The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-20

exejeff says the French warship Lion,
the British Algerfne and the German
gunbOat Iltris participated in the en-
gagement.
FRANCE IS SUSPICIOUS.
New York. June pa dispatch to the
Times from Paris says:
Several deputies interviewed admitted
that Frances position in China is
delicate one. There is a general shrewd
suspicion that Frances ally, Russia, de-
sires to profit from the present cOndi-
ton of disorder and also desires such
state to continue as long as possible.
If France helps to end it she Will be
playing Great Britain's hand opposing
Russia's game.
An attache of the legation here named
Qued-Chin has stated that the resist
ance of the foreign troops will collapse
and that affairs viii be arranged by the
guardian to the heir presumptive taking
the empress dowagers place.
LISCUNIS ORDERS.
New York, June 20.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
General Macarthur has not yet re-
ported his selection of the two addition
al regiments to be sent to Tien Tsin on
the transports Warren and Sherman,
but the authorities of the war depart
ment think one of them will be the
Fourteenth or the Twentieth infantry
now on provost guard duty in Manila,
the place of one or the other of them
other, it is thought, will be the Twenty
second infantry, now in the pacified
section along the railway whence the
Ninth was withdrawn. The Sixth cav
airy, now camped south of Manila in
the CaVite province will be distributed
in the country formerly protected by
the Ninth and Twenty-secOnd infantry
regiments. Chagrin is expressed that
General Macarthur can not start the
Ninth regiment before next Sunday
and that the United States must be
represented altogether by naval forces
until the last day of June at least. The
Oregon will not reach Taku for at least
a week, if not ten days. The gunboats
Princeton and Marietta will probably
start from Cavite on Wednesday to join
Admiral kempff
The orders of Colonel Liscum of the
Ninth infantry direct him to proceed
to Pekin for the relief and protection
of the American legation and to take
subsequent orders from Minister Con-
ger. Beyond this he has the fullest dis
cretion, and will be governed by cir
cumstances as he finds them.
IN THE NICK OF TINE.
London, June 20.-The Russian relieving
force arrived outside of Pekin this morn
ing, says the Shanghai correspondent of
the Express, and Immediately began to
attack the city on two sides, employing
/ numerous artillery
The force apparently arrived in the nick
! of time, for the Chinese assert that the
| attack upon the legations had been re-
! newed. On the night of June 16. the Chin
/ ese troops 1lnder Generals Tung Fab
! Slang and Tung Ching attacked the lega-
| tions and set on fire five European build
| ings. Nothing definite is known as to the
/ result, except the Chinese were disap-
! pointed, although other reports, utterly
/ discredited by foreigners here, are that
/ the Chinese, infuriated by the destruction
/ of Taku, have since massacred all the for
! eigners in Pekin-
/ 4 modified version of these rumors re-
! ceived at Berlin, is that the French as
well as the German minister has beer
I killed. The English at Shanghai think
/ that the Chinese had foreign advice in or
/ ganizing the defenses at Taku. because
/ Of the precision with which their attach
was delivered.