The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-15
WHOLE EMPIRE
in A FERMENT
-
Empress DOwager TO ExpeI For.
eigners or Surrender Throne.
POWERS LAND MORE MEN
cOmblaed Forces al TIsn Tsln win Soon Be
10000 Several Hundred 10 Start
90 The March 10 The Cap.
Ital Today.
POWERS LAND MORE MEN

LONDON. June Ib.-obseryers al
Shanghai ana Tien Tsin think there ID
q great deal more trouble ahead for
the concert OF the powers than that
OF merely reaching Pekin with 1900
men.
Serious disturbances have taken plac
a, Yum Nan Fu and Meng TIE. as well
as other points nj considerable dis,
tance from the capital.
The whole Chinese empire seems to
be In a ferment
The Intentions Of the Empress Dow
ager are stlll cqulyocal. with the bal
ance OF testimony on the side Of the
determination 10 expcl the appropria
tors OF part OF her country or to
lose her dynasty IN the attempt. It
IL related Of her that on Monday, fol.
lowing the murder Of the chancellor OF
the Japanese legation. she was aroused
10 a sense Of danger and went person
ally TO Yung Ting the gate OF Pekin,
where she advised the rioters TO cis-
perse. But she took no steps 10 use
force and the Appearances OF things are
more threatening than before.
While Admiral Seymour. with the In.
ternational relief column. Is forslng his
way TO Pekin. several Of the powers ore
arranging largely TO reinforce their de-
tails at Tten Tsin. Germany proposes
sending 1900 men. Great Britain sent
GOO men from Hong Kong yesterday
and 400 viii 40 Sunday, Italy has or.
dered 1000 70 hold themselves in readi-
ness. Russia. according TO a ST. Peters.
burg dispatch OF Wednesday. has de-
cided to bring her force at Tien Tsln
up to 5000. Thus the combined forces
at Tlen Tsln win probably soon be
about 10000 men.
The explicit statement made yester.
day afternoon IN the house OF CON-
mons by Parliamentary Secretary Of
Foreign Office Broierlck. with refer
ence to the Identity OF opinion among
the powers upon the question OF appll-
cation Of force. and the method OF APP
plying Z. Is accepted by all the morning
papers 0s quite suflclent for the pres
ent and the hope is generally express
ed that nothing will happen to dl-
minish harmony.
TEN TslN. June 1.-THE Russians
have landed four elght-centimetre guns.
These, with i,7O0 men, will start on
the march for Pekln tomorrow.
TIN TSIN. June H-A courier who
arrived this morning from PelSin and
Lang Fang brought letter from the
American legation. stating that General
Tung Fuh Slang intends to oppose the
entrance Of the foreign troops into
Pekin. Thirty thousand troops are
guarding the south gate, and the Chi
nvse have guns trained on the Ameri.
can mission ami British legation.
AN N'hAiNA ANHNiAS AIUl IL Is sNlu
that upwards OF 9,ooO Boxers are In the
immediate neighborhood OF Lang Fang.
Railroad communication between this
place and Admiral seymour's interna.
tlonal force has been cut three miles
beyond Lang Use Sun. Two brigades
have been destroyed.
1t is rumored that the Boxers are
determined to burn Tien Tsin station |
tonight, Owing to the extensive dam
age done the railroad, It Is feared the
international force cannot reach Pekin
before Sunday
The Japanese cruiser Suma has ar
rived at Taku
LONDON, June 14.-A special dis
patch from Shanghai says the position
Of the legations at Pekln is most criti- |
cal According to this dispatch $4,000
Chinese troops are drawn up outside
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