Show TROUBLE IN CHINA Six miles north of Hsl Ku the Chinese are strengthening heir position Five Catholic missionaries were recently re-cently murdered near Chlnanff Chlnese cavalry made an attack on a Russian guard at Hsi Ku but fled before fifty Cossacks LI Ping ncng the former Governor of Shan Tun personally commanded 15000 Chinese at Yang Tsun A Chinese ofllclal at Shanghai says seventeen pirates and brigands were beheaded at Canton August Sth The correspondents at Yokohama again send the statement that a Russo Japanese force Is moving on Peking from the north The French Consul at Shanghai says 3000 Annamlte troops will arrive thor next week for the protection of the French settlement The nomination of Count von Val deraee to lie command of the expeditionary expedi-tionary forces In China has been favorably fa-vorably received In London A native Colonel who fought against the Boxers and protected Christians sixty mllrs south of Che Foo has been cllbinlHsed by Imperial order It Is reported that friendly Chinese are aiding the Peking residents with food and ammunition and that a new party of progression IB developing In Peking The Chinese merchants of Shanghai have petitioned the foreign Consuls there to prevent the landing of troops declaring that it will create a panic among the Chinese About 5MO more German troops arc going to China Tho Government at Berlin Is negotiating with the North German Lloyd und the Iiamburg Amerlcriu lines for eight transports |