The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26

.Taku, via Che Foo. June 21.-No
in-chief in seven days or from Tien
Tsin in five days. The allies hold the
Taku forts and Tong Ku securely. and
they will advance to the relief of Tien
Tsin when in sufficient strength.
Troops are expected from Hong
Kong tomorrow and 800 from Wei
Hal We the following day. 1t is be-
lieved that fighting is constantly pro-
ceeding around Tien Tsin. Our garri-
son there should be about 5000 men.
The following proclamation was
agreed on this morning, to be issued
forthwith:
The admirals and senior naval Off
GERS of the allied powers in China de-
sire to make known to all viceroys
and authorities along the coasts and
rivers and in the cities and provinces
of China hat they intend to use arm
ed force only against the Boxers and
peopl that oppose them on their
march to Pekin for the rescue of their
fellow countrymen.'
The date that the above dispatch
was sent off from Taku is not given,
but it is probably une 10Th.
Hong Kong, June 21.-Reports have
been received here from Canton, that
owing TO the representations of the
foreign consuls Ii Hung Chang has
consented to remain in Canton.
RUMORED DEATH OF ADMIRAL
SEYMOUR.
London, June 21.-The most start
ling news from the east is the rumored
death of Vice Admiral Seymour, but
no credence is placed in the report
here.
The statement that Ii Hung Chang
has cancelled his passage to Pekin is
interesting. How he manages to dis
obey the dowager empress urgent
command is not clear, but evidently
fear of a revolution at Canton in the
event of his departure induced the
consuls to bring strong pressure to
bear.
HORRORS OF CIVIL WAR IN
K
Special dispatches from Shanghai
continue to recount wholesale slaugh-
ter at Pekin. The soldiers and Boxers
are said to be massacreing each other
and the Chinese and Manchurians are
also said to be engaged in mutual
slaughter. Prince Tuan is alleged to
have sacked and burned the palace:
the emperor is reported to have been
HtAASNs Van 1>f1N
sented as missing and in some quar-
terS it is believed she has committed
suicide. All this purports to have
been contained in a letter from Pekin
received by a high official Chinaman
at Shanghai.
ORDER MAINTAINED IN YANG
Use KIANG PROVINCES.
Washington, June 21.-Mr. WI, the
Chinese minister, called upon Secre-
torU How of fhn Cfota dana ~ m N 70
day and informed him that he had re-
ceived a dispatch from the viceroy of
he three great provinces of the Yang
Use Kiang, saying that he felt him
self perfectly able to keep the peace
in his provinces and insure the safety
of the foreign missionaries, and that in
conjunction with his colleague, Vice
roy Human, he is able to answer for
the preservation of peace and order in
all the great southern provinces of
China.
TEN TSIN BOMBARDED.
The acting secretary of the navy re-
ceived a cable message this afternoon
from Admira Kempff dated Che Foo,
June q, saying that Tien Tsin is being
bOmbarded and that the American
consulate as we'll as much of the for
eign concession are being destroyed.
A relief party is en- route to Tien Tsin
including $50 American marines under
Major Waller.
LEGATIONS AT PEKIN SAFE.
Berlin, June PA semi-official dis
patch from Toxic, dated June 21st
says the Japanese consul at Shanghai
confirms the reports that Vice Admi-
raj Seymour has arrived at Pekin and
that the members of the diplomatic
corps are safe.
FOREIGN SETTLEMENT AT TEN
TSIN BURNED.
According to an official Japanese re-
port from Che Foo, the foreign settle.
ment at Tien Tsin was reduced to
ashes June 18th.
AMERICAN REINFORCEMENTS
Washington, June PA cablegram
received at the navy department TO-
day from Admiral Remey at Manila
states that the Zafiro sailed YESTERDAY
from Cavite to Hong Kong. She is a
supply ship and may proceed to Taku
Inc Don Juan de Austria, g~unboat
has arrived at Canton from Swallow.
II Is said at n navigation bureau
that the Zafiro has aboard $50 sailors
In addition to her crew. These mer
may go on the Oregon at Hong Kone
10 round out her complement. or h.
dispatched on the Zafiro directly nortI
TO Taku, in the discretion Of Admire
Kempff.
THE MONOCACY FIRED ON
London, June 1880 q. nth
United States gunboat Monocacy wa:
TWO miles up the Pei Ho river When the
ternati0na fleet began the lombard.
Inent OF the Taku forts. According Ia
the correspondent of tn.
Dally Express, she was shot through
the DoWs. The correspondent says
mat Chinese riiemen on both banks
OF the river attacked her, but unsuc-
cessfully.
Inc scantiness Of authentic news
with reference to the situation contin-
ues. Admiral Kempf's dispatch TO the
United States navy department an
nounctng that Tien Tsin is being bonn
barded was prominently used by the
LONDON papers and commented upon
as indicating a change for the worse
The British admiralty oes not be-
lieve the report of the death of Ad-
miral Seymour, commander of the in
| ternational relief column, and semi
official assurances are given thai
there seems to be not the slightest ev.
1 idence to back I'D such a reDorf Jf IL