The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-26

n Cne-roo message, OF Mondays GATE,
says: -Four cannon have been added to
the west fort here. where there are now
1000 soldiers permanently encamped. a fur
ther force having arrived from Ning-Hai-
Chou. There is an uneasy feeling prevail
ing here and attack is generally an
ticipated. Chinese merchants are closing
their offices and preparing to leave the
port. All business is at standstill"
PREPARATION OF THE ALLIES.
Extensive preparations by the allies are
going forward. The first regiment of Brit
ish India's 10000 men embarked at CAL
cutta yesterday. and sa3 more marines re-
ceived orders to go out from English ports.
The British War Office. in anticipation of
prolonged campaign. is contracting for
winter clothing and fur caps
The Amur army corps. ordered out by
Russia, numbers 52,1OO men, with eighty
four guns.
Japan purposes to land 5000 men on Chi
nese territory within a fortnight
Among the minor military preparations
the Portuguese governor at Macao, Island
Of Macao, at the southwest entrance of
Canton river, is sending arms to the Portu-
guese in Canton. The Germans in Hong
Kong have cabled Emperor William to ask
II they may serve in the local forces in de-
fense Of Hong-Kong. million rounds of
ammunition left Hong-Kong yesterday for
Taku by the British steamer Hailoong.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Times
sends the following. under yesterdays
date: "a military correspondent at Taku
says the operations of the allies are suf-
fering from the want of a recognized head,
defective organization and the lack of
transport"
Mr.. Kinder. the noted engineer. has ar
rived at Che-Foo
The Official Gazette, of st. Petersburg,
yesterday, contains an order of the Gear,
as follows: LAS we consider it necessary to
raise the troops in the Amur military dis
trict to war footing, we direct the war
minister to take the requisite measures.
AT the same time, we direct that the neces-
sary number OF reservists belonging to the
Siberian Amur military district shall be
called for active service"
FROM ADMIRAL BRUCE.
The Admiralty has received the following
dispatch from Rear Admiral Bruce dated,
Taku via Che-Foo,. June "a: "The total
force which left Tien-Tsin with the COM
mander-in-chief for Peking was about 1000,
composed of detachments from the allied
ships. No action could possibly be taken
to relieve the ommander-in-chief. because
it was only known that he was cut off by
Tien-Tsin being invested.
.'Tien-Tsin has been fighting for its life
ever since. Ii was on receipt of informa-
ton that the Chinese army had ordered
trains for attacking Tien-Tsin. that they
were ravaging Ton-Ku and reinforcing
Tsku. as we'll as mining the mouth Of the
Pei Ho. that it was promptly determined
to seize Taku. Since then every effort has
been made TO relieve Tien-Tsin. / have
commandered a small coasting steamer for
taking troops and sick and wounded across
the bay TO wei-Hai-wei. where 1 intend
making temporary base hospital and
asylum for refugees"
In the House of Commons yesterday, re-
ferring TO the failure OF the American and
Russian forces to reach Tien-Tsin on June
81. the parliamentary secretary OF the for
eisn ONCE, Mr.. William ST. John Broderick.
said that since then British troops from
Hong Kong had arrived at Taku. and IL
was believed that 1900 japanese. 1000 Ger
man and 1000 French troops had also ar
rived there. But. he added. the govern
ment had no information regarding the
latter news.
dispatch from TsingTau. dated June
"a p. m. says: Eight thousand allied
troops have landed at Taku. including Loo