Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-20
PEKIN ATTACKED
By Russians lust in Time to
Save Legations.
Rumored that French and German
Ministers Have Been Murdered.
Column in Great Danger.

London, June 20.-3 a. M.-"The Rus
sian relieving force arrive outside Of
Pckin. this morning." says the Shang-
hal correspondent of the Daily Express,
and Immediately began to attack the
city on two sides, employing numerous
artillery.
The force apparently, arrived in the
nick of time, for the Chinese assert
that the attack upon the legations had
been successfully renewed. on the
night Of June Is, the Chinese troops
under Generals Tung Fuh Slang and
TunG Ching attacked the legations and
set On fire i've European buildings.
Nothing definite is known as to the
result, except that the Chinese were
disappointed, although other reports
utterly discredited by foreigners here
are that the Chinese, Infatuated by the
destruction Of Taku, have since mas
sacred all the foreigners in Pekin."
A modified version Of these rumors
received at Berlin is that the French
as well as the German minister has
been killed.
The English and Shanghai think that
the Chinese had foreign advice in or
ganizing the defences at Taku, be
cause # the precision with which their
attack was delivered.
The wires connecting with the har-
Dor mines were cut by the boats of the
warships the night before the bonn
bardment. 1t is now reported a Shang-
hal that it was on board the Russian
cruiser kOrietZ and not the Mands-
chur. that the explosion occurred, kill
ing and wounded more than so. 1t is
reported that no fewer than 700 Chi
nese We're killed in the forts.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Express says he is officially in
formed that Japan is moblizing $4,000
men for immediate transport. The
whole fleet Of the Nippon Yuson Kaisha
Japanese Merchant Shipping COD has
been chartered.
The British cruiser Tndaunted arriv-
"a ut Shanghai yesterday. cleared for
action ana took up position com
manding the Chinese forts. There are
three Chinese cruisers in the harbOr
The new Chinese cruiser Hal Yang.
built by the Armstrong; has been
taken into custody at Taku by the
British ana Russians.
At Yum Nan Flu, where the rising
has been gathering force for several
days $50 Christians have been attack
"a at tho French mission settlement.
many being put to death. The French
consul ANA three missionaries are still
in prison. The disOrderly elements
have secured the upper hand at Wuhu
and CZechuan, where the native Chris
tians have been massacred. A thou
sand Boxers have gathered on the out
skirts of Tien Tsin.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily News telegraphng, yesterday,
says: The Chinese officials here as
Sert that they have news from Pekin
up to June Il. The situation was then
Very serious. Beyond that they claim
to have received nothing, but they
deny that dispatches have been with
held. Although ! am not willing to
adopt the alarmist reports, my impress
sion gathered from the consuls and the
Chinese authorities is that the worst
is to BE- feared in Pekin. Admiral Sey-
mours column is now in the middle Of
an arid plain, with no food and no good
water ana surrounded by hostile
forces"
a dispatch from Shanghai announces
that the United States transport Thorn
as wirh troops for Manila was diverted
At Niagaski and has arrived at Taku
with 200 men.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times telegraphing. yesterday. says;
THE British flag is reported to have
been flying, yesterday. over the south
gate of Pckin. This is presumed to in
dictate the arrival of Admiral Seymour
The sumomning of Ii Hung Chang to
Pekin is regarded as Il complete change
of front on the part of the ManchuS.
who have abandoned the hope of op-
posing the powers"
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
Times says the Boxer movement Is
spreading on West river.
Washington, June 19.-When THE Of
fetal day closed it was found that a
message received in the morning from
Admiral Remey at the navy depart
ncnt touching the readiness of the
Princeton and Marietta and Zaffiro for
service. presented all the
Jews that had come to the government
rom the East, since yesterday. One
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