Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-25
1t Will Have to Fight Its Way
Through the Big Chinese
Army.
RUSSIANS ARRIVED IN time
Over 100 People Killed By the Bombard-
ment of the Foreign Settlement At Tien
Tsin-Mission Buildings We're De-
stroyed Completely.


cret emissary to Japan, was shot in the
abdomen as he stepped ashore at Can.
ton. The assassin and his friends es-
capped. Liu died."
MAY GO TO CHINA.
San Francisco, June 25-An order has
been received directing the 9Th cavalry
to be recruited to it's full war strength
1t is believed that the regiment will be
sent to China.
BIG CASUALTIES.
Che Foo, June 25.-The Chinese bonn
bardment Of Tien-Tsin set fire to the
mission buildings first. The fire spread
to the native city and destroyed every
thing. The attacking force was well
supplied with modern artillery, and has
been pressing the small allied force
very hard. Already the dead number
16O. Relief is being rushed from Taku,
but the column will have to fight its
way through the big Chinese army.
PROTECTION TO FOREIGNERS.
The governor Of Shan Tung province,
in which Che Foo is situated, after con-
decided not to join the rebels, and issued
proclamation decreeing that all Eu-
ropeans and Americans should be pro-
tected.
A CONFERENCE AT CHE FOO.
Admiral Kempff held a conference on
Sunday in the American consulate with
Consul Fowler and the captains of the
Nashville and the Yorktown. The local
governor of Che Foo was present and
promised that there should be no upris-
ing here against the foreigners. and
gave other assurances.
SAVED BY THE RUSSIANS.
Capt. Edward Bayly, of British ar
mored cruiser at Taku, signalled the
American captains yesterday: THANK
God, the Russians were here; otherwise
we would all have been murdered
AMERICANS AMBUSHED.
Washington, June 25-A telegram
from Admiral Kempff, dated Che Foo,
June "a. says: in an. ambuscade near
Tien-Tsin June 81 four of Walters
command were killed and seven wound
Tlen-Tsin to-day"
BROOKLYN TO GO TO TAKU.
The secretary of the navy ordered
Admiral Remy, with the Brooklyn, to
go to Taku to assist the army with
what troops the Brooklyn can carry.
FOREIGNERS AT PEKIN SAFE.
London, June 25.-The French consul
general at Shanghai reported that the
Chinese minister Of railroads informed
him that all the foreign ministers and
other foreigners at Pekin were safe last
Tuesday, and were preparing to leave,
with the authority of the Chinese gov
ernment.
A PERILOUS, SITUATION.
London, June 25.-Although the pow
ers at last seem conscious of the mag
nitude Of the Chinese peril and are con-
certedly hurrying forward troops, the
international troops available to over
come the immediate perils of the situa-
tion are apparently totally inadequate.
The alarm, not only for the safety of
Vice Admiral Seymour and party, who
purporting to come from Pekin, but al
so for his base at Tien-Tsin remains
unrelieved.
THE RELIEF FORCE.
The admiralty received the following
dispatch from Rear Admiral Bruce,
dated Taku, via Che Foo, June "a: "The
total force which left Tien-Tsin with
the commander in chief for Pekin was
about 1000, composed of detachments
from allied ships. No action could pos
sibly be taken to relieve the command
er in chief, because 1t was only known
that he was cut off by Tien-Tsin being
invested.
FIGHTING FOR IT'S LIFE.
"Tien-Tsin has been fighting for its
life ever since. It was on receipt of the
information that the Chinese army had
ordered trains for attacking Tien -Tsin,
that they were ravaging Tong Ku and
re-enforcing Taku, as we'll as Pei Ho,
that 1t was promptly determined to
seize, Taku. Since then every effort has
! been made to relieve Tien-Tsin. COM
mandeered a small coasting steamer for
taking troops, the sick and wounded
across the bay to Wei-Hai-Wei, where
intena making a temporary base for a
hospital and an asylum for the refu-
gees"
RE- E-ENFOfCEMENTs FROM INDIA
India is sending China eight battal-
ions Of infantry, cavalry regiment, ar
trlery and engineers as a fighting force,
besides two batttllons to guard COM
munications.
ss TAKING WARMEAsUREs.
The official gazette 1t st. Petersburg
to-day contains an orser of the czar
as follows: "As we conader 1t necas-
sary to raise the troops n the Amur
military district to a war footing, we d.
rect that the war minister tske requi-
site measures. At the same tine we d.
rect that the necessary numbei of re-
servists belonging to the Siberian Amur
military district shall be called ou for
active service"
LORD sALIsBURY's VIEWS.
London, June 25.-The Associate,
Press learns that Lord Salisbury is still
hopeful that the Chinese crisis will b.
solved without a war against tina
country as whole. Despite the alarm
ing reports, he inclines to the belief tina
N the government Of China in some salts
factory form will shortly be able to re