Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-27
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'topsriSnt, Associated Press.)
CHE FOO, June 26.-The foreigner
everywhere are urging the immediate
concentration of an army of 100. 900
men. or at least $4,000, for an advance
or Pekin.
Many persons familiar with the Chi
nese character think the foreign minis
tiers and Vice Admiral Seymour ar.
held as hostages for good terms OF set.
Element. They also believe the whole
Chinese army Is Joining in the move
ment. under the leadership of Tung-
Fu-Hsiang, who crushed the Moham-
medan rebellion. Recently he was
nominally degraded for the purpose Of
organizing an anti-foreign uprising
quietly.
1t is estimated that 5000 soldiers.
well armed but poorly disciplined, are
about Pekin and Tien Tsin. The Chit
nese officers boast that they have 400
900 soldiers.
Admiral Seymour's force carried a
weeks rations and the men had an
average of $50 rounds of ammunition.
The Russians conduct at Taku, accord
ing to the other officers, infiamed tho
natives. The Russians are reported 20
have been shooting the Chinese indis-
criminately and driving away tho
peaceful Chinese who would have pro-
cured transportation. and provisions,
and footing the town.
A Great Naval Demonstration
at all the treaty ports is also said TO be
desirable in order to influence the
wavering Chinese merchants who are
friendly to foreigners.
The masses are becoming excited at
the reports of their co~untrymen's sue
cesses against the powers. Merchant
men arriving here report that the box
ers are drilling in the streets of New
Chwang and that when the officials in
spected the soldiers with the view of
suppressing the Boxers, they found the
soldiers had sold their rifles and
equipments to the Boxers.
The military school at Moukden Is
reported to have been destroyed.
The British consul at Foo Chow is
asking for warships. The arrival of
the British first class cruiser Terrible
and two Japanese cruisers at Che Foo
to-day relieved the strained situation.
Two Chinese forts, equipped with
IAIuDU kulio, COlnitiAlQ lie AOtSA6u Oily.
The only protection was the United
States gunboat Yorktown with 100
sailors. As an outbreak was reported
last night the sailors slept on theif
arms and the foreigners prepared TO
take refuge IN the ships.
Commander r.. ID. Taussig,
of the Yorktown, requested the COM
mander of the forts to cease his dis
quieting manoeuvres with cannon, and
notified him that If the Chinese troops
were sent to the city ostensibly to re-
press the Boxers, Americans would be
landed.
There are about $50 American and
British missionaries at Che 200. They
are short of money and clothes, having
left their stations hastily.
United States Consul John Fowler's
ship is expected to bring fifty mission
aries and French priests from the
mouth Of the Yellow river, whittier they
are fiocking from the interior.
The commander Of the Chinese cruis-
or Hai-Chi, at Teng-Chew, offered Mr.,
Fowler to go to the relief OF the mis-.
sions at Yang-Chie-Kiang IL assured OF
protection.
1t is reported that the Russians are
moving 10000 men towards New
Chwang.
The officers Of the British first class
cruiser Terrible
Assert That Discord Exists
between the Russians and Anglo-Amer-
leans and say they believe the Rus
slams are planning to break the con-
cert and take possession Of Pekin inde-
~pendently. They assert that Vice Adj
miral Seymour's command lacked uni
son, the foreigners sulking because
they were under British leadership.
They bitterly denounce the Russians's
general conduct as ~uncivilized and bar
barous and charge that the slaughter
of peaceful Cinnamon at Taku has
aroused the otherwise passive natives
against the foreigners.