Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-29
OUR MARINES SLAIN
Onslaught Of Allied Forces Upon
Tisn Psin Is Disastrous.
CHINESE HANDLE GUNS EFFECTIVELY
Washington OmcIaIs Alarmed and Dec,a.
70 Transfer Asistie Squadron
To Taku.


To Taku.
The following bulletin was issued |
by the department at Washington |
Saturday: ~'k.~N =.
acting Secretary Hackets has his
morning received . dispatch from
Admiral Kempff. dated Che Foo, June
~, TO the effect that the marines under
Major Walter, together with 400 Rus
slams, have had an engagement with
the Chinese army near Ten Tsin. They
could not break through the line. A ]
force numbering 1900, the admiral
reports, is now ready to make another
attempt"
The main Importance Of this dis
patch is Admiral Kempff's disclosure
that it is the Chinese army, and not
the Boxers, who are fighting the for
eign troops.
SECOND cABLRoRAM.
The navy department. Sunday after
noon issued the following bulletin:
GA csblegram from Admiral Kempf,
dated Che Foo, June oath, says:
SIN ambuscade near Tien Tsiu, on
the 21st, four OF Walters command
killed and seven wounded. Names
will be furnished as soon as received.
Force Of 1000 going to relieve Tien
Tsin today. KEMPFF."
The secretary Of the navy has order
ed Admiral Remey to go with the
Brooklyn 10 Taku and to tender Gen
ersl Macarthur conveyance OF any
army troops which the Brooklyn can
carry.
Admiral Kempff's dispatch giving
hte nrst definite news OF the shedding
of American blood on Chinese soil
came early Sunday morning and was
turned over to Secretary Long as soon
az he arrived at the department.
With Admiral Crowningshield, the
secretary carried the dispatch to the
white house, where, on the president's
3 return from church, it was laid before
him. The determination thereupon
was reached to order Admiral Remey,
in command Of the Asiatic squadron,
from Manila to Taku, on board the
srmored cruiser Brooklyn.
The secretary and Admiral Crown
shield retur4ed to the navy depart
rnent, where 4he necessary orders were
dispatched 70 Admiral Remey. The
effect Of this itransfer is to make Taku
the headquarters Of the Asiatic squad
ron. The Brooklyn is expected to sail
ut once, If possible, as the orders sent
contemplate getting the admiral on
the scene at the earliest moment.
- PfKIs WHOLLY ISOLATED.
Advices Of Monday from London
state that the position of the interna-
tioual forces in the section of northern
China, where 10, 900 men are striving
to keep footing and sucoor the lega.
tons in Pekin, appears to increase in
peril with every fresh dispatch, Pekiu
has not been heard from direct fol-
fourteen days.
The last dispatch was one implorine
aid. Admiral Seymour's column Of
1900 was last heard from twelve days
/. ago. At that time it was surrounded
midway between Pekin and Tien Tsin
Possibly now it has reached Pekin
The 8, 900 internationals at Tien Tsir
were hard pressed and fighting fol
their lives on Thursday and arelievinG
force of less than q thousand had beer
beaten back to Taku Friday. Observ
i, ers on the spot think that loo, 900 mel
> would not be too many to grasp Chini
3 firmly.
4 message from Shanghai dated
Sunday at p. m. embodies some late
information. It says:
"Oficial japanese kilograms con
firm the reports of defeat Of the al
lied forces at Tien Tsin. The foreign
ers there are placed in most desper
ate situation.
"Among those killed Of the relic
force Friday was the commander OF be
msiesty's ship Barfeur. The foreigI
casualties were 800.
Captain Beatty and Lieutenan
Wright, British, have been severed.
, wounded at Tien TsiD, according to
h Shanghai dispatch TO The LondoI
Daily Express, dated Saturday.