Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-29

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The gun fire Of the Americans and
british is described as beautiful
After the relieving force passed on
20 the relief Of Admiral Seymour
Chinese regulars under Gen. Nieh
SAYS dispatch from Shanghai again
attacked Tien Tsin hercely and bonn
barded the foreign settlement with
terrible fire.
col Dorrward, British, commanded
the column that relieved Admiral Sey-
mOur. American marines participated
IN the achievement. The admiral was
found intrenched and surrounded by
immense masses of Chinese, who were
driven of by the attacking column
after a brisk fight
MADE A BRILLIANT FIGHT.
His men had made brilliant re-
sistance. never falling in courage. for
fifteen days OF continued lighting
During ten days the men We're on
quarter rations They started with
provisions for three days and they
could have held out a day or two
longer.
The column was a few miles beyond
Lola. Deeming Il hopeless to attempt
20 break through the hordes. Admiral
Seymour essayed a night retreat to-
ward Tien Tsln, but he came into col
lsi0n with a strong force Of Chinese
arriving from the northwest and could
re Ter advance nor retreat. There
was nothing to do but to intrench and
90 stand siege. He vainly attempted
hel0graphic communication
seymour's men caught several Chi
nese who said the legations had been
burned and the ministers killed.
Others said that the ministers had been
imprisoned, The Chinese displayed
fduatical courage in the attack.
Four thousand Russians left Tien
Tsu four days after Admiral Seymour.
but they never got In touch with him,
FIGHTING NOT OVER.
Railway communication from Taku
TO Tien Tsin has been restored and the
force IS advancing toward Pekin
Fighting was In progress Wednesday
IN the vicinity of Tse-C hulin. Large
preperations are being made to sup
TORT and reinforce the Pekln column.
Twent. thousand troops OF all arms,
largely japanese, have now been
lhnded.
The fate Of the members Of the lega-
tons Is still a mystery. II they are
alive and unframed at PelSln. the Chi
nese government deserves some credit,
Shanghai correspondents think, for re-
str4ining the fanatical mob
The Shanghai correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph, wiring at 1905 D. m.
yesterday. says: 1T Is reported on
good Chinese authority that the gov
eminent alarmed by the foreign mill
mrY Preparations, has issued an edict
ordering the peremptory suppression
OF tire Boxers and announcing a de-
c'sion TO protect the legations at all
hazards
CHINESE VIOLATING THEIR
PROMISE.
However this may be- the British
consulate az Shanghai received definite
information yesterday, the Daily Ex-
press correspondent says, that while
soIennly promising complete Austen
uon from warlike preparations. the
Chlnese are mounting several new g.
men guns at the Woo Sung forts.
the British warshiDs have sailed
from HOngkong 10 reinforce the allied
sQOadlOn at Shanghai The southern
provinces are sending troops toward
PeklL and the exodus OF ChinsGe OF
an classes from Shanghai continues az
me rate Of from 10000 to $1,000 a day.
Russian prestige has been injured
curing the recent fighting and an anti
Eusslah rising in the Lao Tong penin-
suia Russian Manchuria, Is predicted.
According 10 the Shanghai corre-
s0ondent of the Times advices from
shang Tung say that Gov. Youan Sink
hal maintains cordial relations with
iore-ners and has sent numerous
Souriers TO Pekin. but none Of them
have returned
ARRANGING PEACE TERMS.
dispatch from Shanghai says. 1T
asserted here that Liu. the Niceroy
vi Nankin, has received instructions
from Pekin 10 inform the foreign con-
suls here Immediately that the legations
AZ Pekin have been arranging peace
terms"
Admiral Bruce. In command of the
British forces at Taku. reports TO the
British admiralty the following casual
ues' At Taku. June Gath. one seaman.
wounded, At Ten Tsln up TO the fore
noon OF June 22rd, four seamen killed
ana Lleuts. Sterling, Powell and
Wright Commander Beatty and forty
Iouf midshipmen and seamen wounded.
me American mission at Wuh Sien,
ehah Tung province, has been de-
HFoyed. The missionaries escaped The
governor has notified foreigners inland
u'at ne Is unable TO protect them.
SOME OF THE LOSSES.
An imperial decree published in
shanghai says a correspondent OF the
DAILY Express asserts that the imperial
palace I'm Pekin was burned on June
10Th and that the attack on the palace
Vas made by revolving Chinese troops.
The parliamentary secretary OF the
iortigI office, Mr. Frederick, IN the
mouse Of commons yesterday, said the
latest news received by the govern
ment was contained IN a dispatch from
lien Tsin. dated June Gath, from which
appeared that Vice-Admiral Seymour
sent word that he had seized a small
arsenal north OF Tien Tsin where he
was being bombarded by large num-
per Of guns, and had lost forty men
Killed and seventy wounded
This message, II Is said was brought
Dy a servant IN the employ Of one. or
tne legations, who was thoroughly
trustworthy He added that the dam
80 done 10 the foreign settlement az
Ilen Tsin was comparatively slight. In
us French and British concessions,
which had suffered severely, the Brit
lsh casualties were four men killed ana
hity wounded including six officers.
SITUATION THREATENING.
Berlin, June 2s.-The Cologne Volks
Leitung has received a cablegram. say
ing that the situation in the mission
districts In the southern part OF the
province Of Shan Tung IL now extreme
" threatening. Pro-Vicar Freinade-
metz telegIaphs from zeining on the
Grand canal, that the missionaries are
without protection, and that their lNes
are In great danger.