The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-27
No News From Pekin and
Situation Grows Worse
Daily.

ChIu CVuGiuuCo QUOtOhCu Oul
thousand men Of the allied forces
we're having sharp, defensive fight
ing at Tien Tsin Tuesday and
Wednesday with prospect of being
reinforced Thursday This is the
situation in China as set forth in the
British government dispatch
eight hundred Americans are
taking part in the fighting at Tien
Tsin," says the Shanghai correspond.
ent of the Daily Express, cabling last
evening, "and they apparently form
part of a supplementary force, ar
irving with Germans and British
after the conflict started. 1t 10 i'm.
possible to estimate the number of
the Chinese there, but they lad
surprising number of guns"
This information appears to have
been brought by the United States
guuboat Nashville to Chefoo aud
telegraphed to Shanghai. The Chi.
nese are deserting Shanghai in large
numbers and going into the interior
Reports from native sources continue
to reach Shanghai of anarchy in
Pekin. According to these tales the
streets are filled day and night with
Boxers who are wholly beyond the
control of the Chinese troops and
who are working themselves up to
frenzy and clamoring for the death of
all foreigners.
The English consulate at Shanghai
is said to have received from infuen.
tial natives reports of tragedy in
the palace at Pekin, but precisely
what, is not defined The consulate
thinks that Admiral Seymour, CON-
mander of the international relief
column, was misled by information
from Pekin and consequently ander-
estimated the difficulties in his way
and the Chinese power of resistance
with Maxim guns and Mausers
The consuls at Shanghai believe
the foreigners at Pekin still safe.
although japanese reports received
at Shanghai allege that up 20 June
Is. one hundred foreigners had been
killed in Pekin
The Daily Express says eve un-
derstand that Reginald Thomas
Tower, secretary of the British en-
bassy in Washington, is to succeed
Sir Claude Macdonald at Pekin end
that the reason of Sir Ciaude's
recall is the break down of his
health -
A special dispatch from Vienna
says: "Li Hung Chang has wired
the various Chinese legations in
Europe directing them to inform the
governmen. to which they are &C
credited that he is called to Pekin by
the empress to act as internedi-
ary between China and the powers
to negotiate settlement of the
points at issue, and be instructs them
to beg the powers to facilitate his
mission by ceasing to send troops to
China !"
Cheng, director general of te1e
graphs, wires from Shanghai to the
Chinese Legations in Europe that the
foreign legations in Pekin are safe
1t is reported that the British gov
ernment will Immediately send 200
marines to China and possibly, &C
cording to some of the morning
papers, 10000 of the regulars now
with Lord Roberts
Lord Salisbury presided this morn
ing at a meeting of the cabinet, epe.
cialIy summoned to consider the far
eastern crisis Prior to the meeting,
the French ambassador NJ Paul Cam
bon, and the Chinese minister, Sir
Chlh Chen Lo FeDg Iub, paid q
lengthy visit to the officials of the
foreign office and it is expected that
important developments will be the
outcome of the cabinet conference