Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-12
Communicated ith Peking Inter
rupted Y, p S,ay-Trouble
Pend e Tong

sion for third special train to start
for Peking, the foreign troops occupied
the cars, whereupon the Chinese en-
gine driver ran away with the locomo-
tive. The crowd tried to pull up the
track but the troops cleared the rabble
at the point of the bayonet and seized
the engine. On learning this the vice
roy granted permission and the train
left at 5:15 p. m. with about 500 men.
The force is made up of $50 Germans,
eighty British and rest French troops.
London, June 11.-Should the efforts
Of the combined forces of the powers
prove insufficient to quell the Boxers
troubles in China, Russia, is apparently
preparing to deal with the crisis, iudg-
ing from dispatch from st. Peters
burg, which is as follows: "As a re-
suit an understanding between the
Russian government and the other po-
wers, dispatch was sent to Port Ar.
thur ordering that 5000 men of the
Russian garrison there shall be held in
Immediate readiness to leave for Ten
Tsin whenever the Russian minister at
Peking asks their assistance, or circum-
stances require their intervention.
London, June lin reference to
the st. Petersburg dispatch the Asso-
ciated Press is officially informed that
Great Britain, is no party to- any such
understanding nor has she been con-
suited as to the advisability of landing
q large number of Russian troops. The
foreign office officials here frankly ex-
press the belief that no such instruct
ions as those referred to in the dis
patch from st. Petersburg have been
sent to the Russian minister at Picking.
Berlin, June 11.-The German for
eign office today received dispatch
from Peking, dated Sunday afternoon
saying that the International club out
side the gate of Peking, had been burn
ed and the Belgian secretary of the le-
cation attacked by Chinese soldiers.
The foreign office interprets the latter
news as confirming the serious view it
has taken of the situation and express
es fear that the German embassy NAV
be the next attacked. The gunboat I'll
ger has been ordered to sail for China
Immediately. The German governor of
Tsing- Tao has been ordered to COOP
crate in quelling the disturbance.
j
ss Paris, June 11.-Minister of Foreign
Affairs Delcasse in the chamber OF dep
mites this morning, replying to a ques-
tlon as to the measures taken for the
suppression of the insurrection in
China said: Il have placed at the dis
posal OF the French minister all our
naval forces in Chinese waters and have
instructed him to keep in constant
communication with his diplomatic
colleagues among whom the most COM
plete accord has not ceased to exist.
The legations have just notified tile
government of China and the Dowagar
Empress that an end must be put 10
this peril, which menaces the empire
and the European interests. Otherwise
the powers will act for themselves"
New York, June 11.-The following
cablegram from Davis and ,Gamewell,
in charge of the missionary society at
Peking, was received today by the
Methodist Episcopal board: ssPelking,
June 10.-There has been massacre
of native Christians. The situation of
the foreigners is critical. Press Wash
ington." Missionary Secretary Leonard
in repeating the cable to President Nc
Kinley added: "This means that our
people are in great peril and greatly in
need of such protection as our govern
ment can afford"
Washington, June 1 1.-The following
undated dispatch was received todaysby
the navy department. from Kempff,
SECRETARY of the navy: "Forces have
been landed by the different nations for
the opening of communications to Pc
kin. The Americans have Joined"
Kempff also reports the arrival of the
Monocacy at Taku.
London, June 11.A special from,
Tien Tsin reports that the dowager
empress has fled to the Russian lega-
ton at Peking.