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Show 10 AIDJPRiSONERS AMERICAN LEGATION REFUSES CH, TO CONFIRM PEKIN RUMOR OF 8ENDINQ 80LDIER8 Hoped Presence of Soldiers Will N Induce Bandits to Free Host, ages Held for Ransom In ' r Mountains Pokln. American troops In Manila L are soon to bo rushed to Tientsin, II eo" was reliably stated hero Friday. The American legation refusct proi iltlinr to contlrm or deny the report. B Tho forces wore demanded In a res- nn olutlon forwarded to the state depart- mant by tho American chamber of J?" commerce. It Is presumed they would be uicd clthor actively or passively In attempting to Induro tho Chinese ban- Ilia to rolcaso their American prison- , ers, seined nearly tbreo weeks ago, J, nftor tho wreck of tho Sbangbal-Pekln "vo exprcs. Thore aro now approximately 1800 out( troops at Tientsin, Including 000 ma. Bon rlncs. wJU In Pokln tho British, French and j,0t Jeyaneao legation guards number coal about tho samo. It Is doubtful, how t over, bow many of tho forces could Mj be used, slnco thoy now aro assisting that In guarding tho I'ckln-Mukdcn rail- royt way, under tho protocol of 1000. Dow led ' Covernor- Grants Stay of Execution no |