Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-14
The Chinese Train Their Guns On
the Foreign Legations At the
Capital City.
FOREIGN TROOPS FOR PEKIN
Japan Thinks It Gan Handle the Chinese
Alone-The Entry Of Foreign Troops
Into Pekin Will Be Opposed
By the Chinese.


way to Pekin. The troops found the
station destroyed and 200 yards Of the
track torn up. The Boxers were still
carrying on the work of destruction,
but bolted into the village upon the ap-
proach of the advance party. A shell
from 6-pounder was dropped into the
village. The Boxers fled up the line.
Above the station small party was
discovered engaged in tearing up a
track, but few long-range shots
drove them off. The expedition will re-
main for the present at Lang Fang. The
courier who arrived this.morning from
Pekin and Lang Fang brought letter
from the American legation stating
that General Tung Fuh Slang intends
to oppose the entrance of foreign
troops into Pekin. Ten thousand troops
are guarding the south gate. The
courier reports, 1t Is said, that upward
of 1000 Boxers are in the immediate
neighborhood of Lang Fang.
JAPAN FEELS STRONG.
Yokohama, June 14.-Japan is about
to send mixed regiment to China. The
government press declares that Japan
alone could suppress the revolt, but she
must first win the confidence of the
powers and avoid acts likely to awaken
suspicious.
LOOKS LIKE WAR.
London, June 14.-A dispatch from
Shanghai says that the position of the
legations at Pekin is critical. Thirty
thousand Chinese troops are drawn up
outside the gates to oppose the relief
force. Guns are trained on the Ameri-
can, Japanese and British legations.
The American, Russian and Japanese
ministers sent couriers to Tien-Tsin
asking for 1000 troops from each ma
tionality.
THE RAILROAD DAMAGED.
Tien-Tsn, June flowing to txten-
sive damage to the railroad, it is feared
that the international troops cannot
reach Pekin before Sunday.
GREAT BRITAIN PREPARED.
Hongkong, June 14.-Four companies
of a Hongkong regiment, mountain
battery and field battery of Asiatic ar
tillery, with battery of guns, start for
Tien-Tsin tonight.
DESTROYED BY BOXERS.
Tien-Tsn, June 14.-The railroad
communication between this place and
Admiral Seymour's International force
has been cut three miles beyond Yang
Tsun. Two bridges were destroyed. 1t
is rumored here that the Boxers deter
mined to burn the Tien-Tsin station to-
night.
A RIOT AT yum MA FLU.
Shanghai, June 14.--A dispatch from
Chung Kiang says that riot has taken
place at Yum Ma Flu. The buildings of
the China inland mission were partially
destroyed, and those of the Roman
Catholic and the Bible Christian mis-
sions were utterly demolished. All mis-
sionaries are safe.
A DISPATCH FROM KEMPFF.
Washington, June 14.-The following
cablegram was received from Admiral
Kempff:
'"Tong Ku, June 14.-Twenty-flve hun
dred men are on the road to Pekin for
the relief of the legations; 100 are
Americans. The English and Russians
are in a large majority; all nations here
are represented. The viceroy at Tien-
Tsin gave permission to go there; the
railroad being repaired as the force ad-
vances. The Russians are now sending
soldiers from Port Arthur, with artil-
lery."
AMERICANS IN DANGER.
washington, June 14.-John Foord,
secretary of the American Asiatic AS
sociation, to-day received the following
cablegram from the Shanghai branch:
Shanghai, June 13.-Grave danger
threatens the Americans in the Yang
Use valley. We urgently advise imme-
diate gunboat protection.
(Signed) american Association"
CHINESE OFFICIALS RESIGN.
Tien-Tsin, June A.-It is expected
that Admiral Seymour has made Lang
Fang a secondary base, and will ad-
vance the remaining forty miles as rap
idly as possible. 1t Is reported that
Prince Tuan, the new head of the Chi
nese foreign office, and General Tung
Fuh Slang have resigned. Three more
Russian war-ships arrived at Taku.