Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-05

London, June oO.-Ine casualties VI
the international force attacking Tien-
tsin We're Americans killed, 3; woun-
ded, 2; British, killed, 2; wounded, l.;
/ Germans, killed, 10; wounded, q; Rus
slams, killed, 10; wounded, 81. The
| gun fire of the Americans and British
is described as beautiful" After the
relieving force pushed on to relieve
Admiral Seymour Chinese regulars I'M
der Gen. Mich, says a dispatch from
Shanghai, again attacked Tien-tsin
fiercely and bombarded the foreign set
Element with
A Terrible Fire.
Col Dorward, British, commanded
the column that relieved Admiral Sey-
mour. American marines participated
in the achievement. The admiral was
found intrenched and surrounded by
immense masses of Chinese, who We're
driven off by the relieving column at
ter a fierce fight His men made a
brilliant resistance, never failing in
courage for fifteen days of continuous
fighting. During ten days the men
! We're Oh quarter rations They started
, with provisions for ten days, and they
, could have held out a day OF two long
, er. The column was a few miles be-
yond Lola.
Deeming 1t Hopeless
to attempt to break through the hordes
Admiral Seymour essayed a night re-
treat toward Tien-tsin, but he came
in collision with a strong force OF
Chinese arriving from the northwest,
and could neither advance nor retreat.
There was nothing to do but to in
trench and stand siege. He vainly at
tempted photographic communications.
Seymour'S men caught several Chinese
who said the legations had been
burned and the ministers killed. 9th
ers said that the ministers had been
imprisoned. The Chinese displayed
Fanatfcal Courage
in the attack. Four thousand Rus
SLAMS left Tien-tsin four days after Adj
miral Seymour, but they never got in
touch with him. Railway communica-
ton from Tal1u 10 Tien-tsin has been
restored, and the force is advancing to-
ward Picking. Fighting was in prog
ress Wednesday in the vicinity of Use
Chulin. Large preparations ore being
made to support and reinforce the Pc
king relieving column. Twenty thou
sand troops Of all arms. largely Jap
anese, have now been landed. The
fate Of the members of the legations is
still Il mystery. If they are alive and
unframed at Picking the Chinese gov
eminent
Deserves Some Credit.
Shanghai correspondents think. after
Shanghai correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph, wiring at 9:05 y. III. yestcr-
day. says: ut is reported on good
Chinese authority that the govern
ment. alarmed a foreign military pre-
parations. has issued an cdict ordering
the peremptory suppression Of the
Boxers, and announcing a decision to
protect the legations at all haZZardS.''
However this may be. the British
consulate at Shanghai received infor-
nation yesterday, the Daily Express
correspondent says, that while SOL
emily promising complete abstention
from warliSe preparations the Chinese
are mounting several new siX-inch
guns at the Woo Sung forts.
Washington Officials Worried.
Washington. June 90. - Adminstra-
uOn OInclalS are quite concerned over
Chinese advices to the effect that the
members OF the foreign legations in
Picking are not at Tien-tsin With Adj
miral Seymour's column. The dis
patches Of the last two days indicating
that they We're with the admiral few
miles from Tien-tsin had allayed in a
measure the tension existing here as
to their safety, but as no word had
come from Minister Conger the conf
dence temporarily felt 20
Is Giving Way
again to fear that all may not be well.
with them. 1t is believed here that
Mr.. Conger would have taken the very
first opportunity to communicate with
his government, aud the fact that he
had not done so the officials say is very
strong ground for believing that ne
may not be in Tien-tsin. although dis
patches report TIE relief column there.
This fact is considered confirmatory
, of the latest intimations that the lega-
ton representatives are still in Picking
and some fears are entertained for
them if still in the Chinese capital.
AC'TICE AMI ppEr1,.,,,