Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-26

Chez Foo. June 26.--[Copyrlght, 1900
The Associated Press.l-The officers OF
,be British first class cruiser Terrible
assert that discord exists between the
ppssiaps and Anglo-Americans, and
saw they believe the Russians are plan
ming To break the concert and take pos
session Of Pekin Independently They
assert that Vice Admiral seymours
command lacked unison, the foreign
ers sulkug because they were under
British leadership
RUSSIA DENOUNCED.
They bitterly denounce the Russians
general conduct as unclvllized and bar
flfous. and charge that the slaughter
Of peaceful Cinnamon at Taku has
aroused the otherwise passive natives
against the foreigners.
The foreigners everywhere are urging
Che concentration OF an army OF 100000
men. or at least OF 10000, for an adj
vance on Pekin. Many persons, familiar
with the Chinese character, think the
foreign ministers and Vice Admiral
Seymour are held as hostages for good
terms Of settlement.
CHINESE HAVE 100000 MEN.
They also believe the whole Chinese
army Is Joining IN the movement under
the leadership OF Tung Flu Hsiang who
crushed the Mohammedan rebellion.
Recently he was nominally degraded
Cor the purpose OF organizing an anti
foreign uprising quietly.
Il Is estimated that 10000 soldiers,
Vell armed, but poorly disciplined. are
about Pekin and Tien Tsin. The CHM
csc officers boast that they have 100000
soldiers.
Admiral Seymours force carried a
weeks rations and the men had an
average OF $50 roUnds OF ammunition.
RUSSIANS CAUSED TROUBLE.
The Russians conduct at Taku, ac-
cording TO an official inilamed the ma
tyeS. The Russians are reported TO
have been shooting the Chinese indls-
crlminately and driving away the Chin-
sse who would have procured trans
portation and provisions, and OF lootihs
the town
a hIfAL naval AUTHORITARIAN W 80
the treaty ports IL also said TO be de-
frabe in order 20 influence the waVer-
ing Chinese merchants who are taVOr-
able to foreigners.
CHINESE BECOMING EXCITED.
The masses are becoming excited at
the reports Of their cOuntrymene sue
cssses against the powers, Merchant
men arriving here report that the Box
~ are drilling IN the streets OF New
Chvang and that when the officials IN
fDfcted the soldiers with the view or
fuppresslng the Boxers they found the
soldiers had sold their rifles and equip
nent 10 the Boxers.
The military school at Moukden Is
reported TO have been destroyed.
BRITISH CALL FOR HELP.
The British consul at Foo Chow is
asking for warships.
The arrival OF the British first class
cruiser Terrible and two Japanese
cruisers az che Foo today relieved the
strained situation.
Two Chinese forts. equipped with
hrupp guns. command the foreign CITY:
me only protection was the United
States gunboat Yorktown with 100 sail
on. It was reported last night the
sailors slept on their arms and the Tor
egners prepared to take refuge on the
ships
WARNED BY AMERICANS.
Commander Il. D. Taussig. Of the
ioRtown. requested the commander OF
the forts 90 stop his disquieting man
tuVers with cannon. and notified him
lhai u Chinese troops were sent 10 the
GV osteusibly TO repress the Boxers
americans would be landed.
There are about $50 American and
british missionaries at Che Foo They
are short OF money and clothes. having
'eil their stations hastily.
United States Consul John Fowlers
smp Is expected to bring fifty mission
aIlts and French priests from the
mouth OF the Yellow river, whittier they
are hooking from the interior.
p, me commander Of the Chinese cruiser
ma Chi az Teng Chow offered Mr.
LoWlei 70 60 20 the relief Of the mis-.
s.lhs az Yang Chic Kiang II assured OF
Protection.
II is reported that the Russians are
moving $4,000 men towards New
Vavsng.
AMERICAN TROOPS TO GO.
Washington. June 2s-The cabinet
Iseung today lasted only an hour and
developed nothing Of special interest.
=, ~ was stated that no troops, In addi-
S gyu 20 The Ninth infantry. had been or
gled 10 China. and while this Is liter !
~ uue there seems 90 be no doubt /
s .al me government Is quietly taking /
,sN looking 10 the early reinforce
=, y, OF our small company Of marines
VT Chinese soil
,e,Ielaty Hay took with him 70 the I
iaguhk message from Consul FoW- I
(, AZ Ohe Foo, but Il was asserted that /
NJ, .ureN no light on the general stua- I
Nm secretary Long also had one or /
ny dispatches, but they were not !
q, us'master General Smith stated az |
is meeting that Mr. Rathbone was no |
s s,ssf connected with the Cuban postal
RELIEF OF TEN TsIN.
,lL.9,ndon. June %. i:2s D. m.-The ex-
~ dispatch OF the Associated Press
sp,s. She Foo giving Admiral Kempn /
liss ilative announcement OF the re-
- lien Tsln June %, remained for
N =. ,he sole news OF this occurrence
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