Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-11
revolution IN CHINA.
Foreign Troops Compelled to Take
Radical Action to Suppress
the BOXERS"
Americans Join in the Movement
Believed Larger Forces Will
Be Required.
Communication With Pekin Inter
rupted Today Chinese Fanatics
Applying the Torch.

Washington, June 1.-THE following
undated dispatch was received today
by the navy department from Kempff:
Secretary of the Navy-Forces landed
by different nations. Opening COM
munications to Pekin. Americans
joined.''
Kempff also reports arrival Of the
Monocacy at Taku.
London. June ia special from Tien
Tsin says it is reported that the dow.
ager empress has fled to the Russian
llegation at Pekin.
Tien Tsin. June -Telegraphic COM
| was Interrupted this morning. "A spe-3
l thirty British troops to guard Tong
Shan. 1t is rumored that the number
lis inadequate. If trouble arises in
Tong Shan all northern China railways
Twill be at a standstil. Owing 10 the
l8difficulty Of securing the viceroy's per-
i7misslon for third special train to
start for Pekin, foreign troops occupied
the cars, whereupon the Chinese en-
gine driver ran away with the locomo-
tive. The crowd tried to pull up the
track, but the troops cleared the rab-
a|ble at the point Of the bayonet and
4 seized the engine. On learning this the
4 i.viceroy granted permission and a train
s|sleft at 5:15 p. m. with about 800 men.
1 The force was made up of 800 Ger
mans. eighty British and the rest
French.
r p I s. -
London, June 11.-Should the efforts
of the combined forces of the powers
& prove insufficient to quell the Boxers
troubles in China, Russia is apparently
4 lpreparing to deal with the crisis, judg-
ling from dispatch from ST. Peters
4 burg. which is as follows:
..4As the result of an understanding
between the Russian government and
other powers a dispatch was sent tc
n Port Arthur ordering that 5000 men OF
Il the Russian garrison there shall be held
in immediate readiness to leave fol
Tien Tsin whenever the Russian min
lister at Pekin asks their assistance O
Z circumstances require their interven
ton
London. June lin reference to tn,
st. Petersburg dispatch, the Associated
! Press is officially informed that Grea
Britain is no party to any such under
standing. nor has she been consulted a
! to the adyisability of landing larg,
number cf Russian troops. Foreign of
ficials here frankly express the belle
: that no such instructions as those re
! ferred to in the dispatch from st. Pc
lItersburg q have been sent to the Russian
!. minister at Pekin.
Berlin. June 1.-THE German foreigl
+ office has received dispatch from Is
kin, dated Sunday afternoon, saying til
e international Club, outside the gate q
4 Pekin. was burned and the Belgian sec
5 retary OF legation attacked by Chimes
o soldiers. The foreign Office interpret
g the latter news as confirming the seri
s Gus view 1t has taken Of the situation
n and expresses the fear that the Germa
embassy will be the next attacked. Th
4 l#gunboat Tiger has been ordered to sa
a for China Immediately and the Germa
Z governor of Tsing-Tow has been OF
dered to cooperate in quelling the dis
i turbances.
Ne cablegram from Davis and Gamewell, i
charge Of the missionary society at Pt
kin, was received today at the Method
s ist Episcopal board: "Pekin, May o.
I Massacre of native Christians. Situa
= tion of the foreigner critical. Pre-.
Washington
= Missionary Secretary Leonard, in II
peating the cable to President McISii
ley, added: This means our people al
le in great peril and greatly in need
such protection as our government ca
afford