The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-01
MORE ATROCITIES BY ANTI-f0RElGN
RIOTERS.
MANY FOREIGN TROOPS LANDED
Marines From American and European
Warships Now at Tien Tsin Refused
Permission to Proceed to Pekin-The
Boxers Destroying Property and
Numbering Christians Foreigners
Stoned by Troops in Pekin Fight Be-
tween Chinese Troops and Boxers.

iSh. japanese, German, Italian. Rus
sian and French troops to the number
Of 100 each have been ordered to. guard
| their respective legations at Peking,
but the viceroy here will not allow
them to proceed hence to Pekin on the
railroad without the authority of the
Tsung Ii Yamen. One hundred and
eight Americans, with a machine gun
and a field gun, landed here last night
amidst great enthusiasm on the part
of the residents. Five Russian and
one British warship have arrived at
Taku and the British are now landing.
Other warships are hourly expected.
Three thousand Chinese troops from
tu Tai are expected here today en-
| route to Fang Tai.
There is a disposition here to believe
that the Boxers will disperse before
the foreign troops are ready to act.
| Tien Tsin is in no danger.
Shanghai, May 30.-The British war
| ships Orlando and Algerine are land
| ing 100 men at Taku, where the French,
Russian and Japanese guards have al
ready disembarked.
The Boxers" are apparently with
out arms except those they have OBJ
tanned from the soldiery, many of
| whom are openly joining the rebels.
London, May 3O-A special dispatch
from Shanghai dated today says:
Yesterday the Chinese government
issued an edict prohibiting the Box
| ers' organization. under penalty of
death. The edict. which was signed
| by the emperor, was couched in eqiv-
| ocal terms and promulgated really
more as an excuse than in condemna-
| ton of the movements.
Tien Tsin May 31.-The Chinese re-
| fuse to allow Russian troops to pass
| the Taku forts.
The foreign men of war have arriv-
| ed here today. Five Russian warships
| and two Russian gun boats; one
| French warships, two British warShipS
and one Italian warShip. They are all
| landing men.
FIRESH ATROCITIES BY THE
BOXERS.
Pekin, Tuesday, May 29.-From all
| parts of the surrounding country news
| is constantly arriving of fresh atrOcl-
| ties committed by the Boxers. Three
| Shan Lai Ying, sixty miles from Pek-
ing, Friday, May 25th. Only two es-
capped.
A representative of the Associated
| Press visited Fang Tai this morning
and found the place occupied by bat
talon of troops. The whole railroad
| station, workshops and locomotive
sheds were gutted and much rolling
! stock was destroyed, including the
| imperial palace car. Large warehouses
| full of valuable merchandise were
burned, after having been looted by
the rioters. The damage done is esti-
mated at 100000 taels. The neighbor-
| the attack, showing that the movement
is not confined to the Boxers. Eight
rioters who were captured will be de-
| capitated.
STONED by TROOPS IN PEKIN.
| Riding through the south gate of Pc
| kin the correspondent found the road
| inside the walls lined with troops, who
| greeted the traveller and his party with
a fusillade of stones. The whole pub
| lie is much excited.
Tien Tsin, May 30.-The rescue party
| of F'renchmen and Germans returned
from Chang Hsin Tien this afternoon.
They confirm the report that the be-
| kin. They found several thousand
Boxers about the ruins of Lu Kow,
Chiao and Chang Hsin Tien stations.
The bridges have been damaged and
the rolling stock destroyed. AT both
| places the damage done is considera-
| bly, greater than at Fang Tai The
members of the rescue party saw sew
/
| sleepers and in one case mandarin
was looking on. They further report
| that the missionaries and others es-
capped from Pao Ting Flu in boats.
| The Imperial directory is trying to
| fasten the blame for damage at Fang
| Tai on the foreign employees, princi-
| pally the British whom, they say,
should not have left their posts. The
| foreigners, however, did not leave un-
It'll they saw Lu Kow Chiao station,
| five miles away, in flames, and an at
tack had actually been made on an en-
| gine from Fang Tai, which was run
ming on the Lu Han line in an attempt
| to rescue the Belgarians.
London, May 31.-The Daily Mail
| has received the following from Tien
| Tsin dated May Goth:
| Heavy fighting has taken place be-
tween the Imperial troops and the
| Boxers at LaiIShin-Hi-Sien, but the
result is not known here. Railway
| traffic at Pekin has been resumed.
| 'The foreign settlement here is suffi-
ciently protected by American and
Japanese troops which have been
landed. Consequently the excitement
| has abated."
| "After suffering from severe dys-
| pepsia over twelve years and using
many remedies without permanent