Evening journal., 1901-03-16
BRlTISH READY
TO FIGHT RUSSIA
Latter Now EntTenchiDg in
Disputed Chinese Territory
AWAITS ORDERS FROM HONE
Russians Protest Against Further Ex-
ecutiOnS-M Missionary Charges
Germans With LOoliag

London, March 16.-A dispatch re-
ocived here from Tien Tsin by Reuters
Telegram company says:
THE Russians are now entrenching
in the disputed territory A company
of the Hong Kong regiment. with fixed
bayonets, is In front. while two com
Danies OF the Madras Pioneers, under
the command OF Mai. Johnson, are held
in reserve. Both the Russians and the
British are awaiting instructions from
their governments"
The Russians at Tien Tsin took pos
session OF the railroad siding, and
armed sentries are now guarding it,
Gen. Barrow, second in command Of
the British forces. hesitates to act ap-
parently in the absence OF Gen. Gaze
lee. feeling sure that blOodshed would
ensue. He had a long consultation
yesterday with Sir Ernest Satow, the
British minister.
II was reported at the United States
legation yesterday, says a Pekin dis
patch, by the Rev. w. S. Ament, of the
local staff Of the American Board Of
Foreign Missions, that the Germans
had visited the prosperous market
town OF Nau Ming. 60 miles from Pc
kin, and completely looted IL. and that
they had also ransacked and d6secrated
a native Christian chapel and degpoiled
women of their trinkets. even taking
rings out of their ears and generally
i'll treating the natives.
The attitude of M. DE Gicrs (2ussian
minister regarding further punish
ments is delaying the demand of the
ministers OF the powers upon the Chi
nese, and the matter has been referred
TO the home governments. Mr. Rock
hill, the American special commissions
er, says tNt personally he is in favor
of drawing a clean sheet over addition
al executions, but that certain high OF
iicials throughout Tho provinces arc
guilty Of most barharous aeimrs. and
that it is generally recognized that
these must be punished. if only as p
warning to others. ln.everv case wharr
leniercy was possible Mr. Rockhill has
advocated ii, hut he has felt that I'm q
few cases loniencY was out of the Quo1-
tion. He says M. De Ciers had Virmal-
ly agreed 10 certain additional pulish-
men.s but that the change I'm his atti-
tude is presumably attributable 90 RUS
ria's annoyance gt the Interference OF
the other powers il the Manchura af-
fair
At the latest meeting Of tho minis
ters. H. De Giers vehemenuv declared
that he would rather see his right hand
cut OFF than consent TO further decapi-
tltions.
ha regard questions of Indemnity. in-
dividual American claims Nr Eoclhiil
said, under he arrangement agreed
upon by the ministers. will he paid I'm
almost every case. The arrangement
he considers satisfactory and FAIR 10
both Chinose end foreigners.
A number OF Count Won Waldersee's
stat says that the counts plan for sum-
mer quarters does not mean that oc-
cupation viii De necessary. but merely
that preparations are to he made to
provide against any contingency.
a Shanghai disnaich says. u IS as
serted here that Great Britain declines
to receive tho Chinese special embassy
of coincidence upon the death of Queen
Victoria until recent events have been
atoned for.
There are rnm0rs from Sian I'u that
the reactionaries are getting the upper
hand, obstructing an discussion OF
peace conditions, or OF the courts re-
turn to pekins and endeavoring to per-
suade the empress dowager to ratify
the Manchurian convention.
1t is alleged that all the Chinese Of
ficials who favor submission 10 the
allies are being transferred to distant
posts.