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| the COHUlUOnS at Reh1n at laSI report
and into his need for more men and
| ships, and directing the commander to
| take the message at once to Taku and
return with the answer. The department
is now pretty well assured that the orig
| iEal message never reached Admiral
! Kempff. The department does not know
| whether the message to Che Foo can be
| delivered, but made the effort. From
! Che Foo to Taku is only a single days
run for the Yorktown, so that an an
swer from Admiral Kempff should be re-
! ceiVed by Monday night If Che Foo can
! be reached today
Failing in this effort, resort will be
! speedily had to some other measures, If,
! meantime, word is not received from some
in authority in China. Just what course
! will be followed is rot yet determined
Admiral Remey, at Manila, is probably
too far from the scene; the run to Taku
/ would occupy a weeks time. 1t is prob
! able the nearest United States consul to
Taku who is still within reach of the ca
! bies will be wired instructions to charter
a speedy merchant steamer at once to
run to Taku with the departments mes
| sage. Nagasaki, Japan, is the nearest
port, but because the wires from that
point to the United States cross Siberia
and Europe overland, the best route would
be via Shanghai and the system of Brit
ish cables via India and the Red and
Mediterranean seas.
Meanwhile, If the communications re-
main interrupted with Taku, it is GER
tain an officer will be ordered at once at
Manila to dispatch naval force or troops
on a transport to reinforce Admiral
Kempff and extend aid to the interna-
tional relief column, which, it is begin
ming to be feared, is itself in sore need
of help.
Gen. Macarthur probably would require
few days to prepare a military expedi-
ton, owing to the inadvisability of reduc-
ing his present small garrison in Manila.
Even Admiral Remey may be obliged to
delay sending ships owing to the absence
of the smaller craft suitable for such
service as is required on scouting duty
among the islands of the archipelago
The state department today received nu-
merous kilograms from relatives and
friends of Americans in Northern China
and in Pekin, praying for news touching
the welfare of their friends. H. B. Led
yard, of Detroit, father of the wife of the
German ambassador at Pekin, reported to
have been killed by the Boxers, was one
of the most anxious of these inquirers,
and eX-Secretary Alger was another, each
intimating a willingness to meet any eX-
pense that might be involved in an or
Ger from the department to some respon-
sible officials near the scene of trouble
to secure information by any means in
their power.
IMPATIENT AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-Up to a late
hour tonight the embassies and legations,
like the American government, were with
out news. Some comfort was obtained by
the officials of this government, as we'll
by the members of the diplomatic
corps, from the Associated Press report
from Paris that there was a show of
doubt as to the occurrence of the report
ed attacks on the legations and the kill
ing of a foreign minister at Pekin. They
felt sure that happenings of such great
Importance as those reported to have TAX.
en- place In Pekin must have reached the
outside world by this time.
At the same time there was great
deal of apprehension excited in all cir
cles regarding what may have happen
ed The government is awaiting informa-
ton from Minister Conger and Admiral
Kempff before giving final orders to Adj
miral Remey and Gen. Macarthur, com
handing the army in the Philippines, to
send achievements to China. The pa
tence Of the officials is well nigh ex-
hausted, and If some information does not
come out of the seat of trouble soon,
troops will be dispatched to China as
quickly as transports and available troops
can be gotten ready, steps having been
taken already to withdraw troops from
outside Manila into the Philippine me-
tropolis, so there may be no delay after
the final decision to hurry them to China
is reached.
The state department tonight would
neither affirm nor deny the Manila ad-
vices that the Ninth infantry would go to
CHINA, but it is known that troops are
being assembled In Manila for that pur-
pose, and transports made ready for their
occupancy, though 1T cannot be learned
that orders to sail have been given If
not already sent, such orders doubtless will
be issued, unless reassuring news comes
tomorrow. If the gunboat Concord, re-
ported from Manila as sailing with ma
rines aboard, under sealed orders is leav-
ing for China, she will be a valuable ad-
dltlon to Admiral Kempff's fleet rendeZ-
voused at Taku. The Concord is of light
draught, and it is expected she will be
able to ascend the Pc Che river as far
as Tien Tsin, substantially reinforcing the
force now there. 1t was reported that
she had left late tonight, and the pre-
sumption is that she is going to China
NATIVES ARE RESTLESS.
The following summary of the situa-
ton was telegraphed to the Daily News
from Shanghai last evening:
THE situation is critical, and without
parallel since the Indian mutiny. At the
Yang TIE ports there is a grave feeling
Of unrest among the natives AS vet
there has been no outbreak but placards
have been posted in Kin Kiang. Ugas
Skin and WI HUI, calling on the people to
Kill and burn a body of rioters 5000
strong are at Kwei Hsein, in the project
ure of Canton, and troops have gone to
suppress them.
The powers, unprepared, are helpless
to prevent disaster, but, barring trifing
local friction, they are working AMIGA
bly,"
The Pel1in correspondent of the Times
in dispatch dated June IA, via. Tien
Tsin June 10, says: "A serious anti-for-
elgn outbreak took place last night, when
some of the finest buildings in the cast
ern part Of the city were burned and
hundreds Of native Christians and serv
ants employed by foreigners were mas
sacred within two miles of the imperial
palace.
FOREIGNERS ARE ANXIOUS.
1T was an anxious night for all for
eigners, who were collected under the
protection Of the foreign guards. The
Boxers burned the Catholic cathedral.
the large buildings Of the London mis-
sion and the American board of missions.
and also the buildings in the eastern part
or the city occupied by the foreign en-
ployes of the maritime customs IF the
troops to reinforce the foreign guards
tail to arrive today, further riots are ex-
pected. 1t is believed that no European
has been injured.
Telegraphlc communication with the
North, says the Shanghai correspondent
OF the Times, under Saturdays date,
ceased early this morning The last
message from Tien Tsin reported that
fghting had begun there but gave no