The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-15

W dsAineiuI Oh. July Il -SrcretIry Long has
Just received mai report from. Admiral
| heInph. dated or the Newark. al Taku.
June :. The Adn.ira! details the conditions
under which Captain McCalrs forces landed
and shows that the United States marines
, who were sent up the river from Taku u"
+ Tien-TSin In fighters. We're the first
Ca3casiar troops To reach that city anc
were welcomed by the inhabitants viii:
great JOY. The marine guard sent Ia Pekir
for the protection Of the legation met with
not thr slightest opposition. according 10
! Admiral kempR.
, Admiral krmpT closes Lis report with
copies OF the cable grams which he sens TO
tire Navy Department at the time o. the
outbreak. These have already been pub
:shed in the main. but the copies now fur
GisheJ state few missing details. Fer i'll
stance. in the cabiegram Of June .. in which
the Admiral describes the situation as Grill
cal and requested 4 guabOat. he added that
such an American boat would be very useful
Is a temporary base inside the river. Then
he gives In detail some messages on the
strength Of which the landing ordered
by him. They are as follows:
Telephone message received 3 a. m. May
% Admiral KsmpF, L. 6. $. Newark:
Part Of branch railway TO Pao-Ting-Fu
destroyed and three stations beyond by
Boxers las; evening. Destruction of main
line 10 Pekin feared. Workshops ana CO.
down at second station from pekin already
destroyed. Boxers are in control. Station
deserted by agents and employees. Eiceroy
promises ia send troops Tomorrow mcTE-
ing. but We have grave doubts Of their re
liability. There is great uneGsness among
Foreigners here. and the situation never be-
fore looked as serious. can you land force
Of marines at once with Maxim quick
firing suns? If 50. please bring by rail II
otherwise. BY river.
lSignedl &c. ". RAGSDALE.
United States Consul. Tien-Tsin."
Copies or message received June >, p.
NJ. from United States Consul, Tien-Tsn:
Telephone message received this morn
ing from Tien-Tsin saying that Huang-
Tsun Railway station on Chinese line be-
tween Tien-Tsin and Pekin was burned.
huans-Tsun is about twenty miles from
Pehin. Also that the Cossack Guards had
an engagement with the Boxers about
eighteen miles from TieG-Tstn on Sunday.
killing sixteen Boxers: Cossacks, one Off
Ger and three men wounded
Situation Most Alarming.
From United States Consul, Tien-Tsin, 70
Admiral kemp1f. June 4. 1909:
please say to the Admiral that the
situation at Tien-Tsin Is most alarming
First the battle between the Belgians com
ing from Pao-Tins-Fu. in which many
Chinese and several OF the Belgians We're |
killed or wounded and the following battle ,
between the Cossacks sent 10 relieve the
Beleians. In which many Chinese were
killed and three Cossacks wounded. Il
caused great excitement among the natives.
The halfway railway station 10 Pekin was |
burned last night and railway bridge seri-
ously damaged.
The tiremen 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 II night or two. The situation !
is more alarming than IT was one week ago. !
l think II would be well for Captain Me- !
Gala to come up ana view the situation In |
the meantime everything should be !n readi- |
ness for landing more troops at short no. |
lice"
\ - the messenger came off to the ship he |
was oyertaken by 4 messenger carrying "a !
verbal message to the various senior officers /
TO the effect that the above news had been |
by telephone message from /,
Tien-Tsin that the Boxers were within four
miles Of Tien-Tsin. and that five villages /
had been burned since the previous message
had been sent.
Memorandum: June Il. iSo-Mr. Jansen
to-day from Tien-Tsin at l ?. m.
and reports that Wong-Sun station. the
first this side OF Fans-Tai. was burned and
looted night before last. and that Anting
station. mex. this side Of Wcng-jun station, ]
was burned snd looted last night
and two foreign missionaries at
tackled both OF whom were Eng |
ish. Mr.. Robinson was killed and Mr.
either killed or wounded and held |
For ransom. Forty or fifty Chinese troops |
we're Killed By the Boxers while defending |
Wong-Sun station. Our troops ct 1ten-TsiE |
were patroliing the race course the
French concessions last night People are
collecting in the consulate for protection.
rhe railway 10 Pekin is In running orier
gain. Colonel Wolgack, the officer CON- |
handing the Russian troops ashore. has !
given notice 20 people IN Pei-Tai-Ho that
Russian troops will possibly be landed there
Z not At Taku. They VIII be landed In
spite OF opposition
The above is true copy OF a rnenloran-
.un sent from Taku by Lieutenant Victor |
Blue. L. :. y.
The Powers Fleet
List Of vessels AT anchor of Taku China, |
Ene 4, 1900:
AmeTican-Newark.
Enshsh-Centurion (iagship). Orlando. |
;ndymIon. Algerine Qn river. Alacrity, |
Whiting destroyer. IN river, Fame de
troyer. in river.
Russian-Sissoi Voliky Cfagship). Dimitri
lonskoi, Germiasticky, Vjoodnik. Glada-
max, Koretz Tin river.
German-Kaiserin Augusta. Hits Tin r!verl \
France-D'lnIra Caste;aux tfiagship), |
describes. Surprize.
Italian-Calabria Elbria. ,
Austrian-Zenta. ,
Japanese-kasay!, Atago un rtver)
Chinese-Hai Tien iiagshirl. Hal Chow. |
Three torpedo-boats in riyerD
Anchored June 6, 1870:
Russian-Rossa Cf1agship OF Vice Admiral |
tildebrand). Sivoutci.
French-Je3n Bart.