Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-07
HURRrlNG 10 CHINA.
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Lu Immediately to suppress the Box
erS.
The foreign ministers at today
meeting, discussed the question Of a
special audience 4 the Empress Dow
ager. but no decision was reached
London. June 7-Affairs in China are
gradually working NJ 4 crisis of the
first magnitude. The morning papers
think that the British squadron is rec
ognzcd as inferior in strength to she
Russian, as we'll as to the japanese
1t is generally considered that intervcn-
ton in some form is necessary.
The Pek II CORE spondcnt of III" Times
tcleeraphing, yesterday. says: mo
train either left or arrived at Pckin.
Tuesday. Further damage to railways
is reported. The Boxer movement is
spreading unchec kcd throughout the
province Not one Boxer has yet been
arrested or punished. Anxiety is in
crcasing regarding the fate Of the mis-
sicndrics at the various stations. At
the meeting Of III" Tsung Ii Yamcn,
Tuesday. the Japanese minister dis
minister. I'd give the assistance Of thu
Russian troops in quylinc disturbances
The Tsung Ii Yamcn denied that the
offer had been made. but Russia did
make it and the Chinese government
is quite capable Of accepting such as
SiStanCe."
The Morning Post has the following
dispatch from Pekin: Report says
that the court party is collecting inside
the city. Consequently there is in
creased uncasiness.
The Pekin correspondent Of tha
Times i'll long mail article. dated
April -. which deals with Russo-Jap-
anese rivalry in the Far Feast. express
ses the opinion that war between tn"
two powers is inevitable ana that i'll
cannot b. long delayed because uf
Kussia's immcns" Chinese designs am
Of the hatred the japanese feel for
Russia when they see her enjoying tn
fruits Of Jap3n's victorious war to tn
detriment of Japan.
Tlen Tsin June 6.-The Chinese ser
want Of Belgian engineer. who left
P1n Ting Flu two days after the Bel
gians. saw five foreign and two Chi
neSe dead bodies in the grand canal.
one being the body Of a foreign woman.
Boxer placari threatens the eXter-
mination Of the foreigners here on
June 10 1t is rumored that the Box
erS and Catholic Christians fought at
Tung Hu. Tuesday. three Christians
being killed H. NJ. 5. Barneur has ar
rived and the Terrible is expected.
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German. 30 French and IS Italian ma
rines have arrived here. These rein
forCements render Tien Tsin secure.
Shanghai. June 6-The soldiers dis
patched to attack the Boxers have
fought an engagement quite close to
Pekn. Many were killed on both sides
Alarming reports are current here of
the hurried completion Of the mobilia-
alton of the japanese fleet.
In consequence of the representations
of Japan. the landing of 4 large Rus
sian force at Talu is alleged to have
been stopped. 1t is believed here that
should Russia persist in sending a pre-
military force to the front
Il collision with Japan will inevitably
result.
The Russian minister ut Pckin. NJ.
DcGicrs. has made another attempt to
induce the Chinese foreign Ollie
(Tsung Ii Yamcn) to formally request
Russian assistance to restore order, but
the offer has not vet been accepted.
Violent disscnsions are reported to
exist between the Chinese commander
in-chicf Of the forces. Jung Lu. and
Drin Chin -r,I1n who in accord
ancc with the wishes Of the DowaEer
Empress, is strongly supporting the
cause of the Boxers.
The mobs who murdered the English
Robinson and Norman.
have since mutilatcd and discmboweed
the bodies
The station at Yam Ting. three miles
from Pekin. has been burned. Tho
British minister. Sir Claude NJ. Mac
Donald is reported to be quite i'll.
London, June 6.-9.15 T. MA spec
al dispatch from Shanghai. dated June
). says the members of the majority of
the legations at Pekin, including the
members of the British legation, are
sending their families away. 1t also
said that several prominent Chinese
residents are leaving the city There |
s an unconiirmed report that two Rus !
sian engineers have been murdered at !
northeast of Port Ar !
hur. after their wives had been out !
aged. The total damage done to the |
railroads by the Boxers is now |
stimated at 5000, 900
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