The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-19

minister has been murdered is not
confirmed.
Fifteen hundred Russians with four
guns have arrived outside of Pekin.
This makes 1000 Russians who have
Handed.
1t is regarded as certain hat the
Japanese government will take active
steps concerning the murder of the
chancellor Of the japanese legation.
In consequence Of a disturbance at
Che Foo. h German flagship and her
majesty's ship Phoenix a " returned
there. A Russian warship with 600
troops has gone to Han Kow- The Chi
nese de~speradoes at Quin Chan, forty
miles from Shanghai, have seized three
steam launches and treated passengers
practically.
EUROPEANS MURDERED.
Brussels, June denomination has
sacre of two Italian and one Swiss en-
lgineer employed on the Belgian rail-
road in north China. The sister of the
Swiss engineer was also killed n two
others are missing. The rest Of the
French and Belgian engineers reached
lPekin n T1en Tsin in safety.
The Franco-Belgian company has
800 armed men guarding its main track
which is still open for 100 miles.
MOUR.
Washington, June IA dispatch has
been received at the British embassy
here from Admiral Seymour, in COM
mand of the international troops now
forcing their way from Tien Tsin to
Pekin. The dispatch disclosed the ex-
IRENE difficulties encountered, mainly
on the form of track destroyed, and
STATED that the progress was only
4 n q 4 or Tho nrnon1fn u-anfrr
four hours. The commanding officer
felt that it would be desirable to have
additional forces in order to meet every
contingency, although the general feel
ing was expressed that the trouble
would be less difficult to deal with
THAN had been expected. 1t is calcu-
lated that with the three miles tedious
jly covered in the twenty-four hours
preceding the admiraPs dispatch, which
is dated yesterday, the international
force was now twenty-five miles from
IPekin. There is every indication, how
lever, that the twenty-five miles stretch
will be about the most difficult of the
entire route. The dispatch of the ad-
miral makes no mention of further en-
lgagements with the Boxers.
MISSION BUILDINGS BURNED
Shanghai, June IA dispatch from
iChung King says that a riot has taken
iploSC at iii ANdl Il L.. liz DullulllSS VI
the China Inland Mission were par
TALLY destroyed and those Of the Ro-
man Catholic and Bible Christian mis-
lsions were utterly demolished. All the
missionaries are safe.
A Russian troopship passed up the
Yang Use Wednesday,, June 18th. 1t is
reported that her troops were to be
LANDED at Rankow, but the Russian Of
ficials at Shanghai explain that the
transport has merely gone to Hankow
to load for Odessa and the troops on
board are time-expired men on their
way home.
SITUATION AT PEKIN MOST CRIT
ICAL.
London, June IA special dispatch
from Shanghai says the position of
the legations at Pekin is most critical.
According to this dispatch, 80, 900 Chi
nese troops are drown up outside the
gates of the city to oppose the relief
force, and guns are trained on the
American, British and Japanese lega-
ltiOnS. The American, Russian n jap
anese ministers a sent couriers to
lTien Tsin asking for 1000 troops for
each nationality.
The United States gunboats York
town and Castine left yesterday fol-
Tong Ku. There is no foreign warshiI
now there.
RAIL AL CO1 bEf1lND fOflElGN
FORCES.
Tien Tsin, June 14.-Railroad COM
munication between this place and AID
miral Seymour'S international force has
been cut three miles beyond Yang
ITsun. Two bridges have been destroy.
ed. 1t is rumored here hat the Boxers
are determined to urn Tien Tsin sta.
Ition tonight.
Tien Tsin, Wednesday,, June 13.-It
lis expected that Admiral Seymour has
made Lang Fang a secondary base anG
that he will advance the remaining
forty miles as rapidly Is possible.
1t is reported that Prince Tuan (the
new head of the Chinese foreign of.
Ifice) and General Tung Fuh Slang have
resigned. Three more Russian warship:
have arrived at Taku.
Tien Tsin, June flowing to the eX'
I%tensive damage done to the railroad
line, it is now feared the internationa
troops cannot reach Pekin before Sun.
Iday. The Japanese cruiser Suna ha:
Iarrived at Taku.
A SIX-POUNDER SCATTERS
BOXERS.
Tien Tsin, Wednesday, June 13.-Tht
international expedition is now at Lang
Fang, half way to Pekin. The troop:
found the station destroyed and 20l
yards Of the track torn up. Upon ap'
preaching the station they found thu