Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-20
SAVED BY SEYMOUR
London Credits Report That Relief
Column Reached Pekin,
SAFETY OF LEGATIONS ANNOUNCED
Indications of the Early Submission
of the Dowager Empress,
OURRELATIONS WITH FRANCE

SHANGHAI June 2o-Reports from Chi
nose sources. credited by the local foreign
officials here, say the legations at Pellin
were safe June Ii Sunday and ;hat Ad
riral Seymour. with the relieving column.
reached Pckin that day.
London Regards News Cheering.
LONDON. June %, 30 p.m.-The news
flom Shanghai today is regarded in Off
ca, circles as distinctly cheering. After
the grim reports current early this morn
in:5 the dispatch of the Associated Press
announcing the arrival at Pekin of the
lief expedition commanded by Admiral Sey-
mour and the safety of the legations. which.
later. was confirmed by dispatch from
Shanghai. published in the second edition
of the London Times. announcing, on the
authority of the Taoti-Shens. that Sey-
mpur'S force arrived at the Chinese cap
itai June Ia. prc$ages. it is hoped. gen
era. Frightening Of the situation NO de-
tails have yet been received Of the casual
ties or Of the condition of affairs at Pekin,
bar well-infnrmed people express the opin-
len that the summoning of Ii Hung Chtil;S
to the capitol foreshadows the early sub
mission If the dowager empress to the die
tates of the powers.
French View of Our Attitude.
PARIS. June 2o-I'p to noon today the
foreign office bad received no dispatches
from China and was quite in the dark re-
specting the condition of affairs at iunnan.
where the French consul is evidently stu
prisoner. The officials declare that no ne
EQUATIONS are proceeding between the pow
tfS ftSatHiils tnt It'!S"lt@ =, u. 80. 49,,
- nrnfaes 10 Know no1 hinp in connection
with the story from Rome that the United
States proposes the ins,atemcnt of the
s'utis mn ptl9 ,,,,,iC,,s To- ,ba ~
tar tI 49,, r.ai,.nd froro .beir
e,; W ] '''t -, - -. =; t.bira TN.
t; eill ,anli"os d.iiy chIcrrams
t7.r a.,,,i,,' ~ E,rnc5 o,r,b,ssado,
i'ili IN i,.;ls, ,ha ,,n,.s each
~ NV ,!tf II. 80 -! t aff.jrs in
nh; IT, f 49,, ,,o,.tr- ~ ,,resen.
- I.o,i - - ,,~,.c,i,,, ,,r tbe Iirns avn
re,.,,e 9 LS,,ri',,.,,,,s u, t,hi,a and rbn
restoration of order in that country. and
the french ao:nlfal. IN common win M lhe
i'',,,-i ,li - ~ @ i'i on ,Sb rei,,
forcements as is necessary 10 secure thi:;
end.
The United states. it is asserted here.
was at first disposed 10 act Independently
In behaif of her citizens ana inter .s'S' but II
now appears the Americans Will jolh lhe
o'her powers III concerted ponce measures
This alleged change of attitude on the par;
OF the United States Is nowiSe dispensing
to the French government, Whlch felt thdt
the developments IN emma could only tend
10 draw closer the relations between france
and the nlted states whose aims ana III
terests there. it is claimed, are Identical.
unxs;o.x Renort Of ToLu Fight
ST PETERSRI-RG June al.-Vice Ad-
miral Alexejeff, from Port Arthur. report
ing the capture of the Taku forts says the
bornbarding fleet was commanded by the
Russian captain Dobrowolski, as senior
officer present The Russian losses Were
Two neutenants klieu' one severely an, ana
one signify wounded, and sixteen men Kill
"a ana Sky seen "9tILueu- ne suhpoaI sy,I
Gli1a was seriously dafnaeed py sheii
be!ow lhe water iiie anu iiiuSt pe uocheo
ior repairs me suHpoal hoieJeZ was
leahlhs III slA piaGes anu iau iiei capli'
49,, ed ne sunp"a. b"nI Mds inss unuaii.y
aged. Besides the above Admlral AexeJeif
says the French warshlp Lion the Brltlsh
Alserthe ana the GERMAN euhpoal Iitris
participated IN the engagement
Boxers Murder Women and Children
SAN FRANCISCO. June 2o-Mrs A. p
Lowrie. a Presbyterian missionary who has
six years. arrived here ON the Doric She
reports that on the night of May IL many
native Christians. principally women and
children. We're murdered by the Boxers
hile fleeing from Pao Ting Flu toward Tien
TSin. This was about ten miles from Mrs.
Lowrie's station which was not disturbed.
The native Christians had been attacked
May -. but successfully repulsed the
horde of murderers. but in trying to reach
Tien Tsin the following night were over
taken and murdered, and the Boxers then
returned to Pao Ting Flu and burned all the
houses of their victims.
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hoNDo->' June -".-Ihe Brltlsh ad-
mlraity mas received a telegram from Rear
Admiral Bruce. dated Taku. June IS via