The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-06-27
IN CHINA.

LONDON, June 23--The silence at |
Pekin remains unbroken. Four thous- |
and men of the allied forces were hev- |
ing sharp defensive fighting at Tien |
Tsin Tuesday and "Wednesday, with
prospect of being reinforced Thursday. |
The following is the situation in China
as set forth in the British government
dispatches:
eight hundred Americans are TAX
ing part in the fighting at Tien Tsin,"
says the Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Cypress, cabling last evening:
"and they apparently form part of
supplementary force arriving with Ger
mans and British after the conflict
started. 1t is impossible to estimate
the number of the Chinese there but
they had surprising number OF guns"
BERLIN, June %. - Whether the
powers interested in China will ulti-
mately reach an agreement regarding
concerted action, it seems to be certain
judging from the results of investiga-
tions made today, that no such agree
ment has yet been reached. The same
series of questions was put SUCCESSFULLY
to the German foreign Office and to the
Russian and French embassies. The
German foreign Office said;
"The powers are just now agreed as
TO three points only, the relief of Tien
Tsin and Pekin, adequate satisfaction
for the severe injuries European inter-
ests have sustained, and the establish
ment of, guarantees against the repeti-
hon of such an outrage. Beyond this
the attitude of the powers will largely
depend upon what has really happened
in Pekin, which is still unknown in
Europe"
SHANGHAI, June 90 The English
consulate here has received informa-
ton from influential natives of trag-
edy in the palace at Pekin though pre-
cisely what is not defined. The con-
sulate thinks that Admiral Seymour,
commander of the international relief
column, was misled by information from
Pekin and consequently, underestimate
ed the difficulties in his way and the
Chinese power Of resistance with Max
i'm guns and Mausers. The consuls at
Shanghai still believe the foreign mis-
sionaries at Pekin safe, although Jap
anese reports received at Shanghai al
legged that up to June 10 one hundred
foreigners had been killed in Pekin.
SHANGHAI, June 25.-The position
of the international forces in the sec
ton of Northern China, where 10000
men are striving 10 keep footing and
to succor the legations in Pekin ap
, pears to increase in peril with every
fresh despatch. Pekin has not been
heard from direct for fourteen days
The last despatch was one imploring
) aid. Admiral Seymour's column O.
1000 was last heard from twelve day.
ago. At that time it was surrounded
midway between Pekin and Tien Tsin
Possibly now it has reached Pekin.
The three thousand internationals a
; Tien Tsin were hard pressed and fight
ing for their lives on Thursday and
relieving force Of less than thousant
b. had been beaten back to Taku Friday
Observers on the spot think that 100,
) 600 men would not be too many t
, grasp China firmly.
. The guns of the Chinese aroun(
Tien Tsin are superior to anything tn,
, defending European force has or i
likely to have for some time. Tn
n bombardment of Tien Tsin continue,
! Friday. Bomb shelters were hastil,
!. expected by the foreign troops, largel
!. constructed of wetted piece goods. TIL
y food supplies are insufficient and tn
q continued Smelling is reported to b
i. telling terribly.
}, 1t was currently reported here las
l. evening that the allied forces ha
blown up the Taku forts and that ever
available man had been sent to the re
lief OF Tien Tsin. Two Thousand
three hundred Chinese bodies are a
q legged to have been cremated at TAX
and more than 1900 Chinese are sal
n to have been killed at Tien Tsin. Chi
nese runners who have arrived at TAX
:. report that foreign force was engage
J. several days ago with an overwhelmin
" body of Chinese forty miles west @
Tien Tsin.
. Practically the whole of norther
China is ablaze. Hostilities are nov
Z conducted on an extended scale, du
It to direct orders from Pekin. Geners
Yam Shi Kai, governor of Shan Tung
Y commands II 900 foreign drilled troop
organized to high pitch of excellenc
It and equipped with Mausers. 1t was il
u the plans that these troops should 60 t
!. Taku but the seizure of the forts wa
v effected before they could get there.
LONDON, June ga private mes
h sage this morning says that Tien Isl
l. was relieved the 23d and marc
J. toward Pekin began the next day.
HONG KONG, June 26.-The Shang
u hal bank of London received messag
confirming the report that Tien Tsil
/. has been relieved.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-The nav
9 department this morning made public
n the following despatch from Admira
= Kempff received last night; "Che Fo'
! relief force reached Tien Tsin the 23d
}. The loss was very small. Pekin relic
L force, which left Tien Tsin June 10
a was reported ten miles from Tein Tsin