The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-06-08
.ENMITY TO FOREIGNERS
A SERIOUS CRISIS IN THE CHINESE
ROYAL PALACE
APPROVAL OF THE BOXERS WORK
BY a Strong Party, Which Urges the
Empress to Allow Them to Drive
Out All Foreigners Cossacks Have
Fight With the Boxers -Despera-
does Loot British Steamship-Mur-
ders by the Rioters on the Increase
Boxers Preparing to Attack Tfen Tsin

Tien Tsin, China, June Six men
and two women, French an Belgian
refugees from Pao Ting Flu, have ar
rived here. Nine of the party which
was threatened by the Boxers there
are still missing.
body Of mounted Cossacks has
gone in search of the missing and to
take food to Yam Liu Ching for the
relief of the party at that place.
1t is reported from Pekin that Mr..
Stevenson, OF the Chuch of England
mission at Yem Ching, has been muir
dered and that Mr.. Norman, of the
same mission, is missing.
Shanghai, China, June 3.-The EN-
press Dowager has ordered the gov
ernor of Shan-Si to arrest Lin, the
Chinese manager of the Pekin syndi-
cate; Kia, chief of the Shan-Si Com
mercial Bureau, and Fan, a leading
banker, on the ground that they are
dangerous characters, but in reality
because they are connected with Brit
ish enterprises.
Pekin, Sunday, June 3.-The most
ing from the country, especially from
Pao Ting Flu. The telegraph wires
from Pekin to Pao Ting Flu are cut
and all news comes via Tien Tsin.
A serious crisis exists at the palace.
The ultra-conservative party advocates
not taking repreSSive measures, urg-
ing the dowager empress to allow the
Boxers to finish the work of driving
the foreigners out of the country; the
moderate party, led by Prince Ching,
represents the serious danger of pro-
voking a conflict with the powers. 1t
is impossible to confirm or deny the
report, but significant indications of
the feeling of the government toward
foreigners are contained in the attempt
to arrest Lin, Chinese manager of the
Pekin syndicate; Kia, chief of the
Shan ST commercial bureau, and Fan,
leading banker of Shan Si on the
ground that they were dangerous
characters but in reality because they
are connected with new British enter
prises. Fortunately all of them were
absent and they have not yet been ar
rested.
The British minister, Sir Claud
Mcdonald, has addressed note to the
Tsung Lii Yamen, demanding why the
arrests were ordered.
Tien Tsin, June 3.-Two more of the
party of foreigners who fled from Pao
Ting Flu have arrived here. One Of
them was badly injured. The relief
expedition has returned.
The mounted Cossacks who started
in search of the refugees returned this
evening. They report that they had
a fight with the Boxers at Tuli, killing
sixteen and wounding many. Lieuten-
ant Bleusky, DR.. Hamilton, a trooper
and a civilian were wounded.
1t is reported from Pao Ting Flu
| that eight Americans and three men,
bers of the China inland mission are
missing. The missionaries are in great
danger.
No further news has been received
regarding the missing refugees.
Huang Tsun, the next station to
Feng Tai, was burned this morning
| and a bridge was damaged Traffic
between Tien Tsin and Pekin has sus-
pended.
1t is reported that Pao Ting Flu was
attacked last night. Mr.. Robinson, Of
| the North China mission (not Mr.. Ste
venson, of the Church of England mis-
| sion at Yem Ching, as cablei last
| nighD is missing and native Chris
/ tians have been murdered at Sang
| Ching. Mr.. Norman, of the same
mission, has been captured at WI
CHA Ying, two miles from Yang Ching
| and is in great danger.
The British cruiser Endymion and
the torpedo boat Hart have arrived at
Taku.
Shanghai, June A number of des-
| peradoes, disguised as passengers, have
pirated the British Yang-Tse steamer
Kutwo. They committed wholesale
robberies, terrorizing the passengers,
who were quite unable to offer resis-
tance. The thieves escaped with their
booty.
MURDERS BY THE BOXERS IN
CREASING.
Washington, June 4.-The following
cablegram has been received at the
state department from United States
Minister Conger at Pekin:
"Pekin, June 4.-Outside of Pekin,
the murders and prosecutions by the
Boxers seem to be on the increase.
The Pao Ting Flu railway is tempor-
arily abandoned. Work on the Pekin
and Hangkow line is stopped. All
foreigners have fed The Chinese
seem either unwilling or unable to
suppress the trouble. The troops show
no energy in attacking the Boxers"
Grave as these adviceS are, they have
not induced the state department to
vary the line of action it has laid down.
The naval force of the United States
near Pekin, now represented by one
vessel, the Newark, has not been
strengthened, but if occasion should
arise, Admiral Kempff might be re-
luIOTC6Q 10 dlIlOSl dHy SAlcHl lihCiy
to be needed in the course OF three or
four days, from the numerous Ameri-
can fleet still at Manila and vicinity.
Owing to the peculiar character Of the
Chinese coast, naval vessels OF for
midable type are unable to approach
the populous provinces Of China, and
especially are these Boxers ofh1cted
communities inaccessible to naval
vessels. The state department does
not contemplate the use of United
States troops, and it would be difficult
to spare any from the force now ope-
rating in the Philippines. even if it
were found expedient to employ the
| military army. So, for the time being
at least, the small marine contingents
at Pekin and Tien Tsin must repre-
sent the defensive power of the United
States. for it is distinctly stated that
these marines are employed simply
in the protection of the United States
legation and consulates and for the
assistance of such American citizens
as may be in jeopardy. 1t is possible
that the state department in assuming