The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
RUSH OF TROOPS.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

from Wei-Hai-Wei. This column, with
the Russian and American contingent
al over 500 men, must cut its way
through a superior Chinese force Wl my,
IS said to have sixty guns, although ms
seems Incredible The IOfeiSheIS a.
Tieu Tsin are clearly in desperate
state with the garrison surrounded py
q Chinese horde and with AMIN uhllloh
and supplies running short
Somewhere beyond Tien Tsin, eltner
on the way to Pekin or at that CITY
is a mixed force of $500 men, win III
adequate supplies, ammunition ana 1oOu oo
At the legations are probably from LoOV
to . OO0 Europeans, japanese ana Amer
fcans. refugees being added to the WORK
ing official officer and the military ana
naval guards about $50 men,.
Every link in this chain OF relleI Is
weak and detached, and there is no ac-
curate information from any station eX-
cept Taku. - 49,,
number of foreigners at Ilen Islh -
large. since the city has Chinese pop
4Ilati0n of over a million and a com
merce of over S45O00,000. Tien Ism IS
the chief distributing center Tor tfauS
in nothern China and Manchurta' anu
the natural outlet for a halI dozen VI
the most populOus provinces. There art
four foreign banks, large BODY OF
ENGLISH, German, Russian, japanese
and American merchants ana seNeIal
groups of missionary stations.
The situation of the foreigners at lien
Tsin is regarded by former British ON
Gals in China as deplorable, and doubts
are expressed respecting the adequacy
of the relief force which IS aVallaDle
at Taku. unless Russia takes decisive
measures as indicated last night IN ON
cial communications from the foreign
office at st. Petersburg for the INVASION
of Chinese territory by really 1Ormld-
able army. The American and Euro
pean fleets may be working harmon
iously under the leadership OF the senior
or rear admiral at Taku. but the sup
preston Of anarchy in China now re-
ouiries the presence of a larger army
than any great power except RUSSIA
can put into the field without delay.
IN PERFECT ACCORD.
Iondon.June 25-The Associated Press
learns Lord Salisbury is still hopeful
that the Chinese crisis will be solved
without war against that country as a
whole. In spite Of the alarming report
he inclines to the belief that the gov
eminent Of China in some satisfactory
form willie shortly be able to reassert
itself He does not mean that he be-
Titles the opposition of the various
viceroys who have given notice of their
Willingness to cooperate with the united
forces. without committing himself tc
q definite view Of the future, he appears
averse to any scheme of territorial in
demnity which, when order is restored
might be suggested by the powers who
have suffered during the uprising.
'lne interview OF the 0UlIeQ 0ldLts
ambassador. Mr.. Joseph H. ChOate with
Lord Salisbury was due constructions
received from Secretary Hay, in which
the ambassador was notified OF tho
friendly positions Of the various
vicerOys and was instructed to secure
Lord Salisbury's views beyond casua
conversation.
Mr.. Choate had not mentioned the
crisis in the far east until he received
Secretary Hays cable message. The
ha 81,
mier's views We're exactly as frequently
represented in the dispatches h
maintained the belief that the diplo-
mats at Pekin had not been massacreC
and did not believe they were likely t
be. He is eminently satisfied with thu
action already taken by the Unitel
States and expressed the same views a.
the cable dispatches attribute to Score
tary Hay.
In short the conference may be saiC
to have not elected a single point OF
which Lord Salisbury differed from tn
American attitude and while he eX
pressed his determination to use ever
enueaNOr to restore order in the Pei H
valley and extricate the diplomats hi
estimate Of the situation was tingei
with a spirit Of hopefulness that con
trasted greatly with the general tone o
the British press.
The British ambassador cid not dis
cuss the eventual settlement, and tn
likelihood Of a partition of China, etc
and 1t may be reiterated that this phas
of the situation has not yet been mad
the subject of an exchange Of views be
tween any of the nations
Judging from the account of wha
passed between Mr.. Choate and Lor
salisbury and the statement recent
made to the Associated Press by tn
foreign office, that Great Britain an
other nations. so far as the foreign OF
nee Knew, were combining all their enei
sles and deliberations solely to the pres
ent predicament, is a sincere statemer
OF fact If Russia, Japan or any otht
power has an Interior object in maxim
capital out of the trouble in China, Lor
SALISBURY does not appear to be awal
Of its existence.