, 1900-06-28
REMEY ORDERED TO 1AKU.
Foreigners and Foreigner Troops in Grent
Danger In China.

Washington. June 24.-The war
branch of the government Is preparing
for any eventuality thai may arise OUT
of the Chinese situation. Ii was stat
ed by II of the highest officers of the
army that the scale of preparations is
of II magnitude that would both inter
est II surprise the public.
But, he added. the information would
be of even greater interest and service
TO any foreign foe which the United
States may he called upon 10 face with
in the next few weeks or months. and
for that reason there is no purpose 10
make public the full preparations max
ing to meet whatever issue arises.
All that the officials say is that both
the army and the navy, If occasion
arises, will give n good account of
themselves.
The Navy Department this afternoon
gave out this bulletin:
This telegram from Admiral
Kempff, dated Che Foo, June 24th,
says:
In the ambuscade near Tien-Tsin.
June 21st, four of Walters command
We're killed and seven wounded. The
names will he furnished as soon rs re-
ceived. a force of 1000 started to re-
lieve Tien-Tsin to-day"
The secretary of the navy has order
ed Admiral Remey wit the Brooklyn,
to Go TO Taku and assist the army
with what troops the Brooklyn can
carry.
London, June 25.-The position of the
international forces in the section of
Northern China. where 1000 men are
striving to keep Il footing and TO succOr
the legations ut Pckin, appears 10 in
srausn I'm I,nfil with nN.npNr fr,sI, a.,
patch. pekin has not been heard from
direct for fourteen days. The last dis
patch was one implorlng aid. Admir-
nj Seymour's column of 1000 was last
heard from twelve days ago. At the
time it was surrounded midway be-
tween Pckin and Ticn-TSin. Possibly
now 1t has reached Pekin.
The 5000 internntiOnnls ut Tien-Tsin
We're hard pressed and fighting for
their lives Thursday. and II relieving
force of less than II thousand had been
beaten back to Taku Friday. Observ-
ers on the spot think that 100000 men
would not he too many to grasp China
firmly.
London, June pa Che Foo dis
patch TO the Daily Mail, dated yestcr-
day, says:
The attack on the Tlen-rsin relief
lDItt WIS lliiNt bN -u.bDD IIlllpSp, us
Ing machine guns and modern field
pieces. The allies were wise in re-
treating. Forwarding detachments in
this name is suicidal, and the defeats
of the foreigners. even though in small
force. greatly aids the movement of
the Boxers. which is gaining enormous
ly through the inability of the foreign
crs To make head against II.
practically the whole of northern
China is nblaZc. HOstiliticS are now
conducted on an extended scale. due to
direct orders from Pckin. General
Nang-Shi-kai, governor of Shan Tung,
commands 1000 foreign drilled troops
organized to II high pitch Of excellence
and equipped with MauserS. 1t was in
the plans that these troops should 70
to TaKu. but the seizure of the forts
was effected before they could get
there
The guns of the Chinese around
ficn-Tsin are superior to anything the
defending European force has or is
likely to have for some time.
Tine bo"mbardmcnt of Tien-Tsin con.
tlnued Friday. Bombshecrs were has
lilly erected by the foreign troops. large.
~ constructed of wettcd piece goods.
The food supply Is insufficient, and the
continued Smelling is reported TO be
telling terribly.