The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-06
BOXERS PREPARING
TO ATTACK I|tN1SIN.
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more foreign troops are expected here to-
day.
Boxers Are Approaching.
LONDON. June "a dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Tientsin, dated June T.
saws:
The situation is very serious. The
Boxers are approaching Tfentsin from
all sides"
The Whole Town Under Arms.
LONDON, June 6-The Shanghai cores
pondent OF the Daily Mail. telegraphing
yesterday, says:
THE Boxers are within three miles
of Tientsn In addition to the marines,
the defensive force includes volunteers I'M
der the command OF Mai Higgins, late Of
the Sixteenth lancers. The town is prac-
tically under arms.
One Commander for the Fleet.
LONDON, June 6. - The Berlin CORES
pendent OF the Daily Chronicle says;
THE powers are now exchanging dis
patches regarding the appointment of
single commander of the United European
and American squadrons,"
Chinese Soldiers Run Away.
TIENTsIN. June 5-A representative Of
the Associated Press visited Huangtsun.
on the Pekin-Tientsin railway today and
found that the station had been burned
and two bridges burned. The officers COM
manding the Chinese troops there said
that 200 of his men bolted and only fifty
remained. These fought well. killing a
number OF Boxers" The boiling troops
were badly cut up in the adjacent broken
country. 1t is stated that sixty were kill
ed or wounded. Some bodies were recov-
cred frightfully mutilated.
Bands OF Boxers are patrol,ing the
neighborhood, but have not interfered with
the party OF Associated Press representa-
tives.
Railway Employees Desert.
All the Chinese railway employees are
deserving their posts and the troops sent
to guard the stations appear to be worse
than useless. A guard Of 80 men sent 70
Fengta bolted at Lukouchao yesterday
when they heard OF the trouble at Huang-
Juhuangtsun.
Another Missionary Murdered.
1uENTSIN. June 5,--News has just been
received from the viceroy, through the men
he sent to Yungchng. that Mr.. Norman.
OF the North China mission was murdered
Friday or Saturday. 1t Is thought that
the viceroy knew of Mr.. Nornans MUIR
der at the time of Mr. Robinson's.
situation Black and Alarming.
BERLIN. June 5-The latest news re-
garding the boxers has reached here both
by private and official kilograms. all OF
t,t,
alarming. The German foreign office con-
siders an encounter between the boxers
and Russians an event probably traugh,
with the greatest danger.
News has also reached here that several
German and Catholic missions in the prov
ince of Shantung have been pillaged by
mobs supposed to have been melted by the
Boxers agitation.
Conger Reports Matters serious.
WASHINGTON. June 5.--The state do.
partment has received a eahlegram from
Minister conger. at Pekin. stating that
matters have taken a more serious turn
there. No details are given, but II is in
Dictated that the Boxers activity Is ex-
tending very closely to the Chinese capi-
tai.
GWpEeas encourages uONera.
SHANGHAI. June 4--The Shanghai Ga
zette says II has the highest authority for
stating that the dowager empress has or
dered the tsung II yamen to face all Eu-
rope rather than 10 interfere with the
Boxers movement.
Elsewhere 1t is asserted mat the vceroy
has ordered troops TO oppose the further
landing of parties from the foreign war
ships and that the troops now engaged in
operations are designed to prevent further
foreign reinforcements reaching Peking.
Chinese Government Responsible.
LONDON. June s.-The Picking CORE
spondent Of the Times. telegraphing
Tuesday says.
Mr.. Norman. missionary Of the So
ciety for the Propagation Of the Gospel.
was cruelty murdered at Yunechng on
June ? The viceroy OF Peehili has OH
eially notified the fact 10 the British
minister.
The murder was undoubtedly due TO
the completely Of the Chinese govern
ment in the disturbances caused BY the
Boxers. secret edtet. issued two DAYS
ago. forbade the soldiers to Are upon
the Boxers The soldiers VINO we're
killed at Huangtsun offered no resistance
and We're simply guarding the railway.
supporters of the boxers.
1T ls indisputhble that the cfNet sup
porters OF the Boxers include Prince
Tusn. the father, and Hsu Tung. the
guardian Of the heir apparent. as well as
Tung Fuh Slang. the general command
ing the hordes ~ Kan su soldiers WHO
have long meuaced the safety OF foreign
crs IN Pechii
I, IS imperatiteiy necessary that tho
Tientsin railway should b. immedi-
ately patrolled nv British guards item
tsin itself Is apparently quiet. bat there
il much suppressed excitement
No Train. "a PekiBs
0ANTSI%. June g. Trains cannot get
hgh 90 Pcking on account ~ burning
hAsep
Wild. ni.cretIon Given ConEer
WASHINGTON. June Sat the cabinet
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