Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-22
.ANASSAGR[ REPORTED
Report From Japanese Sources Says
1900 Foreigners Have Been
Killed at Tien Tsin.
The Situation Grows More Alarm.
ing and All Kinds Of Rumors
Are Atloat.
Tten Tsin Bombarded Two Days
Casualties Are Many-More
Troops Ordered.

. & 4
London, June 22.-Bulletin-A Shang-
ghia special gays: It is reported from
Japanese sources that 1900 foreigners
have been massacred at Tien Tsin
Yokohama. June e. The Rurik sailed
for Taku Thursday. The government
has arranged to receive and treat the
wounded Of the other powers. The Rus
sian wounded have already arrived.
Calcutta, June 22.-Fourteen trans
ports will convey troops from India to
China. Eight are already in port.
London, June ga Shanghai dis
patch reports that Tien Tsln was bonn
barded two days. Casualties, 100. Five
thousand international troops are there.
The allied commanders at Taku are
hastily pushing forward relief column.
All members Of the foreign community
at Peel Tai Ho arrived at Che Foo on
the Nashville, but left all their posees-
sions behind.
Five Chinese warships passed Wo
Sung today. Officers of the British
cruiser Undaunted. visited the Chinese
commanding officer and received assur-
ance that the ships are under orders to
act against any Boxer" rising. The ad-
miralty sent orders to Portsmouth and
Plymouth this morning to hold detach-
ments of marine artillery and infantry
| in instant readiness for service In Chi
Ina.
/ Washington. D. c.. June 222.-Addi-
tional gravity is given the Chinese
situation by the serious condition OF af-
fairs existing at Tien Tsin, as ex-
plained In this dispatch, received by the
navy department late yesterday after
noon from Admiral Kempff:
"Taku (via Che Foo), June 2O.-Tien
Tsin being bombarded. American con-
sulate and much OF foreign concessions
4 destroyed. Relief en- route. including
i 100 Americans in command Maj. Wal
sIler. KEMPFF.''
1t is feared that the ..bombardment''
referred to is being done by the Chinese
4 troops, and IL this, is true It may mean
3. war " itil4 China 1T is pointed out thai
{ 1.-THE Boxers are not In possession OF ans
4 artillery, or If they are the Chinese
q troopg must be acting in co-operatior
4 with them.
4 1.-the Chinese question was the only topic
discussed by diplomats who called. ant
4 as a result Of the exchange of view:
between Secretary Hay and the repre-
!. Isentatives Of the several powers it wa.
q declared that perfect understanding
existed as to the necessity for hurry,
ling the International force for the re
I lief Of Pelkin. There Is also a definit,
40 n
each country at the present time is 7
use armed force only against the Box
: ers and other persons who may resis
-Iany effort to rescue the foreigners il
s Pekin or any other point where the.
may be in danger
The state department authoritie
have no longer any fear that sRussi
has any other motive than the protec
ton OF foreign life and property. Sat
). assurances have been give
: on this point.
Mr. Wu, the Chinese minister, calle
= at the state department and laid befol
= Secretary Hay a dispatch received b
= him from the viceroy Of the grea
Yangt~e Kiang provinces saying tina
: he feels himself perfectly able to kee
Z the peace and protect the .misslonarie
and foreigners In these provincee. an
that in conjunction with his colleagu,
the viceroy Of Human, he is able to an
: swer for the preservation Of peace an
order in all the great southern province
. of China. 81
: \ "A cablegram was received at the nav
: department from Admiral Remey &
Y Cavite announcing that the supply shi
: Zafiro had sailed from Cavite for Hon
. Kong. The Don Juan de Austria ais
.8l5arrived yesterday at Canton from sws
q tow. The Zaflro has aboard $50 sailol
= in addition to her crew. These men ma
go aboard the Oregon at Hong Kong
round out her complement or be di.
s patched on the Zafiro directly north
Taku in the discretion of Admir-
s Kempf. who will have communicat.
s with Admiral Remey before the Zafil
: can get to Hong Kong.
:, It is all matter OF speculate
= among officials at the state departmel
!. az to the exact situation at Pekin. Notl
$ ing has been heard from the allied for
which started for Pekin for seven day
nor has anything been heard from Tie
Tsin for five days.
y AMERICAN g GUNBoAT ATTACKE
2 Chinese Riaemen Fire U pom the NJ,
nocacy--Alarmings situation.
London. June 22.-The United Stat
. gunboat Monocacy was two miles ,
- the Peo Ho when the international fie
began the bombardment OF the Tai
= = forts. According to the Shanghai co
- respondent Of the Daily Express. 81
= was shot thru the bows. The co
respondent says that Chinese riflem,