Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-06-28

Che Foo, June 26.-Rear Admiral
kempn reports by japanese torpedo
boat that the combined forces entered
Tien Csin Saturday, sustaining smaG
loss. They started Sunday to relieve
the force which left Tien Tsin June 10.
and which was believed to be surround
ed near Pekin. According 20 japanese
reports Admiral Seymour has been
captured and the ministers have left
Pekin, guarded by Chinese soldiers.
Their whereabouts are unknown.
Foreign Troops Mass.
Using Tau, June 26.-(24th.)- Eight
tFgIsand allied troops have landed at
Tahu, Including 1900 Germans. A
french officer who succeeded in get
ting through from lien Tsin to Taku
says the Russians alone have lost $50
killed and 500 wounded. The Ger
man gunb0at Hits, up the Tien Tsin
river, reports that masses of Chinese
are nearing Tong Ku and that an i'm
mediate attack is expected.
Kempff Urges Aid.
! CaefoO, June 26.-United States Con-
sui Fowler has received from Rear
| Admiral Ken1pf the following: only
| one communication from Pekin has
| reached me since communications were
interrupted June 10. 1t was dated
June y. There is no direct or indirect
news from the ministers since About
! $50 foreign troops, including
! So American marines, went to
| Pekin tO guard the legations. force
of 100 Americans uniting with a total
| force of $500 men of all nationalities
represented here went on June 10 to
open the road and relieve Pekin. This
movement was by permission Of The
| Chinese government. The last news
from the. expedition was dated June
y when the the expedition was at Lang
Fang. The railroad has been destroyed
behind it since. Any news that can be
obtained or effort made for the relief
of the legations and lives and properly
of the foreigners should be done al any
| hazard. All energies and forces haie
must first be directed to the relief o.
Eien Tsin, particularly as it is the key
to Pekin''
Mckinley Declines Request.
Washington, June 26.-The chief de-
velopment yesterday in the Chinese
situation was the effort of tle Chinese
.linister, WI Ting Fang, to secure an
! armistice in the operation Of the
American troops until Ii Hung Chang
could reach Pekin and bring about a
| cessation Of the disorder. The prop
OsitiOn is based upon the representa-
tons Of the viceroys of the important
| p Jvinces Of the Yang Use Kiang val
! ley that they can maintain order with
cut the aid Of foreign troops, and that
| the presence of the foreigners would
| act merely as an incentive to disorder
! Minister WI brought these representa-
| lions to the attention of Secretary Hay
who consulted the president. The lat
| ter's decision was that while the as
| surances of the viceroys for continued
quiet were fully appreciated, the United
States could not bind itself not to
send its forces to points where disorder
actually existed and where the safety
Of our officials and citizens is endan-
gereG.
Secretary Long said when he left
the navy department for the day
that nothing had come from Admiral
kempff on the casualties CT tie first
engagement of American marines with
the Chinese or, on the outcome Of the
second engagement which was to have
occurred Sunday or Saturday. The
only dispatch received by the secretary
was the delayed enc from Admiral
Kempff asking for instructions as L.
whether he should cooperate with the
ether naval forces in taking the Taku
forts. This must have been sent some
days ago, as the Taku forts were taken
the middle Of last week. Under the
circumstances there was no occasion
for answering the Admirals request. as
he had already been advised of the gem
eraI purpose of this government to act
concurrently with the other powers iE
protection of American interests. The
state department remained throughout
the day without information from
Minister COnger or any other source,
the only dispatch received being from
Consul John Goodnow, at Shanghai,
saying ne had heard nothing from Pc
Kin since the 18th. On the whole The
day was one Of anxiety and lack Of |
definite information on the main |
points.