by a word from China.
Not line either from American omcial 3
sources at Tien-Tsin and Pekin or from
the governments represented there ap-
pears to have come out OF the dtstyrbed
district for at least three days.
1T will be a week today since anything
| beyond mere rumors came out-of Pektn.
| The diplomatic corps was at that time
guarded by 300 marines with three ma
chine guns. and last Sunday an inter
national force of 1000 men started from
Tien-Tsin to their support.
| AT last accounts this single regiment
1had advanced laboriously two-thtrds
=lof the distance along the railway ana
had been gradually increased to Orig
ade 5000 strong. It was sun snlr1y s
miles from Pekin. making almost no
progress and then its line or co;nmus,iT
j3cation with the Tlen Tsin base was CUT
4 off az ss
Three days ago An effort from Ten
llTsin to restore ton and Tor
ward reinforcements and stfbststence
UTTERLY tailed and since that time Tien
slsTsin itself and the big feet near by
4 have been silent.
4 Forty swarships. representing nine ma
sItions. are anchored on Pei-Ho bar, un-
/ able to steam past the Taku forts for
1 lack of water the depth being ordi-
4 narily a few feet and never exceeding
4 two fathoms at highest time and in
4 maximum river flow. Just now the
5rriver is at its lowest stage.
4 # Four gunboats have ascended fifty
A miles to the foreign settlement adjoin-
ling Tien Tsin. which they can protect
indefinitely with their powerful bat
4 teries supporting several thousand for
/ ign troops already landed there.
What Washington and the capitals of
Fall maritime nations have hoped for
z was news of the safety of the legations
at Pekn or that the international regi-
q Hment, With the British admiral aa the
general commanding and Capt. ne
= Gala, of the Newark, as senior colonel,
7 had reached its destination.
# Either of these reports. properly au-
q thenticated. would do much to relieve
: the extreme suspense. for they might
! fairly indicate that the gravest crisis
of the Boxer movement had passed and
THAT further large reinforcements
) would not be required.
1t is regarded as only remotely pos
6 sible that the International relief force
! having safely reached Pekin, would
"A in turn need rescuing.
1 Should no news at all come soon or
e should report from any reliable
source reach the president conveying
Y unfavora BILE Intelligence concerning the
lrelief expedition Gen. Macarthur at
. Manila will have received orders by to-
. day to dispatch at once further mixed
forces of troops he is holding in readi-s
!. ness and to prepare to send after them
5 another brigade at a moments notice
I If the situation. continues unimproved.
s While ordinarily it would be difficult
e 70 spare more than few thousand
troops from the Philippines. it Is foftu-
Z, nate that at this season and with the
/ present state OF the guerrilla campaign
e fully 10000 men could be sent to China.
n in such grave emergency as 10 now
4 feared to exist.
Taking of Forts Confirmed.
Z London. June ia dispatch from
u Chefoo. under this date says: The Fore
: es of the combined fleets occupied Taku
north forts yesterday, after exploding q
g magazine. The British gunboat Alger-
inc was damaged and two of her officers
n and four men wounded. Japan and Rus
: sia are reported to be landing large
force of troops. All is quiet here
! The Ninth Delayed.
= Washington. June S.-MacArthur. of
% Manila cables the wor departcment:
J. Ninth infantry. Col Liscom. has
d been ordered to Taku on the Logan.
is Transport will probably start on the
afs Gath. Typhoon delays movements, z
4 Troops Return 10 Tien Tsin.
d London. June 1s.-The admiralty Of
Sc fee has received the following oflicial
dispatch from Che Foo: The Japan
ese an-of-war Teyashi, just arrived
from Taku, reports the commander
cnieI anu L Il1rs; at Tien-
or ----.
Ordered to Honx Kong.
IL Simla, June 1s.-In consequences Of ths
q. gravity OF the Chinese situat tion ~