The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-18
FROM MANILATO CHINA
NINTH REGIMENT PREPARING To
GO TO THE RESCUE.
FIGHTING REPORTED BEGUN.
MURDER AND INCENDIARIsM ARE
RULING IN PEKIN.

captured nut Not Murdered-Ftrst
Report Originated Through an
Agent of the Empress Downger.
japan TO Send 1000 Troops-situa-
ton Is without "A Parallel Since
the Great Indian Nutiny.
Manila, June IS. 10 a. m.-The Ninth reg
iment has been ordered to Manila, whence
it viii proceed to China.
London. June 1S 3 a. m.-There Is not
cabinet in Europe, apparently, that
knows what has been transpirIng in Pekin
for five days, or in Tien Tsln for three
days. Nor is there any that know with
what difficulties the small and made
quately equipped International column Is
contending between these two cities.
The German foreign office, upon learn
Ing of the murder of Baron Won Ketteler.
the German minister at Pekin. sent tele-
graphic inquiry TO st. Petersburg, the
Russian government. because of its wires
to Manchuria being supposedly In a bet
ter position than the other governments.
to obtain direct news. In reply the Ger
man foreign office was informed that moth
ing whatever was known on the subject.
as communication with Pekin was inter-
rupted
Work of Empress Agents.
The report spread world wide from
Shanghai that the legations had been at
tackled and that one minister, probably
the German. had been murdered, has been
traced to Tao Aai Sheng. who for a few
days as the Empress Dowager's agent,
has been censoring kilograms from
Shanghai The Shanghai correspondent
of the Daily Express says:
''sheng. as head of the telegraph ad-
ministration. pretended that the line con-
Meeting Shanghai with Pekin had been
down since June O. and that the wires to
Tien Tsin were cut on June Is. Never
theless it LIS notorious that constant COM
munieations have been passing from
Shanghai to Pekin over the northern and
western routes although Sheng has re-
fused both ministers and consuls the priv
ilege Of using the lines
1T is known that last Friday Sheng re-
ceived message from. either Pekin or
Tten Tsin. This dispatch said that Gen.
Tung Fuh Siang's troops aided the Box
eis in an organized attack on the for
eign legations, and that in the course OF
the attack some of the legation buildings
we're reduced TO ruins and one foreign
minister sliced to pieces.
why in the cables 1t should have been
added that the murdered minister was
Baron Won Ketteler is not explained
According 10 another telegram from
Shanghai dated June H. at 7:25 D. m.
sheng has fled. fearing that the foreign
authorities were about to arrest him be-
cause Of his stoppage of kilograms.
A third cablegram asserts that the re-
ports OF the murder of the German min
lister. emanating from Pekin, are quite
unconnrmed and are diseredited at Shang-
hal
German Minister Captured.
"The German minister has been cap
tured." is the announcement to the Morn
ing Post from Pekin in a dispatch dated
June 13, p. m. via Tien Tsin, June
Is. This is the latest press message
known to have left Pekin. Ii continues as
follows:
"A crowd of Boxers occupies Legation Z
street, cutting off communication between
the buildings. A few Boxers are parad-
ing in the city. Their superstition in re-
gard to foreign arms is pitiable.
THE Boxers hold the officials of Tung
Chau for redemption. Anarchy reigns
at that place. The Americans In the in
terior Of the two neghboring provinces
have been advised 10 leave, but several
have no means of doing So Unless a re-
lief force is sent there is danger of q
massacre of native Christians. A large
Chinese army is ready to oppose the re-
lief column on the way here. The Chi
xyhn
to adopt the policy of rigidly Suppress
ing the Boxers or that OF defying the
world. The decision rests with the Dow
ager Empress"
Rivals the Indian Mutiny.
The following summary OF the situation
was telegraphed to the Daily News from
Shanghai last evening:
''The situation is critical and without
parallel since the Indian mutiny. At the
Yang Use ports there is grave feeling
of unrest among the natives. As yet there
has been no outbreak, but placards have
been posted In Kin Kiang. Ugas Skin ana
WI Hu calling on the people to kill and
burn
"A body OF rioters 5000 strong are az
Kwei Hsien, in the prefecture OF Canton.
ard troops have gone TO suppress them.
TIE powers ,unprepared, are helpless to
prevent disaster but barring tr fling To-
cal friction they are working amicably."
Massacre In Pekin.
The Pekin correspondent OF the Times.
in dispatch dated June IA via Tien TsIn
June 10. says:
"a serious ant-foreign outbreak took
place last night. when some of the finest
buildings In the eastern part of the city
were burned and hundreds OF native
Christians ana servants employed by for
eigners we're massacred within two miles
OF the imperial palace. 1t was an anx-
ious pight~for all foreigners.
III troops TO reinforce the foreien
guards fail TO arrive to-day. further riots
are expected. II is believed that no Eu-
ropean has been injured
"Telegraphic communication with TIE
North" says the Shanghai correspondent
of the Times under Saturdays date,
ceased early this morning.
The last message from Tfen Tsin re-
ported that lighting had begun. but gave
no details"