The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-06

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who are burning the outskirts OF rien
Isin 90 deprive the enemy or shelter.
Ihe Boxers are destroying outlyins
villages for loot. The smoke OF a hum
ured nres can be seen In every direc-
| ton.
Their arrival proved complete sur
| prise.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
Among the military evidences OF i'm
mense Chinese military preparation for
war may be mentioned THAT arsenals
and stores hitherto unknown have been
discovered With ten million dollars
worth OF arms and ammunition OF the
most modern type. These arms and
ammunition have been destroyed.
In three arsenals outside NJ Ten Tsin
several Thousand troops under Gen.
Mich are holding the native city FIVE
miles north OF Tfen Tsin. IL is rumored
that forty thousand Chinese will attack
the place at noon today. The troops
under arms failed 10 materiaiize. Ad-
miral Seymour was wounded slightly
recently by spent ball which struck
him In the shoulder while in the house
with Commander McCalla and Com
mander Tausg
The hero OF Tien Tstn Is James Watts
young Engiishman, perhaps the best
rider I'm China, who with three Cos
sacks, ran the gauntlet 10 Taku with
messages for reinforcements. charging
through villages under fire repeatedly.
Several foreign commanders have rec
commended that the quartette be dec
grated.
PREPARE FOR THE WORST.
Bulletin. London. July SIN response
to Inquiries cabled 10 Shanghai in re-
gard TO the situation at Pekin, the fol-
lowing cablegram has been received
from an authoritative source:
shanghai. Thursday. July 5.-Pre-
pare TO hear the worst"
A GENERAL REVOLT
London, July 6.-The danger OF gen.
eral revolt in China becomes more and
more potent and Europe is being con-
fronted with a rapidly increasing fear,
not merely that the international col
umn will be forced from Tien-Tsin. but
that the international troops at the
colonies and treaty ports will stand In
grave danger of expulsion.
In view OF the fact that the previous
assurances OF the viceroys have proved
untrustworthy. their promises OF pro-
lection for the whites are hardly con-
vincing. In the meanwhile the hitherto
uncomfortable jealousies OF the Euro
pean powers stay the hands OF Japan,
though IL is hoped an understanding
will soon be reached.
JAPAN Is READY.
The foreign office here has received
official dispatches from Toxic today and |
The Associated Press understands that |
the japanese government informed the
fcreign office that. In addition TO the
forces already landed i'm China. Japan
has 10000 troops mobilized and ready
FOR action at moments notice when
she receives the mandate OF the powers.
Great Britain Is now awaiting answers
from the chancellories TO it's proposals. i
The British cabinet had long meeting
this morning under the presidency Of
Lord Salisbury. and fully considered
the crisis.
INSURRECTION EXTENDING.
Washington. July ga dispatch has
been received at the state department
from Consul General Goodnow at
Shanghai. dated July 5. in which he
says that the situation is serious and
the insurrectionary movement Is ex-
tending.
III the allied forces IN the north, he
says should meet with reverses. the
certainly will extend 10
central and 10 south China. resulting
In the expulsion and murder Of foreign
ers in the interior and the ruin OF
trade. A strong force. he says. is neces-
sary 10 check the viceroys In the north
and to support the viceroys in the
south
1t is understood that the consuls of
all the Powers in China have sent an
identical dispatch to their respective |
governments.
NEWS OF THE MISSIONARIES.
New York, July 6.-Dr Halsey of the
board Of foreign missions OF the Pres |
byterian church has received word from |
Chez Foo. The cable reads:
Chez Foo.
Hodges. Simcoxes. Taylor at Pao-
Ting Flu. Lowrie at Tien Tsin Mil
lers, Corea. None left Pekin Shang |
Tung missionaries safe.
ELTERICH.
''This means." said DR.. Halsey, that |
Or. Cortlandt Van Rensselaer, Hodges |
and his wife, DR.. q. Yardley Taylor and |
the Rev. s. +. Simcoxes and wife are al
Pao-Tipg-Fu and have not made their |
escape
The Rev ]. I.owrie has escaped from |
Pao-Ting-Fu and is now at Tien Tsin |
and the Rev. j. A. Miller and Mrs. Mil |
Ter have escaped and gone to Corea.
THE next statement Is important, as
IL indicates that all the Pekin miss |
ionardes are still in Pekbn. The final
part OF the message is still more i'm
portant an II shows that all the miss
some sixty in number in the |
Snsng Tung district are safe"