Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-30
VERY TICKL|SH.
The boxers" Have Put an End
to Peace in China.
American Marines Marching 10 Pro-
lection Of Legation at Pekin.
Russia About TO Land 20 600 Troops and Sit
uation Grows Worse

Washington, May 29.-Such advices
as have reached here indicate that the
situation in China has assumed very
critical phase and one calculated to
tax the entire resources Of the Chinese
government
The state department has been in
| close communication with Mr.. Conger
our minister at Pekin, and the navy
department is doing its share having
placed the flagship Newark as far up
the Pei-Ho river as the Taku forts,
which IS the nearest point to Pekin
that the ship can reach.
The operations of the Boxers are
increasing in magnitude They appear
To De governed in their movements by
some settled design. They hava muir
dcrcd nine Methodist missionaries in
one province. at the town Of Pachow
and have closed i'm on Pekin. Mean
while tho Chinese army is suspected Of
disloyalty. this belief being strength
cncd by wholesale dcscrtions Of the
soldiers To the "Boxers."
Minister Conger has appealed to the
state department for the protection Of
a marine guard for his legation The
department mas promptly cablcd him
an authorization to call upon the near
ct United states naval vessels for as
siStancc. The ship he would naturally
look TO would be the Newark and il is
assumed that he has already COM
municated with Admiral Kempn On
board that flagship
The embarrassing feature If the sit
uation is the cutting Of communica-
. l. l.,
Tsin and the capitol for the boxers
have burned the railroad bridges.
According To reports the Chinese
government has done everything in its
power to meet the demands Of the dip
lomatic body at Pckin for the disper-
sion VI the Boxers" Measures have
been taken by the state department
looking to the protection Of Americans.
1t is not contemplated that our naval
forces shall take any part in Jhe con-
test between the Chinese government
ana the Boxers" though it is assumed
that Rear Admiral Remcy. the COM
mander-in-chic Of the Asiatic station,
will take immediate steps to supply
Rear Admiral Kempff. the senior
squadron commander, with such naval
forces AZ he may need for safeguarding
American interests al the treaty ports.
ShanEhai. Nav 2n-The Russian min
istcr ~ Pokin has taloEraphad. asking
that all the available gunboats be sent
III Tah1.
Tien Tsin, May ga detachment of
200 Chinese soldiers has cleared the
railway between here and Pekin and
the ordinary service was resumed at
noon.
No news has been received from the
Belgian engineers engaged in the CON
struction VI the LUthan line. In other
respects the situation is more quiet.
Thirty japanese have arrived from
the gunboat Atagokan. The French
flagship. y Entire scasteau. and the gun
boat Surprise have left Taku.
London. May 29.-A special dispatch
from Shanghai says:
1T is believed that Russia is about
to land troops at Taku from Port Ar
thur, where 10000 are in readiness. The
Chinese are reported to be sending
large masses of troops overland from
Nu-Nan and Kiang. but the general
issimo refuses t. assume command Oh
the plea of sickness.
The Boxers assert that they are
confident Of receiving support from the
dowager Empress. Princes Kang-Yi
and Ching-Tuan and the entire Man
chu army Throughout the north the
Boxers are enlisting hordes Of desper-
ADDE'S. They are intent upon expelling
everything foreign"
Ten Tsin. May ga hundred Amer
lean marines from the United States
cruiser Newark are expected here at
II o'clock tonight.
An armed rescue party of Frcnchmcn
ANA Germans started this afternoon, to
try to relieve the bcsiegcd Bclgians.
The viceroy, under the pressure Of the
French consul. has permitted the res
cuers to travel by railroad to Feng-
Tai. where Chinese urotactinn and,