The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-10
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| SPECIAL BY CABLE.
| Chee-Foo, Sunday. July S.-(Copyrisht
1900. by the New York Herald Company.)-
Refugees who arrived to-day from Tien-
Tsin bring the following information:
! 1.-THE Chinese resumed the lombard
ment Of the foreign quarter last Tuesday
| and noncombatants We're ordered that day
to leave. The bornbardment is described as
the worst yet experienced, but there were
no civilian casualties, though many mar
1 Vicious escapes are reported.
| "A force Of British and Russians tried 10
silence the Chinese guns. but retired with
out effecting their object. Two guns from
the Terrible silenced the Chinese guns on
| Thursday. but the artillery duel recon-
menced on Friday.
Two hundred refugees, mostly women
| and children. left Thursday and Friday in
| lighters towed by launches. and reached
| Taku safely. Small bodies of Russians and
| laps We're met at short intervals all the
| way down. To their presence was due the
| pacific demeanor of the Chinese. Several
| burning villages were passed. They were
\ supposed to have been set on fire by Rus
| slams. who OCCUPY a fort midway between
, Tien-Tsin and Taku, where they have q
torpedo-boat. Seven hundred Russians are
| occupying the railway and station At Tong
| Ku. japanese troops were landing at Taku
| THE Yorktown took twenty-five -smeri-
| can refugees on board. The Germans went
| aboard a German warshp, while the Erit-
! ish were transferred to the Hainchi and the
| Hal Loong. The former has reached Che
| Foo with fifty refugees on the way TO
| Shanghai The latter. with 80 is proceeding
to Nagasaki. The British cruiser Aiacrity
called at Che-Foo this morning from Wei
Hai-Wei 20 obtain more guns for Tien-Tsin,
| which is weak IN artillery"
COLOSSAL CHINESE ARMIES.
London. July 10. s:25 a m-The allies at
| Tien-Tsin are having an exceedingly I'M
pleasant time. The last engagement OF
which news has come through occurred on
July G. The Chinese artillery opened at
dawn Their fire was more accurate and
their ammunition better, the shells exploit
ing with precision and setting fire TO sew
eral buildings II. NJ S. Terribie's guns
again Quoted the Chinese. who, shifting
their artillery, reopened the attack in the
afternoon. but thunderstorm breaking.
the Chinese suddenly quit. The allies I'm
uediately attacked and drove the Chinese
from their works. but lost thirty killed or
wounded In So doing. The noncombatants
are leaving Tien-Tsin and the opinion of 4
minority favors the military leaving also.
Stories of colossal Chinese armies gather
ing continue to worry not only the rank
and file but the commanders, who admit
the uncertainty of reconnoisances and the
complete absence of an effective intelligence
department. Chinese Information Is re-
ceived with extreme distrust
1t is obvious that. Though there are many
thousands o! Chinese 'amped behind the
guns nothing can be done at present except
to await the arrival Of re-enforcements.
The rainy season has set in and this makes
going into the interior difficult The coun-
try between PeAin and Tien-Tsin In other
years has been frequently flooded. River
transport is almost impossible. and the rail-
road is practically inconsistent and must De
entirely rebuilt.
FEAR sHAN-TUNG OUTBREAK.
Berlin. July s-The German Government
fears the spread OF the trouble in Shah
Tung and distrusts the Shan-Tung Govern
or Yuan Shi Eai, and this feeling Is con-
firmed by Lu Hal Houan, who character |
lied Yuan Shi Kai as "a devil known for
his righteousness" 1t Is believed here |
that the destruction of the missions In !
Shan-Tung which were under the charge Of |
French and German Catholics and Ameri- |
cans would not have occurred If Yuan Shi |
kai had been sincere in his professions. be- I.
cause he had s.oye provincial troops under |
his control, who are the best drilled and |
best armed in China These he claims to |
be holding ready against a possible attack |
by the German expedition.
The Emperor is ordering more and moro |,
vessels to get ready for China The latest /
order IL to prepare the small cruisers Niobe, |
Sperber, Schwalbe. Bussard and Seeanler.
A division of new thirty-ton torpedo boats
IS also being prepared. They will make
twenty-six knots an hour and are expected
to arrive by the middle of August before
the troops and will be used for river COM
munication between the large vessels. The
Emperor will also send crew to man the
Chinese torpedo-boat destroyer awarded
Germany at Taku.
MORE MISSIONS LOOTED.
Berlin. July S.-The German Consul at
Che-F'oo cables under to-days date that the
American Mission at Tung-Lu. and the
Catholic Mission at Ching-Chu-Fu have
been looted. He adds that the Boxers con-
TIME their endeavors to incite the popula- |
ton Of Che-Foo To revolt.
II Ping Hong. the former Governor of
Shang- Tung with s.oeo men, has gone
northward from Nankin the Governor of
which place requested him to withdraw.
FAVOR SUPPRESSION OF BOXERS.
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Shanghai. July s.-(Copyrfght. 1900. by the
New York Herald Company.)-Chinese
officials of the better class favor the sup
preston OF the ignorant and sUperstitious
Boxers The latter are not powerful, owing
to widespread education.
ALLIES SUFFER 500 CASUALTIES.
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London. July S.-tCopyright, 1900. by W.
r. Hearst.-The War Office makes public
the following official dispatch:
'-Tien-Tsin. July 4.-The efforts of the
allies to clear the district of Chinese snipers
has been successful. The Chinese were |
driven back, quantity of arms were taken
and much ammunition was destroyed"
Admiral Rendemann cables to Berlin that |
the north forts in the native town of TEN
Tsin keep I'D a constant bombardment of
the foreign settlement. Their attacks have
been repused with heavy loss. He adds:
Ion Friday Loo Americans, on Saturday
|. 100 Frenchmen were with me. There were |
no German casualties"
The Chinese attacked the foreign conces-
sion on Friday with twelve guns. The al I
lied forces replied with naval guns from H. |
NJ. s. Terrible. and 1900 men made a sortie
ander cover of the fire of the naval brigade |
and attacked the Chinese, who retired after
seven hours fighting. On July 2 and the