Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-09-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

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An attempted uprising at Hankow
has been suppressed.
The gunboat Castine has been or
dered to Annoy, China.
Thirty seven missionaries have been
massacred at Tai Yuen Flu.
A well.entrenched force of Chinese
has been located four miles from Pekin.
Admiral Remey reports that Russia
has practically declared war against
China.
Russian troops in Pekin have seized
position which the Americans had
| captured.
Forty Americans, with an escort of
United States troops, have left Pekin
for Tien Tsin.
The allies in China have resumed the
aggressive and have captured the dis
trict west of Pekin.
A Chinese mob destroyed the Japan.
'ese temple at Annoy and Japanese ma
rines have been landed there.
The situation in the Yang Use valley
of China is growing serious. Military
men estimate that $1,000 troops are
needed to protect Shanghai.
An undated dispatch has been re
ceived at Washington from Minister
Conger at Pekin. He reports the allies
are engaged in trying to restore order.
General Grodekoff, commander Of the
Amur government, reports under date
of Aug. "a that Kan Nj and Tieha
Tchan have been occupied by the Rus
SLAMS.
Five hundred American troops par
ticipated in a signal defeat of Boxers
outside Tien Tsin Aug 49,. In addition
to the Americans the force consisted OF
675 British and 200 Japanese, all under
the British General Dorward.
Pekin is now entirely under foreign
control. Looting is proceeding sys-
tematically. The French and Russian
flags are flying over the best portion OF
the imperial domain, where it is be-
ieved the imperial treasure is buried.
Street fighting breaks out intermit-
tently in Pekin, according to dispatches
from Shanghai, the allies not having
sufficient forces to police the vast city.
AS small parties Of the allied troops
penetrate into new districts they have
to engage armed mobs.
The latest news from Pekin indicates
that the situation there is unchanged.
The imperial city is still invested, but |
has not yet been occupied. The allies,
when the last message left, were still
from aggressive action, pend
ing instructions from their govern
ments.
The London Daily Mail publishes dis
patches from the Chinese capital, dated
Is late as Aug. II, declaring that
great fire was then raging in the I'M I
Derial city. The Russian commander
mad declined to accept the the decision
If the other generals not to violate the
imperial precincts, and street fighting
was going on.
It is persistently rumored in st. Pc
ersburg that the Russian government
has received dispatch asserting that
Lfter fierce battle inside of Pekin, the
lilies reiterated, losing 1900 men,
Mostly Russians. It is further said
hat the Chinese occupy fortified posi-.
ions from which they are bombarding :,
he allies in murderous manner.
A message from Pekin dated Aug.
8, says: ''The situation here is un-
hanged. The allied commanders still
ave no communication with the Chi
ese government. The future move
aents of the American forces depend
pom instructions which are awaited
rom the home government. The allied
commanders have not yet come to any
greement about the final occupation of
be imperial palace, where great treas
re is supposed to exist.
A message from Minister Conger,
ated Pekin, Aug, 10, says: "The en-
re city, with the exception of the i'm
erial palace, is occupied by Japanese,
russians, British, Americans and
rench. 1t is being apportioned into
istricts for police supervision. The
hinese army fed. The imperial army
nd the court have gone westward,
robably to Sian-Fu, in the province of
hensi. No representatives Of the Chi
csc government are in sight in Pekin,
nd the conditions arc chaotic -