The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-13
TROUBLE IN CHINA.
The Natives Excited and Foreign
Residents Are Alarmed.
MANY MURDERS REPORTED.
Mors American WarshIps Ordered
to Chinese Waters to Pro-
tect American
Interests.
Interests.

The situation in China seems to be
very critical and the foreign residents
of that country are greatly alarmed.
Minister Conger, at Pekip, cabled
Wednesday that the situation was
verse at Pekin, and this statement,
taken in connection with Admiral
Kemrf alarming cablegram anuoupc-
ING that an engagement had begun, de-
cidcd the state department to strength
en- the naval forces nearest the sceDe Of
trouble. Accordingly, a cablegram was
sent to Admiral Remey, at Manila, d.
rccting him to dispatch at once to Ad-
niral kemlffs command the gunboat
Helena. or if that craft is not at Ma
Mia and ready for immediate service,
then some craft Of correspondingly
light draft and power.
\ dispatch from Pekin says the stu
alton is growing worse. Events move
with such rapioity aud affairs, owing o
the excitement of the natives, are 50
critical that the foreign ministers held
frequent meetings Native employees
who have returned from Fepg Tai say
they left the boxers openly drilling
in The ajjlcent villages. A strong i'm
perial edlct, issued this evening, cen.
sures the ''cowariice Of the imperial
troops and orders the Viceroy OF Pecill
L, and Gen. JUG lu Immediately to
suppress the boxers " Violent dis
sensions are reported to exist between
the Chinese commauder-in-chief Of the
ferces, Jung Iu, aud Prince Ching Tuan,
who in accordance with the wishes Of
the do.ager empress, is strongly sup
porting the cause Of the "boxers. !" The
mobs who murdered the English mis-
sionaries, Robinson and Rowan, mutil-
ated and disemboweled the bodies.
The station at Yam Tin, three miles
Fror, Pekin, has been burned.
special from Shanghai says the
4cmbers of the majority Of the lega-
';ons at Pekin, including the mem bers
II the British legation, are sending
their families away. 1t is also said that
several prominent Chinese residents
! are leaving the city. There is an un-
confirmed report that two Russian eu-
.ineers have been murdered at Yu
Chow Flu, northwest of Port Arthur,
after their wives had been outraged.
! The total damage done to the Chinese
~.ilroads by the boxers" is now estl,
aua:ed ct S5,0O0,000
\ dispatch from lien Tsui says the
| Chinese servants of a Belgian engineer,
sho left Pao Ting Flu two days after
! the Belgians, saw the five foreign and
two Chinese dead bodies in the Grand
canal, one being the body of q woman.
\ boxer placard threatens the cxter,
mination of the foreigners here on June
10 1t is rumored that the boxers
ard Catholic Christians fought at
Tung 1u Tuesday, three Christians
being killed. Her majesty's ship Bar
feur has arrived and the Terrible is e1'
pected. One hundred and thirty one
British, 81 German, 80 French aud a
Italian marines have arrived here.
These reinforcements render Tien Tsin
secure.
The following cab]egvam was received
a, the navy department Friday morning
from Admiral kempff, on board the
Newark, eff the Taku forts:
Yong Ku, June s, 1900.
Battle yesterday between Chinese
and boxers near Tien Tsiu. Large
numbers of boxers expected to reach
Tien Tsin tomorrow. K,mptf.