The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-14


nese are entrenched outside of Pekin
to oppose the advance of the tnterna-
tionaE column A dispatch from Tieu
Tsin. dated Tuesday, June - says:
Il learn that the Chinese have Guns
trained on the American mission and
the British legation
Two thousand Russian cavalry and
infantry with artillery have landed at
Taku."
The Shanghai correspondent reports
that United States Minister ConFer by
courier asks for 1900 United States
! troops.
The question of provisioning the re-
lief force is already difficult and it is
predicted at Shanghai that it viii be-
come acute.
The leading members of the reform
party, representing fifteen out of eigh-
teen provinces, are at Shanghai. A dis
patch to the Daily Mail. dated yester-
day, says they are sending a petition
to the United States, Great Britain
and Japan, praying those powers to
take Joint action against any attempt
on the part Of other powers to partition
the empire, and they implOTe the pow
ers thus addressed to rescue the en-
perOr.
A dispatch from ST. Petersburg SAYS
that the ships Of the Russian Pacific
squadron on the active list. as we'll as
those at Vladivostock, have been or
dered to proceed with all haste to Chi
nese waters.
The foreign Office confirms the report
Of an engagement between troops of
the international column and the Box
ers on Monday. 1t says that about
thirtyfive Chinese were killed"
Pekin appears to be completely isO-
lated. None Of the morning papers or
news agencies has q word from there
direct today The latest message re-
ceived in London is the one announcing
that the Chinese are entrenching out
side the capital.
Japan Not to Declare War.
In regard to the reports that japan
is about to declare war on China, it was
learned by a representative Of the
Associated Press at the japanese en-
bassy today that the attitude of the
japanese in the Chinese crisis is to
cooperate Loyalty with the European
powers. In the existing situation japan
would not be willing to see any single
power take the lead.
The murder of the chancellor Of the
japanese legation at Peldn is regarded
as likely to lead to serious compiled
tions, but no decision has been reached
by Japan as to what political measures
will be necessary to meet the situation.
Relative to the reports that the Jap
anese minister at Peldn is pressing for
the recognition of a japanese sphere
of influence to include the provinces
of the Kiang FO KEN and Kiang 81,
it is pointed out that japan has al
ready obtained a promise that the
province of FO KEN should not be
alienated while Kiang ST. situated at
the mouth Of the Yang Use river is in
4 the British sphere. japan is not likely
to take step which might be diStaste-
full to Great Britain, whose interests in
China are similar TO those, of Japan.
Dowager withdraws Opposition.
2 Washington. June 1S-Dehnite Off
= cial information was received here
this afternoon from the foreign Office
of one of the most important CONT
mental powers stating that the Tsung
e Ii Yamen had notified the minister of
that power at Pekin that the dowager
T empress would not object to the pres
ence Of foreign troops in China's ter
ritory. Vague unofficial TumOrs to this
effect had been current but the infOr-
: nation received here today was from
L such high official source as. to leave
Z no doubt that the empress dOwager
s who practically constitutes the gov
e eminent Of China. had made known
y this determination not to object TO the
u presence of the foreign troops.
This change Of front came as a dis
tinet surprise to the officials and dip
lOmats, as all the reports UP to this
5 time had pictured the empress dow
e ager as intensely hostile to the for
r eigners and as the real power behind
the Boxers anti-foreisn uprising.
This supposed attitude of the en-
= press gave much concern to the au
thorities here and at other capitals, a.
it was feared it would eventuate in al
open declaration by the government o
China against the presence of foreign
troops. This would have raised a new
| complication, placing the fOreigI
forces now advancing on Pekin IN tn
attitude of resisting the sovereign au
thority of China over her own terri
l. tory, instead of assisting China in
r suppression Of disorder.
d. It was stated in diplomatic quarter
/ tonight that the Belgian secretary o
re legation at Pekin, who was attacke
r by a mob Monday was probably Nj
ell Philip May, formerly with the Belgian
legation in Washington and Quit
prominent in social and official circle
= here, as his post Of late has been a
Pekin.
Japan is Seriously Offended.
The Japanse charge dafaires i
4 Washington, Keiziro Nabeshima, sal
B TO-DAY:
I'VE have no official confirmation @
the killing of our chancellor az PekiT
but there appears to be no doubt O
the fact and it presents a most seriou
~ condition. The chief offense IS agains
r Japan, but aside from that 1t is agains
the entire diplomatic body at PekiI
or for if anyone of them is subject
ne such assault, they all shared in tn
m same danger I was PERSONAL
by acquainted with Mr.. Akira- He serve
40 under me at the foreign Office while
was chief of protocols He was
- bright man. had a wife and four chi
. dren and was about IS years old Il
was one of the most expert chirosrapf
ers in japan and this gained him tn
post of chancellor at PelSin, where h
- went about three years ago.
Mr. Nabeshima says the Japanes
j government had pursued the utmos
reserve up to this time, notwithstano
ing to be open to any suspicious, bJ
he felt that if this tragedy had OF
ne Cured, there would be energetic actio
10 taken One Of the most signihcaf
IL features of the affair. in his Judgmen
IS was that the killing was reported
have been done by the troops OF tn
ay empress dowager and not by any law
al less mob. While there might be SON
d. excuse for mob depredations, N
D. Nabeshima Sid it would be difficult
n take any favorable view OF an attae
e. by Chinese soldiers on the officials {
az foreign governments
The burning Of the British summe