The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-27
Admiral Seymour Believed to Be in an UniayOrabIe Situation at
Tien Tsin.
BRITISH FORCES KNOWN TO BE IN A BAD PREDICAMEN
Manila Tomorrow M 0ers Take Charge The
Forces From Pn Are Arriving chee Poo But
FOrsEu Ministers Supposed Be Held as hostages

LONDON. June z1.--The fresh phase
Of the ebullition In China IL probable
lty Of immediate outbreaks In great
southern provinces. The populace there
IL daily afuming a more hostile at
tiiude toward the foreigners and the
latter perceive symptoms u a general
rising, especially at Nan King, where.
according 10 dispatch 70 the Daily
Express dated yesterday, Kang WI,
one Of the most truculent enemies Of
the foreigners. has arrived by way Of
the Grand Canal. armed with full pow
or from the Empress TO deal with the
southern provinces.
The friendly attitude OF vlceroy Lin
Kun Yih ,oward foreigners has brought
him into disgrace with Prince Tuan,
president OF Tsung II Yamun.
uureat at Canton is described by a
dispatch from that city TO the Daily
Telegraph. dated Monday. via Hong
Kong. yesterday:
IT Is feared that We are on the eve
OF scene OF boodshed and that an
archy In the two quands was only par
allelod during the Tai Ping rebellion.
Signs OF a murderous uprising are so
manifest that the wealthy Chinese are
hurrying from Canton and vicinity.
taking their wives, families and val
uables. Ii Hung Chang has again
been peremptorlly ordered to Pekln.
His enemies declare that they will
murder him before he can reach there.
His presence alone reslrains revolu-
tionary elements here. His departure
VIII let loose black flags and red
glrdles" Knowing this, LIS trusted
officials are sending their families to
Hong Kong.
The vlceroy himself trusts AmerI-
cans in this crisls. He says that they,
alone, want no territory, and he places
himself largely, almost unreservedly, In
their hands"
Al an important conference today he
reiterated this statement:
IAN the missionaries have been no.
tiled OF their immediate peril through
confidential runners, They are leaving
Canton hurriedly and only few are
now here.
Commander Mclean. OF the United
States steamship Don Juan de Aus
tria, is the first here TO protect for
eign interests.
Two Jesuit Fathers and 100 native
Christians have been murdered in the
southern part OF the province OF Chi
Ii.
WASHINGTON. June 2s.-The navy
department received the following ca
hlegram from Admiral Kempff:
"Taku, June 95-The relief force
reached Tian Tsin the 2srd inst, loss
very small The Pekin relief force,
which left Tien Tsln June 10, is re-
ported ten miles from Tien Tsln, sur
rounded, A force left Tlen Tsln on the
2ith 10 render assistance"
WASHINGTON. June 26-The six
great viceroys of China, acting through
the Chinese minister here, today re-
newed their efforts to have foreign
troops kept out OF China until Ii Hung
Chang reaches Pekin. The request
was formal document signed by the
six viceroys, including Ii Hung Chang.
The Nnswer of the United States gov
ernment was the same as that to the
Informal request Of Minister WI yes
terday, and amounted to decllna-
tion.
CHEZ Foo. June 96,-The officers Of
the British first-class cruiser Terrible