The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-05
FACE AL EUROPE
Rather Than Interfere With the
Boxers.
Chinese Empress Instructions
to Tsung Lii Yamen.

Shanghai Monday June 4.-The China |
Gazette says it has the highest author
ity for stating that the dowager en-
press has ordered the Tsung Lii Yamen
to face all Europe rather than to inter
fere with the BOXER movement. Else
where it is asserted that the viceroy
has ordered troops to oppose the furth-
er landing of parties from foreign war
ships and that the troops now engaged
in operations are designed to prevent
further foreign reinforcements reaching
Pekin.
40 MILES OF BRIDGES GONE.
London, June 5.-According to a spec
ial dispatch from Shanghai the Cos
sacks were dispatched to the rescue of
the Belgians after a stormy interview
between the Belgian minister, Baron
De Vinl1e De Deux Orp and the menu
bers of the Tsung Ii Yamen. The dis
patch says also:
"Over 40 miles of bridges and stations
on the Lu Han railway have been de-
stroyed and it will take months to re-
pair the damage.
1.-THE German and Austrian legation
guards have arrived at Pekin. 1t is as
serted that the government is delaying
| the transmission of kilograms in order
| to conceal the movements of the box
erS- Apparently the Chinese officials
| will do nothing to prevent massacres or
OutrageS unless the powers take VigOr-
GUS concerted action"
WON'T STAND FIRE.
Tien TSin, June "a representative
of the Associated Press visited Huang
| Tsun, on the Pekin-Tien Tsin railway
today and found that the station had
been burned and two bridges damaged.
The officer commanding the Chinese
troops on duty there said that 200 Of his
h~a1 hole 4
These fought well, killing a number of
| boxers. The boiling troops were badly
cut up in the adjacent broken country.
1t is stated that so We're killed or
wounded. Some of their bodies We're re-
covered frightfully mutilated.
Bands of boxers are patrolling the
neighborhood but have not interfered
with the party of Associated Press rep
resentctives. All the Chinese railway
employees are deserving their posts and
the troops sent to guard the stations
appear to be worse than useless. A
guard of 250 sent to Feng Tai bolted at
Ly Kou Chou yesterday morning when
they heard of the trouble at Huang-
Tsung.
GROWING MORE SERIOUS.
Washington, June 5.-The state de-
partment has received cablegram
from Minister Conger at Pekin stating
that matters have taken a much more
serious turn there. No details are given,
but it is indicated that the boxers ac-
tivity is extending closely to the Chi
nese capital
The state department still finds itself
unable to do more than it has already
ordered respecting the protection of
American interests in China. Troops are
not available, and even if they were.
the government here is disinclined to
participate in any joint demonstration
that would menace the integrity of the
Chinese empire This statement is a
sufficient answer to the intimation COM
ing from the British newspapers that
, United States cooperation with British
forces in China would be welcomed.
PROPOSE A BLOCKADE.
! Vienna, June 5.-The Neue Erie
Presse today says the representatives
of the foreign powers at Pel1in have re-
| Quested their governments to assent tC
the squadron of foreign warships block
aiding the Pie Ho river leading to Pekir
: as well as blockading Ten Tsin.