Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-19
ALLIES HEMMED IN
Their Position at Tien Tsin Is One
Of Great Danger.
Are Too Few In Number TO Advance
on Pektn and a Huge Array OF
Chinese Troops Surrounds
Them-Littlc News from
the Legations at the Il
Capital. Il

HAS lSSueu Jne text or q telegram from
Acting Consul General Warren, at
Shanghai, confirming from thor
oughly trustworthy source the news
received by courier from Pekin July ,,
by way of Shanghai, to the London
office of the inspectorate of Chinese
maritime customs, saying that two
legations were, the day the courier
left, holding out against the troops
and Boxers and that the troops had
lost 1000 men and the Boxers many
leaders. Mr.. Warren adds that the
messenger says the troops were much
disheartened by their losses and that
the Boxers claim their mystic powers
have been broken by the foreigners
and that they dare not approach the
iega tions.
According to n special Che Foo dis
patch, the fighting around Tien Tsin
on the Sd and 4th was the sevcresG
yet experienced The British losses
alone were 90 killed or wounded. The
Chinese had $4,000 men attacking si-
multaneously from the west, north
and east, and made excellent practice
with over 100 guns. The defenders
numbered $4,000. with scant supplies,
and it was only the presence of the
newly arrived japanese and Kussian
guns that prevented a disaster. One
Russian company of infantry, num-
bcring 1870 zen, had 115 killed or
wounded The German contingent
also suffered heavily. BY the evening
Of the 4th the situation was very
critical. The allies narrowly escaped
total defeat. Proyidentially. when
things were at their worst, Il torren-
snI a.. Col L.,
cetire.
On July e, the rain having aDated,
the Chinese renewed the attack, open
ing fire on Tien TSin with two bat
teries of four-nch guns, but the allies,
aided by two of II. NJ. S. Terrible's
guns, succeeded in silencinc the Chi
nese artillery after eight hours of
lighting.
The Shanghai correspondent Of the
paily Mail, telegraphing yesterday,
says;
"a message has arrived here from
Emperor kwang Hsu. dated July .,
by couriers from Pekin to the vicerov
Of Nankin, who forwarded it here. 1t
is addressed to the Russian, English
and japanese governments. 1t de-
Dlores he recent occurrences ana SOL
ernmeuts are mistaken in supposinp
that the Chinese government is pro-
tecting the Boxers against the Chris
tians. The emperor further imp!ores
their aid in suppressing the rebellion
and upholding the existing govern
fnent.
Washington, July 1.-THE follow
ing dispatch was received here last
~ OR rtt
Consul Fowler, at Che Foo, China:
r'Shan Tung, governor wires Ne has
reports that on July all legationists
in Pekin were safe except German"
London, July 12.-Thc Chinese sit
uation again bears a most ominous
aspect. Eighteen days ago Sir Rob-
ert Hart sent his last message. de-
claring that the situation was desper-
ate, and since then no word has come
from the Europeans in Pekin.
According to the Daily Mails
Shanghai correspondent. Ii Hung
Chang has received an imperial de-
cree ordering his Immediate depart
ure for Pckin, presumably TO break
the news of the Pekin tragedy to the
European powers and, in his usual
role of negOtiator with Europe in diff
ticult matters, to endeavor to act as
mediator and to avert the vengeance
OF the powers.
To add to the grimncss of this sug-
gestion, all adyices from Tien Tsin
confirm the reports of the perilous
conditions of the allied forces and be-
lie the optimistic Chinese rumorS.
Unless reinforcements speedily reach
'Tien TSin another disaster may be eX-
pected.
The Russian papers report that the
Boxers are ravagin@ Manchuria and
have damaged so miles of the railway,
threatening Tel;n and Kirin, while
Port Arthur and Neu Chwang are
said to be endangered.
London. July 1%.--The Shanghai
correspondent of the Dfily Mail says
the following story regarding the pu-
Sition in Pekin cnanates from Chi
nese official sources:
''Ihe two remaining legations. the
British and Russian, We're attacked in
force on the evening of July i, Prince
Tuan being in command.
The attack commenced with artil-
Iery fighting, which was severe and
lasted until o'clock the next morn
ing, by which time both legations
were destroyed and nearly all the for
eiGnerS were dead, while the streets
around the legations were full of the
dead bodies of both foreigners and
Chinese.
Upon hearing of the attack Prince
Ching and Gen. Wang Wen Shao went
with troops to the assistance of the
foreigners but they were ou1nunber-
ed and defeated. Both Prince Ching
and Gen. Wang Wen Shao were killed.
1.-Two foreigners are said to have
escaped through the gates, one with
a heavy sword wound in his head.
prince Tuan, in celebration of the
victory, distributed 100000 tacls and
huge quantities of rice to the Box
erS."
Missionaries Safe.
New York, July 10.-Rev. Joshua
Kim her nsSDciate Spcrptary of H.