Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-30
MANY: MARINES LAND
Powers Take Precautions Against
the Revolutionary "Bozers."
TROOPS STOPPED At TEN 4SlN
Waiting for Permission Of Chinese
Government to Pass.
RIOTING IS GEN ERAL

ITEM TSIN. May 3O.-American. British.
Japanese. German, Italian. Russian and
French troops to the number of 100 each
have been ordered to guard their respective
legations at Pekin, but the viceroy here
Will not allow them to proceed hence to
Pekfn on the railway without the authority
OF the Tsung Ii Yamen. One hundred and
eight Americans, with machine gun and
held gun, landed here last night amid
great enthusiasm on the part of the resi-
dents. One British and five Russian war
ships have arrived at Tal6u, and the British
are now landing
Other warships are hourly expected.
Three thousand Chinese troops from Lu
Tai are expected here today en- route to
Fang Tai.
There is disposition here to believe
that the Boxers" will dispense before tbs
foreign troops are ready to act
lien Tsin Is In no danger.
More Atrocities of the "Boxers.',
PEKING. May 20 (Tuesday)-From all
parts OF the surrounding country news is
constantly arriving of fresh atrocities COM
mitted by the Boxers" Three Christian
families were massacred at Shan Lai Ying
sixty miles from Picking, Friday, May %.
Only two escaped.
visited Fang Tai this morning and found
Inc place occupied by a battalion Of troops
The whole railroad station, workshops and
locomotive sheds were Quilted and much
rolling stock was destroyed, including the
imperial palace car. Large godowns Chi
nese warehouses) full Of valuable merchan-
disc. were burned after having been looted
by the rioters. The damage done is esti-
mated at half a million taels.
The neighboring villagers seem to have
Joined the attack, showing tnat the move
ment Is not confined to the Boxers"
Eight rioters who were captured will be
decapitated.
Riding through the south gate of Pekin.
the correspondent found the road inside
the walls lined with troops. who greeted
the traveller and his party with fusillade
of stones.
The whole country Is much excited.
No Advices From Minister COnger.
Not word has been received at the State
or Navy Department from any of the Of
ffcials in China since yesterdays report
from Minister Conger. Communication by
cable is still open SO it is fairly assumed by
the officials here that there has been no
sensible change in the situation or at any
rate none affecting American interests. III
fact these interests have far not been
directly attacked during the present upris-
ing by the Boxers and the officials mere
direct attention to the fact that up to this
time the massacres have been exclusively
Confined to the native Christians. not a
single American citizen has been killed 50
far as is known. If the situation We're to
continue on this basis it might be difficult
to find ground for such arbitrary action as
the landing of United States marines in the
Chinese capital, but Mr. Conger's reports
so clearly indicated the apprehension that
the development Of the Boxers uprising
would involve the jeopardy of American life
and property that the State Department
could no longer neglect his warning. hence
the dispatch bf marines to Pekin. The nine
Methodist missionaries killed at Pachou
reported yesterday, were native converts.