Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

issued fresh edicts ordering the merciless
determination Of all foreigners in the en-
pire.
Tien Tsin, June 90 via Chefoo, July 1,
and Shanghai, July 5.-Thoso best in
formed in Tien Tsin consider the position
of foreigners in Pekin as almost hope
less. 1t is hopeless to attempt to force
the way with the force availa bic. Com
manderS are willing to resort to desper-
ate means, but to attempt a forced
march from Tien Jsin with the forces at
hand means certain destruction to the
army, besides slaughter Of :he civilians
left at Tien Tsin. Enough soldiers are
necessary to defeat the Chinese army,
maintain communication with the base
OF supplies, and guard the hospitals en-
route
River Wells Poisoned.
The water supply is an important prob.
lem, the country furnishing none except
he river, the wells having been poisoned.
The Chinese are committing terrible
atrocities upon the wounded. They are
mutilating all the dead which fall into
their hands. Gen. Tung Fuh Slang with
10000 of the best-disciplined troops in
marching from the southwest towards
Pekln. The army Whereabouts numbers
$4,000. The Empress fed to her summer
palace. The Mohammedans and Boxers
are uSulIHS III l. ekln.
Pil1cgiug the Country.
The regiments of Gen. Niehs command
north of Tien Tsin are reported to have
deserted and gone to piIlaging the coun-
try. Residents declare that a Chinese
commune has been inaugurated and that
peaceable Chinese are the grea test suf-
ferers. The foreign soldiers are burn
ing the outskirts OF Tien Tsin to deprive
the enemy of shelter. and the Box
are 6pStrOVinO oufIvipU xyillaoaC fo,.
loot The smoke of a hundred fires can
be seen in every direction.
Tien Tsin was not bombarded today
for the first time in fortnight Fami-
lies are returning to their homes within
the concessions. Women and children
will be sent to Taku as soon as the travel
is safe. No unfriendly Cinnamon are
visible in the streets. A few of the rich
est with their families are huddled in the
outhouses for protection, badly fright
ened. Others concealed in various
houses shoot at the Europeans the
Thousands of Chinese Dead.
The Chinese dead about Tien Tsin
number thousands. Most of those who
have been killed lie unburied in the
fields. The river Taku is full of floating
bodies and many have been washed up
by the tide. Dogs are feeding on these
bodies along the banks.
The small American contingents every
where distinguished themselves. Capt
McCalla and Maj. Waller are most pom
ular al lien Tsin. Their men are pla, i
in the lead of every movement.
BY common consent the British are
close behind them. The foreigners in
Tien Tsin declare, however, that they
owe their lives to the Russians without
whom the other small detachments must
have been overwhelmed. On that dark
est day, Wednesday week, when the
Chinese were pressing on every side
and the bravest men were abandoning
hope, the Russian commander, Col. Wo-
Jack arranged that the main body
Q; of the he troops cops should make 9Pi soEtie
400 Russians to defend the city and
engaged the attention of the Chinese,
the intention being for them TO ultimate
ly sacrifice themselves. The arrival of
the Americans saved the day. Their ar
rival proved a complete surprise.
Enormous Military Stores.
Among the military evidences of i'm
mense Chinese military preparation for
war may be mentioned that arsenals and
stores hitherto unknown have been dis
covered with $1O,000.000 worth of arms
and ammunition of the most modern
type. These arms and ammunition have
been destroyed and in three arsenalS out
side Of Tien Tsin several thousand troops
under Gen. Mich are holding the native
city five miles north of Tien Tsin. 1t is
rumored that 10000 Chinese will attack
the place at noon today. The troops I'M
der arms failed to materialize Admiral
Seymour was wounded slightly recently
by spent ball, which struck him in the
shoulder while in the house with Com
mander McCalla and Commander Taus-
sig. The hero of Tien Tsin is James
Watts, young Englshman, perhaps the
best rider in China, who. with three Cos
sacks, ran the gauntlet to Taku with
messages for reinforcements, charging
through villages under fire repeatedly
Several foreign commanders have recon-
mended the quartette to be decorated.
Insurrection Extending.
Washington, D. c., July Ga dispatch
has been received at the state depart
ment from Consul-General Goodnow at
Shanghai, dated July 5, in which he says
that the situation is serious and the in
surrectionary movement is extending If
the allied forces in the north, he saws,
should meet with reverses the disturb
ance certainly will extend to central and
to south China, resulting in the expulsion
and murder of foreigners in the interior
and the ruin of the trade. A strong
force, he says, is necessary to check the