The Van Buren press., 1900-06-30
THE SITUATION IN CHINA.
Members Of the Foreign Legations
at Pekin Are, Presumably,
in S,afe Quarters.
ADMIRAL SEYMOUR IN A TIGHT PLACE.
lie Managed tu Get Il Message
Through, in Which He Requested
Rrcnforccmcnts of Two Thousand
Mcn-Hc Is Badly Hnmpcrcd with
Sick aud Wounded. rs-.r"

London, june 81, 2:O3 p. nl.--Th2 ca
BILE messages from the far east are so
far conflicting in their tenor that al
most any desired view of the situation
Is deducibe thcrefrom. On the
whole, however, the news is encourag-
ing, and it seems safe TO assume that
Nice-Admiral Seymour and the lega-
tions, whether together or separately,
will ultimately reach a place of safe
ty. Various reports locate the lega-
tioners at divers places. but it seems
agreed that they are safely away from
Pekin.
Latest Shanghai Report.
The latest Shanghai report SAYS
Prince Tuan (the head of the Chinese
foreign Office, and father of the heir
apparently has sent the legationcrs to
Sian-Fu under escort, and adds that
Sian-Fu will be the new capital, in the
event of Pekin being occupied by the
International forces.
A Message From seymour.
Admiral Seymour, it is asserted, sue
ceeded in getting a message into Tien
Tsin Monday, according to which he
was then eight miles westward, ter
ribly harrassed, could only hold out
another two days, and has So killed
and over 200 wounded. He did not
mention the ministers or others from
Pekin.
Reports Have Been Exaggerated.
II is thought at Shanghai that now
Tien Tsin is relieved, the combined in
ternatonal forces will have no diff
Guilty in reaching Pckin though it is
expected it will be found that all the
foreigners have already left. 1t is
claimed that the reports as to the
damage done at Ten Tsin, and the
casualties among the foreign residents
have been highly colorcd,
Chinese Exodus From Shanghai.
The exodus of Chinese from Shang-
hai is unabated Every steamer is
throngcd, and the authorities have
been Obliged to resort to the use of the
fire hose to prevent the fugitives from
oycr-crowdng the vessels. The COM
mander of the British frst-cass cruis-
er Undauntcd, however, has landed
large supplies of rifles and ammuni-
ton, and guns have been placed in
position at commanding points, with
the result that the foreigners are con-
iident they can overcome any attack
on the settlement, into which the for
eigners from the out-statons are rap
idly congregaiing.
Nussians Have Their Hands Full.
According to dispatch from New
Chwang, the Russians there are barely
able to cope with the situation. The
Chinese, II appears, are burning all the
railroad material, killing isolated Rus.
slams at every opportunity, and de.
stroying the coal mines.
America Learning something,
The st, James Gazette expresses the
opinion that "China is teaching Amer.
lea the impossibiity of n great trad.
ing nation avoiding imperialism. add
ing. "Amcrican's experience will teach
her It is not the desire to grab distant
lands, but unavoidable destiny that
drives Great britain ever forward.
Washington has no choice but to pro.
tect the impcrlcd American citizens
and having once intcrfered in China
to protect her interests, she shall never
be able to shake from her shoes the
dnSt OF the CelcAiinl emnire"