Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-07
THE UPRISING IN CHINA.

The International Powers Beginning TO
Realize the Situation.
Rapidly moving armies, too nuDer-
GUS and too strong for the few Inter-
nationals now in China, is the situation
Just at this time, and whether or not
there be an official recognition of q
state of war, the powers are going to
have a tremendous task of it to estab.
lish peace, for whether the balance Of
the world be at war against China or
not, all the northern portion of China
is certainly at war against the balance
of the world.
1t is estimated that as the result of
the fighting incident to the capture of
Tien Tsin by the Internationals, and
the relief of Admiral Seymour's col.
umn Immediately afterward, between
1000 and 5000 Cinnamon were killed.
Although REINFORCED until it numbers
$4,000 men, the Seymour relief column
does not dare to again take up the
march to Pekin for the reason that on
the way there are in the neighborhood
of 100000 Cinnamon bearing down on
Tien Tsin. The Internationals are
beginning to realize that their position
is grave both at Tien Tsin and Taku,
and until more help arrives they will
have to act altogether on the defensive.
Chinese servants of the foreigners
who escaped from Pekin to Shanghai,
report that up to the time they left,
on June 27, as many as 1000 foreign
ers had been murdered, and practically
all who remained alive were being be-
sieged in the British legation. Anoth.
'er report has it that the legation was
finally burned and the foreigners massa-
cred to a man. The military author
tiles at Tien Tsin and Taku are agreed
that it will be folly to attempt to reach
Pekin with a less force than thor
oughly equipped army of $4,000 men,
and such force can be furnished with
in reasonable time only by the Rus
slams or Japanese, or both together.
A dispatch received in Berlin from
Washington on July 4, outlines the
American policy. The main features
of the programme are the restoring of
order, the obtaining of full damages
for outrages, and the loss of life among
American citizens and missionaries re-
siding in China, and the promising of
a corresponding share of military aid
wherever interests require it. Under
no conditions, however, will the United
States become party TO the division
of China or to territorial conquests.
1t develops that Admiral Kempf
was opposed to the idea of attacking
the Taku forts, and took no actual
part in the operations against the Chi
nese until it became necessary to save
the lives of American citizens. The
capture of the Taku forts was the
frebrand that exploded the whole
strained situation, and it is now gener-
ally admitted the attack was rather
too precipitate.
A London dispatch of July 5 says a
report is in circulation in Shanghai, to
the effect that Prince Tuan compelled
Emperor Kwang Su to commit suicide
on June 19. The empress dowager is
also reported to have been taken pris-
oner but she is not dead. There is a
story to the effect that all foreigners in
Pekin were murdered on June 80 and
July 1; but this has not yet been con-
6rmed. The British foreign Office de-
clares that Chinese officials will be
held personally responsible for what
ever has happened to Europeans in
Pekin. Consul general Goodnow Ca
bles the state department from Shang-
hal that unless the International force
is increased the Boxer uprising will
rapidly extend into the southern prov
inces.