Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-22


Shanghai says that it is reported from
Japanese sources that 1900 foreigners
have been massacred at Tien Tsin.
Che Foo. June 22.-It is officially re-
ported that the bombardmenr of Tien
Tsin with large guns continues increas-
ingly. The foreign concessions have
nearly all been burned and the consulate
has been razed to the ground. The Rus
slams are occupying the railroad station
but are hard pressed. Reinforcements
are urgently needed. The casualties are
heavy. The railroad is open from Tong
Tu to Ching Long Chun, half way to
Taku. '-,.
Brussels, June 22.-The Petit Bleu
states that a telegram was received yes
terday by an important Brussels firm
from China saying that Admiral Sey-
mour's relieving force and the Russian
column entered Pekin simultaneously.
The legations were reported intact and
all the Belgian residents are said to be
safe. 49,
Washington June 22.-The state de-
partment has received a cablegram from
Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai
announcing the arrival there of two steel
cruisers. No details are given. These
vessels are supposedly British cruisers to
protect the town in the event of an at
tack from the outlying forts.
New York, June 22.-Rev. DR.. Leonard
secretary of the Methodist Foreign Mis-
sionary society in this city, received the
following cablegram today:
"Che Foo, June 15-T1en Tsin is bonn
barded. Situation at Pekin is very seri-
Gus. Hopkins, Brown and King saved.
Send gunboat. BROWN"
The three men mentioned are mission
aries. DR.. Leonard infers that the re-
manning "a missionaries at Tien Tsin
have been murdered by the boxers.
Among them are many women, including
five in the Woman's Foreign Missionary
society and members of the Haninor
Pike, Hopkins and Brown families.
London, June 22.-Lord Salisbury pre-
sided this morning at a meeting of the
cabinet especially summoned to consider
the far eastern crisis. Prior to the meet
ing the French ambassador, M. Paul
Cambon, and the Chinese minister, Sir
Chi Chen Lo Feng Luh, paid a lengthy
visit to the officials of the foreign Office,
and it is expected important develop
ments will be the outcome of the cabinet
conference, as Lord Salisbury proceeded
to Windsor after the meeting The ap-
prehension as to the fate of the Euro
peans cut off at Tien Tsin have been
which was the first definite announce
ment Of the bombardment and destruc-
tion of the foreign concerns. But in spite
of Shanghafs grim statement that the
Chinese used 40-pounders and that 1900
foreigners were massacred, there is no
reason to conclude that the foreign col
ony has been unable to protect itself. A
Shanghai dispatch reports that Tien Tsin
was bombarded for two days; that the
casualties We're 100; that 5000 interna-
tional troops are there and that now that
the allied commanders at Taku are hast
lily pushing forward a relief column, it is
hoped the worst apprehensions will soon
he dispelled. Another Shanghai dispatch
announces that all the members of the
foreign community of Pei Tai Ho, in
cluding 80 Americans. have arrived at
Che Foo on board the Nashville, but
they left all their possessions behind
them. A dispatch to the Associated Press
from Shanghai under the same date says
five Chinese warships passed Woo Sung
today and that officers of the British
armed cruiser Undaunted visited the
Chinese commanding officer and received
an assurance that the ships were under
orders to act against any boxer rising
The superintendent of foreign telegraphs
has started for Che Foo to organize a
service, thence to Shanghai It is be-
! lieved that the admiralty has received a
dispatch from the British naval COM
mander in Chinese waters on the subject
of the heavy damage done to the foreign
concessions at Tien Tsin and the casual
ties of the International forces. This has
not yet been published.
The admiralty sent orders to Ports
mouth and Plymouth this morning to
hold detachments of marine artillery
and infantry in instant readiness for SER
vice in China.
1t is thought In some quarters that Ii
Hung Chang's failure to go to Pekin in
dicates he is aware the situation is so
bad that 1t is impossible for him to over
come the difficulties.
London, June q, p. m.-The state
ment that Lii Hung Chang cancelled his
passage to Pekin Is interesting. How
he manages to disobey the dowager en-
press's command is not clear, but evi,-
IDENTIFY, fear of a revolution at Canton in
the vent of his departure induced the
consuls to bring strong pressure to bear.
Special dispatches from Shanghai contin-
ne to recount wholesale slaughter at Pc
kin.