Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-06-13
IN CHINA.
FOREIGN TROOPS ARE ON THEIR
WAY TO PEKIN.
AMERICANS IN DANGER
Am erican. British, italian, French
Russian and Japanese Troops
Start for Pekin,

| lien ISln, na.-(Spec1al.b--The ST,
uation here has reached a crisis. Yes
terday nearly 1000 troops from the
American, Russian, British, German;
japanese, French and Italian vessels
were ordered to protect their legations
at Pekin. They prepared to go from
| here to the capital, but the vicaroy for,
bade it without the consent of the
ngli-yamen.
This only served to make the fareign
ministers more firm in their attitude
and yesterday they informed the tsung-
li-yamen that if facilities for the trans
| portation of troops to Pekin were not
furnished before a. m. Thursday the
foreign warships would land n largo
| force and march to Pekin without the
consent OF the Chinese government. It
is believed that this will have the de-
sired effect, although as yet the tsung-
li-yamen has not been heard from
| At Taku. on the Gulf Of Pechile, two
British and five Russian war vessels
| have arrived and others are expected
| Tien Tsin is in no danger, but there
may be serious trouble al Pakin. It is
known that the great majority of the
| Chinese imperial troops sylnpathize
with the Boxers" in their efforts to
| expel all foreigners, and are ready to
join the rebels at any oppor tunity.
Pekin-At 2:3O a. m. today the en-
voys received the reply of the Tsung- IL
Yamen to the ultimatum of yesterday
calling the attention of the Chinese au-
Ir,, 20
marines.
The u:timatum fixed a. m. today as
the hour at or before which the reply
must be forthcoming.
The Tsung- agreed to with
draw opposition to the coming of the
guards
I.ondon-The Pekin correspondent
of the Times. telegraphing Wednesday,
says:
THE damage to the railroad is esti-
mated at $4,000. The government sup
ports rather than condemns the Box
ers. Not one has been arrested yet
No foreigner has been seriously in
jured. though murderers of native
Christians are reported daily from the
country.
TROOPS OFF FOR PEKIN.
Tien Tsin-A special train started
for Pekin this afternoon with the fol-
lowing forces:
Americans, seven officers and fifty
six men.
British, three officers and seventy
two MEN
Italians, three officers and thirty
nine men.
French. three officers and seventy
two men.
Russian, four officers and seventy
one men.
Japanese. two officers and twenty
four men.
The foreign contingent also took with
it five ouick-firing guns.
1t is reported that foreign troops will
be opposed at the first gate of the
Chinese capital, outside the wall.
Colbeck & McGregor's warehouse and
the Equitable insurance office have
been destroyed by fire, believed to
have been OF incendiary origin. The
First Chartered bank building. which
joins the burned structures, was saved.
Washington-The following cable
gram has been received at the Navy
department from the senior squaoron
commander, Admiral Kempff:
Tong Ku (TakW-Secretary Navy.
Washington: One hundred men land
ed and sent to Tien Tsin yesterday.
Fifty of these go to Pekin this day.
Other nations landed men.
"KEMPFF."
Although Admiral Kempff's cable.
gram is dated yesterday, the Navy de-
partment officials are confident that
the American marines have gone to
Pekin. even though the Russian forces
may have been detained at Tien Tsin
by the technical objection of the Chi
nese authorities. The very smallness
of the force which the admiral Is send
ing at Minister Congers request would.
1t is felt, facilitate it's admission to
the Chinese capital, for it could not be
regarded by the Chinese government
as menace to Chinese integrity.