The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26

= ASIH Win large guns continues
necessarily. The foreign consuIates
have nearly all been burned and the
American consulate has beer RACED TO
the ground. The Russians are occu-
plying the railroad station, but are hard
pressed. achievements are urgently
needed. The casualties are heavy.
The railroad is open from TonS Tau
to Ching LANG Chung, half way TO
Tien Tsin..
Berlin, June 22.-According to a dis
patch from Shanghai received here
Tien Tsin is being bombarded by
Chine' 'egulars and not by the Box
ers.
40 NEWS FROM PEKIN.
London, June 22.-In the house of
commons today Mr.. Broderick, the I'M
der secretary of state for foreign at
fairs, replying TO a question, said the
foreign office had no news from Pekin
or Vice Admiral Seymour.
COMMANDMENT OF TEN TSIN.
H added that news, by runner June
18th from Tien TSin arrived at TAXI,
June Dist, annOunce that several at
tacks had been made and repulsed. On
June 18th the Chinese shelled the for
eign settlement and the Chinese mill
IoAL SO44C5S "a ny g. a
force of 175 Australians, British, Ger
mans and Italians. They destroyed
the guns and burned the college which
contained a considerable store of am
munitiOn and killed it's defenders. The
Russians with their four heavy field
guns did excellent service. The Brit
iSh loss was one man killed and hVe
men wounded. The Germans had one
killed, the Italians had five men woun
ded, and the Russians had seven men
killed and five wounded.
During the night of June 1Ith the
Chinese tried 10 seize the bridge of
boats, but were repulsed with loss,
including, it is reported, a Chinese gen.
eral.
Rear Admiral Bruce at Taku tele-
graphed last night the further infor-
nation that at Tien Tsin, June 10Th
fighting was proceeding and that re-
Inducements were required.
Mr.. Broderick also aid w have
further heard from Admira Bruce,
dated Taku, last night, and Che FOO
this morning, as follows:
~ am hoping Tien Tsin may be re-
Iieved tonight. No news from the COM
mand~er-in-chief.
In conclusion Mr.. Brodrick announc-
ed that he believed various other
troops would arrive in a day or two,
if they had not already landed, n
that arrangements had been made Dy
the government to supplement very
considerably the force already ordered
to China.
MID-CHINA STATIONS QUIET.
Nashville, June 22.-The board OF
missions of the Presbyterian cnurch
today received a dispatch from Frank
Price. dated Kasheng. China, June
21st. stating that the mid-China sta
tiOnS were quiet.
ALARMING NEWS BY PRIVATE
Syracuse, June 22.-D. P. Walter
EmenS, Of this city, whose son, waiter
Emens, represents the American Trad
ing Company il China, to-day recelV-
ed the following cablegram from his
son dated Tien Tsin June 10Th: SIT
uation growing worse. Pekin be-
sieged. In danger of massacre
New York, June 22--Rev. Dr. Leon
ard, secretary OF the Metnodist for-
eign Missionary Society in this city
received the following cablegram to-
Che Foo, June Is, 1sOO-Tien Tsin
bombarded. Pekin very serious. Hop
kins, Brown, and King saved. gun
boat."
The three men mentioned are mis-
DR.. Leonard infers from the
fact that only those who were saved
are cabled, the remaining twenty-four
missionaries in Tien Tsin have been
murdered by the Boxers.
Among them are many women, in
Guiding five in the Woman'S Foreign
Missionary Society, and members OF
the Haynor, Pike and Hopkins and
Brown families.
REINFORCEMENTS FROM INDIA.
Calcutta, June 22.-Fourteen trans
ports will convey troops from India &c
China. All except six are already in
port. The Nerbudda and Palamcotta
will probably sail Sunday with the
Fifth Bengal infantry.
REPORT OF MASSACRE AT TIEN
TSIN.
London. June "a special from
Shanghai says that it is reported from
Japanese sources that 1,500 foreigners
have been massacred at Tien Tsin.
RUMORED RESCUE AT PEKIN.
Brussels, June 22.-The Petit Blel
states that a telegram was received
Yesterday by an important Brussels
firm from China, saying that
Seymour's relieving force and the Rus
sian column entered Pekin simultane-
ously. The legations were reported
intact. and all the Belgian resident:
are said to be safe.
shanghai, June 22.-The American
consul at Che Foo writes that tht
Nashville from Taku. is bringing thir
ty-three Americans from Pi-Tai-Ho
IOkO0dIQd, JuAC - ~
sailed for Taku yesterday. The gov
m has arranged to receive ant
treat the wounded Of other powers
The Russian wounded have alread!
arrived. Ships belonging to the stand
ing squadron are at Sase
chO.
RELIEF STARTS FOR TEN TSIN
Rome. June "a dispach from
Taku. dated yesterday (Thursday
says: AN initial column conslsun;
of British, Russian and Japanes
troops, left Taku this morning 10
Tien Tsin. An Italian detacnmen'
commanded by an ensign, will remain
here to guard the Italian lag.
German achievements from ria
Chou, and British reinforcementS iron
Hong Kong have arrived here.
Berlin, June 22.-The commander Q
the Germa squadron at Taku ma
wired as follows to his government:
"A French officer who has arrive