Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-07-20
ALLIED FORCES REFUSED.
Admiral Remey Reports the Death
of Over 80 Americans at Tien Tsin
on the Morning of July Is.
col. IIscun AMONG THE KILLED.


Tho Brave Omcer Recently Sent from Ma
nila Victim of Chinese Bullets-No
Doubt tho Foreign Forces Tien Tsin
Arc In Desperate Ssraits-May Necessi-
@ este Retreat to Taku.
Washington, July 1.-THE navy de-
Spartment has received official con-
.firmation from Admiral Remey of the
reverse of the allied forces at Tien
Tsin on the morning of the 18th. The
dispatch is dated Che Foo, July 16,
and says:
Reported that allied forces at
Hacked native city on morning of the
18th. Russians were on the right,
with Ninth infantry and marines on
the left. Losses allied forces large:
Russians, 100, including artillery col
-Onel; Americans, over 30; British,
over 40; Japan, So, including colonel;
French, rs. Col. Liscum, Ninth in
fantry, killed; also Capt. Davis, ma
'rine corps Capt. Lemley, Lieuts. But
der and Leonards wounded. At seven
in the evening allied attack on native
city was repulsed with great loss.
Returns yet incomplete; details not
yet confirmed"
The defeat of the allied forces at
Tien Tsin seems to place that town
an desperate straits, and if retreat to
Taku is enecessitated, observers con-
slider that it will be likely to decide
the policy of wavering viceroys. The
departure of Admiral Seymour from
.Iien Tsin, and the movement of war
Ehips toward Shan-Hai-Kuan, on the
.gulf of Liaotuna, are taken to indi-
cate that this route may be adopted
for an advance on Pekin, which is dis
tant 170 miles from Shan-Hai-Kuan.
Allied Troops Numbered 1000.
Tien Tsin, July 10 (Friday), via Che
Foo, July IS, and Shanghai, July TO-
AT two o'clock this (Friday) after
moon 1000 of the allied troops were
attempting to storm the walls of the
city. The attack began at daylight.
Its success is doubtful. The Chinese
ON, the walls are estimated conserva-
lively at 10000. They are pouring a
terrific hail of artillery, rife and ma
chine gun fire upon the attackers.
The American, Japanese, British and
French troops are attacking from the
west and the Russians from the east.
Liscum = Brave Omcer.
Washington, July 17.-Col. Emerson
III. Liscum, of the Ninth infantry, who
was killed at Tien Tsin, was one of
the most gallant of the old civil war
veterans still in the service. He was
from Vermont.
~Revenge To- Day. Mourning Tomorrow
London, July 17.-"Revenge to-day,
mourning tomorrow" is practically
the universal cry of Europe, but it is
ssorrowfully admitted that there can
be no revenge to-day, nor. perhaps,
for many to-morrows, for the incredi-
BILE barbarities that are reported to
have marked the last scenes within
the legations at Pekin. Nothing is
clearer than that The anti-foreign
~conhagration is rapidly permeating
seven hitherto quiescent provinces;
and, though it is recognized that
every day which leaves Pekin in the
Fpower of the mob increases the perils
and difficulties of the situation, moth
ing comes from the diplomats of Eu-
rope to show that the powers have
soxercome the jealousies, resulting in
general impotency, to which is COM
monty ascribed the sacrifice of the
handful of women, children and men
comprising the international colony
an Pekln.
Miles Urges Vigorous Action.
Washington, July 17.-Gen. Miles
had an extended conference Monday
with the secretary of war concerning
the dispatch of achievements to
China. Miles strongly urged that the
troops be Immediately withdrawn
from the Philippines, SO that large
army could be thrown into China
within comparatively few days, in,
stead, of waiting the slow processes
of assembling an army in this coun.
try and Cuba and getting to China.
Slaughter Occurred July or Z.
Washington, July 17.-Without ex
-ception the foreign representatives
in Washington accepted as practically
certain that the foreign Legations
and ministers at Pekin had beer
wiped out The conclusion is basec
lon the accommodating unofficial data
that the slaughter occurred abou'
July orr. Even among the higl
Chinese officials hope has been abou
;given up.
suicide Rather Than Outrage
Berlin, July 1.-THE correspondent
here of the Associated press has re
-ceived private information from Lon
sxlon that a letter was received Their
urO1n Lady Claude Macdonald (wif
of the British ambassador at PeiSin)
Sr;tten when the situation was grow