Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-22

cans there and American lNltItHt0'
More troops than those already de-
failed win be sent TO China speedily II
the situation demands The dignity ana
rights Of the government viii be up
held"
MIDDLE CHINA QUIET.
Nashville Tenn. June 22.-The board
Of missions of the Presbyterian church
today received a dispatch from Frank
Price. dated Kasheng. China. June II,
stating that the mid-China stations
were quiet The mid-China stations
are at Hang Chow, Kasheng, King YIN
Kuding. Sing Chang and 500 Chow,
situated south OF Yang Use kiang river
and for the most part IN the Grand
Canal.
TROOPS MUST GO.
Washington. June 22.-The admins
traton Us eudeavoring to stimulate the
dispatch of troops and naval reinforce
ments 10 China Co meet the emergency
at Tien Tsin. Reports that have been
received over night at the navy depart
mcnt but which are temporarily With
held from publication, are, 10 Is be-
leyed. cOnfrmat0ry of the reports
from Europe OF the need OF reinforce
ments for the International forces at
Tlen Tsin. IL rs understood that low
water To the Pei Ho river "a preventing
the naval vessels at TalSu from going to
the assistance OF the force at Tien Tsin,
and Il rs probable thta mo- boat draw
ing more water than a torpedo boat
can get that far up the river.
In that case the purpose of the Navy
department In Fastening the gunboat
Nashville and the old Monocacy 20
Taku has been in part defeated for
even with their light draft IL is improb-
able that they could ascend the Pei Ho
as FAR as Tien Tsin dunng the extreme
low water at present IN this case The
only recourse Is the use OF troops ana
naval baUalions afo0t The distance
from Taku 20 Tien Tsin Is about thirty
miles. but the travelling is bad. and II
there IS much rain the journey must
occupy several days.
KEMPFF REPORTS EMERGENCY.
The emergency described i'm Admiral
Kempff's dispatch has led the war de-
partment 10 make am extra effort TO
hurry forward the Ninth regiment from
Iuz0n to Taku. II was reported by
Gen Macarthur upon the receipt of the
original order 60 send these troops 10
China. that owing Co the break In rail-
way communication between Te-lac,
the headquarters ~ the Ninth ana
Manila and the prevalence in the har-
Dor of a typhO0n 10 would probably not
be- possible for the troops tu get away
before the oath instant The war De-
partment Us now determined that this
movement shall be FASTENED. if 70 Is pos
o..
eral Macarthur in such fashion as 10
warrant the belief there that the troops
win be- on their way 10 China not later
than tomorrow. thus saving one or two
DAYS on the original calculation.
ANOTHER REGIMENT FROM MA
Mia.
There also Ia good reason 20 believe
that the authorities win dispatch at
least one other regiment from Manila 90
China with the least possible delay, In
order that the United states may Doe
IN "a better position to assist the allied
forces in protecting the lives and prop
erty OF foreigners.
The United States consulate az Tien
TsIn. which late news advices report 20
have been destroyed. Is situated far up
on the Meadows road, which runs up
from the Pei no. directly through the
center of the town It is far removed
from any of the other consulates. and
practically isolated from other foreign
buildings
This fact might explain the report Of
its destruction before the rest OF the Tor
cign cOnsulates were moIested' Inc
Japanese and the Russian consulates
are close together on the Meadow ROAD
near the river. Away of by themselves
farther up the Pei Ho stands the Brit
ish and French buildings In close pruX-
unity 10 each other. The American con-
sulate As or was Cas the case may be),
one OF the most imposing and substan-
tlal buildings in the town.
FOREIGNERS IN PEKIN.
A recent census Of Tien Tsln shows
the foreign population 10 be- about 600
persons Including no Americans. Thus
The report from Japan that ] 800 for.
eiqners at Tien Tsln had been massa-
cred would seem 10 be untrue or gross
Is exaggerated In point Of numbers
Every foreigner within the city's
boundary would have 20 be- killed 20
bring the total up 70 anything near that
number
TELLS OF THE FIGHTING.
London, June 22-In the house OF
commons today. AR. Br0derick the
undeT-secretary OF state Tor foreign ar
fairs. replying % question. said the
foreign office had no news from Pekin
or Vice Admiral Seymour He added
that news by runner June is from Tlen
Tsin arriving az Taku "a, announced
that several attacks had been made
and repulsed Continuing Mr. Brod-
erlck said that on June " the Chinese
shelled the foreign settlement and the
Chinese military college was attacked
bv "a mixed force OF l75 Australians.
British. Germans and Italians. They
destroyed the guns and burned the coll
lege which contained a considerable
store OF ammunition and killed lts de-
tenders. The Russians with their four
heavy field guns. did excellent service.
The British loss was one man killed and
five wounded. the Germans had one
man killed. the Italians had five men
wounded and the Russians had seven
men killed and five wounded.
During the night Of June II the Chin
.sa triad 20 seize the bridge OF boats.