The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-16
CONVENIENT is IN PERIL. -
Chinese Official Fears Rebels Will Obtain Com.
pete Control at Pekin.

; docks. where the oregon is bound. is about
100 miles. and as Che-Foo was passed last
Thursday ii is estimated here that the Grip
Piled battleship IS now nearing the Strait!
Of Shimoniseki. through which she mus
pass to get up 10 the docks.
Minister WI feels natural Irritation al
the statements printed in some quarters that
the Chinese In the United States are making
ready to return to CANA and that they
sympathize with the Boxers and are lending
them financial aid. He declares i'm the
most earnest manner that there f. not a
word of truth in these statements. He says
that all of the Chinese in the United States
come from Southern China snd'are altogeth-
er out Of sympathy with the Northern Chi
nese. In fact. they do not even speak the
same language. He is sure there Is not a
single one OF these Northern Cinnamon In
the United States. AS for the latter. the
Minister declares that they are entirely sat
and could not be persuaded 20 return TO
China to give aid to any element opposed 10
Americans.
Prepared for Home Outbreaks.
The Go~ernment here has taken note Of
the efforts made in some quarters TO stir
up an agitation against the peaceable Chi
nese In the United States
II feels it Is imperatively necessary 70
use the entire resources of the Government
TO suppress any movement that would
jeoperdize their safety. Anything like a
massacre of Chinese In the United States
would wreck the whole case of the United
States Government in the settlement which
must come to this Chinese trouble
Our Government could not demand repa-
ration or indemnity from China FOR what
ever happens at Pekin or elsewhere in Chi
ma VI the Chinese Government through the
violence OF cur people We're put in position
TO claim set-off growing out of violence
SHOWN Its people in the United States.
Therefore steps have been taken already
to have the authorities In localities where
there may be danger OF an an,i-Chinese
outbreak prepare for the pnomptest and
moot stern repressive measure az the first
symptom of the trouble
And 1t may be stated that there will he
no hating in the use of the Federal troops
for such purposes If they are called for by
the State officials
The japanese Legation to-day received
the following telegram from the Japanese
Foreign Office. under date of Toxic, July O.
transmitting advices received from Che
Foo. under date of July =:
fien-Tsin telegram OF July s reported
that ioVc chinese army artillery under Ma
'nane or n general in the Chinese Army,.
maze appearance near Tien-Tsin July and
arsenal taken by allies a week ago. vas
Iecaptured by them. Chinese city OF TEN
Tsin Is fortified by Chinese soldiers. From
north report comes that Chinese forces are
moving and Tien-Tsin considered critical
Communication with Tong-Ku threat
ened On July s. by steamer Sakuramura.
japanese residents left for Taku."
Another telegram received ut the Janan-
csc Legation without the sender's name.
but supposed to be forwarded by the
japanese Consul General at Shanghai. re-
ported that Shen. the Shanghai TAFT Gov
ernorl: received telegram from Yuen-Sih-
Laf shn
that courier bad arrived at the Tsi-Man-
Flu. bringing forward Pekin news:
Two legations stood up TO July against
attacks OF Chinese. Legation guards killed
about 1000 Chinese soldiers and Boxers in
several engagements. IL provisions and
ammunition last they will be able 60 hold
out. as the Chinese troops and Boxers seem
to be tired of attacking"