Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-29
CASUALTY LIST
THREE AMERICANS KILLED AND
TWO ARE WOUNDED.
RELIEF OF ADMIRAL SEYMOUR.
Reported That Chinese Government
Has Ordered Suppression of Box
ers-Washington View.

London, vi %, 4 a. m.-The usual
ties of the International force attacking
Tien Tsin We're: Americans. killed 3,
wound 2; British, killed 2, wounded l;
Germans. killed Is, wounded q; Rus
slams, killed 10, wounded 81.
The gun fire of the Americans and
british is described as beautiful" After
the relieving force passed on to the re-
lief of Admiral Seymour, Chinese regu-
lars, under General Mich, says a dispatch
from Shanghai, again attacked Tien
Tsin fiercely and bombarded the foreign
settlement with a terrible fire.
Colonel Downward, British, commanded
the column that relieved dmiral Sey-
mour. American marines participated
in the achievement. The admiral was
found ertrenched and surrounded by I'M
mense masses of Chinese. who were
driven Off by the attacking column afuer
a brisk fight. His men had made a bril-
liant resistance, never failing in courage
for Is days of continued fighting. Dur
ing 10 days the men We're on quarter ra-
tions. They started with provisions for
three days, and they could have held
out a day or two longer.
The column was a few miles beyond
Lola. Deeming it hopeless to attempt
to break through the hordes, Admiral
Seymour essayed a night retreat toward
Tien Tsin, but he came into collision with
a strong force of Chinese arriving from
the northwest and could neither wan
no. retreat. There was nothing to do
but to intrench and to stand siege. He
vainly attempted photographic commune
cation.
Seymour's men caught several Chi
nese who said that the legations had
been burned and the ministers killed.
Others said that the ministers had been
imprisoned.
The Chinese displayed fanatical cour-
age in the attack.
Four thousand Russians left Tien Tsin
f0,1r DAVIS after Admiral NaVmOlr. but
they never got in touch with him
Railway communication from Taku to
Tien Tsin has been restored and the
force is advancing toward Pekin. Fight
ing was in progress Wednesday in the
vicinity of Use Chu Lin. Large prepar-
ations are being made to support and re-
inforce the Pekin relieving column.
Twenty thousand troops Of all arms,
largely japanese, have now been landed.
The fate of the members of the lega-
tions is still a mystery. If they are
alive n unharmed at Pekin. the Chi
nese government deserves some credit,
Shanghai correspondents think, for re-
s%training the fanatical mob.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph, wiring at 9:05 p. M,
yesterday, says:
1t is reported on good Chinese au-
thority that the government, alarmed b.
the foreign military preparation, has is
sued an edict ordering the peremptory
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ing a decision to protect the legations at
all hazards.
However this may be, the British con-
sulate at Shanghai received definite in
formation yesterday, the Daily Express
correspondent says, that while solemnly
promising complete abstention from
warlike preparations the Chinese are
mounting several new six-inch guns at
the WOI Sung forts.
The British warships ave sailed from
Hong Kong to reinforce the allied squad
ron at Shanghai. The southern prov
incas are sending troops toward Pekin,
and The exodus of Chinese of all classes
from Shanghai continues at the rate OF
from 10. 900 to Is, 900 a Jay.
Russian prestige has been injured dur
Ing the recent fighting and an anti-Rus-
sian rising in the Lao Tong peninsula,
Russian Manchuria is predicted.
According to the Shanghai correspond
ent of the Times advices rom Shan
Tung say that Governor Iouan Shik
kai maintains cordial relations with
f]oreigners and has sent numerous cour-
iers to Pekin, but none of them have re-
turned.
An imperial decree, published ir
Shanghai yesterday Thursday says g
correspondent of the Daily Express as
serts tina the imperial palace in Pekir
was burned on June Is ana that the at
tack on the palace was made by revolt
ing Chinese troops.