The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-23
WAR In CHINA
SEVERE FIGHTING REPORTED AT
THE CITY OF TIEN-TsIN.
Foreign Settlements Shel1ed by Either
Boxers or Imperial Troops, which
Ii In Not ar Yet known.
MANY WILD RJMoRS CURRENT
ALL MISSIONARIES BUT THREE SAID
TO HAVE BEEN KILLED.
American Consulate Destroyed and
Buildings Occupied by Euro
peans Also I'm Ruins.
CHINESE HAVE BIG GUNS
BUT ARE ovERMATCHED BY THE
SKILL OF FOREIGN TROOPS.
Russian Field Pieces Said to BE Doing
Good Service I'm Destroying the
Enemy's Fortffcations.
ADMIRAL BEUCE's ADvICEs
MESSAGE THAT WAS READ IN THE
BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS.
american Marines Reported to he En-
gaged-1, 500 Foreigners Alleged
to Have Been Massacred.
Russian Field Pieces Said to BE Doing
Good Service I'm Destroying the
Enemy's Fortifcations.
ADMIRAL BEUcE's ADvIcEs
MESSAGE THAT WAS READ IN THE
BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS.
american Marines Reported to he En-
gaged-1, 500 Foreigners Alleged
to Have Been Massacred.

LONDON. June g. 3 a. m.-The silence of
Peking continues unbroken. Four thousand
men of the allied forces were having sharp
defensive fighting at Tien-Tsin on Tues
day and Wednesday, with prospect of
being reinforced on Thursday. This is the
government dispatch.
Eight hundred Americans are taking
riirt in the fighting at Tien-Tsin," says the
Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Ex-
press. cabling last evening, "and they ap-
parentiy form part of a supplementary
force. arriving with Germans and British
after the conflict started 1t is impossible
TO estimate the number of the Chinese
there. but they had a surprising number of
guns"
This information appears to have been
brought by the United States gunboat
Nashville to Che-Foo and telegraphed
thence to Shanghai. The Chinese are de-
serting Shanghai in large numbers and 60
ing into the interior. Reports from native
sources continue to reach Shanghai of
the streets are filled day and night with
Boxers, who are wholly beyond the con-
troll of the Chinese troops and who are
working themselves up to a frenzy and
clamoring for the death of all foreigners.
In the House of Commons yesterday Mr..
Broderick, the under secretary of state for
foreign affairs. replying to question. said
the Foreign Office had no news from Peking
or Vice Admiral Seymour. He added that
arriving at Taku June II, announces that
several attacks had been made and re-
pulsed Continuing. Mr.. Broderick said
that on June IL the Chinese shelled the
foreign settlement and the Chinese Military
College was attacked by a mixed force of
l75 Americans, British, Germans and
Italians. They destroyed the guns and
burned the college. which contained con-
siderable store of ammunition, and killed
four heavy field guns, did excellent service.
The British loss was one man killed and
five men wounded, the Germans had one
man killed. the Italians had five men
wounded and the Russians had seven men
killed and five wounded. During the night
OF June II the Chinese tried to seize the
bridge OF boats. but were repulsed with
loss. including, 1t is reported. Chinese
general. Rear Admiral Bruce, at Taku,
telegraphed last night the further informa-
ton that at Tien-Tsin June 20 fighting was
proceeding and that reinforcements were
required.
MAY BE RELIEVED.
Mr.. Broderick also said I'VE have
further heard from Admiral Bruce dated
Taku last night and Che-Foo this morning.
as follows: L am hoping Tien-Tsin may be
relieved tonight. No news from the COM
mander-in-chief. The Terrible landed this
morning S72 officers and men of the
Fusiliers.' ;" In conclusion Mr.. Broderick
announced that he believed various other
troops would arrive in day or two If they
ments had been made by the government to
supplement very considerably the force al
ready ordered TO China.
Lord Salisbury presided. yesterday. at n
meeting of the Cabinet, specially sum-
rsoned TO consider the far Eastern crisis
Prior TO the meeting. the French ambassa-
dor. NJ. Paul Cambon, and the Chinese
minister. Sir Chih Chen 10 Feng Luh. paid
lengthy visit 10 the officials of the For
eign Office. and IL is expected that i'm
portent developments will be the outcome
of the Cabinet conference. as Lord Sails
bury proceeded 10 Windsor after the meet
Ing.
The apprehensions as TO the fate OF the
Europeans cut of at Tien-Tsin have been
shaTpened by Admiral Kempn's message,
which was the first definite announcement
CT the bombardment and destruction of the
foreign concession. But. IN spite OF Shang-
hafs grim statement that the Chinese
used forty Founders and that 1900 foreign
ers were massacred. there is no reason TO
conclude that the foreign colony has been
unable to protect itself A Shanghai dis