New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-26

been az Tien-Tsin only by regular drilled troops,
who were capable Of ambuscading and defeating
FOR a whole week such seasoned and skilled forces
as the United States marines. It is fair 10 pre-
sumo that the sO-called ''mobs' at Picking were
equally well armed and directed. At any rate,
there IS no official here but fears the worst is
happening at every point in China so cut of
from the world that native messengers cannot
be bribed 10 carry official dispatches TO Taku-
L is inconceivabe TO authorities familiar with
China that the Russian or British or German
Ministers a. Peking have not been able in
their terrible situation, TO send word for two
weeks 70 the outside world if they are alive.
Their last dispatches, as they must have been
aware, caused profound anxiety in every civil
lied country, and II is past understanding that,
had they survived, their long silence should be
absolute knowing they did the great
gathering OF International war fleets in their
support less than ninety miles away. There is
thought 70 be no precedent for such silence in
recent years IL any country, save in the siege
OF Khartoum.
GRAVE ANXIETY FOR RELIEF COLUMN.
What is true Of the official fear regarding oc-
currences at Picking is doubIy true of those at
Tfen-Tsin. where the relief forces have been
fighting in sight OF the city while the safety
OF the 1900 men who left Tien-Tsin on June
10, and who have rot been heard from since the
following day when they were fighting for life
thirty miles beyond Tien-Tsin in an unsheltered
country, surrounded by hordes OF Infatuated
Boxers, Is regarded as little short OF hopeless.
No weight whatever is attached by the Presi-
dent and his advisers 10 the reassuring plati-
rudes OF the vic=roys Of Chinese provinces. con
veyed for the most part by Minister WI, except
so far as they affect those portions of the
sJire now peaceab bic. The sincerity Of WI Ting
Fang is not fupeached but the charitable belief
is expressed that he knows nothing more about
by Americans. This view is strengthened by
dispatch from ConsuI-GeneraI Goodnow at
Shanghai in response 10 the State Departments
call OF al consuls for trustworthy information
from Peking. He cabled to-day: Last heard
from Peking 14th
The inference q the State Department is that
this experienced officer does not regard cred
ibe the reports alleged TO have emanated from
Picking IN the last ten days Under his instruc-
lions he would have communicated anything ne
believed 10 be trustworthy since that date
ARMY AND NAVY PREPARATIONS
Every resource Of the Navy and Army is be-
ing strained 10 meet the emergency. Admiral
Remey IS transferring his headquarters on the
flagship Brooklyn from Manila TO Taku, and
General Macarthur is ordered TO send a brigade
C Regulars, regiment after regiment, soon
they can be transported. The Brooklyn will
carry field artillery. probably starting to-mor-
roV. BY next Sunday the Oregon will be land
ing men near Tien-Tsin. and the United States
on the Pel-F1O OF greater IN
tnaa al the United States ships in the Pacific
Ocean IL the war With Spain
To-day the preparations Of the Navy Depart
nleut We're materially multiplied. The collier
eclndia. al Gibraltar on her way 10 Boston from
Manila. was ordered 10 transfer her stores and
Homecoming men merchant steamer, and
after reloading hastily as possible with
cargo OF coal 10 return to Chinese waters with
az dispatch She VIII carry fuel 10 the fleet at
Feking. The officers for the distilltng ship
Arethuss, \ League Island, and for the collier
Casa, nOw loading coal al Lamberts Point,
wll join those vessels IN a few days. The Cesar
VII start for TakU by way Of the Mediterranean
" the end OF this week. The Arethusa VIII
follow a few days later. and at intervals OF
about a week the golfers Alexander and Saturn,
a. Norfolk VIII follow them Orders were sent
. the Buffalo to-day 20 meet the homecoming
cruiser Baltimore al Malta and take oft or that
stssel all men having more than a year 10
serve. Then the Buffalo viii hasten 10 Manila.
&here her large crew q trained apprentices VIII
- distributed among the fighting ships
he Navy Department is searching It's Hsls
10Y additional officers TO send 10 China. and VIII
-AQouBtediy withdraw the Massachusetts ana
re Indiana from commission next week the
use4essness OF maintaining these vessels IN ser
zee along the New-England Coast this summer
mas become notorious.
NAY SEND TROOPS FROM CUBA
The War Department took important step
Today bearing on the Eastern situation when IT
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