Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
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,Kempff Reports Seymour Has Sue
cored Pekin.
ALLIES NUMBER ABOUT 10000


Pekln Force Is Said to BE Entrenched
Eight Miles from Pekin--Natives Shout,
XIII the Foreign Devils!" u..
Washington, June 29.--The follow
ing cablegram was received at the
navy department:
"Che-Foo, June 2S-Secretary Navy,
Washington: Pekin force and minis
ters reported with Pekin relief expedi-
ton entrenched eight miles from Tien-.
,Tsin. KEMPF>F.'
T London, June 29.--The composite
brigade of 1890 men who raised the
investment of Tien-Tsin is thought to
be pushing on to help Admiral Sey-
mour, but no news of his succor has
reached Che-Foo, the nearest wire
point. The last steamer arriving at
Che-Foo from Taku brought this mes
sage, dated Tien-Tsin, Monday, June
25:
THE Russian general in command
of the relief force has decided, in view
of Saturdays heavy fighting and
marching, that one days rest for the
troops was essential and that the ad-
vance should not be resumed until to-
day.
Meanwhile came Admiral Sey-
mour's Photograph that his position
was desperate and that he could hold
out only two days. The relief started
HID " dawn today (Monday)."
Report Seymour Has Failed.
A~.ecial from Shanghai, dated
Tuesday evening, says that communi-
cation with Admiral Seymour was
opened by the Tien-Tsin relief force
Sunday. Admiral Seymour was at
that time said to be ten miles from
Tein-Tsin. Three hundred of the
members of his party reported sick
and wounded, but only a few had been
killed. They were short of provisions
and were returning without having
rescued the legations.
Admiral Seymour, it is asserted, suc-
ceeded in getting message into Tien-
Tsin Monday according to which he
was then eight miles westward, ter
ribly harassed, could only hold out
another two days and has siXty-thres
killed and more than 200 wounded. He
did not mention the ministers or Others
from Pekin.
The German consul at Chee-Foo in
a cable to Berlin confirms the contents
of this message and adds that the ad.
miral asked for the dispatch of re-
lief column of 1000 men. A German
paper at Shanghai also has an un-
credited statement to the effect that
Admiral Seymour is eight miles from
Tien-Tsin, with sixty-two killed and
200 wounded.
Chinese Pick New Capital.
The latest Shanghai report says
Prince Tuan (the head Of the Chinese
foreign office and father of the heir
apparently has sent the legations to
Sian-Fu under escort, and adds that
Sian-Fu will be the new capital in the
event of Pekin being occupied by the
international forces.
"A dispatch from IdllS oelJo.
THE French consul general at
Shanghai telegraphing announces that
the allied troops have entered Tlen-
Tsin. He states also that the foreign
ministers have departed from Pekin for
the north, accompanied by Chinese
escort. 1t is supposed that they are
headed for Shanghai-Kouan, following
the course of the great wall.
All the students at the foreign hos
pitals in Canton are leaving. Women
missionaries are returning from the
West river ports There was a slight
disturbance at Wo-Chou Tuesday
while the women were embarking. The
crowd shouted Kill the foreign
devils
Protestant Mission Burned.
A dispatch from Tsin-Tan, dated
Tuesday, says that the Protestant mis-
sion at Weihsien was burned down by
rebels Monday night.
A dispatch from Paris says:
The French minister of marine, M.
De Lanessau, has received a caDlegram
from Capt. Dorjere, director OF the
French arsenal at Foo-Chow, saying
that he has sent to Hong-Kong all the
women and children connected with
the French mission at the arsenal.
THE viceroy of Nankin and the
viceroy of Tcheng-Gtchetong have re-
ouested the French consul at Shang-
hal to announce to the French govern
ment that they are protecting the in
terests of some Of the missionaries and
some of the foreign merchants in that
region. A Yangtse telegram OF the
same date states that the French con-
sui at Che-Foo confirms the news OF
the deliverance from Tien-Tsin and
the fact that the foreign ministers left
Pekin under an escort