Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-20
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The orders of col Liscum OF the
Ninth infantry direct him TO proceed TO
Pekn FOR the relief and protection Of
The American legation and 90 take sub
seQuent orders from Minister COnger
Beyond this he has the fullest discre-
ton and will be governed by CirCum-
stances as he finds them. he is eX-
pecied to confer with the American adj
mirai on reaching 1aku. whose assist
ance he will have " he needs IL for
landing his expedition. II is also
thought that Col. Liscum Will not hesl-
tate TO act c0ncurreutly with other
forces which he finds az Tien Tsin. ana
which, like his own, are bound for the
same destination
One Of the higher officials Of the war
department SAYS
"Col. Liscum must reach Pekin as eX-
peditiously as possible. II he can
peaceably buy q ticket on the railway
he win 70 through on a regular train,
without questioning his fellow passen-
gers II the train Is attacked, doubt
less all the passengers viii combine for
defense. and II the others are as anX-
ious as he is 20 reach their destination,
they viii push through shoulder to
detach few companies Of his COM
mand TO furnish a proportionate part
of a force required to maintain COM
munication with the base of combined
operations. Col Liscum will not hesi-
tate 10 assume his share Of the response
bllty. II he gets into light FIX he
win have the satisfaction Of knowing
that another American regiment. and
hf.r
within a few days, as they viii be only
that far behind him from the time he
leaves Manila"
II the Princeton and the Marietta join
Admiral Kempif, as seems probable
now. he will have at his command
more numerous and effective fleet OF
gunboats adapted TO service on the
Pel-Ho river as far uD as Tien Ts'n
than any Of the other naval powers
there represented.
AMERICAN MARINES TO CHINA.
Chicago June pa special TO the
Chronicle from Norfolk, Va says:
a company OF marines from the Nor
folk yard will be sent TO China at once
Twenty EIGHT prlyates, commanded by
two sergeants and two corporals re-
ceived orders today 10 proceed immedi-
ately to the Washington marine bar
racks, there TO join the fourth battalion
Of marines. which Is under orders to
proceed 90 San Francisco overland TO
embark thence for China, IL Is eN-
pected that more men win De drafted
from the battalions stationed al this
yard for service in Chinese waters.
MURDERED CHINESE CHRISTIANS
san Francisco. June 2O.-Dlrs. A. p
Lowrie, Presbyterian missionary, who
has been stationed at PaO Ting Flu for
the last six years. arrived here on the
DoriC. She reports that on the night
OF May 10th many native Christians
principally women and children, were
murdered by the Boxers while fleeing
from PaO Ting toward Ten Jsin. This
was about ten miles from Mrs, Lowrie's
station which was not disturbed. The
native Christians had been attacked on
May 10th but successfully repulsed the
horde OF murderers, but In trying TO
reach Tien Tsin the foi0wing night
were oyertaken and murdered and the
Boxers then returned 90 Pao Ting and
burned all the houses Of their victims.
CAUSE OF CHINESE RIOTS.
New York, June 2O.-In the current
issue Of the Independent viii appear an
article by Charles DENLY, ex-minister
TO China. in which he says
While contemplating the existing dis
turbances. IL must be remembered that
almost always there are riots or incipi-
ent Instructions In China. They are
caused by popular discomfort, which is
produced by deluges iamines and short
crops
The government Is held responsible
for these mlsfortuues. and In order TO
affect IL njuriously the simplest and
most effective method to pursue Is to
attack Christian converts and foreign
ers. BY the treaties the converts TO
Christianity must be protected In their
cult and the foreign powers do not fail
20 go 10 their assistance whenever they
are attacked.
THEIR PROTESTS WERE HY-
POCRIsY.
I'm 1897 Germany landed marines and
took possession OF the province Of Shan
tung. Russia, which has promised TO
protect China against all her enemies,
followed suit by taking fallen Wan and
Port Arthur. France seized a tract OF
country In the south near Tonquin
England Of course. while always pro-
testing that she was opposed TO the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF China proceeded 20
seize about 400 miles around Hongkong
and the great fortress Of Wei Hal Wei.