The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-25

powers going TO dot Japan is preparing
20 transship this week 10000 additional
troops; Russia is sending down from
vIadivostok all her available forces. es-
timated at from 500 to 1900 men. al
though recent events have shown that
the number Of Russians on the Pacific
coast have been overestfmated. The In
dian council held a special meeting at
simla yesterday and considered the feas-
ibility of sending more troops.
Russia, according 20 a Cheefoo cor
respondent, has landed a force OF Co.'S
sacks at PeItaiho and another at shang-
haikwan to intercept the Chinese troops
marching through Manchuria.
A correspondent at Likuangtao. or
Velvet bay. says the Russians are send
ing 5000 troops all told.
Attitude of Russia.
The official messenger Of 81. Petersburg
publishes communication yesterday re-
viewing the course OF events in China,
and concluding as follows:
ut will thus be seen that the Russian
troops are pursuing no object hostile to
China. On the conrary. in view OF the
present exciting events the presence OF
the Russian troops in the friendly state
Peking government In Its struggle with
the rebels"
The st. Petersburg correspondent OF
the Daily Telegraph. in a dispatch dated
Saturday. sends a long statement en-
bodying the views of the Russian foreign
office. prepared by permission OF the
late Count MuraviefY and embodying
not only his views. but those OF his sue
cessor. Count Lamsdorff.
Not a state Of War.
This statement holds that state OF
war does not exist under international
law. and hence It Is possible to assume
that the order for active military opera
tions at Taku originated with the provin-
ciai authorities and not with the imper-
ial government at Picking.
like other nations" says the state
ment. Russia is pursuing humanitarian
aims and II can be categorically stated
that Japan Is following the same correct
and pacific aim as the other powers.
Past experience shows that the Chinese
do not persist In fighting. Probably they
will soon change their attitude TO one
OF complete submission"
Ant1-ForeiGn P1acards 1T Canton.
At Canton the Boxers" are posting
fnhammatory placards. OF which the fol-
lowing IL a sample
XIII all Germans, French, Americans
and English. To have peace prevail IN
the hearts OF tho people, all foreigners
should be driven out This end can be
attained In a few days II we unite our
strength"
Tho British admiralty has ordered fve
more cruisers to go TO China. This rep
resents an additional 5000 tons, the
crews aggrcgating 5000.
Legations at Peking Burned.
Tho Shanghai correspondent Of the
Times says:
'Sheng, director Of telegraphs. de-
today friday to the effect that the for
etgners In Picking were safe on Wednes-
day. June 70, but that all the legations
had been burned except the British. Aus
trian and Belgian"
seymour's Probable Arrival.
A dispatch from Shanghai dated yes
terday says:
''Sheng says he has news from Picking
by courier 10 Shantung that the foreign
ministers In Picking are demanding their
passports and that tho tsung II yamen
II disposed TO comply with their re-
quests"
II this news be true II would imply the
correctness Of the reports OF the arrival
OF Admiral Seymour at Picking. Accord
ing 10 dispatch 10 the Times from Sim
Ia. dated yesterday, the Indian force CO.
ing TO China will be increased to a divi-
sion.
Introduction of Reforms.
The Times, reviewing the situation to-
day editorially. says:
There Ia no whisper in favor OF the
partition or spoliatiou OF China In this
country or In the United States but we
feel very strongly that the time has como
for the Introduction OF those practical re-
forms which Mr. Choate, In his recent
letter TO Lord Salisbury. declared to DO
desirable"
A nT MN