The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-07
The BOXERS
VERY ACTIVE
Foreign Troops Going
to Picking.
WAR SHIPS ASSEMBLING
The Whole Country Much Excited
and on the Brink VI
Civil War.

PEKING, Tuesday, May 29.-From all
parts of the surrounding country there
is constantly arriving news of fresh
atrocities committed by the Boxers.
Three Christian families were massacred
at Shan Lai Wing, sixty miles from Pc
king, Friday, May % Only two escaped.
A representative of the Associated
found the place occupied by a battalion Of
troops. The whole railroad station,
workshops and locomotive sheds were
Quilted and much rolling stock was de-
Car Company. The godowns Chinese
warehouses;, full of valuable merchan-
disc, were burned after having been loot
ed by the rioters. The damage is esti-
mated at half a million taels
The neighboring villagers seem to have
Joined in the attack, showing that the
ers" Eight rioters who were captured
will be decapitated Riding through the
south gate of Peking, the correspondent
found the road inside the walls lined with
troops, who greeted the traveller and ms
party with a fusilade of stones.
The whole country is much excited.
TEN TSIN, May 30.-American, Brit
ish, Japanese, German, Italian, RUSSIAN
and French troops to the number of 100
each have been ordered to guard their
respective legations at Picking, but the
Viceroy here Will not allow them to pro-
coed hence to Picking on the railway
Yamen. One hundred and eight Amerl-
cans, with a machine gun and field
gun, landed here last night amidst great
enthusiasm the part of the residents.
Five Russians and one British warship
have arrived at Taku and the British are
now landing. Other warships are hourly
expected. Three thousand Chinese troops
from Lutai are expected here today en-
route to Fang Tan
There is a disposition to believe that
the Boxers viii dispense before the
foreign troops are ready to act
Tien Tsin is in no danger.
SHANGHAI. May 30--The British
warships Orlando and Algerine are land
ing 100 men at Taku, where the French,
Russian and Japanese guards have al
ready disembarked.
The Boxers are apparently without
arms except those they have obtained
from the soldiery, many of whom are
openly joining the rebels.
| WASHINGTON, May 30.-Not word
has been received at the State or Navy
Departments from any Of the ofhcials II
China since yesterdays report from Min
| still open, so it is assumed by the officials
| here that there has been no sensible
| change in the situation, or at any rate
none affecting American interests. III
fact, these interests have so far not beer
directly attacked during the present up
rising by the Boxers" and State De
| partment officials direct attention to the
| fact up to this time the masSacres have
| been confined to the native Christians
| Not a single American citizen has beer
killed so far as known If the situation
were to continue on this basis it NIGH
| be difficult to find ground for such arbi
| trary action as the landing of United
States marines in the Chinese capital
but Mr.. Conger's report so clearly indi
Gated the apprehension that the develop
ment of the Boxers " uprising would in
volve the jeopardy of American life ant
property, the State Department could m
longer neglect his warning; hence thu
dispatch of marines to Picking.