Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-11

4-oIIuOIl, June ll.-Inefe rs no 1aVOraDle
news from China with the exception that
ther is evidence of a continued perfect
understanding between the various pow
ers and the announcement that the inter-
national guards will probably arrive at
Pekn to-day. According to dispatch
from Shanghai, dated today, four thou
sands Russians, with twenty guns have
already been landed at Tien Tsin and are
marching in the direction of Pekin. A
dispatch from Pekin dated Saturday
evening says:
Another edict this morning orders the
military governor to police the streets.
with cavalry and infantry. Never the
less in the neighborhood of the legation
the street continues thronged with the
roughest kind of a mob ready to break
out at the slightest provocation. Unit
ed States minister Conger has snt twenty
marines, and the British Minister Sir
Claude MacDonald Welve marines to
guard the Methodist Mission compound,
where members of all denomina tions of
Protestants had been fathered. Busi-
ness is practically at a standstill."
Tsin, June 11.-Telegraphic COM
munication between here and Pekin was
interrupted this morning. A special train
left at O'Clock this evening with thirty
British troops to guard Tong Shan. If
trouble arises in Tong Shan all the
Northern China railways will be at
a standstill.
Tien Tsn, June 10.--rt Is learned that
but for the firnness of the United States
consul and Captain McCalla (of the
Newark, in charge of the American
landing party, and the British consul
there, there would have been further de-
lay in dispatching the International
guards to Pekin, and the majority of the
forces would have been British.
At meeting of the consuls and COM
manders of the troops last evening, when
the necessity for the immediate dispatch
of troops was considered, the representa-
tives of two European powers questioned
the necessity and afterward disparaged
the idea that the British force should
preponderate. The Anglo-Americans,
however, insisted and carried their point.
Washington, June 1.-THE following
undated dispatch has been received at
the navy department:
Secretary of the Navy: The forces
landed by the different nations are
opening communication with Pekin.
Americans have Joined the forces
tkempff). Admiral kempff also report
ed the arrival of the Monocacy at Talku.
Berlin June 1.-THE German foreign
office has received dispatch from Pekin,
dated Sunday, saying the American mis-
sion house at Tung Chow, the River port
of Pekin, has been burned by the natives.
The dispatch further says the interna-
tional club, outside of the Gate of Pekin,
has been burned and that the Belgian
secretary of legation was attacked by the
Chinese soldiers. The foreign office in
terprets the later news as confirming
the serious views taken of the situation
andexpreses fear that the German EN-
bassy will lbe next attacked.
The German gunboat Tiger has been
ordered to sail for China. The German
governor of Using Tow has been ordered
to cooperate in quelling the disturb
ances.
New York, June 1.-THE following
cable from Pekin is from the Methodist
Episcopal board:
"Pekin June 9.-The massacre of ma
tive Christians continues. The situation
of foreigners is critical. Bring pressure
at Washington.
DAVIS AND GAMEWELL."
This came direct from the Missionary
society at Pekin, of which Messrs. Davis
and Gamewell are in charge. copy Of
the message was Immediately sent to
President Mckinley:
In repeating the cable to the presi-
dent, Rev. A. b. Leonard of the Mission
ary society, added the following:
."rhis means our people are in great
peril and greatly need such protection as
our government can Afford.
Chicago June 1l.--It is the general be-
lief in Japan that there will be war be-
tween that country and Russia said DIR.
Fuiisawa, a professor in the Imperial
University of Toxic. who passd through
Chicago on the way to the Paris EXPOSE
ton. He continued:
'While there. seems to be but little
doubt that the differences between Rus
STA and Japan must ultimately be settled
by war, it is impossible to predict when
that war may begin.
Work on the japanese navy is being
pushed as rapidly as possible 1t is Civ
en- out that the completed navy will be no
larger han will be necessary for a ma
tion which is growing as is Japan to pro-
tect her commerce and maintain her dig
nifty among the powers. In the east
Russia is thought to be responsible for
the Boxers troubles"
Washington, June 11.-Minister conger
was heard from again today. His tele-