The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-22
American Gunboat Hit.

London, June %, $3.50 a. m.-The Unit
ed States gunboat Monacacy was two
miles up the Pei-Ho river when the
international fleet began the lombard
ment of the Taku forts. According to
the Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Express, she was shot through
the bows. The correspondent says that
Chinese riflemen on both banks of the
river attacked her, but unsuccessfully.
The scantiness of authentic news
with reference to the situation contin-
ues. Admiral Kempff's dispatch TO the
United States navy department an
nOuncing that Tien Tsin is being bonn
barded was prominently used by the
London papers and commented upon as
indicating a change for the worse.
The admiralty has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Rear Admiral
Bruce:
''Taku, via Che Foo, June 21.-No
communication from the commander in
chief in seven days or from Tien Tsin
in five days. The allies hold the Taku
forts and Tong Ku securely and they
will advance to the relief of Tien Tsin
when in sufficient strength. Troops
are expected from Hong Kong tOmOr-
row and 300 from Wei Hal Wei the fol-
lowing day It is believed that fighting
is constantly proceeding around Tien
TsiD. Our garrison there should be
about 1900 men.
Proclamation Is Issued.
1.-THE following proclamation was
agreed to this morning to be issued
forthwith:
1.-The admirals and senior naval Of
ficers of the allied powers in China de-
sire to make known to all vicerOys and
authorities along the coasts and rivers
and in the cities and provinces of China
that they intend TO use armed force
only against the Boxers and people that
oppose them on their march to Pelxin
for the rescue Of their fellow country
men"
The date that the above dispatch was
sent off from Taku is not given, but it
is probably June 49,
The British admiralty does not be
lieve the report of the death of Ad-
miral Seymour, commander of the in
ternational relief column, and semi-Of-
fetal assurances are given that there
seems to be not the slightest evidence
to back up such a report. 1t is pointed
out that Admiral Seymour had suf-
ficient supplies to enable him to get
to Pekin or to get back.
we are hopeful" says the semi-Of-
not done the latter he has done the
former
VIII Ask Sheng to Explain.
A dispatch to the Associated Press
from Shanghai, dated yesterday. says:
The cOnsuls met today to consider
the situation, which, in the absence
of news from Pekin, is looked upon as
particularly threatening. Grave fears
still exist as to the safety of the Eu-
ropeans in Pekin. 1t was agreed to
wire to the senior consul at Che Foo
to communicate with the senior officers
at Taku asking for immediate issist-
ance in communicating direct with Pc
kin, which they believe can be brought
about through Sheng, director of tele-
graphs. They advise that Sheng be
asked to explain the interruption of
communications"
The stoppage of the tide has thrown
10000 coolies out of work at Shanghai.
All the English women at Tien Tsin
left there Saturday by train for Ia
ku. Shanghai wires that they had some
exciting experiences and would not
have gotten through except for the as
sistance of the Chinese troops The
Boxers made several desperate at
temDts to attack the train.
Taking advantage of the political
disorders, DandS or robbers are pillag-
ing the vicinity of San Chun. The Chi
nese authorities are pOwerless.
Precautions have been taken to pre-
vent disturbances in British territory
The explanation given at Hong Kong
of the failure of Ii Hung Chang to go
to Pekin is that there is a rising on the
border of the Kow Loon Hinterland.
The Singapore correspondent of the
Daily Express telegraphing yesterday
says:
Kang YUng Wei, the refOrmer, asserts
that Russian agents precipitated if they
did not entirely organize the present
disturbances for purely Russian pur-
poses.
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
from Shanghai says that the mission