The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-13
Of CHINA NEAR
Important Dispatch From Admiral
Kempn -Gunboat Helena Will Doe Sent
Up the Pei-Ho River

WASHINGTON. june 5.-The situa-
ton I'm China has now reached Crti-
cal point, as shown by the dispatches
received today from Minister Conger
at Picking and llear-Admiral kempn
at Taku. Kempn cabled the Secretary
of the Navy this afternoon that En-
gagement has begun Have landed
nifty more seamen. Move battalion of
marines" He also called for q gun
boat and a battalion of marines. This
morning Secretary Hay received a dis
patch from COnger saying the situation
had grown more serious, and that the
Boxers were trying to attack the city.
Rear-Admiral Kempffs dispatch was
i'm cipher and was not quite clear He
gave no details to indicate what forces
were engaged.
State Department officials incline to
the belief that the engagement refers to
an attack on Pekng which was fore
Swallowed by Conger's dispatch. Secre-
tary Long has cabled Rear-Admiral
Kempff for more specific information.
If the gunboat Helena is available at
I Manila IL will doubtless be sent, as 1t
/ was built especially for Chinese waters.
Drawing but nine feet Of water, IL can
/ go up the Pei-ho to Tien-Tsin, the head
of navigation, from which point Picking
! is reached. In diplomatic circles the
situation is viewed as extremely grave,
! inasmuch as the indication are now
strong that the Chinese empire is about
| to be cut up.
The break in the AdmiraIs cable
! gram is caused by an illegible group
! of figures. Reading IN one light II
would seem that the Newark has land
ed fifty sailors to re-enforce the ma
| rines already ashore, and in another
aspect the gap might be read to state
that fifty sailors had been landed with
another battalion of marines. The Adj
mirals news is regarded as of the ut
most gravity. Secretary Long has ca
bled him to send his messages here
after in plain English.
LONDON, June GA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Tien-tsin, dated June
! 4th, says: 1.-The situation is very seri-
Gus. The Boxers are approaching
Tien-tsin on all sides"
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Mail telegraphing Yesterday
saws: The Boxers are within three
miles of Tien-tsin. In addition to the
marines the defensive force includes
volunteers under the command of Ma
ior Higgs, late of the Sixteenth Ian
GERS. The town is practically under
arms.
Last night passed quietly, but Tien-
tsin is in an excited state this morning
About 200 more foreign troops are eX-
pected here today
LONDON, June 6.-The Daily Elk
press has a dispatch from ShanBnal
date Tuesday, which says: Russian
troops have been ordered from Port Ar
thur to the neighborhood of Peking &c
punish the Boxers for killing two COS
: sacks and wounding two.
LONDON, June 6.-The Picking CORE
spondent of the Times telegraphlne
Tuesday says: Mr.. Norman, mission
ary of the Society for the Propagation
of the Gospel was cruelty murdered a.
Yung Ching on June I'd. The NlceroS
of Pechili has officially notified the
British Minister. =,
The murder was undoubtedly que u
the completely of the Chinese Cover "a
ment in the disturbances caused ny Ih'
Boxers. A secret edict, issued two days
ago forbade the soldiers to nre upoi
the Boxers. The soldiers who were
killed at Huang Tsun offered no reslst
ance and were simply guarding INC
railway. ,,,oc -,,r.
norters of the Boxers include Prince
Tuan. the father, and Hsu TunS' thC
guardian of the heir-apparent as Wei
as Tung Fuh Slang, the Genera con-
handing the hordes of Kan Su soIulers
who have long menaced the sate:y El
foreigners in Pechili Ii is imperat;Ne's
necessary that the Tien-tsin railway
should be Immediately patrolled, ano
patrolled by British guards. Ileh-tSi !.
itself is apparently quiet, but there u
much suppressed excitement.