Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
American Missionaries in Grave Dan
Ger.
EMPRESS SEEKS 4 REFUGE.
Is Said to Have Sought Safety in the Rus
sian LepatiOn-FOrsign officials Take
Possession of Trains.

Tue OONdkCA I<lhPAS00 N -
Russian legation at Pekin.
Tien Tsin, Sunday, June lO.-lt Is
learned that but for the irmness OF the
United States consul and Captain Nc
Gala, of the Newark, in charge Of the
American landing party, and the British
consul, there would have been further
delay in dispatching the international
guards to Pekin, and the majority OF the
forces would not have been British. AT
meeting of consuls and commanders OF
troops last evening the necessity for the
immediate dispatch of troops was con-
sidered. The representatives of two Eu-
ropean powers questioned the necessity,
and afterwards disparaged the idea that
the British force should preponderate.
The Anglo-Americans, however, insisted,
and carried their point. The Americans
generally deplore the smallness of the
United States force here. At the same
time, they are ready to defer to whatever
NAV be considered best at Washington.
MORE AND MORE ALARMING.
London, June 11.-A special to the AS
sociAted Press from Pekin under date OF
June says:
"The situation is growing steadily more
alarming. The missionary compounds
were all abandoned yesterday evening.
Forty American and English missionaries
are gathered at the American Methodist
mission, surrounded by three hundred
native pupils, whom it was impossible to
send to their homes. They are waiting,
with a few revolvers and guarded by ten
American marines, for reinforcements to
take them to the coast.
"a missionary who has returned from
the country to the east says the populace
are asserting that they must have new
Emperor"
SENDING FOREIGN GUARDS FORWARD.
Tien Tsin, June photographic COM
munication between here and Pekin was
interrupted this morning. A special
train left at five o'clock this evening with
thirty British troops to guard Tong
Shan. 1t is considered that the number
ia inadeouate. If trouble arises in Tong
Shan. all northern China railways will be
at standstill.
Owing to difficulty in securing the
viceroy's permission for third special to
start for Pekin, the foreign troops occu'
pied the cars, whereupon the Chinese
engine-driver ran away with bis locomo'
tive. The crowd tried to pull up the
track, but the troops cleared the rabble
away at the point of the bayonet and
seized the engine. On learning of this
the viceroy granted permission. and the
train left at sis with about l,5OO men.
The force was made up of $50 Germans,
80 British, and the rect French troops.
nen Tsin, June 1.-THE captain IN
charge of the British defenses here COM
mandeered third special train yester-
day and fourth today for the transport
of2l3 Russians and two guns and SIXTY
two French marines with stores, and one
gun for the British.
The international forces are near Lang
Fong, forty miles from Pekin, but it ls
doubtful if they reach the capital before
Tuesday.
AMERICAN MISSION HOUSE BURNED.
Berlin, June 1.-THE German Foreign
Office has received dispatch from Pc
kin, dated Sunday afternoon, saving the
American mission house at Tung Chow,
the river port of Pekin, has been burned
by natives. The officials of the Foreign
Office suppose this happened Saturday
or Sunday morning. The dispatch fur
ther says that the International Club,
outside of gate of Pekin, has been
burned, and that Belgian secretary ol
legation has been attacked by the Chi
nese. The Foreign Office interr.ets the
latter news as confirming th, serious
view it has taken of the situation, and
EXPRESSES lear tDdt buO OCA H'o'A SA1AN'~-SS
will next be attacked.
An official of the Foreign Office called
attention to a remark ascribed to Colonel
John Hay, the United States Secretary o.
State, to the effect that the United States
could not enter into an alliance with the
powers regarding China, and added:
"There is no question of an alliance
which is unnecessary, but only Of a po
litical combination for a specific pur
pose. There is no political question, bu
a police question. The case involves tn
interest of no single nation, but of all, IL
common"
II was further added at the Forelgi
Office that there are six hundred an(
fifty foreign soldiers in Tien Sin. y
the 1900 now on the way to Pekin, lo'
are German. They will repair the rail
road as needed, probably reaching re
kin today. One Of the two telegraph
wires at Pekin, which was destroyed
has been restored.
The German gunboat Tiger has beel
ordered to sail for China Immediately
The German governor Of Tsing Tow ma
been ordered to cooperate in quellln
the disturbance.