The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-15
A BIG RUSSIAN FORCE.
Four Thousand Men Reported to Be
Moving on the Capital of China.
More Mn~~acres OF Christians Are
Re9ortcd-Crisis Imminent at
Nuu-Nan aud All Foreigners
Are Advised Co ENacuate.

New York, June l2.-The follow
ing cablegram from Picking was re-
ceived Monday at the Methodist Epis-
copal board:
"Pekin, June o. Massacre native
Christians; situation for foreigners
critical; press Washington.
DAVIS.
"GAMEWELI."
This came direct from the mission
airy society M Pekin. of which
Messrs. Davis and Gamewell are in
charge. \ copy OF the message was
sent 10 President Mckinley. In re-
peating the cable message 90 the
president Rev. A. y. Leonard. the
mis- sionary secretary. added the fol-
lowing; This means our people are
in great peril and greatly need such
protection as our government can az
ford"
London. June ie.--According TO a
dispatch from Shanghai. dated Mon
day. 1000 Russians. with twenty
guns, have already been landed az
rien Tsin. and are marching in the
direction OF Pckin.
London. june IA special dis
patch from Ticn Tsin says Il Is re-
ported that the dowageL empress has
fled 20 the Russian leStion az Pc
kin.
Washington, June i2.-The follow
ing undated dispatch has been re-
cei,ed al the navy department.;
"Forcrs landed by different nations.
Opening communications 20 Pelin.
Americans joined.
"KEMPFF."
Washington. Jpnc ie.-Admiral
Kemph reports the arrival of the
Monocacy ne Taku.
Berlin. June ie.-Thc German gun
boat Tiger has been ordered TO leave
Wilhelms Haven for China.
The governor Of Tsin Tau has been
ordered 60 prepare all possible troops
10 60 90 Taku.
/ London. June i2.-The last message
out OF pekin TO reach London left
there yesterday morning AZ n o'clock.
| going by way Of the Russian tele-
graph through Mauchuria. the 1icn
r,in line being cut. II II as follows
Gen. lung. a Mohammedan. "a.
/ ircmely hostile 80 foreigners. arrived
here this morning and had long au.
dience with Prince Tuan. father oi the
heir apparent, who Is seemingly
. friendly 90 the Boxers. Prince Tunn
has been appointed chief Of the for
] cign oiiler over Prince Ching. who g.
p,a~s Friendly toward the Foreigners.
~Thc dispatch Of more marines was
in response 10 telegram from the
ministers 90 the cOnsuls at Ticn Tsin
for additional troops. Conveyance
have left Pckin 90 meet the troops
coming by the FIRST train.
"The arrival OF the empress dow
ager has rendered the city somewhat
more quiet than it had been recently.
/ The protcstants have erected "a harri-
cadc before the building In which
they have taken refuge. and they have
small guard. The Catholics are
concentrated north Of the cathedral
under the protection Of a French
guard Of % men who will hold out 90
the end. l am convinced that Pelin.
especially the Tartar city. is safe.
AZ Tien Tsin the yiceroy finally
consented TO furnish transport for a
relief of 400 under an American COM
mander. The partial restoration Of
the railway is expected TO be effected
by tomorrow. More massacrcs OF
Christians are reported"
The Shanghai correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph. in a dispatcch dated
yesterday az 1910 p. m, says; RE
ports from the Un-Nan-Fu district
say that the French minister has tele-
graphed that n crisis j. imminent and
that he is advising all foreigners TO
evacuatc Nun-Nan."
A special dispatch ION Shanghai
says: "All the naval forces, except
the Russians. are acting under the or.
ders Of the British admiral. II is re-
ported that the head Of foreigner
has been seen exposed on pole
northwest OF Tien Tsn. The Chinese
are fleeing from Pekin and Tien Tsin
to Shanghai There are ominous in
dications Of outbreaks IN the Yang
Use district. An classes OF natives in
the north display intense hostility to-
ward foreigners. and the Chinese sol
ders point their guns at foreigners as
they pass"
Tien Tsin. June 1e.-An American
officer who has just arrived from the
front for provisions reports that the
soldiers are repairing the track be-
tween Lofa and Lfarg Fan. lie
caught Boxer who was attempting
TO set fire 10 a bridge and he saw
several corpses, evidently the bodies
Of men killed by the troops of Gen.
Mich.
Great anxiety is felt here respect
ing the fate of the foreigners in Pc
kin. The troops can not reach the
capital before night and the fear is
that an attack will be made before
then.