Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-21
MANILA ARMY TO AID.
NlNTH REGIMENT IS ORDERED
TO CHINA.
Larger Force Is in Readiness TO MOVE
Washington Convinced that the
American Legation and Other inter
ests Are in Gravest Peril.

Tinted States regulars have been sent
to China TO protect American interests
menaced nv the rebellious Boxers. Inc
Government at Washington, unable TO
GOT word To or from Rear Admrai
Kemnff. and convinced that the legatloh
and other American interests IN the Cnih-
ese capital were in the gravest peril, ca
hled Gen. Macarthur to send regiment
from Manila to China Immediately. Inc
regiment selected for this service is the
Ninth which has been on active duty IN
Tuzon seasoned by service and one OF
tho finest fighting machines in the army
For almost week no word either from
American official sources at lien - in
and Pekin or from the governments rep
rosontad there appears to have come out
Of the disturbed district. Up until Mon
dav nothing beyond mere rumors had
heen received. The diplomatic corps was
at last accounts guarded by 3oU marines
with three machine guns, and an lntefna
tional force of 600 men had starred
from Tien-Tsin to their support. Ihls
single regiment had laborlously advanced
two-thirds of the distance along the rail-
way and had been gradually increased 10
brigade 5000 strong. 1t was still tElrly
miles from Pekin, making almost no pro-
gress, and then its line of communication
with the Tien-Tsin base was cut OFF.
The gunboat Concord with marines
aboard. sailed under sealed orders from
Manila, supposedly for China. The Brit
ish cruiser Buena Ventura sailed for
Hong Kong with troops and stores Tor
Hong Kong and Tien-Tsin French
troops with artillery have been sent from
Tonouin to Tien-Tsn. The French min
lister of marine has ordered that dlyls-
ion of cruisers be got ready for sea to re-
enforce the French squadron in Chinese
waters. A transport also is being pre-
pared to take military re-enforcements.
A Chinese report from Shanghai Sun
day stated that Admiral Seymour was
fighting with the Chinese regulars and
that the foreign forces had seized the
Taku forts. Japan is sending 1000 troops
to China. The Mikado's Government is
inclined to confne it's action i'll China to
the protection Of Japnese interests.
A London dispatch says: There is not
cabinet in Europe, apparently. that
knows what has been TRANSPORTING in
Pekin for FIVE days, or in TienTsin for
three days. Nor is there any that knows
equately equipped international column is
contending between those cities.
The German foreign office, upon learn
ing the report of the murder of Baron
Won INetteler the German minister at
Pekin sent a telegraphic inquiry to st.
Petersburg, to the Russian Government,
because of it's wires to Manchoorit be-
ing supposedly in a better position than
the other governments to obtain a direct
news. In reply the German foreign Of
fee was informed that nothing whatever
was known on the subject, as communi-
cation with Pekin was interrupted.
The report, spread worldwide from
Shanghai, that the legations had been at
tackled. and that one minister, probably
the German, had been murdered. has
been traced to the Tao Tai Sheng, who,
as the empress dowager's agent, has been
censoring kilograms from Shanghai.