The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-18

outside the city gates. all of them armed.
although some in a more or less crude
fashion. The probability Is that there are
not more than 10000 Chinese troops among
them. all told.
Information from Picking brought hither
by refugees says that the city is in state
Of panic. Incendiary fires are of nightly
occurrence and scores of outrages are re-
ported.
DANGER IN SHANGHAI
women and children from Tien-Tsin are
pouring into Shanghai. The chief danger
here is that the fact that the native town.
behind the European settlement. is full of
bad characters. whose attitude is becoming
every day more insoient and menacing
The latest news to hand is that 1000 Rus
SLAMS. with twelve machine guns and
twelve field guns, are marching from Tien-
Tsin to Picking. Last week the foreign
ministers warned the Tsung-Li-Yamen that
In the event of attack upon the lega-
tons, or OF injury to any of the ministers
sor members of the stats of the legations.
fhe powers in common would declare war
upon China. To this ultimatum the Tsung-
Li-Yamen. usual, returned direct
reply. The answer of the Empress dowager
IS. no doubt, the attack on the legations by
the Boxers and the troops under General
Tung Fab Slang
IL has transpired that a few days ago
the viceroys of the southern provinces re-
ceived orders from Picking 10 cooperate
with General Tung In the defense OF Pek-
ing against the threatened invasion by the
foreign devils" They were instructed to
send to Picking. without an instant's de-
lay. the troops they had available within
their respective jurisdictions. 1.-The time
having now come to rid our empire forever
of the evil elements which have so long
threatened It."
The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph, in a dispatch dated June 16,
says: News from Picking. dated June IL.
says the Boxers were then killing hundreds
OF native Christians and the servants of
foreigners"
The same correspondent, in a dispatch
dated yesterday, says: "A Chinese report
states that Admiral Seymour is fighting
with the Chinese regulars and the foreign
forces have seized the Taku forts
Another special dispatch says: From
the character of the Chinese movements
and from reports to hand 1T is certain
that the Chinese have foreign advisers.
The foreign consuls at Shanghai. the MEM
bers of the Municipal Council and the Of
fcers of the volunteer forces met yester-
day Sunday and adopted a plan in the
event of it's being necessary to defend
themselves against the local Chinese.
'The German gunboat Jaguar left Shang-
hal suddenly on Saturday without COM
munication with the shore Il is said there
that she is chasing vessels belonging to the
China merchants. as they carrying
munitions of war"
EXCITEMENT AT HCNG-KONG.
A dispatch from Hong-Kong. dated Sat
urday says: 1.-The air Is full of sinister
rumors with regard to the progress OF af-
fairs in the capital. but ii is extremely diff
cult to obtain confirmation OF any of the
stories afioat. The position of the foreign
ENJOYS Is believed to be desperate. The
authorities here are understood to have
received information that one Of the foreign
been murdered.
In the midst of these rumors an ex-
traordinary amount of excitement has been
sealed orders of her Majesty's steamer I'm
daunted without awaiting her full supply
of stores. The Rosario is also under orders
20 prepare for an immediate start"
The following summary of the situation
was telegraphed to the Daily News from
Shanghai last evening: 1.-THE situation is
critical and without parallel since the In
dian mutiny. At Yang-Tse ports there is
a grave feeling of unrest among the
natives. As yet there has been no out
break. but placards have been posted I'm
Kin-Kiang, Ugas-Kin and Wu-Hu calling
the people 10 kill and burn
"A body Of rioters 5000 strong are at
Kwei-Hsien, in the prefecture of Canton,
and troops have gone to suppress them.
The powers. unprepared, are helpless to
prevent disaster; but. barring trifiing local
friction. they are working amicsbly"
The Picking correspondent OF the Times.
In a dispatch dated June IA. via Tien-Tsin.
June Is. says: "a serious anti-foreign out
break took place last night. when some Of
the finest buildings in the eastern part Of
the city were burned, and hundreds OF ma
tive Christians and servants employed by
foreigners were massacred within two
miles of the imperial palace.
1T was an anxious night for all foreign
ers. who were collected under the protec-
ton of the foreign guards. The Boxers
burned the Roman Catholic East Cathe-
dral. the large buildings Of the London mis-
sion and the American board of missions,
and also the buildings IN the eastern part
of the city occupied by the foreign en-
ployes of the maritime customs.
IF the troops TO reinforce the foreign