The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-22

London, June 1s.-Judging from the
German official dispatches. the Amer
a ships took no part IN the
bombardment OF the Taku forts Sun
day morning.
No news has yet been received here
Of the relief OF the legations at Pekin
and Europe's attention is conferred for
less on the overwhelming display OF
force at Taku than on the fate OF the
diplomatic STATS and 600 cosmopolitan
residents guarded by a handful of in
ternational marines within the lega-
ton compounds. There has been no
news thence since June 14th.
that Japan will. as a man
datory of the powers. restore order in
China, We're revived in a dispatch
today from Yokohama. Berlin dis
patches intimate that Germany will
not object TO, Japan sending $4,000
troops. while Great Britain will endorse
the plan With avidity, though perhaps
secretly only.
The japanese legation in London has
official information Of the dispatch OF
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British are dispatching six native reg
iments, besides artillery, from India
The revolt is spreading in western
China. The representative of Pritch-
ard Morgan, NJ. p, at Cheng Tu.
wires that he n his party have been
detained there owing to the news that
the revolution has broke out in SEE
Chuan, which adjoins the province OF
unnan, which also is in revolt, and Of
fetal news comes today hat the Lon
don Missionary Society's promises at
Tsao Shi, central China, west north
west of Hankow, have been destroyed
by a mob.
The rising seems to be spreading
with rapidity and shows unexpected
organization among the anti-foreign
elements.
The missionaries at Tsao Sh have es
capped and reached Hankow in safety.
Gable dispatches from Shanghai re-
port hat a number of Chinese cruisers
are anchored in sight of the foreign
settlements, which are only guarded
by a small Japanese gunboat. A
thousand Chinese troops, with two for
ty-nine ton guns still hold the forts
outside the town.
The viceroy of Woo Sung is reported
to have assurance that the foreign set
Elements in Shanghai will not be at
tackled.
No Information of Commander-in-
chief Seymour's return to Tien Tsin
had been received by the rear admiral
at Taku up to 2 o'clock in the after
noon of June 18th.
The admiralty draws attention to the
fact that the ~Endymion's report, which
is of a later date, does not confirm the
Japanese report of dmiral Seymour's
return to Tien Tsin.
An agency dispatch from Shanghai,
dated June 18th, a the latest news
from Pekin is that the dowager en-
press is generally concerned at the
capture of the Taku forts and that
wholesale d~egradations of the Chinese
army, including Generals Sung Ching
and Fund Flu Slang, the governor of
Pekin, and other high officials who
promised in the Tsung Lii Yamen to
accomplish the expulsion of the for
eigners, have taken place.
Three of the Taku forts, it is added,
were completely destroyed and most
of the garriSons were killed or wound
ed by a charge of the sailors of the
allied fleets.
STILL NO NEWS FROM PEKIN.
Berlin, June 19.-The following semi
official dispatch has been received here
from Toxic:
The Japanese government has been
cut off from all communication with
Pekin since Tune 14th. The Japanese
consul at Che Foo does not report any
InlQS concerning the OBSTRUCTION Oh the
legations in Pekin."
Shanghai, June 19.-The c~onsulates
here ave received no communication
from the legations at Pekin since June
11th and the greatest anxiety prevails.
The Viceroy at Marking has taken
vigorous measures to prevent a rising
in his district.
SENSATIONAL RUMORS.
Sensational native rumors are cur
rent that Tien Tsin has been burned by
the Chinese soldiers and that Yulu,
the viceroy of Chi Ii has fled from
his province in order to eScape degra-
dation.
Ii HUNG CHANG SUMMONED TO
PEKIN.
Hong Kong, June 19.-It is under
stood that Lii Hung Chang leaves~Can-
ton for the north June Goth.
Canton Is quiet and the viceroys OF
the provinces bordering On the Yang
Use Kiang are believed to be strongly
opposed to the evolutionary move
ment.
Paris, June ia dispatch received
here from Shanghai says Ii Hun Chang
has been summoned to Pekin from
Canton.
The French consul at Shanghai tel
egraphs that the danger of complica-
lions in the Yang Use Kiang valley
and the province of Tsachuan Dsech-
uan?) appears to be diminishing.
ATTACK FROM TAKU WE'LL DE-
LIVERED.
The English al Shanghai think the
Chinese had foreign advice in organ
izing he efences at Taku because of
the precision with which they attack
was delivered.
The wires connecting with the har-
Dor mines were cut by the boats of the
warships the night before the lombard
ment. It is now reported at Shanghai
that it was on board the Russian
cruiser korietZ and not the a n
schur, on which the explosion occurred,
killing and wounding more than fifty.
1t is reported that no fewer than 700
Chinese were killed in the forts.
The Shanghai correspondent OF The
Daily Express says he is officially in
formed that Japan Is modifying 5000
men for immediate transport.
The British cruiser Undaunted ar
rived at Shanghai yesterday, cleared
for action and took up a position COM
handing the Chinese forts. There are
three Chinese cruisers in h harbor.
The naU NfncSa rruiccr Hal Yang