Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-14

he viii advance che remaining forty
miles as rapidly as possible.
il Is reported that Prince Tuan 0he
new head of the Chinese foreign ofhce)
and General Tung Fuh Slang have re-
signed
Three moro Russian warshlps have
arrived at Talu
CHRISTIAN MISSIONS DESTROYED.
SHANGHAI June IA dispatch from
Chung kiang says that a riot has taken
place 40 Yum Ma Flu The buildings OF
the CHINA inland mission were partially
destroyed and those Of the Roman
Catholic Ala Bible Christian missions
were utterly demolished. All mission
aries are safe
A Russian troop ship passed up the
Yang Use Wednesday. June 10. 1t was
reported that her troops were to DO
landed az Hank0w. but the Russian Off
Gals at Shanghai explain that the
transport has merely gone 10 Hankow
20 load Tor Odessa and the troops on
board are time expired men on their
way home.
BRITISH TROOPS GO.
Hongkong. June 14-Four companies
va AAAN AANAA H NfAlh NNNINNAINt "a IlNMNNANn
battery and a field battalion OF Aslatic
artillery with battery OF 2.5 inch guns.
start for Tien Tsin tonight. The Furlei
IS expected TO sail with the Terrible
June IS.
OPPOSING THE INTERNATIONALs.
Tien Tsin. June ll--Railroad communi-
cation between this place and Admiral
SeymOur's international force has been
cut three miles beyond Yang Tsun. Two
bridges have been destroyed IL Is ru-
mored here that the Boxers are deter
mined 20 barn Tien Tsin station to-
night.
owing TO the extensive damage done
10 the railroad line. 10 Is now feared
the international troops cannot reach
Pekin before Sunday
The japanese cruiser suma has ar
rived at Taku
LEGATIONS IN DANGER.
London, June IA special from
Shanghai says the position of the Legal
tions az Peku Is most critical Accord
ing 90 this dispatch. 10000 Chinese
troops are drawn up outside the gates
Of the city 90 oppose the relief force.
and guns are trained on the American
japanese and British legations The
American, Russian and japanese min.
listers have sent couriefs to rien psln
asking Ion 1000 troops Of each nation
alIty
The United States gunboats York
town and Castine left yesterday for
Tong Ku There Is no foreign war
ship here
WHAT BRITAIN DID
london. June lt-In the House Of
Commons today the parliamentary Sec
rotary 81 the foreign Office. VIM. st.
John BroderiCk. made "a statement In
record 10 the position OF affairs In the
Chinese empire.
Her majesty's minister az Pekin,"
said he has been IN constant commu-
niCauon with the Chinese government
since the attack by the Boxers on peace
able converts and the destruction OF
three villages about ninety miles from
Pekin on May 18th
ION May 18th. Sir Claude Mac
Donald reminded the Tsung-Li-Yamen
Chinese foreign Officer Of HIS unceasing
warnings during the last six months OF
the danger OF not taking adequate
measures 20 suppress the Boxers, and
an imperial decree was subsequently
issued on May Goth a meeting OF the
diplomatic corps was held az which
resolution was unanimously adopted
calling on the Tsung-Li- Yamen 70 take
a stringent measure. IL was not then
considered necessary 10 bring the inter-
national guards TO Pekin but the Brit
ish marine guard az Tien Tsin. which
had been under orders to leave. was de-
tained there