Evening star., 1900-07-16
MESSAGES SENT TO ADMIRAL KEMPFF
Minister WI Receives a Dis
couraging Dispatch.
JAPANESE FORCES LANDED

In his mail report Of the initial move
ments of the naval forces at Taku, China
published in Saturdays Star Admiral
kempf inclosed copies of the cablegrams
which he sent to the Navy Department at
the time Of TIE outbreak These already
have been published in the main. but copies
now furnished state a few missing details.
For instance. in the cablegram OF June 3.
n which the admiral described the situation
as critical and requested a gunboat. he
added that such an American boat would
b. very useful as a temporary base inside
the river. Then he gives in detail some
messages. on tbs strength of which the
l4ndins was ordered by him. They are as
follows:
Telephone Message Received.
''5 am. May -.
Admiral kernpn L S. S. Newark:
Part of branch railway TO Ia Pao Ting
Tu destroyed. and three stations burned by
Boxers last evening. Destruction of main
lin" 10 Pekin feared. Workshops and go-
down at second station from PekIn al
ready destroyed. Boxers are in control
Station deserted by agents and employees
Ticeroy promises to send troops tomorrow
morning, DuJ We have grave doubts of their
reliability.
There Is great uneasines5 among foreign
ers here, and the situation never before
looked so serious Can you land force of
marines at once. with Maxim or quick firing
guI.s. II ~. please bring by rail: if other
wise. by river c. W. RAGsDALE.
II. s. Consul. Ten Tsin. China
Copies OF messages received June 1. 8
pm. from United States consul. Tfen Tsin
Telephone message received this morn
ing from Tien Tsin saying that Huangtsun
railway station, on Chinese line between
Ten Tsin and Pekin was burned TO the
T<lFT oh fl..s
from Pekin. Also that the Cossack guards
had an engagement with the Boxers about
eighteen miles from Tien Tsin on Sunday
killing sixteen Boxers: Cossacks one off,
Ger and three men wounded
From United States consul. Tien Tsin to
admiral kempff. on June 1. 1900:
Please say 70 the admiral that the sit
uat!On at Tien Tsin Is most alarming. First
the battle between the Belgians coming
from Paotin Flu, in which many Chinese
and several Beigians were killed or wound
ed. and the following battle between the
COssackS sent TO relieve the Belgians, in
which many Chinese were killed and three
Cossacks wounded. II caused great ex-
cltement among the natives The halfway
railway station to Pekin was burned last
night and railway bridge seriously damaged
The lremen Of the native city are holding
many meetings and the officials are uneasy
There are many Indications of trouble and
threats are made that the foreigners will
be massacred in night or two The situa-
ton Is more alarming than 1t was one week
ago ! think II would be we'll for Captain
McCalla to come up and view the situation
In the meantime everything should be in
readiness for landing more troops at short
notice.
'C3) As the messenger came off to the
ship he was overtaken by a messenger car
rying a verbal message to the various
senior officers to the effect that the above
news had been supplemented by telephone
message from Tien Tsin that the Boxers
were within four miles Of Tien Tstn and
that five villages had been burned since
the previous message had been sent.
Memorandum June 5, 1000
Mr. Jansen returned today from TIen
Tsin at pm and reports that Wong Sun
station. the first station this side of Fang
Tai, was burned and looted night before
last. and that Anting station next this side
of Wong Sun station. was burned and
looted last night. and two foreign mission
aries attacked both Of whom were English
Mr.. Robinson was killed and Mr.. Norman
either killed OF wounded and held for ram
SOM Forty or fifty Chinese troops were
killed by the Boxers while defending Wong
Sun station
Our troops at Tien Tsin were patrollins