Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-20
THE MARINES
REACH PEkIN
ADMIRAL SEYMOUR'S RELIEF
FORCE OF 'JACKIEs REACHES
THE CHINESE CAPITAL.
RUSSlA'S HEAVY LOSS
IN TAKU ENGAGEMENT
Have 18 Killed and 90 Wounded-Li
Hung Chang Summoned By the
Dowager Empress.

Paris, June 2O.-Up to noon today the
foreign office had received no d1spatches
from China, and were quite in the dark re-
speeding the condition OF affairs at funnan;
where the French consul is evidently stu
a prisoner. The officials declare mat ne
gotiations are proceeding between the
powers regarding the measures to be ulti-
mately taken against the Chinese govern
ment, and they profess to know no1ning
that the United States proposes the rem
statement of the young emperor.
h powers thus far are onhn1 m etheeaaTI
news received from their respective repre-
sentatives in China. The foreign office re-
ceives daily cables from NJ. Cambon, the
giving the news reaching Washington in
regard to affairs in China. The action OF
protection of the lives and property of
Europeans in China and the restoration
of order in that country, and the Frencn
ADMIRAL. in common with the other ad-
mirals, has full discretionary power to take
such steps and call for such reinforce
ments as is necessary to secure this end.
The United States, 1t is asserted, was at
first disposed to act in behalf of her citi-
zens and their interests, but now AYERS the
Americans will join the other powers in
attitude on the part of the United States
is in nowise displeasing to the French gov
ernment,, as developments in China could
onlyte nd to draw closer the relations be-
tween France and the United States,
whose aims and interests there, 1t is
claimed, are identical.
st. Petersburg. June 20.-Vice Admiral
Alexjeff, from Port Arthur. reporting the
capture of the Taku forts, says the bonn
sian captain, Dubrowelski, as senior officer
present. The Russian losses were two
lieutenants killed. one severely and one
slightly wounded, and is men killed and 81
wounded. The gunboat Giljak was seri-
ously damaged by a shell below the water
line and must be locked for repairs. The
er1nhnat Knraiay Wac 1Aa king In StY Dl9ap
and had her cabins destroyed. The gun
boat Bobro was damaged. Besides the
above, Admiral Alexjeff says the French
warship Lion, the British Algerine and
the German gunboat Illris participated in
the engagement.
nese sources, credited by the local foreign
officials here, say the legations at Pekin
We're. safe on June u Sunday, and that
Admiral Seymour. with the relieving col
umn, reached Pekin that day.
London, June 2o.-2:1o p. m;-The news
circles as distinctly cheering: After the
grim reports current early this morning.
the representative of the Associated Press,
expedition, commanded by Admiral sey-
lnour. and the safety of the legations,
which later was confirmed by a dispatch
from Shanghai, published in the second
edition of the London Times, announcing
on the authority of the Taoti Shing that
seymour's force arrived at the Chinese
capital on June II, presages, it is hoped. a
general Frightening of the situation. No
details have yet been received of the cas-
nalties or of the condition of affairs at
Pekin. Well Informed people express the
oninion that the sunmoning of Ii Hung
Chang to the capital foreshadows the early
submission OF the doWager empress to the
dictates of the powers.
London, June 2o.-1O:42 a. m.-Shanghai
reports, originating from Chinese sources,
and credited by the local foreign officials,
state that the legations at Pekin were safe
on Sunday, June L: Admiral Seymour;
with a relieving column, is also reported
to have reached Pekin.
cablegram from Rear Admiral Bruce,
dated Taku, June IS, via Che Foo, June 20.
After a mere mention of the capture of the
forts at Taku, Admiral Bruce adds:
The Chinese admiral was present with
the allied fleet, his flag flying from a
cruiser. At a meeting on June II he agreed
to anchor with the fleet, putting out his
fires:
N news from the commander-in-chief
and the advance guard. Heavy firing was
heard at Tien Tsin on the night of June
In conclusion Admiral Bruce says:
'lhree thousand troops, commanded by
q major general, are here.
MY communications with the allied an
thorltles are most Harmonious"
Washington, June pa cablegram was
received at the state department this morn
ing from United States Consul Fowler at
Che Foo. The consul says that no com
munication has been had with Pekin for
SIX SIX days past; that the mission at San
general carried the missionaries off in
safety to an unknown place.
Ihe chinese warships in The harbor have
left for the south. The Russians continue
to land troops at Taku.
CANADIAN Poi lTIce