The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-07

ION June 23d we made a night march,
arriy ng at daytreak opposite the impe-
rial armory, above Tien-Tsin, where, aft
or friendly advances. treacherous heavy
fire was opened. while our men were ex-
posed on the opposite river bank. The
enemy were kept in check by rifle fire in
front, while their position was turned
by party of mar mes and seamen under
Major Johnson, who rushed and occupied
one of the salient points, seizing the
guns. The Germans, lower down, silenc-
ed two guns and then crossed the river
and captured them. The armory was
next occupied by the combined forces.
Determined attempts to retake the ar
mory were made on the following day,
but unsuccessfully.
Found immense stores of guns, arms
and ammunition of the latest pattern.
Several guns were mounted in our de-
tense and shelled the Chinese forts lower
down.
Having found ammunition and rice we
could have held out lor some days: but,
being hampered with large numbers of
wounded. 1 sent to Tien-Tsin for re-
Eeving force, which arrived on the morn
ing of June 18th. The armory was evac-
uated and tive forces arrived at Tien-
Ts'n on June 26th. We burned the ar
mory.
Casualties TO date:
"Britsh-Killed q. wounded IS.
"American-Killed 4. wounded 25
"French--h.iled I, wounded 10.
"Germans-Killed u. wounded CO.
'Italian-Killed s. wounded 3.
"Japanese-killed 2, wounded 8.
"Austrians-Kiiled l, wounded l.
''Russians-Killed 10, wounded q"
SEYMOUR SAVED BY MCALLA.
NEW YORK, June "a cable to the
World from Taku says: That Adm raj
Seymour's expedition. with all the sick
and wounded, is safe at Tien-Tsin, though
terribly exhausted, Is due to Captain
Bowman II. McCala. commander of the
detachment of the United States marines
with the force. On landing Captain Nc
! Gala took two weeks supplies for his
/ men. whereas the allies had only five
days stores. When the rations of the
others were exhausted Captain McCalla
shared his supplies with the rest of the
allied force, and thus actually saved the
whole body from starvation.
/ Lieut.. Joseph l.. jayne of the United
States flagship Newark, with "A handful
OF American marines. has gone on n
/ hazardous expedition UP the Pei-ho In
order TO ascertain how far 1t IS navigable
for war vessels of light draught. He has
not yet returned. The wisdom of the re-
fusal OF Admiral Kempff. comma nder OF
the American squadron, to join the Ad-
mirals of the other Governments repre-
sented here In demanding the surrender
of the Chinese forts at Taku, IL now evI-
dent As result OF II. and highly i'm.
lportant result IL Is. all the Admrals hav'
come TO a decision not to arouse the Chi
! uese at any of the other ports by adopt
ing harsh measures.
The relations between the representa-
tives of the nations here are becom ns
fstrained, owing to the opposition of Rus
OF any other Power, especially TO tn
landing of more Japanese.
IL HUNG CHANG.
; LONDON, June 30.+.The Canton CORE
spondent of the Daily Telegraph. in
dispatch dated Thursday. says: 'Th
unexpected arrival OF an edict late las
7 night from the Emperor and Empires
Dowager prevented the departure of /
I Hung Chang northward on the Unite
= States steamer Brooklyn. Arrangement
= for his sailing had been quietly complete
4 by United States Consul Robert NJ. Nc
e Wade and Commander Mclean of tn
q Don Juan de Austria. The possibilit
of rebellion In Canton and the impers
z tive necessity of the organization cf
:. properly armed and reliable corps of 10
: 900 men are among the chief reasons fC
o the edict OBTAINING Earl Ii. One hur
q dred and thirty pirates and Boxers wei
II beheaded yesterday by LIS order. to tel
rorize law-breakers. The United Stat'
! steamer Princeton has been ordered
i Canton"
e A dispatch from Shangha! of yeste
% days date says the position at Chur
e King is very critical and that the steam
IS er Pioneer has been detained.
!. METHODIST MISSION BURNED.
NEW YORK, June 2S-The foIlowir
J. cable was received at the Methodist Epi
l. copal Mission Board today from Chef
from the Rev. Mr.. Brown, one of the
n missionaries in the Tien-Tsin district.
m IL dated June 18th: Mission destroy
by fire. About 100 killed. i think the
n il serious risk for foreigners. WEI r
or turn In few days to Tien-Tsin. Shs
n return home? VIII you permit?''
q BY the mission is meant the mission
"a Tien-Tsin, but just how much of tn
n mission is destroyed the home board do
n not know what to infer. The missi
as there Is In three compounds. as they a
. called. One compound Is composed
AZ two missions and a church, another of
mission and a school, and a third of
M mission, a hospital and a school. In
n the property of the Method 81 EpiscoI
lie Beard 10 valued at something more tn
m $4,000.
r ~ The Rev. Dr. NJ. II. Leonard, secreta
ed of the Missionary Society, said: ''Pi
ne sumabls those killed were natives, /
RS it is not clear even that they were matt
Qe Christians. Many of trem may have be
N Boxers or Chinese soldiers"
'ut woLsELEY on THE CHINESE.
at LONDON, June 30.-Lord Wolse,ey,
sct an interview published this morning sa
mt "China possesses every requisite for
Ith errunning the world She has a popu
IRE tion Of 40O,0oO000. all speak ng the sa
language or a dialect readily underst,
m from one end of tie empire to the otn
inc She has enormously developed wea
ere and still more en.rmous natural wea
de- awaiting development. Her men, II pr
mt erly drilled and led. are admirable s
m diers. They are plucky and able TO
irn on next to nothing. Moreover, they
TO absolutely fearl IS OF death. Begin W
Pc the foundation Of millions upon mill
ing of such soldiers as the Sc men are capa
ere of being made. and tell me. IL you :
IN where the end II be-
ON ~
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