Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-26
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Che Foo. Tuesday, June 26.-Rear Ad-
,piral Kempff reports by a japanese
torDedo boat that the combined forces
entered Tein Tsin. Sunday, June %
sustaining small loss. They started
Sunday. to relieve the force which left
4Tfen Tsin, June 10. and which is be-
lieyed to be- surrounded near Pekln
According to japanese reports. Admir-
al Seymour has been captured and the
ministers have left Pekin, guarded by
Chinese soldiers Their Whereabouts is
unknown.
Using Tau. June 24.-S p. Might
thousand allied troops have landed at
Taku. including 1900 Germans. \
French officer who has succeeded in
getting through from Tien Tsin to
Taku, says that the Russians alone
have lost $50 killed and 300 wounded.
The German gunboat Tits, up the Pei
Ho river reports that masses Of Chin
csc are nearing Tong-ku and that an
immediate attack is expected.
Washington. June 25.-The chief de-
velopment today, in the Chinese stu
alton was the effort of the Chinese min
lister. WI Ting Fang, to secure an ar
mistice in the operation of American
troops. until Ii Hung Chang could
reach Pekin and bring about a cessa-
ton of the disorder. The proposition
is rather a novel one. and is based up
on the representation of the Viceroys
Of the important provinces of the Yang
Use Kiang valley that they can main
tain order without the aid of foreign
h.. Of
foreigners would act merely as an in
centive to disorder Minister WI
brought these representations to the at
tention of Secretary Hay, who consult
ed the President. The latters decision,
as subsequently conveyed to the min
lister was that while the assurances OF
the viceroyS for continued quiet, was
fully appreciated, the United States
could not bind itself not to send its
forces to points where disorder actually
existed and where the safety of our Of
ficials and citizens was endangered.
Technically speaking. in the absence
of state Of war this was not prop
osition Of armistice. but high govern
ment officials said it amounted practi-
cally To an offer of armistice ana a re-
fusal on the part Of the United States
to make the Arrangement.
Secretary Long said. at p. NJ, when
he left the navy DEPARTMENT for the
day. that nothing had come from Ad-
miral Kempff on the casualties of the
first engagement Of the American ma
rines with the Chinese, or on the out
come of the second engagement which
was to have occurred. yesterday or
Saturday. The only dispatch received
by the secretary was a belated one
from Admiral kempff asking for in
structions as to where he should coop
crate with the other naval forces in
taking the Taku forts. This must have
been sent. some days ago, as The Taku
forts We're taken. the middle of last
week. Under the circumstances. there
was no occasion for answering the al
miral's request as h already had been
advised of the general purpose "a this
government To act ooncuTrently with
The other powers in the protection NJ
American interests.
The state department remained.
throughout the day. without infomna-
ton from Minister Conger Or any other
source, the only dispatch received be
ing from Consul John GoOdnoW at
Shanghai. saying he had heard nothing
from Pekin since the 18th inst. on the
whole the day was one Of anxiety and
a lack Of definite information IN the
main points.