The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-27
Two Cruisers Sent to the Straits Set
Element to Catch Him Before
Britain Interferes.
TROUBLE NEAR TENTS
BRITISH CRUISER ORDERED TO PRO.
CEED TO TAkU.
The Tsung-Li-Yamen Unable to StOp
the Anti-FOreign Crusade
Missionary Killed.

LONDON, March 27-The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says: 1.-The
Empress dowager has ordered the Chinese
cruisers Hai-Tien and Hai-Shou TO pro-
coed to the Straits Settlement, there TO act
in conjunction with the men detailed to
capture or assassinate Kan Yu Wei and
other reformers. She believes their twen-
tyfour knot speed will enable them to out
strip any British men-of-war."
SHANGHAI, March 26.-The British
second-class cruiser Hermione has been
ordered to proceed Immediately to Taku.
The country around Tien-Tsin is greatly
disturbed, and. according to reports in
circulation here. the powers making
arrangements for concerted action. 1t is
further reported that a British missionary
has been killed.
NEW YORK, March ga special to the
Herald from Washington says: Mail re-
ports have reached the State Department
from China which show that notwith-
standing the energetic protests of the dip
lomatic corps. the Tsung-Li-Yamen is
apparently unable to stop the anti-foreign
crusade which has been in progress for
five months past. The first foreign mis-
sionary to lose his life at the hands of the
Boxers" was the Rev. Mr. Brooks, an
Englishman, who was member Of the
Anglican mission at Ping-Yin, Shan-Tung.
Mr.. Brooks left the mission to spend the
Christmas holidays with his sister, who
lived some distance away. While passing
through village the way to his des-
tination, he was attacked by about thirty
men armed with knives. To escape his as
sailants. he entered temple and pleaded
for aid from the head of the village, which
was refused. He was then elected from the
building. seized by the Boxers his cloth
ing removed. and with the thermometer
about 10 degrees above zero. he was led to
another village. While his guards were
eating their MONDAY meal Mr.. Brookman
managed to escape, but was pursued by
three horsemen who overlook him and
cut off his head with a sword The COVER
nor of the province, who has since been
deposed, sent a cavalry force to rescue
Mr.. Brooks, but he was dead before 1t
reached the scene. The English minister at
Picking make strong representations to the
Picking government and the new governor
of Shan-Tung has taken measures to ap-
prehend and punish the men guilty of the
crime.
1T has been reported that the Boxers
are gathering recruits in the vicinity of
the city of Ping-Tu, where two families
of the American Baptist mission are
stationed. In the adjacent district there
are number of Christians, both Protes-
tants and Catholics. The Boxers dis
turbance spread from Shantung province
to the province of Chilli. The officials are
profuse in their promises to provide pro-
lection to foreigners, but they fail to do
so. AT one point in Shan-Tung province
the local official was informed of the pur-
pose of the Boxers to attack village
where number of Christians resided. He
gave instructions to troops to proceed to
the village, but to move slowly. The pres
ence of the gunboat Wheeling at Taku and
the purpose of Germany to send its troop;
to any part of Shan-Tung to provide pro-
lection to foreign missionaries in danger
WILL the authorities believe, result I'm
ample protection to American missionaries
in that province and at other points in the
empire