Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-06-08
A SERIOUS CRISIS.
MURDERS AND PERsEtUrroNs On
THE INCREAsE-
Ene Chinese Government Seem I'm
willing or Unable TO Suppress the
Uprising in ChIna-Passe,rer.o nm,
british steancr Terror zed NV
Chinese Desperadoes aud Pirates.

Peking. June 3.-The most alarming
reports are constantly arriving from
the country. especially from Pao Ting
Fu. The telegraph wires from Picking
10 Pao Ting Flu are cut and all news
comes via Tien Tsin.
n serious crisis exists at the palace
The ultra-conservative party advocates
not taking repressive measures. urging
the Dowager Empress to allow the
Boxers to finish the work of driving
the foreigners out of the country. the
moderate party, led by Prince Ching.
represents the serious danger OF
provoking a conflict with the powers.
IL Is Impossible to confirm or deny the
report. but significant indications of the
FEELING OF the government towards
foreigners are contained in the attemnt
10 arrest Lin, Chinese manager of the
tektng syndicate: Kia. chief of the
Shan 81 Commercial Bureau. and Fan
q leading banker of Shan ST ON tho
ground that they were "dangero,Is
characters, but in reality because
they are connected with new British
enterprises Fortunately all of them
were absent and they have not yet
been arrested. The British Minister sir
Claude Mcdonald. has addressed a nots
TO the Tsung Ii Yamen. demanding
why the arrests were ordered
lien Isin, June 1.-Two more of the
party or foreigners who fled from Pao
ilhB ru have arrived here One OF
them was badly injured The relief ex
petition has returned
The mounted Cossacks who started
In search OF the refugees returned this
evening. They report that they had n
hght with the Boxers" at Tulf. killing
sixteen and wounding many. I.ieuten-
ant Bleusky. Dr. Hamilton. trooper
anu elNlllan We're wounded II is re-
ported from Pao Ting Flu that eight
Americans and three members of the
CHINA Inland Mission are missing. The
missionaries are i'm great danger. No
further news has been received regard
ing the missing refugees Huang Tsun.
the next station To Feng Tai, was burn
ed this morning and bridge was dam
aged.
Iraftic between Tien Tsin and Picking
mas been suspended. IL is reported that
Pao Ting Flu was attacked last night
Mr.. Robinson. OF the North China Mis-
SION, thot Mr.. Stevenson. of the Church
or England Mission at Yem Ching. as
cabled last night is missing and five
natlNe Christians have been murdered
at Gang Ching. Mr.. Norman. OF the
same mission. has been captured at Wu
CHA Wing. two miles from Yang Ching.
and Is in great danger.
The British cruiser Endvmion and
the torpedo boat Hart have arrived AT
Taku.
Shanghai. June A number OF
uesperadoes, disguised as passengers.
have pirated the British Yang-Tse
steamer Kutwo. They committed whole
sale robberies. terroriZing the mas
sengers. who We're quite unable to Of
FER resistance. The thieves ESCAPED
with their booty.
Washington. June 4-The following
cablegram has been received at the
state Department from United States
Minister Conger, at Pekin:
"Pekin. June 4.-Outside of Pekin
the murders and prosecutions by the
Boxers seem TO be on the increase
The Pao Ting Flu railway ia tenn
porartly abandoned. Work on the Pekin
ana Hangkow line Is stopped All for
eigners have fled. The Chinese Gov
eminent seems either unwilling or un-
able to suppress the trouble. The
troops show no energy in attacking the
Boxers
"CoNGER."
Grave as these advices are. they have
not induced the State Department TO
vary the line. of action il has laid
down. The naval force of the United
States near Pekin. now represented by
one vessel. the Newark, has not been
strengthened, but if occasion should
arise Admiral Kempff might be rein
forced TO almost any extent likely to
be needed In the course OF three or four
days, from the numerous American
fleet still al Manila and vicinity. Owing
TO the peculiar character of the
Chinese coast naval vessels OF formula
Die type are unable TO approach the
populous provinces in China, and
especially are these er-affiicted
communities inaccessible to naval yes
sells. The State Department does not
contemplate the use of United States
troops and it would be difficult to spare
any from the force now operating in
the Philippines. even If 1t were found
expedient TO employ the military arm.
So, for the time being at least the
small marine contingents at Pekin and |
I1en Tsin must represent the defensive
power of the United States, for il is |
distinctly stated that these marines ara
employed simply in the protection OF |
the United States legation and con- |
suiates and for the assistance of such /
American citizens as may be I'm |
jeopardy. IT Is possible that the State (
Department in assuming this conse- |
quential attitude is influenced by desire /
10 set an example to some Of the other |
powers. whose actions are not believed |
to he entirely disinterested
London. June 5.-The Daily Mail has |
following dispatch, dated Monday from
Later reports from Tien Tsin show
that no British or American mission
aries were among the refugees who es-
capped from Pao Ting Flu district. The
safety OF the seven foreigners still
missing IL despaired OF. Twenty three
Of the French and Belgian party ar
rived wounded at Tien Tsin after ter
r!bie sufferings."