The age-herald., 1900-06-23
TEEN TSIN FORWARDED
Commander of German Squadron Sends
 His Government News

Berlin, June 22.-The commander of the German squadron at Taku has wired as follows to the government:
 "A French officer who has arrived here from Tien Tsn, which place he left June 20, reports that for three days the city had been bombarded by the Chinese and that the troops of the foreign detachment were short of ammunition.
 ''The German cruiser Ire has arrived here with 240 marines who, with 3S0 English and 1,500 Russians, proceeded to the relief of Tien Tsin. The railway is working from Taku to within fifteen kilometres of Tien Tsin.
 Whether the powers interested in China will ultimately reach an agreement regard ing concerted action, it seems to be certain juding from the results of investigation made today by the correspondent of the As sociated Press that no such agreement has been reached. The same series of ques- tfons was put successfully to the German foreign office and then the Russian and French Embassies. The German foreign office said:
 The powers just now agree as to three points only, the relief of Tien Tsn and Pekin, adequate satisfaction for the severe injuries European interests have sustained and the establishment of guarantees against the repetition of such outrages Be- yond this the attitude of the powers will ie'i 6OiS uepcHu upOu Wndt ndS really naD- pened in Pekin, which is still unknown in Europe"
 The Russian Ambassador
 The reply of the Russian ambassador. Count Osten-Sachen, was substantially the same as that of the German foreign office except on two points The ambassador said with much emphasis:
 "The intervention of the powers in China must under no conditions mean a settle ment by war of old scores with the Chinese government and it must not em- brace governmental reorganization. Es- peeially it must not include a change in the head of the government. Even if the Chinese and the international armies come into collision these conditions must never be lost sight off,
 The French ambassador, Marquis de Noialles, expresses different view While substantially coincidng with the pro- gramme of the German foreign office he insisted that the removal of the Empress Dowager and her clique would be neces- sary to secure the permanent results which the powers desired.
 The Washington government several days ago inquired through United States Ambassador White regarding the where abouts and safety of a number of Ameri- can missionaries located within the Ger man sphere of influence in Shan Tung. Thus far the German government has been unable to furnish a satisfactory reply The semi official Berliner Post has a special dispatch from Rome asserting that the Vatican has applied to the French government urgently entreating that larger endorsements be sent for the protection of Christians in China. The reply of the Paris Cabinet, according to this corre- spondent, is that the matter will be treated in harmony and solidarity with the other powers.
 The Chinese embassy having received several anonymous letters threatening ven- geance should the news of the murder of the German minister in Pekin, Baron Won Kettler, prove to be true, it immediately applied to the Berlin police for protection, and number of men in plain clothing now patrol the precincts of the embassy night | and day.