Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23
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rFarly Dispatehes'I
SHANGHAI. June 23.-Prince Tuan
t,s taken charge as general-in-chief
se.r dlsmisslng Young La, a nephew
4, ,be emperor, the former commander
,n.cbief Prince Tuan gave notice that
n. would march to Tien Tsin and sweep
ont the handful Of foreigners there. AT
DAYLIGHT on the morning Of June p. he
attacked the settlements at Tien Tsn
with artillery and the best foreign
drilled troops.
The Chinese army had about forty
Ave Krupps. They managed 10 burn
he limited states consulate. The ware
houses and the Standard Oil company's
rrsmlses are believed TO have escaped
fbough the situation Is grave. the Chi
nsse have not occupied Tien Tsin.
PEKIN HOLDING OUT.
The latest news from Pekin eman-
silne from authentic sources Is 20 the
eFert that there is no change In the sit
nation. This Is understood TO mean
tbat the legations stin hold out. The
Chinese have surrounded them, but do
roi dare 10 make another attack. APP
psrently they hope 90 starve out those
Who have taken refuge there.
LOSSES OF ALLIES HEAVY.
New York. June 2S-The Journal and
Advertiser today prints a copyrighted
dsDatch from Rev Frederick Brown.
presiding elder Of the Tien Tsin dis
irrt Of the Methodist Episcopal
church The dispatch Is dated at che
Foo June % and is as follows.
u have just got away from Tien Tsln
On a German gunboat The city has
been b0mbarded several days by the
Chinese All the foreign part OF Tien
Tin has been destroyed.
Lieut. Wright Of our navy, and $50
others OF the white residents marines
and sailors sent up 20 our assistance,
are killed or wounded.
AMMUNITION ALMOST GONE.
"The American consulate building has
been destroyed Ammunition Is al
most gone. The garrison are suffer
ing terribly and need instant help"
Mr Sheridan p. Read, formerly Unit
Cd States consul at Tien Tsin, discuss
ms the dispatches regarding lighting
IN that city, said last night.
II is probable that all the representa-
tyes Of the foreign countries have
Withdrawn within the British conces-
sion. where they win defend the posi-
Ton until the last There are, no
Doubt az least four thousand regular
soldiers there besides a volunteer corps
II Is not a surprise TO me 10 learn
That the American consulate has been
lazed, for II Is really on Chinese terri
Wiy The other consulates are within
lhe concessions Of the various powers.
Most Of them are In the British con-
cession our consulate. being isolated,
could be easily attacked,
LEGATION PROBABLY SAFE.
IL was planned az the time Of the
Chlnese-Japanese war. that In case Of
not all the foreigners should go 20
me British concession, and signals were
arranged The American consul, Mr.
Aagsdale has a family OF seven per-
sons Il Is likely that on the first sign
U trouble he packed his archives and
moved over 10 the British concession.
me missionaries probably did the same.
II think Il likely that the Chinese
nave mounted artillery on the mud wall,
scout hfteen feet wide which surrounds
we city The wall Is six feet wide at
The top.
CENTER OF DEFENSE.
The foreigners very likely have
ul4"n Gordon about the so-called old
,,yn1ession' which Is about half a mile
1us ana quarter OF a mile wide. II is
populous district and has some sub
s.ehlal buildings The center OF the
Ilshse would probably be Gordon hall.
tpa thls district are the German, French.
russian. japanese, Dutch and Belgian
slusulates Austro-Hungary is repre-
tehled by Great Britain.
me Chinese military college des-
u,yyed 10y the allies, consisted OF sew
"a very pretentious structures Of
s'ch' II was surrounded by intrenoh-
mehls. There are generally two or
nm T, hunured young men there.
mere is an arsenal about two and
nal miles from the foreign conces-
go go Where considerable quantities Of
i.nuhtlon are usually stored. II may
S ,hat The bombardment is being con-
Nu''sd from that point"
SITUATION GROWING WORSE.
Every day counts and the situation
"a e9lna Is worse for that reason. says
H. london correspondent OF the Tri-
sr, nt IL Is ten days since there was
,l-.nentlc Information from the lega-
t,..f, IRON Pekin, and that fact alone
i1,les serious apprehension. Ii Is
ny probable that the legations with
~ ,"eI resources should not have been
IA 20 send courier with dispatches
NJ. me seaboard Twelve days have
H. pea since the British admiral, with
NJ mixed forces 81 1880 marines. left
tr,s ism for Pekin. and there Is no
49, "sullc news Of his arrival. A Brus-
~, commission house Is reported 90
M. received a message announcing
t.5 passage OF the column into the cap
rr-1 ana there are other reports Of a
WsHear nature from Chinese sources.
oaeis., Is anXiously awaited here Is an
bls.n bulletin OF some kind In the
re- Oh the vague conjectures which
esri, 9een substituted for news in one
'4p''sl after another.
NOT ALL Is TOLD.
ma. Frederick made some official ex-
\ -uons In the house Of commons, bus
m, on .t,, With the air OF a man who did
,ss,,'ssn sll he knew nor half what he
any,. me truth Is that there Is deep