The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-07-17
A BAD OUTLOOK.
Situation In China Is Getting
Worse All the Time.
u. S. OFFICERS KILLED.
The Ninth Infantry Suffers Heavily.-No
Further Doubt that the Story of the
Massacre In Pekin Is True.

Special to the Bee.
London, July 16.-The Evening News
prints dispatch dated at Shanghai to-
day giving a detailed account of the at
tack of the allied forces on the native
city of Tien Tsin as reported in the dis
patch to the Associated Press dated
Tien Tsin, July 13, via Che Foo, July Is,
and Shanghai, July 16. According to
the Evening News dispatch the allies
were repulsed and compelled to retreat,
with loss of more than 100 killed, the
British losing 40 and the japanese GO.
The Americans and Russians, it is added,
also suffered heavily. Among the Amer
leans killed were Colonel French of the
Twenty fifth infantry and Colonel Lis
cum of the Ninth infantry. A Russian
colonel of artillery was also killed. The
dispatch adds that the Chinese fought
with great desperation and their marks
manship was accurate and deadly.
London. July II, $50 a. m.-Telegrams
from Shanghai and Che Foo indicate an
increasingly serious state of affairs, 1t is
alleged that the foreign consuls at Shang-
hal have cabled their governments that
there is urgent need of warships, to pro-
tect that city, owing to the menacing at
titude of the Chinese and the tempta
tion to loot the vast stores of merchan-
disc recently accumulated there. 1t
seems that the Chinese have already
threatened to fire the great oil tanks on
the Chaotang side.
From Che Foo comes the report that
the entire adult male population of the
three provinces of Pechili, Shansi and
Shantung are massing to defend Pekin,
under the conviction that the powers
moan war. There is little doubt that a
further check of the allies at Tien Tsin
would be the signal for general anti
foreign rising throughout China. The
Japanese officers are still confident of
their ability to reach Pekin before the
roads become impossible, but the Eu-
ropean commanders believe an advance
will be impossible before September.
Fighting is said to be imminent at New
Chwang, where the Boxers are threaten
ing the foreign settlement. The Rus
SLAMS have barricaded the streets and
loopholed the houses. The banks have
removed their valuables to Port Arthur.
Berlin, July 16.-At the foreign Office
here there is no question as to the cor
rectness of the news of the massacre OF
foreigners in Pekin. Officials take the
view that it is against the interests OF
China to admit that there has been a
massacre, and therefore the Chinese dis,
patches on the subject are for once prob
ably true.
London, July 16.-"Revenge today
Mourning tomorrow" is practically the
universal cry of Europe. But it is sor
rowfully admitted that there can be nj
revenge there. perhaps for many tomor
rows, for the incredible barbarities thai
are reported to have marked the scene.
within the legations at Pekin. Nothing
has been received today that adds to tn,
information previously obtained regard
ing the massacres. The only ray of ligh
extricable from the Pekin message ap
pears to be the statement that Primo,
Ching and his followers did their utmos
in defense of the legations. The rebels
however, are greatly in the majority ant
the few loyalists are helpless before tn
hordes who have combined and are dali.
joining the bloodstained Camarilla VIII,
have usurped authority at Pekin.
Washington. D. c., July 16.-Toda.
was the most exciting that Washington
has known since the battle of Santiago
At the very beginning came Admira
Remey's cablegram announcing the de
feat of the allied forces at Tien Tsin, an,
then came the vivid press account of tn
fight. A special cabinet meeting wa
held on the report of this news and i
soon became known that the presiden
had decided that it would be best TO
him to come back from Canton to tn
capital. The cabinet officers talked owe
the possibilities of reinforcing the troop
in China. There was no disposition
shown to withhold these troops TIL
only question was as to the amount Q
the additional force available. That wa
a technical question. SO it was left to tn
war department officials to decide. TIL
only point laid down was that the gov
ernment would send forward all tn
troops that could be spared at this time
The estimates varied as to how man
could be spared, but the general opinio
was that somewhere between 1900 an
5000 could be spared in addition to tn
troops already under arms. A statemen