Show TROUBLE IN CHINA The Russians Have placed their Hag upon the salt plies at Tien Tsln The Chinese arC said to be operating from Shan Hal Kwang to Tung Crow Most of the British engineers on the Chinese railways have relceved notice to quit The Boxers are raiding villages south of Tien Tsln One thousand Mohamme clans were massacred Li Ping Hang Is master at Peking and Tung Fun Slang has 20000 troops in the vicinity of Poking It Is reported that the Chinese have made overtures to ransom the Peking diplomats and close the war The American column according to all press accounts is pulsating with energy en-ergy and anxloua to march to Peking with the least possible delay LI Hung Chang has not put in an ap pearanco at Tien Tsln Ills former residence res-idence where he received Gen Grant and other notables Is now occupied by Cossacks Quito large quantities of bar silver were taken from the native cltyof Tien Tsln The Americans and Japanese are said to have about 1500000 ounces each of the Government treasure Chinese reports that Russia Insists upon acting Independently and Is ob Joctingr to an advance upon Pekingare not credited with those who arc wiitch lug tho crisis more closely LI Kung Chang Chi Tung LI Hung Chang and Sheng1 according to tho latter lat-ter sent an urgent message to the Empress Em-press requesting that Grn Jung Lu be permitted to escort all the foreign Ministers Min-isters So Tien Tsln where the Viceroys could meet and care for them |