The sun., 1900-06-12
TERROR RULES
PEkIN AND THE
EMPRESS FLEES
American Missionaries Send an
Appeal to President
Mckinley.
SOLDIERS OF CAR LAND
According to a Shanghai Dispatch
Four Thousand Russians Are
Now Marching From Tien-
tsin Toward Pekin.
Marines Big Force.

London, June ia dispatch from
Tien-tsn says that it is reported that
the dowager empress has fled to the Rus
sian legation at peking.
"a A dispatch from peking, under date OF
June 8, says:
"The situation is growing steadily more
alarming. The missionary compounds
were I'LL abandoned last evening. Forty
American ANA English missionaries are
gathered at the American Methodist mis-
sion, surrounded by 800 native pupils
whom it was impossible to send to theil
homes. They are waiting, with Il few
revolvrFs and guarded by ten American
marines. for re-cnforcements to take
them TO the coast. a missionary who has
returned from the country to the east
says that the populace are asserting that
they must have 4 new emperor"
& There is no favorable news from China
with the exception that there is evidence
of c0utiaupd perfect understanding be
tween the various powers and the an
nouncemeut that the international guards
will probably arrive ut l'el;ng at once,
Should these prove insufficient to restore
order Russia is apparently preparing
to deal with the crisis. judging from a
dispatch from ST. Petersburg, which
says:
AS a result Of an understanding he
tween the Russian government and the
IN other prowcrS, Il dispatch has been sent
n to Port Arthur ordering that 6,OO0 men
of the Russian garrison there shall be
! held in immediate readiness to leave fol
4 Tien-tsin whenever the Russian minister
4 at Pekng asks for their assistance ol
Z circumstances require their intervention.
8 Russians Already Landed.
IN According to dispatch from Shanghai
a 900 Russians, with 20 guns, have III
ready been landed at Ticn-tsin ana arc
marching in the direction of Peking.
The London Missionary society receiv-
ed IL telegram from Iien-tsin saying that
all the Socety's missionaries west of
China are safe hut those stationed west
+ of the city Of Peking have been obliged
to seek refuge at the British legation.
4 dispatch from Peking, dated Satur-
day evening, june g. says:
"A body Of 10 Boxers armed with
y knives have looted and burned the l'e.
( king club, race track and grand stand
I buildings. Another edict issued this
4 morning orders the military governor to
& police the streets with cavalry and in.
fnntry. Nevertheless in the ncighlo,.
II
throngcd with the toughest Kind of Il
mob. ready to break ont at the slightest
4provocation.
~ limited States Minister Conger has
sent 20 marines, and the British minister.
Sir Claude NJ. Macdonald. II marines,
to guard the Methodist Mission com.
pound, where members of all denomina.
tions of Proteatants have gathered. The
Roman Catholics, assembled in the North
cathedral, West pcking, have small
guard of French marines, but the con.
verts have been well armed by BishoI
favicr and will desperately resist attack
Business at u standstiu.
N Business is practically at Il standstill
Constantly increasing streams of Boxers
parade the streets at their pleasure, mucl
to the alarm of the merchants, although
+ thus far there has been no looting of Ma,
tive shops"
A dispatch from Ticn-tsin, dated June
TO- says:
photographic communication. betweeI
here and Peking was interrupted this
morning. 4 special train left ut ) O'Clock
this evening with 30 British troops tc
guard Tong Shan. 1t is considered that
me number will be inadequate. If trou
BILE arises in Tong shan. all the northern
China railways will lie at Il StanlStill.
@"Owing to difficulty in securing the
yiceroy's permission for Il third Speca
train to start for peking the folpigl
troops occupied the cars whereupon the
Chinese engine driver ram away with the
locomotive. The crowd tried to pull III
the track. but the troops cleared the rah
bic away At the point of the hayonct anO
seized the engine. On learning of thi,
the vicerOy granted permission. and the
train left at ,I:ll p. M with about SOC
men. The force was made up of }5C
Germans, so British and the rest French
troops."
According to a Berlin dispatch, the
German foreign office has received a dis
patch from peking. dated Sunday after
noon. saying the American mission house
at Tung-C how. the river port of peking
has been burned by natives. The officials
of the foreign office suppose this happen.
edton Saturday or Sunday morning. The
dispatch further says the international
club outside of gate of Picking, has
been burned and that the Belgian secre.
fary of legation was attacked by Chinese
soldiers. The foreign office interprets
the latter news as confirming the serious
view At has taken of the situation and
,gexnresses fear that the ambassador will
fNnext attacked.
HAf fDenuty Clark Still Suffers.