The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-11
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FOREIGEERS ii LEGATION ST.
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AT EITHER ENTRANCE TO THE
THOROUGHFARE WE'RE CROWDS
OF HOWLING CHINESE
DOWAGER AMUSING HERSELF
An ArmOred Train Leaves Tien Tsin
-RumOr in London That PeISin
Is burning Lacks Con-
firmation.


that went to examine the line and recon-
nOiter returned last night The railway
was found clear two miles beyond Yang
Tsu. The engineer, with the guards,
walked mile and a half further They
found the ties and two bridges burned
and the railway torn up. They saw a
few hundred persons, apparently vilIag-
ers, gathered ahead of them
The first repair train, with Admiral
Seymour and his staff, $50 British; Capt.
McCalla, with 100 Americans; 40 Italians
and so Austrians, left here at 9:3O A
Hotchkiss and other guns were mounted
on car in front of the engine. The rest
of the guns were mounted in the center
of the train.
a second train left at II o'clock, with
6OO British, Japanese and French troops.
Repair material and new rails were taken
along.
There are 81 foreign war vessels at
Taku. message from Pel1in to the ad-
mlrals reports that the situation is hour
ly growing more dangerous for foreign
ers' All those at Pekin have taken ref
uge in Legation street The civilians
are under arms tonight to act with the
regulars if necessary. The approaches to
Legation street are surrounded by howl
ing mobs of disorganized soldiers, with
rifles and cannon. The air is full Of
threats
This was the situation yesterday (Satur
nay) when the courier got through with
the latest dispatches The dowager. en-
press was amusing herself at the palace
with theatricals
1t is rumored that government arms are
being dealt out to the Boxers The troops
Of Tung Pu Sch are said to be assisting
to kill native Christians, after malignant
tortures.
LONDON, June 1.-THE Daily Mail has
the following from Tien Tsin, dated Fri
day, June s:
The widest rumors are current here
to the effect that Pekin is burning, but
they lack confirmation.
MURDERS OF BOXERS.
Details have been received from Shan
ghai regal ding the recent murders of
railway engineers by Boxers. It seems
that party of 80, including ladies and
children, left PaO Ting Flu in 12 boats, un-
DER military escort After travelling so
miles in safety, they missed their Wav
opened fire upon the unfortunate occu-
pants using both rifles and wooden can
non. The engineers returned the fire
eIectually, and the party landed. One la
dy and three men got separated from the
main body. They were brutally killed
The survivors formed a square. with
those able to bear arms outside and the
women inside, and made off towards
Iien Tsin. They travelled three and a
half days, fighting all the way More
than 1000 cartridges were expended, and
ammunition was running short
They estimated that they killed at least
hundred rebels. The men behaved like
heroes, carrying the women and children.
One lady Of the party was close to ma
ternitY
Twelve miles from Tien Tsin three men
disappeared and were murdered The
survivors eventually met the rescue par
ty, and, much exhausted, they We're es-
corted to Ten Tsin
MISSIONARIES KILLED.
Sir Claude Mcdonald British minister
In Pellin sent the following telegram to
Shanghai on June Z:
Two British missionaries and several
foreign missionaries have been murdered
in the district near Pekin. In the coun-
try round numbers of converts have been
murdered and chapels have been pillaged
and destroyed, While in the capital itself
the British missionaries have been oblig-
ed to leave their houses and take refuge
at the legation, which is defended by rs
marines.
The Chinese government is affected by
these events so far as to send high of
ficials to parley with the Boxers. but if
does not show any intention of summarilv
suppressing them. Probably it still has
power tC do so, but the throne is still
strongly Influenced by sympathy with the
movement, and the spirit of the troops is
doubtful. All IS well up to the present.
RUSSIA GETTING READY.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg, dated
Saturday, June 9, says:
i have learned from an absolutely re-
liable source that minute dispatches have
been sent to the commanders of the Rus
sian forces in Manchuria, directing them
to prepare three regiments Of Cossacks
on the Chinese frontier to be in readiness
to enter upon the day orders are re-
ceived."
AMERICAN BUILDINGS BURNED.
The Pektn correspondent of the Times,
telegraphing Sunday, says:
The empress dowager and emperor re-,
turned to Pe6in yesterday, escorted by
soldiery under Tung Flu Sian.
The American missionary buildings at
Tung Chau, twelve miles from Pekin
which were abandoned by the mission
aries, have been looted and burned by
the Chinese soldiery who were sent to
protect them. Within three days seven
ty-five native Christians, well known
men, who had been trained for years
by American missionaries, have been
massacred near Tung Chau. Many of
them were burned alive
Intimidaions Of Christians continues
within Pekin itself. Most of the mission
compounds are closed and the mission
aries are being collected under the pro-
lection of legation guards Reinforce
ments for all the guards are coming.
PLEAsEs THE ENGLISH.
LONDON, June n.-Chinese affairs are
spread over the editorial pages of the
morning papers. The Daily telegram
says:
ut is particularly gratifying to Eng
Esh readers that the first train from
Tten Tsin carried 500 troops, mostly Brit
ish, and commanded by Admiral Sey-
nnour, in conjunction with an American
colleague. Few circumstances could be