Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-18
AMERICAN TROOPS
ORDERED TO CHINA
Ninth Infantry, Commanded by Col. Liscum,
II Go-NO Communication with Pekin
Wild RumOrs of Events,

~-, June is-Amerlcan troops
new nr5ered from the Philippines
|hw W. .,ys a washington special to
Om" .,d whether the men Will be
.i,.r.rot win depend upon the sltn-
ll'' .ssn they arrive. The admins
W. ....o has decided that to insure pro-
'll' n American lie and property
-,,r, china, order must be re-
,'sb.d In Pekin and the empress
So and the Tsung-li-Yamen i'm
'- ,,,tb the necessity Of acting az
.s..rs wish in the matter Of guard
,,sigrars and their Interests.
80 course IN despatchlng 1000
o raku will be followed, said a
n Informed diplomat last night, by
n which might deem It desirable
,5 large force, especially since
Vr.taln and Japan combined Will
an overwhelming force IN that
NJ China. unless she draws on
f,reea st Port Arthur and along the
ssrIan frontier Il,
..si're troops to Taku, with the prop,
S,ety mat they VIII be landed, VIII
u, have influence upon Russia $ moves
9 az there IL always danger that
p,itIsh and japanese interests are
5r Identical with those OF this coun-
=. 4 NAV undertake policy on SINH
Y, ines lnlmical TO Russia's supposed
1.sfesis'
AN ACT OF WAR
p,bs foreign legations IN Pekin have
-, burned as reported, the success OF
\. porers has probably been az fear
m e,st Reports 10 the state depart
~, show that on June ] there were
4 pskin about 400 sailors and marines.
a., Rrltain. Russia and France had
~ largest number, rs each, the United
go A.. japan, A., italy p ana
emsny the remainder
n diplomatic circles Il Is held that II
NJ murder Of Germany's official repre-
sri7tlve has been permitted practlcal-
~ the result Of a movement approved
\, he government. China committed
I, ,ei OF war against the Berlin gov
s..~apt This Is also true Of the Jap
,..ss government. member OF whose
,Ee1l staff IN Pekln was killed II IS
lrs8 however. that neither Germany
M Jspan win take radical action, but
MI cooperate with the powers TO re-
rgt order,
NINTH REGIMENT TO GO.
Manila June rs. 10 a. m.-The Ninth
ranent has been ordered to Manila,
y,snee II win proceed 60 China.
Washington. June 17-Adit. Gen.
rrb.n late tonight would neither ar
,-n nor deny the Manila advlces that
~ Ninth infantry would go 20 CHINA
utis known that the troops are be-
M assembled I'm Manila for this pur-
ps ana transports made ready for
hsr occupancy. though it cannot be
h.uei that orders 70 sail for China
have been given. II not already sent
Eh orders doubtless VIII be issued
Ulsss reassuring news comes tomor-
rW
The government Is awaiting informa-
On from Minister Conger and Admiral
EhpI before giving final orders to
Admiral Remey and Gen, MacArthur'
commanding the army In the Philip
tis. TO send achievements 10 CHINA
\ something does not come from the
.rst OF trouble soon, troops VIII be dis
pitched 10 China as quickly as trans
p'ts and available troops can be GOT
raiy steps having been taken AZ
faiy to withdraw troops from outside
Manila into the Philippines metropolis
o. that there may be no delay once the
t,l decision TO hurry them to emma Is
rlched.
PEKIN CUT OFF.
London. June Is, 3 a. m.-There Is
a. a cabinet In Europe apparently
nii knows what has been ranspiring
Q pekin Cor five days or IN Tien Tsin
% three days. Nor Is there any that
rdW with what difficulties the small
1l adequately equipped internation-
q column is contending between those
cites.
The German foreign office, upon
Earning the report OF the murder OF
Baron Won Ketteler the German
Minister 40 Pekin, sent a telegraphie
INQUIRY to ST. Petersburg, the Russian
lmment because Of its wires TO
Anchura being supposedly in a bet
" position than the other govern
Rents 10 obtain direct news,
10 reply Me German foreign ONCE
NG Informed that nothing whatever
sls known on the subject, as commun-
Laloh with Pekin was interrupted.
WILD RUMoRs.
The report spread worldwide from
SHANGHAI that the legations had been
elake1 and that one minister. prob
guy The German, had been murdered
o. been traced 10 Toa Sheng, who Tor
: tW Gays ms the empress dowager's
.s-il has been censOring the tele-
p-ns from Shanghai The Shanghai
..i0ponjent Of the Daily Express
Sheng as head OF the Geographic
administration. pretended that the line
Ilaeeiing Shanghai with Pekin had
~ down since June 9th and that the
w ~ % Tien Tsln were cut on June
-l Nevertheless IL Is notorious that
Instant communications have beeD
s-s.ng from Shanghai 10 Pekin over
" northern and western routes. al
I.ugh sheng has refused both minis
. ~ aha consuls the privilege Of using
y s known that last Friday Sheng
.-,'el a message from either Pekin
lgn Isin. The dispatch said that
rune Fuh Siang's troops aided
~ hoAels IN an organized attack on
s- .e OF The legation buildings, and
~ 10 the course Of the attack some
1e legation buildings were re-
49, 20 ruins. and one foreign
s,t. ''ler sliced 10 pieces. Why In the
a, 80 t should have been added that
~. murdered minister was Baron Won
,,'sleI ls not explained
SlsNius To- another telegram from
Ss-lsnal dated June 18th al 7:25 p. m,
Az, s mas led. fearing that the foreign
I-.nonlles were about 10 arrest him
- M, OF his stoppage Of kilograms.
b,o MIRO cablegram asserts that the
rl 49, Of the murder OF the German
opi,. ',rr emanated from London, are
n g. uunconhrmed and are dlscredited
GERMAN MINISTER CAPTURED.
irnt
maj herman minister has been cap
~, N lhe announcement 20 the
p,,,s ny Post from Pekin In a dis
~ tualel June 18th. D. m. via Tien
rs ~ 'uns ll.h. This Is the latest press
h ,o-.,,, known TO have left Pekin: