Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-06-11
Forces Landed by Different Ma
tIons, Americans JoIn-Rus-
sIa Preparing to Deal
With Crisis.
PEKIN THRoNeED WITH MODS
Foreign Missionaries and Prop
erty In China In Danger
Americans Pushing
Action. f
BAD STATE AFFAIRS sTsLOuIs

WnB VIM - ~ TnttS
London, June 11-A dispatch from
Tien Tsin says 1t is reported that the
d0wager empress has fed to the Rus
sian legation at Pekin.
Washington, June 1.-THE following
undated dispatch was received at the
navy department: Forces landed by
different nations. Opening communi-
cations to Pekin. Americans joined.
D. Kempff."
sKempff also reports the arrival of
the Monocacy at Taku.
London, June 1.-The return of the
emperor of China and the dowager en-
press to Pekin, from the summer pal
ace, is regarded as hopeful sign;
but otherwise there is no favorable
news from China. except the evidence
of a continued perfect understanding
between the various powers and the
announcement that the international
guards will probably arrive in Pekin
today. Should these prove insufficient
to restore order, Russia is apparently
preparing to deal with the crisis, judg-
ing from a dispatch from st. Peters
burg which is as follows:
"As a result of an understanding
between the Russian government and
other powers, dispatch has been sent
to Port Arthur ordering that the 5000
men of the Russian garrison there be
held in immediate readiness to leave
for Tfen Tsin whenever the Russian
minister at Pekin asks for assistance.
or circumstances require their inter
vention."
According to dispatch from Shan
ghai. dated today. 1000 Russians with
twenty guns, have already been land |
ed at Tien Tsin and are marching in |
the direction of Pekin. Shanghai ru-
mors however, must be accepted with
caution.
A dispatch from Pekin, dated June
9th. says: "Forty boxers armed with
knives, looted and burned the Pekin
club. race track and grand stand build
ings. Another edict this morning or
ders the military governor to police
the streets with cavalry and infantry.
Nevertheless, in the neighborhood of
the legation the street continues
thronged with the toughest kind Of a
mob, ready to break out at the slight
est provocation.
United States Minister Conger has
sent twenty marines, and the British
minister, Sir Claude M. Macdonald
twelve marines to guard the Metho-
dist mission, where the members OF
all denominations Of Protestants gath
cred. Roman Catholics assembled in
the north cathedral, west of Pelxin
have small guard Of French marines
but the converts have been we'll armed
by Bishop Favier and win desperately
resist attack. Business is practically
at a standstili. Constantly increas
ing streams of boxers parade the
streets at their pleasure, much to the
alarm of merchants, although thus fal
there has been no looting of native
shops"
New York, June 1.-THE following
cable from Pekin was received today
Methodist Board, Pekin, June g.
Massacre of native Christians. Stu
alton of foreigners critical. Pres
Washington. Signed: David, Game
yell"
This came directly from the mission
ary society at Pelin.
IN repating the cable message Il
President Mckinley, Rev. A. B. Leon
ard, of the missionary society. addet
the following:
s'This means that our people are il
great peril and greatly in need of sucl
protection as our government can al
ford"
Berlin, June Herman foreign Of
fee received a dispatch from. Pekir
dated Sunday afternoon, saying tn
American mission house at Tun
Chow. River Port, Pekin. had bee
burned by natives. Officials of tn
foreign office suppose -fnis happene
Saturday or Sunday morning. The dil
patch further says the Internations
club, outside of Pekin. has been burr
ed and the Belgian secretary legatio
attacked by Chinese soldiers. Tn
foreign office expresses the fear ths
the German embassy win be next a
tackled. The German gunboat Tigt
has been ordered to sail for China
Tien Tsin, June fit is leaf1z
that but for the firmness Of the On
ted States CONSUL Captain Mccall
IN charge of the American landin
party. and the British consul. thel
would have been further delay In dI
patching international guards to P
kin. and a majority of the forces Ia
evening. when the necessity for IL
mediate dispatch OF troops was co
eldered. representatives Of two Eur
pean powers questioned the necessi'
and afterwards disparaged the Id
that the British force should prepo
sderate. The Anelo-Americans hos