The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-15


Kiang is an Indication of Great Britains
disclaimer Of the sphere. theory.
Later reports from Tientsin confirm
the news OF the burning Of the Japanese
legation, but the rumor that minister
has been murdered Is not confirmed.
Fifteen hundred Russians, with four
guns. have arrived outside of Picking
This makes 1000 Russians who have
landed"
1t f. regarded as certain that the Jap
anese government rin take active steps
concerning the murder of the chancellor
Of the Japanese legation.
Warxhips Go to Chefoo.
In consequence OF disturbance al Che
foo. the German flagship and II. NJ >
Phoenix have returned there. Russian
warship with so troops has gone 20 Han
kow.
Troubles of International Troops.
WASHINGTON. June IA dispatch
has been received at the British embassy
here from Admiral Seymour. In command
OF the International troops now Forcing
their way from Tientsin to Picking The
dispatch disclosed the extreme difficulties
encountered in the form Of tracks de-
stroyed, and stated tina; the progress was
only three miles for the preceding twenty
four hours. The commanding admiral
feIt that II would be desirable 10 have
an additional force In order 10 meet ev.
ery contingency although the general
feeling was expressed that the trouble
would be less dificuit 10 deal with than
with The three miles covered In the TWEEN
ty-four hours preceding the admiral'S DIS
patch which Is dated yesterday. the IN
ternaiionai force was twenty Ave miles
from peking There Is every indication.
however. That the twenty-five mile stretch
will be about the most dinieult of the en-;
tire route The dispatch OF the admiral
makes no mention OF further engagements
with the Boxers
Russians Land Men and Guns.
TIENTSIN, June 1.-THE Russians
have landed -four. eight-cenilme,tre guns ~,
the march for Peking tomorrow,
A train hited with searchllehts patrols
the line between Tientsin and Taku.
Imperial Troops VIII Fight.
The opinion is growing that the i'm,
perial troops will attack the international
column near the capital. probably at
Cen. Tung Flu Slang is in front and
Gen. Mich in the rear Of the guards.
Ten thousand foreign drilled troops are
still at Shanghai
No Word From Conger.
WASHINGTON. June lit was said at
sho state department today. that no re-
quest for 1000. or. In fact Tor any num-
Der of troops, had been received from
Minister conger, as reported from shans-
hal. So
A. n matter Of fact. the state depart-
ment has not heard from Minister Com
gei Tot , M, ,ha r npun foreign offices
are I'm precisely the same position reSpees-
ing their diplomatic representatives az re-
king II n assumed nj the state DEPART
msnt that telerraphic communication be-
tween Peking and the outside world which
for the last three days has consisted OF
a single line running north into Russian
Manchuria. has at last been totally inter-
rupted.
No Change in Attitude.
The statement that this government has
not IN the snghtest uesieo ch ,, ~
position respecung .he INV a., cn, 4.
,nn a Wiz, ,,' ,hs knowlesre On the part Of
nr sr nor,s NAV othep nowers Interested
notably Grent Britain. Russia and Japan,
either have already landed or are about
10 land troops at Taku and Tientsin. There
seems 10 be n disposition to make dis
tinction between the use OF troops and
marines under existing conditions. II In
assumed that the presence Of marines on
Ter that the landing is purely temporary.
and r. much less apt 10 raise grave In
the other powcrs represented at Takn
Their employment, therefore marks the
extent of the force 20 be put into play
nv the United states government accord
inr 10 the present determination, hut for
whatever injury has beer, sustained by the
United States. either through the killing
az citizens or the destruction of mission
ary property China will be held for n
heavy Indemnify
I.~.> a. s>wA renc~.
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The Japanese authorities here say the
Yokohama press dispatch stating that ia
pan ~ about 70 SEND NAKED regiment
iios with what has been exn.ct "a In a,nIo
matte Quarters Mr. Naheshtmo the
charge SAYS there are three norris at
Witch warsbins ans transnorts aasrn,hIa
namely ayotnslika Kur. ara sassho n.
bciieyss that he nnvarenf uS,i ~ no AZ
s,aw Eurs The bsad,nartars ~ ~ pss,s
m,l,tarv aivtsinn h. oniy tyvn miles frn,o
~ ras.ai 49, ,b",S ~ 60, s'eS ~" ~
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eeiyed AZ The "g nav s'd aapert pani ,"1g NAV.