The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-28

According to advices from Shanghai,
the Chinese officials, by direction of the
southern Viceroys, are asking the con-
suIs to agree to conditions, ''ensuring"
as the Chinese say, the neutrality of
and other coast cities"
They are also asking that foreign
Warsnlps shall not sail or anchor near
the forts nor go to ports where there are
no warsnips now; that their crews. shall
not go ashore and that the protection of
foreigners be left to the Chinese auth
critics. These conditions are considered
at Shanghai to be virtually an ultima
tum from Viceroy's Liu Kung Yih and
Chang Chin Tung. The consuls desire
a sufficient naval and military force to
back up their refusal to comply with
these demands. The total naval force
there now consists of 500 men, with 50
guns. The Chinese have 60 900 men with
six guns in the forts and 10, 900 men out
side Shanghai with modern rifles and
machine guns.
The magnitude Of the arrangements
Japan is making. suggests provision
against contingencies other than the
suppression of the present disturbances
in China. She has chartered 10 adli-
t1onal transports and now has 35 in all.
NINTH REGIMENT HAS SAILED.
Washington,June 28-The war depart
ment has the following undated cable
gram from General Macarthur this
morning:
"Adjutant General. Washington:
Transport left Manila at $50 a. m. June
27. with Colonel Liscurn in command,
80 officers and 1,271 men.
MAC ARTHUR
GERMANS ARE ALL RIGHT.
Hamburg, June 2S-Commercial firms
here have received kilograms from
Shanghai saying that all the Germans
at Tten Tsin are uninjured.
WASHINGTON IS IN DOUBT.
Washington, June 2S.-Yesterday the
officials here felt sure that the foreign
ministers to China were safe with Ad-
miTal SeymOur'S column. This morning
that confidence is shaken. The only
official dispatch over night from the
seat of troubIe-one from Admiral
Kempff-was so barren of the infol1na-
ton so earnestly demanded as to cause
severe criticism at the admiral'S ex-
penSe. His dispatch makes no mention
Of the ministers welfare nor of Sey-
mour's column Taken IN connection
with the ominous press dispatch from
Che F'O via Shanghai relative to the re-
turn of Seymour's broken column to
Tien Tsin, the officials feel that they
have good ground for renewed appre-
| hension as to the fate of the foreign
ministers.
The conclusion drawn by navy de-
| partment officials from Admiral
| Kempf's dispatch is that he is not in
| communication with Tien Tsin and that
| Notwithstanding the cable of yesterday
| there is still no news route open to
| that city save by runners who must
| pass through country held by Boxers
to reach Che Foo.
An explanation was had at the state
| department today of the report from
Shanghai that the consuls there were
negotiating with the Chinese VicerOys
| respecting the protection of the city
| Because they were cut off from com
| munication with Minister Conger, from
| whom they should receive instructions
! in normal condition, the American con
| in China had hnaY7 lAea ~ S-0a iY
dealing with the local Chinese author
tiles by reason of the necessity of Sc
curing instructions from Washington
at every point Therefore Secretary
Hay yesterday sent general instruction
to all of the consuls in China WHIT
could. be reached by cable and wire, au
thorizing them to deal directly with th'
Chinese vicerOys and Taotis in framing
measures for the protection of Ameri
can lives and property. Shanghai hal
heretofore been made a neutral por
during time of war by such agree
ments between the foreign cOnsuls ant
the Chinese officials, and it is prObabl
that similar arrangement will b.
made now. The only condition is tina
before Withdrawing their naval force
from the treaty ports, the foreign con
suls must feel assured that the Chimes
officials are not only willing
but are perfectly able to Sc
that the Crinese officials are not onl
willing, but are perfectly able to Sc
cure the safety of the foreigners in tn
towns.
The Ninth infantry, which is reporte
to have cleared yesterday from Manila
should reach Taku about Wednesda.
next, the fourth Of July. The war de
partment already had anticipated Ad
miral Kempff's suggestion relative t
landing the troops at Taku instead {
Che Foo.
VICEROYS WILL LMAINTAIN ORDEf
Rome June 2S-The Italian consul {
Shanghai telegraphs that the viceroy
in the provinces of the Yang Use Khan
valley have resolved to maintain ordt
provided the powers do not interver
so long as order prevails. The consul
it is added, unanimously accepted tt
proposal and signed a declaration
that effect.
) GERMAN LOSSES 81.
{ Berlin, June 28.-The German con
mander at Taku reports that in the n
lief of Tien Tsin the Germans lost Liel
tenant Frederick and ten men kille
and had twenty men wounded. tt
: | fight lasted eight hours.
$50 KILLED AT METHODIST MIS-
SION.
2 New York June 28.@The following C;
/ BILE was received at the Methodist Epi
copal mission board today from CT
- Foo. from the Rev. Mr.. Brown, one
their missionaries in the Tien Tsin di
trict yet 1t is dated June 2S
Mission destroyed by fire. About
killed. InlnK Inefe IS serious IL
for foreigners. VIII return in a fe
days to Tien Tsin. Shall 1 return hom
Will you permit?''
BY the mission is meant the missi'
at Tien Tsin, but just how much
that mission is destroyed the hor
board does not know. The mission the
is in three compounds as they are Gale
One compound is composed of two mi
sions and a church, another of a. missi
and a school and a third of a missiC
q hOSpifal and a school Tn all the DrO
erty of the Methodist Episcopal board
valued at something more than 500,
The Rev. Dr. A. NJ Leonard, secreta
of the missionary society, said:
Presumably those killed were 4
tives, but it is not clear even that tn
were native Christians. Many of the
may have been boxers or Chinese s.
diers. The risk for foreigners eviden
is in Tien Tsin where Mr. Brown G
poets to go himself in a few days.
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