Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-06-23
Is the Force Attacking Foreign;
ers In ChIna-PrInce Tuan
Takes Command.
CHINESE USING kRuPP GUNS
Four Thousand Russians and d
Few Americans RepuIsed
by the chinese.
FEARS FELT FOR SEYMOUR

Shanghai, June 2S-Prince Tuan
has taken charge as general-in-chief
after dismissing Young La, nephew OF
the emperor, the former commander
in-chief Prince Tuan gave notice he
would march on Tien Tsin and sweep
out the handful of foreigners there
At daylight the morning Of June 21st
he attacked the settlements at Tien
Tsin with his artillery, and the best
foreign drilled troops. The Chinese
army had about forty-five Krupps.
They managed to burn the United
States consulate. Warehouses and the
Standard oil company's premises are
believed to have escaped. Though the
situation is grave, the Chinese have
not occupied Tien Tsin. The latest
news from Pekin is there is no change
in the situation. This is understood
to mean that legations still hold out.
The Chinese surrounded them, appar-
emily hoping to starve out those who
have taken refuge there.
New York, June 2S-The journal
Advertiser" prints the copyrighted dis
patch from Rev. Frederick Brown,
presiding elder of the Tien Tsin dis
trict of the Methodist Episcopal church
dated Che Foo, June 22d, as follows:
Il just got away from Tien Tsin
on a German gunboat. The city has
been bombarded several days by Chin
ese. All the foreign part of Tien Tsin
is destroyed. Lieut.. Wright, of or
navy, and $50 others of the white resi-
dents, marines and sailors sent up for
our assistance are killed or wounded
The American consulate building is
destroyed. Ammunition is almost
gone. The garrison Is suffering terribly
and needs instant help
London. June 23 Dispatches from
Shanghai dated 1890 p. m. yesterday
say the Tlen Tsin bombardment lasted
three days. The entire British and
French settlements, were destroyed.
Heavy casualties are reportea- The
Chinese number at $1,000 inside The
city, their emissaries crowd the for
eign quarters, setting fire to build
ings. Chinese guns are Deing
worked steadily from the walls of the
native city. ConsHlates are all being
destroyed and foreigners are fiockina
into tthe town hall. Assistance and
reinforcements are implored. The
Russians are entrenehed in the depot
resisting the advancing enemy in over
whelming numbers. No word has 0een
received from Admiral Seymour. II
is feared that the relief column Jared
badly. There is an exodus of foreign
ers from Yang Use Kiang forts tc
Shanghai and Japan. Many consider
Shanghai unsafe owing to the absence
|-of foreign troops.
Shanghai, June 23-A wealthy
Chinaman who fled from Pekin on the
18th says all legations except the Brit
ish, Austrian and Belgian are burned
Foreigners are taking refuge with
those three. a
Berlin, June 23-Chinese Minister
Lu Hal Houan, today informed the
foreign Office that German minister
at Pelkin, Baron Won Ketteler, who il
was reported had been killed by box
ers, as safe and well.
Washington. June 23-The navy de
partment received a dispatch from
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23ths to the effect that our marines
under Major Waller, together with 4,
600 Russians, had an engagement with
the Chinese army near Tien Tsin
They could not break through the line
A force numbering 1000, the admiral
reports, is now ready to make another
attempt. The main Importance of this
dispatch is Admiral Kempff's disclos
ure that 1t is the Chinese army and
not the boxers who are fighting for
eigh troops.
New York, June 2S-In response K
the cabled inquiry whether their mis-
sionaries at Pekin and Shan Tung are
safe, the Presbyterian board of for
Tgn missions today received the fol
lowing reply from the Presbyterian
mission treasurer. Elterlchs: eCht
Foo, June 22-Pekin Is in peril. Shar
Tung has been ordered to port" az
Interpreted by Secretary Hand, tn,
dispatch means that all missionaries il