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

Co,,y riEftel. 1909. by the Associated Press
Tien-Ts!n. June g. via Che-Foo. July l.
and Shanghai. July 5.-Those best informed
I'm Tien-Tsin consider the position OF ioE-
eigners IN Pekin almost hopeless II Is
homeless to attempt to force the way win
the force available. Commanders are VIII
ing to resort to desperate MEANS bnt 10 at
tempt u forced march from Iien-lsln WIN
the forces at hand means certain cesuuS
ton to the army. besides slaughter OF 'he
civilians left at T!en-Tsin- Enough soldiers
are necessary 10 defeat the Chinese Army
maintain communication with the base Oh
supplies and guard the hospitals en- route
The water supply is an important problem
The country furnishes none except the f!NeI'
the wells having been poisoned
The Chinese are committing terribie aNoc-
,,j,s upon the wounded. They are mutiia'-
inc all the dead which fall into their hahus'
General Tung Fun Slang and lO.uo OF inc
hest-disciplined troops In the chinese army
Ht.horrued.us are marching from the
southwest toward Pekin- Inc army .le'
.bo,,t. numbers 5000. The Empress fed TO
her summer palace The Mahoiniiieua'iS
and Boxers are fighting In Pehin'
,ror r.y,ments of General Niehs command
,,,'-,b ~ Tiep-Tsin are reported TO have de-
sar,ad and gone to pitlaging the country.
pesIdants declare that Chinese commune
has been inaugurated ana tha' the pe.roS
abIe Chinese are the greatest sufferers AHs
Tore,pn soldiers axe burning the outskirts OF
pskin TO deprive the enemy of shelter and
the Boxers are destroying outlying villages
for loot The smoke o. a hundred nres can
be seen IN every direction.
Tien-TsIp was not bombarded to-day for
tho first time in a fortnight. Families are
re,urning TO their homes within the conces-
lIrav yu-tll
,raku rs soon as the travel is safe. NO I'M
rr,,ndlv Cinnamon are visible in the streets.
a few OF the richest with their families,
are huddlei In the outhouses Tor protee-
,ion badly frightened. Others. concealed In
various houses, shoot at the Europeans on
the street
The Chinese dead about Tien-Tsin number
thousands Most of those who have been
killed lie unburied in the fields. The river
20 Taku Is full of floating bodies and many
have been washed UP by the tide. Dogs are
feeding on these bodies along the banks.
Tho small American continGents every
vbars distinguished themselves. Captain
NcCalla and Major Waller are most pop
MAR at Tien-Tsin, and their men are placed
in the lead OF every movement, by common
consent, with the British close behind them
The foreigners In Tien-Tsin declare that
they owe their lives to the Russians. with
ont whom the other small attachments
must have been overwhelmed. on the
darkest day, Wednesday, week. when the
Chinese were pressing on every side and
the brayest men were abandoning hope. the
Russian commander. Colonel Wosack, ar
ranged the main body OF troops TO make a
sottie with the civilians in the direction of
Taku. leaving 400 Russians 30 defend the
CITY. and engage the attention OF the Chi
nese. the intention being for them TO ulti-
rnately sacrifice themselves. The arrival of
the Americans saved the day. and proved a
complete surprise.
Among the military evidences OF immense
Chinese preparations for war. ii may be
mentioned that arsepals and stores hitherto
,nknoyn have been discovered. About ten
MILTON dollars worth Of arms and ammuni-
tions. mostly modern. have been destroyed
I'm three arsenals outside of Tien-Tsin.
Several thousand troops under General
Nish are holding the native city, five miles
north of Tien-Tsin.
II was rumored that 1000 Chinese would
make an attack at noon to-day. The troops
unier arms failed to matsrialize.
Admiral Seymour was wounded slightly
recently by spent ball. which struck him
in the shoulder, while In the house with
McCalla and Commander Taus-
sig.
The hero Of Tisn-Tsin u james waitA .