The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-22
RELIEF REACHES PEKIN
THROUGH CHINESE COMES REPORT OF
SEYMOURS ARRIVAL
OFTEN ATTACKED BY CHINESE
No News as TO state of Affairs Within
the City-Rumors OF Murder OF the
Emperor and suicide of the Do~ager
Empress - The Fearful Carnage at
Taku-The Rebellion Spreading to all
sections - Missions Looted and In
mates Carried OF.

mates Carried or.
London. June 2o-A news agency
dispatch from Shanghai dated June
10Th says:
After an arduous march and fire.
quent fighting with the Chinese, Vice
Admiral Seymour arrived at Pekin
Sunday afternoon. On five occasions
the Chinese attacked the column in
great force. There We're many mount
ed men among the Chinese, but most
OF the natives were badly armed. AT
times they fought with admirable
courage and bravery. The losses of
mated at 500 killed. The losses of for
eigners were trif1ing.
The exact state of affairs inside of
Pekin it is impossible to describe, in
view of many conflicting reports, moth
ing having been received from the le-
cations or foreigners there.
Surprise is expressed at the fact
that a large force of Indian troops has
not been ordered here
NEWS CENSORED BY CHINESE.
Shanghai, June 20.-The Pekin news
wired to-day emanated from the ad-
ministrator of the Chinese telegraphs.
Merchant steamers are not allowed to
proceed to Tien TSin and vessels on
their way there have returned to Che
Foo. Correspondence with Tien Tsin
is difficult. The Chinese Merchants
Company has ceased sending vessels
northward.
1t is learned authentically that an
understanding exists between Great
Britain and the viceroyS of Nankin
and WI Chang which accounts for
the quietness in the Yang Use Khan.
valley.
1t is reported that Stu is executing
large bodies of suspects daily.
. The British armored cruiser Un-
daunted arrived at Woo Sung yester-
day and cleared for action while pass
ing the forts, as a precautionary mea-
sure.
Wire communication between Tier
Tsin and Pekin is impossible. The
foreign officials here are totally igno-
rant of the state of affairs in the
north.
DISPATCHES FROM KEMPFF.
Washington, June 2O.-A cablegram
partment from Commander Taussie
announcing the arrival of the York
town at Che Foo from Taku where he
went with dispatches for the depart
ment.
The navy department has just given
ont the following statement regarding
the contents of a dispatch from Ad-
miral kempff brought by the York
town from Taku to Che Foo and for
warded by Commander Taussig, OF
the Yortown:
THE department has received a ca
blegram from Admiral Kempff dated
June 20th. He says the Taku forts
were captured by the other f oreigr
forces; that heavy firing was heard al
Tien Tsin on the evening of the 17fr
instant. He is making common cause
with the foreign powers for general
protection. There are 300 Americans
ashore. On May 31st the number OF
foreign troops at Pekin was 430
There are 5000 men ashore now at Che
Foo and about 5000 troops, Russian
German and English have just ar
rived"
CABINET DISCUSS MEANS OF
COMMUNICATING WITH CONGER
Secretaries Hay and Root, Assistant
Secretaries Meiklejohn and HacketI
and Admiral Crowninshield had a Ions
conference with the president to-day
On leaving the White house they
stated that nothing had been heard
from Pekin and that the conference
was on the subject of how communica.
ton with Minister Conger could be Sc
cured at the earliest possible moment
They declined, however, to say wha
conclusion had been reached or to dis
cuss the matter further. There is NJ
doubt that the officials here regard
the Chinese situation as very critica
and that more rigorous measures thar
any hitherto contemplated are under
consideration.
JAPAN FORWARDS I-ORE TROOP
Washington, June 2O.-The Ameri
can minister at Toxic teIegraphs tha
two transports with 300 men and 90
horses sailed to-day from Japan T.
Taku: that GOO japanese troops hav,
already landed and five japanese war
ships are now at Taku. He adds tha
the Japanese government is prepare,
to send additional forces should II
necessity arise.
CABLEGRAM FROM CONSUL A
CHE FOO.
A cablegTam was received at tn.
state department this morning from
United States Consul Fowler at Ch,
Foo. Its contents as described at tn
state department was as follows:
Consul Fowler says that he ha.
transmitted by the Phoenix (probabl,
a chartered vesseD all the communi
cations that have accumulated ther,
for Minister Conger and Admira
Kempn, there being no commuEica
ton northward except naval.
He has also chartered small
steamer leaving Che Foo to-day a
noon for Yang Chikan for the rescu
of the American and British missiona
rieS-
BRITISH MISSION LOOTED.
The French consul from .he north
west region of Shan Tung reports tha
the Hogan British mission at Tsan,
Chow has been looted. 1t is not re
ported that any of the missionarie
were killed, but they were carried of
by the Chinese general, and tl1ei
whereabouts is at present unknown.
The governor has left Che Nane. tn
capital, for TIE Chow, a POINT neare
the coast.
! Chinese ships have left for the south