The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-22
Firing ON TEN TS|k
Admiral Kempff Cables That
the Chinese Are Bonn
harding the Town.
MUCH DESTRUCTION CAUSED
AMERICAN CONSULATE AND TOR-
ErGN CONCESSIONS RAZED.
Relief Party, Including 13O unitea
States Marines. ON tho Way-Amerfcan
Gunboat nIonocacy fin n Tight Place
Shot Through The Bows-Neport OK
Admiral srymour's Death Not Credited
by british Admiralty.


Washington, June 21,-Acting Secre-
tary of the Navy Hackett received ca
BILE message this afternoon from Ad-
miral Kempff, dated Che Foo, June IL
saying that Tien Tsin is being bonn
barded and that the American consulate
as well as much of the foreign conces-
sions are being destroyed. A relief
party Is en- route to Tien Tsin including
1870 American marines under Major
Waller.
Admiral Remey from Manila supple
mented his previous brief dispatch rela-
tive to the sailing of the sea force by
one later In the day announcing the de-
parture of the Iris from Manila for
Taku. The Iris is a water boat but on
this trip she carries quantity OF sup
plies for Admiral Kempff's little squad
ron, as we'll as a cargo of good coal
supply of which is sadly needed.
London. June 22--3:30 a. m.-The
United States gunboat Monocacy was
two miles up the Pei-Ho river, when
the international fleet began the bonn
bardment Of the Taku forts. Accord
ing to the Shanghai correspondent OF
the Daily Express, she was shot
through the bows. The correspondent
says that Chinese rif1emen on both sides
of the river attacked her, but unsuc-
cessfully.
The scantiness of authentic news with
reference to the situation continues.
Admiral Kempff's dispatch to the Unit
ed States navy department announcing
that Tien-Tsn is being bombarded was
prominently used by the London papers
and commented upon as indicating
change for the worse.
The British admiralty does not be-
lieve the report of the death Of Admiral
Seymour. commander of the fnterna-
tional relief column, and semi-official
assurances are given that there seems
to be not the slightest evidence to back
up such a report 1t is pointed out that
Admiral Seymour had sufficient sup
plies to enable him to get to Pekin or to
get back. I'VE are hopeful" says the
official announcement. that since
he has not done the latter, he has done
the former"
A dispatch to the Associated Press
from Shanghai, dated yesterday, says:
"The consuls met to-day to consider the
situation which, in the absence of news
from Pekin, is looked upon as particu-
larly threatening. Grave fears still ex-
list as to the safety of the Europeans in
Pekin. 1t was agreed to wire to the
senior consul at Chez Foo to commu-
nicate with the senior officers at Taku
asking for immediate, assistance in
communicating direct with Pekln,
which they believe can be brought
about through Sheng. director of tele-
They advise that Sheng be
asked to explain the interruption of
The stoppage of trade has thrown
10 900 coolies out Of work at Shanghai.
All the English ladies at Tien Tsin left
there Saturday by a train for Taku.
Shanghai wires that they had some ex-
citing experiences and would not have
got through except for the assistance
Of Chinese troops. The Boxers made
several desperate attempts to attack the
train.
Taking advantage of the present dis
orders bands of robbers are pillaging In
the vicinity Of Sam Chun. The Chinese
are powerless. Precautions
have been taken to prevent disturb
ances in British territory,
The explanation given at Hong Kong
for the failure of ii Hung Chang to 60
to Pekin is that there is rising on
the border of the Kow loon Hinterland
The Singapore correspondents of the
Daily Express telegraphing yesterday
says: "Kang Hu Wei, the reformer, as
serts that Russian agents precipitated
If they did not entirely organize the
disturbance for purely Russian
purposes.
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
from Shanghai says that the missiona-
,ies from Tsang Chou have safely ar
lived a Wei-TaiWei,