The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-25
At Least 1000 Foreign Troops Needed to
Succ0r the Peking Legations.
No Word from Admiral Seymour's Column for Four
teen Days-Heavy Losses at Tien-Tsin-Many
Grave but Unconfrmed Rumors.

the Taku forts and that every available
man had been sent TO the relief OF Tien-
Tsin. Two thousand three hundred Chi
nese bodies are alleged TO have been ere
mated at Taku and more than 1900 Chinese
are said to have been killed at Tien-Tsin-
Chinese runners who have have arrived
at Taku report that the foreign force was
engaged several days ago with an over
whelming body. OF Chinese. forty miles
west Of Tien-Tsin. At Shanghai it is as
sumed that this force was Admiral Sey-
mour's.
The Shanghai correspondent Of the Daily
Express says: 81 learn from a mandarin.
who stealthily left Peking on June Is and
clear. that the Boxers are massed around
Peking and that more than half OF the
northern and western portions of the city,
including the foreign settlement. were
afiame when the mandarin left. He could
tell nothing as to the fate of the foreigners.
nor much as TO the general situation. but
he had heard that the Empress dowageI
was preparing to go to the province CT
Shan-Si"
A Che-Foo dispatch to the Daily Mail.
dated yesterday. says: 'The attack on the
Tien-Tsin relief force was made by 20.0oc
Chinese. using machine guns and modern
field pieces. The allies were wise in re-
treating. Forwarding detschments in this
manner is suicidal and the defeats OF the
foreigners. even though in small force.
greatly aids the movement of the Boxers,
which is gaining enormously through the
inability of the foreigners 70 make head
against it.
ALL NORTHERN CHINA ABLAZE-
Practically the whole OF northern China
is ablaze. Hostilities are now conducted
on an extended scale. due to direct orders
from Peking.
General Yam Shi Kai. governor OF
Shan-Tung. commands 1000 foreign-drilled
troops, organized to a high pitch Of ex-
cellence and equipped with Mausers- II was
in the plans that these troops should 80
TO Taku. but the seizure of the forts was
effected before they could get there"
Some OF the special dispatches from
Shanghai describe the great southern prov
inces of China as still quiet. but others
assert that the news from the north 10
exciting the southerners to a dangerous
height of feeling, and that millions may
rise any day.
United States Ambassador Choate, In his
long conference with Lord Salisbury SAT-
urday, is understood to have found that
the governmeuts of the United States and
of Great Britain are generally in agree
ment as to their views regarding the Chi
nese situation. and the two governments
will probably be found following the same
broad lines OF policy In the far East Mr..
choate communicated with Washington
after the interview.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times says: "sheng. director Of felegraphs.
declares that information was received to-
day Fridsy. June 30 to the effect that the
foreigners in Peking were safe on wednes-
day. June 20. but that all the legations had
been burned except the British. Austrian
and Belgian"
INFLAMMAToRY PLAcARDs.
At Canton the Boxers are posting insam-
matory placards in which the following Ia
a sample: XIII all Germans. French.
Americans and English. To have peace
prevail in the hearts OF the people all for
eigners should be driven out This end can
be attained in a few days II we unite our
strength"
The British Admiralty has ordered Ave
more cruisers 10 go TO China. This repre-
sents an additional 5000 tons. the crews
aggregating a0o0.
Shanghai is quiet. but there are fears Of
rising. The action of the consuls in asking