Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-29
The Situation i'm China

London June 29.-The relief of Admi
| raj Seymour is the only news from
China that can be relied on, ga a fact.
The rest is mystery deepened by dis
| crepancies even in official dispatches
| relatiog to the fste of the ministers. II
| is not even certain now that the latter
have left Pekin at ali, several reports
having them there as late as June %
| Ga the other hand, dispatch from Ber'
i'm today says that the German foreign
office reiterate5 its belief in the correct
| ness of Admiral Bendemann's report
that the ministers are safe at TientsiD.
Meanwhile force OF from 4 900 to 10,
600 men is marching on Pekin and
| should, before lone, open commuDica-
ton with the capital. unless the boxers
are in such numbers rs to prevent even
this contingent from forcing passage.
1t is the opinion here that reports of an
attack on Tientsin after the relieving
force left there are erroneous. A dis.
patch from Hong Kong aays that the
Viceroy OF Kwang province has called
out the Chinese militia to protect the
foreigners.
Shanghai, June 29.-Copficting re.
ports are current today regarding the
position of the foreign ministers. These
come mainly from Chinese Official
sources. All agree on one point, that
the ministers are safe, but just where
they are located it is impossible to as
certain from the stories told here.
Paris, June ON. Delcasws minis
ter of foreign affairs today received
cablegram from Lii Hung Chang, the
Viceroy OF Canton ,ssyine that the Pekin
ministers are within II miles of Tientsin.
The Viceroy of Yunan cables the
foreign office that he decapltated the in
stigator of the anti-foreign riots in Yu-
nan on June 9th. The dispatch says
also that the French consul arrived at
Tong Hal, half way to Tong Quin, on
June 9th.
London June ga dispatch from
Yokohama says that at meeting of
the Japanese cabinet yesterday, the
ministers of marine and war urged that
Japan undertake the suppression of the
Chinese rebels. The idea was opposed
by others in the cabinet
Shanghai, June 29.-Lin Kun Yih,
the viceroy of Marking, now has five
modern cruisers two gunboats and two
destroyers around NsnkiDg for moral
effect on the aDti-ioreign element. 1t
is the Chinese, not the foreigners, who
are really preserving order 10 the
Ysngtse valley. The British cruiser
Hermione and the British gunboats
Esk, Woodcock, and Snipe are the on
ly vessels. Great Britain has between
Shanghai and King Kisne, while KiaDg
Tin Silver Island and another point,
eight miles above Woo Hung, the hos
tile Chinese have mounted formidable
guns within month.
st. Petersburg, June 29.-Tbere is
extraordinary activity 10 Russian naval
circles. The naval reserve is about to
be called out and ten torpedo boats will
leave shortly for Chinese waters.
Shanghai. June 29-ChiDese officials
here state that the foreigners left Pekin
via Pao Ting Flu on June 26, strongly
escorted by Chinese troops. The minis.
tiers were provided with passports.
New York, June ga Chefoo dis
patch says that it was largely to the
foresight of Capt. McCslia, of the U.
s. cruiser Newark, that Seymour's
force could hold out till relief reached
them. McCslls took two weeks sup
plies with him and after the supplies of
the others gave out McCalls shared
his with them and prevented all from
starving. Russia Is ssid TO be object
ing to the further landing OF Japanese
troops in China.