New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-09
TEN -TSIN IN DANGER.
O-HINOUS NEWS RECEIVED
FROM ADMIRAL KE.uPFF.
BOXERS IN LARGE FORCE MOVING ON
THE CHINESE PORT-FOREIGN SET
ELEMENTS WELL PROTECTED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.I

iBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE1
Washington, June S-The storm centre in
China has been transferred from Peking TO
Tien-Tsin, for the time at least. This is not
wholly attributable TO the fact that most of to-
days official information comes from Admiral
Kempff, who is ninety miles closer to Tien-Tsin
than to Peking, and whose dispatches are of
unusual Importance but to further corroboration
of The Trbune's dispatches this morning
nouncing definitely the elimination from the
complication Of any immediate Russian aggres-
sion and the simultaneous awakening of the
Dowager Empress to her PERSONAL danger.
Minister Conger, in his only dispatch this morn
ing asking more specific instructions regarding
the extensive reforms which the Diplomatic
Corps at Peking think may be opportunely
pressed at this moment when the Empress is
dependent upon foreign protection for her own
security and that of her dynasty. reported no
aggravation of the dangers he apprehended yes
terday. but, rather. improved condition Pc
king had not been attacked, and the chances
that it might not be, and that the
rioters would proceed along the lines of least
resistance and toward the chief aggregation of
foreign interests which is found at Tien-Tsin.
Minister Conger will continue in harmony with
the other foreign representatives in efforts to
avert existing dangers ana to exact measures
which shall prevent their recurrence. The de-
mand will without doubt be made directly to
the Empress Dowager at the audience which is
10 be insisted upon. In this and in all other
matters Mr.. Conger will be governed by the
broad instructions to secure ample protection OF
all American interests in the abstract as we'll
as the concrete.
ADMIRAL KEMPFFS DISPATCHES
Admiral Kempff's chief dispatch presented in
plain language his three cipher cable dispatches
Of CTn irn had
never been completely translated by the Navy
Department, and which caused Secretary Long
Tuesday to direct him TO send his reports in
plain English, with the following result
Tong-Ku June s.
June 3-Landed forces protect American in
terests with consent China; ffty-six Peking.
rest Tien-TSin. Nations sent force both cities;
no injury so far British Russian, Chinese Ad-
mirals and twenty warships here Crops likely
TO fail causing probably more trouble in the
near future. Our landing force under McCalla.
June 5-Situation most critical Russian force
began fighting; I landed fifty more men; have
requested Helena be sent Immediately protect
interests or vessel like her; consider battalion
marines necessary; need gunbOat as base inside.
Jure 6-Tien-T Tsin-Peking Railway cut Will
act concert naval forces other Powers protect
interests if necessary. Meeting foreign senior
naval officers to-day; present English. French,
German, Austrian, Italian, Japanese and Amerl-
can; arrange for combined action to protect life
and property it required Nine hundred men
ashore twenty-five Warships here.
The first of these dispatches not divulged
by the Navy Department. OF the second that
of June s. the only decpherabIe words were:
Fighting landed fifty mora
Battalion marines. Gunboat -
The Navy Department paraphrased this to
protect the code, and gave it to the press as
follows:
Engagement has commenced. Have landed
force of fifty seamen more-battalion of marines
land gunboat needed.
1t is noted that the complete dispatch is from
Tong-Ku, a village on the Pei-Ho two miles
above and across the river from the town Of
Taku, which in turn is about eight miles from
the assembled fleets of the Powers The indie
cipherabe dispatches were filed at Taku. where
the operators are Chinese while Tong-Ku is the
railroad station nearest the mouth of the river.
and its operators are Englishmen-
In another dispatch to-day the Admiral brings
his skeletonized diary up to date. as follows:
TOng-Ku June s
Battle yesterday between Chinese and Boxers
Tien-Tsin. Large number Boxers expected
reach Tien-Tsin tomorrow. kEMPFF.