Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-27


vicinity, taking their wives, familie,
and valuables. Ii Hung Chang ha.
again been peremptorily ordered to Pc
kin. His enemies declare they will
murder him before he can reach there
His presence alone restraints the reyo
lutionary elements here His departure
will let loose the Black Flags and Rec
Girdles Knowing this, LIS trusted Of
ficials are sending their families te
/ Hongkong.
'The viceroy himself trusts the Amer.
! leans in this crisis. He says they alone
want no territory, and he places himself
largely, almost unreservedly, in their
hands. At an important conference to.
day he reiterated this statement:
| "'All missionaries have been notified
of their imminent peril through conf
Dental runners. They are leaving Can
, ton hurriedly. and only few are here.
Commander Mclean, of the United
States steamship Don Juan de Austria
, Is the first here to protect foreign inter-
, ests. He is capable and e .ergetic, and
is re-enforced b, her majesty's steam
ship Redpole.
"Cantons population reaches 1900, 900,
in addition to 1000 living on junks and
sampans (flat-bottomed river boats).
Most of the people are disaffected, and
incendiary proclamations are increas-
ing In number and virulence'
MARCHING ON PEKIN.
Shanghai cables that the French con-
sui there has received a cable from
Shan Tung asserting that 1000 Chinese
troops are making forced march from
Shan Tung to Pekin.
WILL STAGGER HUMANITY.
A Chinaman connected with war pur-
chases for the Chinese government in
Europe, who has been interviewed by
the Daily Express. says China has i'm
mense quantities of arms and ammuni-
tion, and will stagger humanity If driv-
en- to defend herself.
TO PROCEED TO PEKIN.
Washington, June 27.-The purpose
Of the government to place an adequate
military force in China was made per-
fectly clear when orders were issued to
Brig. Gen. Adna r. Chaffee to take COM
mand Of the forces in China and to pro-
ceed at once to assume his new duties.
More significant probably than the as
signment itself was the wording of the
formal orders to General Chaffee issued
late in the day by Acting Secretary of
War Meiklejohn, directing him to take
command of troops ordered to China
and proceed to Pekin by way of San
Francisco and Taku, accompanied by
his aide. 1t had been expected that the
at Che Foo, or some other convenient
military base, but the direction to pro-
ceed to Pekin, capital of the Chinese
empire, indicates a firm determination
on the part Of the government authori-
ties to have strong military force at
the seat of the Chinese government.
The announcement of Chaffee's assign
ment and orders to proceed to Pekin
came after the state department had
declined to accede to second PROPOSE
tion from the six great viceroys of Chi
ma that foreign troops be kept out of
China until Ii Hung Chang reached Pc
kin, in more formal manner, with the
signatures of the six viceroys, repre-
senting the greater part of the empire.
Minister WI repeated his plea that for
eign troops be kept out Of the country
Secretary Hay laid the formal request
of the viceroys before the cabinet meet
ing, but there was no disposition to vary
from his present determination, already
made known by Secretary Hay to the
Chinese minister, to send our forces to
such points as are menaced, and where
our officials and citizens are in danger.
While the viceroys spoke for their prov
inces, they could not speak for Pekin
and 1t is to Pekin that the officials most
anxiously look.
Minister Conger is still silent, and the
latest advices have shown that little
reliance can be placed on dispatches
from Shanghai saying the ministers
and legations at Pekin are safe. For
this reason the orders of General Chat
fee to proceed to Pekin took on added
meaning. Secretary Long received
nothing during the day beyond early
from Admiral Kempff stat
ing that the combined forces had en-
tered Tien Tsin and that Seymour's ex-
pedition was reported ten miles from
Tien Tsin surrounded
INTRENCHED NEAR ITEM TS1N.
Washington, June 27.-The following
was received by the navy de-
partment this afternoon from Admiral
Kempff:
"Che Foo, June 27.-The Pekin force
and ministers reported with the Pekin
relief expedition intrenched eight miles
from Tien Tsin."