Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23
AMERICANS FIGHT FOR Their LIVES

here tonight. but have sent all
the marines as ] can look out for my
self This place Will be deserted again
tonight. II Is very important TO pre-
serve the rolling stock OF the railway
Wheu a train has got as far ahead as
Il can. the troops viii press ahead atoot
and the train viii be sent back for re-
Inducements.
II seized here at daylight a dispatch
boat could start more locomotives
n / had competent hremen.
WISE,
Captain OF Wsrahip Monocacy"
ANOTHER CALL FOR AID.
Lieutenant Kempf, navy, through the
British consul at Tien Tsin, sends BY
special courier:
"Reinforcements are urgently needed.
The casualties are heavy, The am-
muuiton Is insufficient and machine
guns are required The Russians at
the railroad station are hard pressed.
The Chinese troops Kept up an inces-
SAINT fire from large guns on the
European concessions nearly all OF
which have been burned
DECLARES WAR ON ALL EUROPE.
London. June 23.-Matters in China
appear 20 have reached nearly the
climax Of seriousness Judging from
this mornings news. The announce
ment that Prince Tuan has assumed
active command Of the Chinese troops
and the bomhardmcnt Of Tien Tsin
seems conclusive evidence that the
dowager empress has declared war on
the combined European powers ana
that the whole military strength OF
China is 10 be employed In behalf Of
the Boxers.
Il Is considered significant that the
Chinese merchants OF Shanghai are
realizing on their effects In specie and
dying into the interior Evidently
they anticipate q spread Of the trouble.
Consequently. it Is urged. the forts az
Woo Sung should be seized by the In
ternauonal forces as soon as possible In
view OF past eventuaIiteis
CHINESE FLEET HAS TO MOVE.
Possibly. as a preliminary to some
action Of this kind the consuls at
Shanghai today addressed a note TO the
Chinese admiral asking him TO remove
his fleet from Shanghai in compliance
with this request two Chinese warships
are 70 sail today and the rest tomor-
row.
In the meanwhile the gravity Of the
situation at Tien Tsin can hardly be
over estimated. The critical state Of
affairs seems plain. from the haste
with which the small force Of 1900 men
was despatched from Taku TO the re-
lief Of Tien Tsin garrison force.
SENDING UP AMMUNITION.
II is doubtless conveying ammuni-
ton. the absence OF which adds Os-
tensibly to the straits OF the garrison
A late message from Tien Tsin warns
the relieving force 10 beware of Chinese
ambuscades. II the assurance Of the
Chinese minister at Berlin relating
10 the safety of Baron Won Ketteler
the German minister az Pekin. can be
credited, Il win tend materially 10
brighten the situation az the Chinese
capital, as ii leads TO the inference
that the other legations are similarly
safe.
MORE JAPANESE TROOPS.
II appears from a telegram sent by
the German consul at che Foo that
Commander Lius. OF the Hits. was
really wounded al the Taku fight, to-
gether with four other Germans. while
seven were killed including Lieut.. He'll
man. Probably Commander Lins tele-
gram to his relatives at Vessels meant
that his condition was satisfactory
Yokohama reports that another d.
vision OF troops Is proceeding TO China.
A dispatch received here announcing
the burning Of Wei Hal Wei Is evil
IDENTIFY a mistake, as there are no
foreign settlements there. Apparently
It refers 10 Tien Tsin.