Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-29
Unverified Reports to That Effect
Received In London.
STILL FIGHTING At TEN TSIN
Eight Hundred Americans Said to
Have Arrived On the Scene
and Are Taking Part.

@Ne PoAS "A tuo uSnb ~ lien IBln,
says the Shanghai correspondent osthe
London Daily Express, cabling Friday
evening, "and they apparently form a
part Of supplementary force, arriving
with Germans and British after the
conflict started. 1t is impossible to
estimate the number Of Chinese. but
they had o surprising number of
guns"
This, information appears to have
been brought by the United States
gunboat Nashville 10 Che Foo and tele-
grsphed thence to Shanghai. The
Chinese are deserving Shanghai in
large numbers and going into the in
terror. Reports from native sources
continue TO resch Shanghai Of anarchy
in Pekia. According to these tales the
streets are filed day and night With
Boxers, who sre wholly beyond the
control OF the Chinese troops, and who
ere working themselves mp to q frenzy
and clamoring for the death of all for
eigners.
A special dispatch from SHANGHAI
received in London Friday SAYING it
was reported from japanese sources
that ], 500 foreigners have been mas
sacred at Tien Tsin caused great COM
ment, bat the statement lacked ofBcisi
confirmation.
On June II the Chinese shelled the
foreign settlement and the Chinese
military college was Attacked by q
mixed force Of 176 Austrians, British.
German and Italians. They destroyed
the guns and burned the college which
Nup$ained considerable store Of am
4cntion and killed its defenders.
Russians, with their four heavy
guns, did excellent service. The
British lot3 wa one man killed and
i've men wounded. The Germans hsd
one killed, the Italians had FIVE men
} wounded, and the Russians had seven
men killed and five wounded.
Rear Admiral Bruce, at Taku, tele-
grsphed Friday night the further in
formation that at Tien Tsin, June
10th, fighting was proceeding and re-
endorsements we're required.
The consuls ut Shanghai still be-
ieve the foreign ministers at Pekin
safe, although Japanese reports re-
ceived ct Shanghai allege that mp to
June 10Th 100 foreigners had been
killed in Pekin.
1t is reported that the British gov.
eminent will immediately send 1900
marines to China and possibly, accord
ing to some of the morning papers,
10000 Of the regulars now with lord
Roberts.
WILL SEND TROOPS 10 CHINA.
A Washington special says: The only
news from China laid before the cab
met meeting Friday was o telegram
to the secretary OF the navy. giving
the movements of vessels in Chinese
vste-s. The text of the message,
however, was not made public.
That the president and the mem
bers Of the cabinet regard the situa-
ton in China as extremely critical is
shown by the fact that preliminary
preparations are being made TO send
forward additional troops in case of
need.
"a Telegram was sent to General
Macarthur Friday afternoon asking
him how large q force he can spare
should it become necessary to send
them to China.
The administration is endeavoring
70 stimulate the dispatch of troops and
naval re-enforcements to China to meet
the emergency at Tien Tsin. Tue
emergency described in Admiral
KempH's dispatches has led the war
department to make an extra effort to
hurry forward the Ninth regiment
from Luzon - Taku.y The war de-
partment is now determined that this
movement shall be FASTENED.
There Is also good reason TO believe
that the authorities will dispatch 81
least one other regiment from Manils
70 China with the least possible delay
The United States consulate at Tier
Tsin, which late news 1advices repor
to have been destroyed, ID situated fal
up on the Meadows Yoad, which rum
up from the Pei Ho river directl,
through che center Of the town. Il il
far removed from any Of the othel
consulstes and practically isolatet
from all other foreign buildings.
A recsot census OF Eisn Tsin show
the foreign population to be abou
1000 persons. including ITO Ameri
cans. Thus the report trcn Jspanes,
sources that 1900 foreigners At Tiel
Tain had been massacred would seen
to be untrue or grossly exaggerated il
point of numbers.