The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-23


AIRY force, arriving with Germans ana
British and after the conflict started. IL
Is Impossible To estimate the number of
Chinese there; hut they had a surprising
number OF guns"
Anarchy HctgWs iu peksug.
This information appears to have been
brought by the United states gunoont
Nashville 20 Chefoo and teicgrsphed
thence TO Shanghai The Chinese are de-
serting Shanghai In large numbers aud
going into the interior. Reports from
native sources continue 90 reach shang.
hal of anarchy In Pekiug. According To
these tales the streets are filled day and
night with Boxers. who are wholly be-
yond the control OF the Chinese TROOPS
and who are working themselves up TO =,
frenzy and clamoring for the death ~ ALI
foreigners.
Tragedy at p~ktpG Reported.
The English consulate at Shanghai ~
Sald to have received from influential ma
tiyes reports Of tragedy In the iaisce
at peking, though precisely vhat IL not
defined The consulate thinks that Ad.
mrai Seymour. commander OF the inter-
national relief column, was Iaisied by Inc
formation from Pekins. and. conscquents
ly underestimated the difficulties In hi4'
way. and the Chinese power Of resistance
with Mixm guns and Mausers.
The conHuis at Shanghai attn believe
the foreigners at pckiug safe. although
Japanese reports received at Shanghai
aiiege that up TO June Is, 100 foreigners
had been Killed In Peking.
The Daily Express says:
I'VE understand that Mr.. Resirnil
Thomas Tower. secretary OF the British
embassy In Washington. Is TO succeed slr
Claude Macdonald at Peking and that thu
reason of sir ciande,s recall Is the break.
down TO hts health.
~ HunG as intermediary.
special dispatch from vienna rays:
'Ii Hung Chang has wired tae vArlois
Chinese legations IN Europe, directing
them TO inform the governments 10 which
they are accredited that he is called ~
peking by the empress 20 act as iniHr-
rnedlafy between China and the powers.
10 negotiate settlement Of the points
al tissue. snd he insirpctH them 10 beg thu
uowsrx TO facilitate his mission by cens-
Ing 10 send troops 10 China"
shenx. director general Of tslesrsphs.
wires from Shanghai 20 the Chinese iega.
tluns IN Europe that tina foreign legations
IN rekins are eafe,
/, is reported that she British govern
rnsnt will Immediately send troops 10
China and possibly io"0 81 the regulars
with Lord Roberts,
! A sperial Dispatch from Shanghai. dated
\ Thursday Hays:
"a prominent resident 81 pekinE re-.
eeived at Tleatsln. on June y. reports
/ peking. that a night attack on The isga.
tlons was feared. and that 'hs advent of
the relief force wogld - the signal Tor y
general riot in peking "
rixhtinx at Ti~sssia.
special dispatch from Shanghai, Gated
yesterday. Gays.
| intelligence has been brought BY tho
| rsised States gunboat Nashville that the
| foreign quarter nt Tientaln sas lombard
ed Tuesday ~ Gems %iah TuuE Fuh
| stang EBnd Su and Yuan gsn kAl This
result ~ the fighting is not kaewn,
/ The foreign residents are confined 20 n
restricted district. ana as food ana water
| are scarce they have suffered greatly,
The Ton shin mines ~ iTehfaihp.
| wcya abandoned
/ Instruction to Hn.sisn Papers.
! The Vienna correspondent - me NsfY
/ Express says the Russian minister - fhs
/ Interior. " slplaRau. hos iesued tho f0i-
I lowing snstrucfisns faf the guidance ~
I unwspapsrr Ga dsasing with the Tar East-
I efn situation
'F3rsf SO reference ts tho movement 0t
{ EuHstan tToolH ~ NaTshtsf
Second l,alfra must ecar - fnind that
fhs cKAr De- artuRtei only - a desire -
! malntstn pe.,rv se3 E@od viii among tas
I .-rhir.y~No gossip about differences .
Z among thv powers ihqt w1nA tn dlspieaa-
J Ing ~ rrs rsvrtafnsnt.
/ "Fossta $50 criticism - Eursssn = pis-
! rnarr q ~ military oT raFai sfrhfeEr
"Tlffh Editorial writers should rerollae.
I TBS, EassiA ia prsis'ibed 70 pfedominais
-'.arppar,aeps may Pc made be-
/ tween HHasip1 aua foreign .fnd.s ard aea-
Z r,sa whsn uHsaToFal}e 90 fsrelKrsrs
EUROPE LOOKS WITH
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