Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-06-15
ARE SENT TO CHINA.
Prompt Response to Request of
Admiral Kempff.
Secretary Long Orders 100 Marines
Sent from Manila to His Adobe
posed Emperor Appeals 10
the Powers.

Washington. June l2.-The navy de-
partment has received the following
cablegram from Admiral Kompff:
''Tong Ku, June 11-Secretary of Navy:
In case all communication with Peking
is cut will not be able to go alone: If
other nations go will join to relieve Amer
leans, pending instructions. Situation
serious. Battalion of marines from Ma
nia has been urgently requested. An
swer. -
Upon receipt of the above Secretary
Long sent the following cablegram to
Admiral Remey at Manila:
Navy Department. June 11.-Remey,
Manila: Send by Solace Immediately
| with all dispatch to Kempff 100 marines.
| arranging IL practicable that after land
| ing Solace shall continue homeward voy-
| age, as previously ordered
| En- Route for Picking.
Tien-Tsin, June 12.-The captain in
charge of the British defenses here COM
mandeered third special train yester-
day and n fourth to-day for the trans
port of 213 Russians and two guns and
62 French marines, with stores and one
gun for the British. The international
forces are near Lang-Fong, 40 miles
from Peliing, but it is doubtful if they
reach the capital before to-day.
British Admiral In Command.
London. June ia special dispatch
from Shanghai says: All the naval
forces, except the Russians, are acting
under the orders of the British admiral.
1t is reported that the head of a for
egner has beeh seen exposed on pole
northwest of Tien-Tsin. The Chinese
are fleeing from Pelling and Tien-Tsin
to Shanghai. There are ominous indi-
cations of outbreaks in the Yang-tse
district. All classes of natives in the
north display intense hostility toward
foreigners, and the Chinese soldiers
point their guns at foreigners as they
pass.
China Calls n Halt.
Shanghai, June 12.-The empress
dowager has ordered the viceroys at
Naniin and Wu Chang Flu to resist the
passage of the Yangtze-Kiang by Brit
ish warships. Tens of thousands of
Chinese troops are proceeding north.
Foreign residents of Yunnan and the
extreme southwestern provinces are
thus left in great danger, and are emf
grating as fast as they can get away.
Appeals to the Powers.
London, June 12.-Huang Hsu, the
figurehead emperor of China, wants to
rule his country as a protectorate un-
der the dominating influence of the
foreign powers. He is plotting the
overthrow of the dowager empress and
her entire government, and proposes
to transfer the capital of the empire
from Peking to Nankin, Wuchong, OF
Shanghai. Moreover, Huang Hsu ap
peals to the powers of the west to enter
the palace of the empress dowager al
Peking and break down the bars that
hold him prisoner while the Boxers de
stroy property and lives of natives and
menace those of foreigners. He urges
that the powers seize his person ant
bear him to the new capital, surround
him with their own soldiers and plac,
him on a new throne, whence he will
dispense authority in the interest o.
progress.
Latest from Peking.
London, June 12, a. m.-The las
message out of Peking to reach LondoI
left there Monday morning at l.
o'clock, going by way of the Russian
telegraph through Manchuria, tn,
Tien-Tsin line being cut. 1t is as fol
lows:
Gen. Tung. a Mohammedan. extreme
ly hostile to foreigners arrived here thi
morning and had long audience will
Prince Tuan, father of the heir apparent
who is seemingly friendly to the Boxers
Prince Tuan has been appointed chief o
a nftt pr mo
who is more friendly toward the for
eigners.
THE dispatch of more marines was IL
} response to a telegram from the min
| listers to the consuls at Tien-Tsin TO
additional troops. Conveyances have lef
| Peking to meet the troops coming by tn
first train.
1.-The arrival of the empress dowage
has rendered the city somewhat NOR
| quiet than 1t had been recently. TIL
Protestants have erected barricade be
fore the building in which they hav
taken refuge, and they have sma
guard. The Catholics are concentrate
north of the cathedral under the pro
lection of the French guard Of 25 mer
? who will hold out to the end. i am con
!, | vinced that Peking, especially the Tar
, tar city, Is safe.
Shanghai reports that there has bee
Y street fighting in Peking since early Sun
: day afternoon. The Russians are max
ing large purchases of canned provision
' at Shanghai, and everything points I
an outbreak of hostilities. All British mis-
sionaries will probably be ordered to re
turn quickly to treaty ports"
I Disorder Spreading.
All the kilograms indicate that tn
4 situation has not in the least improved
a On the contrary, the disorder ha
. spread from the neighborhood G
l Peking to the capital itself, which
l. growing turbulent in anti-foreign den
onstrations. In addition to the burr
ing of the Peking club, the secretary G
= the Belgian legation has been roughl
o handled in the streets. Hostile crowd
n continue to demonstrate against tn
+ legations. Two thousand information
n al troops are approaching the city, an
r the advance guard is due to arrive tt
n day (Tuesday).
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