Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-20
Marines and Troops Being
Sent Into Tien Tsin From.
Nearby Forts.
NEUTRAL WARsHIPs THERE
Count Won Waldersee Unable
to Relieve the Com
plications.

Tien Tsin, March 20.-Ninety Brit
isa marines arrived here last night
from the Taku forts to replace the In
dian guards on the disputed lands.
The Fusiliers are expected today by
special train bearing reinforcements
of the Australian troops who left Pekin
for Tien Tsin at 10 this morning.
One French. one Italian, and one Ger
man warship are outside the bar.
Count Could Not Settle It,
The English and Russian command :
ers met Count Waldersee upon his
arrival here. Learning that both had
received instructions from their gov
ernments, Waldersee said it was use
less for him TO give an opinion re-
garding the matters at issue. He is
going to Pekin. It is the general
feeling in Tien Tsin that the trouble
is not likely to reach point where
blood will be shed.
WarlIks Movements On the Sea.
Shanghai, March 20.-The China
Gazette Toxic dispatch says: "All
Russian warships in Japanese waters
have sailed for Corea and the Japan
ese squadron is mobiiizing for imme.
diate departure to the Corean coast. F."
Cry down with English"
Tien Tsin, March 2O.-The Russian
General Wogack has declined COM
promise suggested by Count Won Wal
Gersee. The tension here is increas-
ing. ana a conflict may be expected at
any moment The troops of all ma
tons are under arms. The situation
at the railway station remains the
same. although the temper of the hos
tile troops is, if possible. more dis
uJfieting than before. French troops
are taking part in the trouble despite
the efforts of their officers to maintain
neutral attitude. Many groups OF
French ran through the British settle
ment Monday afternoon shouting:
Down with the English and a num-
er of fights took place, several ending
in bloodshed. as the French always
carry side arms.
Attack Captain Bogler.
Finally three French rioters attacked
Captain Bogler, of the British army.
and pulled him out of his rickshaw
The captain defended himself with his
fists and had knocked down one of
his assailants when a number of Sikhs
came to his rescue. General Camp
bell then turned out all his troops,
drove the French out and set pickets
around the settlement, with orders to.
admit no French soldiers into the con-
ceSsion.
British War Ships May BE Dispatched
London, March 20.-While hOstili-
tics are out of the question, it is not
unlikely that diplomatic relations be-
tween Great Britain and Russia will
become strained almost to the break
ing point. Possibly British war ships
nay be dispatched to bring pressure
10 bear upon Russia, but war will not
result unless some fracas, quite un-
authorized by London and st. Peters
burg, occurs between the opposing
froces at Tien Tsin. A prominent Brit
ish official. often the mouthpiece of
the government. whose position makes
IL undesirable that he should be named
i'll this connection, said: 1T is use
less for our newspapers to use provo
cative language. They forget that we
have great army in South Africa,
and that we have no other army, nor
the makings of one elsewhere. 1t is
impossible to go to war with Russia
Railway Siding Seized.
The railway siding at Tien Tsin.