The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-07-24
PRESIDENT WILL MEDIATE
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where the fire is hottest. In the trlan- gle many minor outrages were commit ing May and great numbers of Boxers assembled. At the last of the month the word came down from the throne for them to Create disorder" as rap idly as possible. They gathered in great force north of Che Chou and Mon- day morning May 2S, began work burning the railroad stations of Lin u Ho, Chang Hein Tien and Lu Kou Chiao that day. Two men, a woman and child were brutally murdered.
 ''The Boxers went on footing station after station on the line from Tian Tsin to Pekin until for the last week nearly all trains have ceased. The facts about the first railway burning were gathered by Mir. Cannon and myself.
 We reported to the consul and he sent for troops. The Japanese landed few on Tuesday afternoon and the Newark sent us one hundred and fifteen marines and bluejackets, and two ma chine guns and a three-inch cannon un- der the energetic lead of grand old Cap- tain McCalla, The railway refusing to
 
 lighter, reaching us Tuesday night. All nationalities gave them a rousing re- ception Their prompt arrival doubtless prevented an attack on the settlement by thousands of the Boxers
 "In two or three days other national ities arrived and Tien Tsin was pro- tected. But also for those in the in terior After the train stopped frantic appeals came for protection to the min- isters at Pekin. Last Sunday night the various consuls here had a stormy meeting until F m. The French and Russian representatives bitterly oppos- ed sending troops to relieve Pekin. They withdrew for consultation several times. Consul Carts CBritish) held steadily for that action, backed by the American and Japanese corsuls. Finally, Cap tain McCalla said: We have talked a good deal, now l will tell you what I will do Our minister telegraphs that he is in danger. It matters not what others do or do not do. My entire force of bluejackets d00) will take train and start for Pelsin tomorrow morning"
 'The British, Japanese and Germans followed this lead. the French and Rus sian refusing. But the next morning when the train was made up they sent in large forces which had to report to Captain McCala and then wait, partly for second section. Twentyfour hum .dred set out that day and the next day 300 more Germans. To-day another train with officers has gone The first train pushed ahead two flat cars with seven cannon and machine guns and material for track construction. We do not know how far they have gone. The Boxers who had boldly faced Chi nese troops armed with blank car- tridgea or under orders to fire high, gave thes trains a wide berth though they were massed at various points along the line. This force may bring back those in peril if the gates are opened. If not, it will be war against 75,000 Chinese troops armed with for eign rifles and artillery, but thank heaven, with Chinese ammunition. Two thousand Cossacks and 800 British are marching overland from Pei Tai Ho, we are told, and I believe these 5000 are more than match for the Chinese army The viceroy was in consulta- tion with four Boxer representatives Saturday and is said to have secured their promise not to massacre foreign CTS at Pao Ting Flu"