Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-28
CHINESE HORRORS
Native Christians Being Massacred
in the Interior Provinces of the
Celestial Empire.
RUSSIA ALMOST A BANKRUPT
Admiral seymours Relief Force Returned
to Tien Tsin in Terrible Condition
Twelve Thousand Foreign Troops
to March to Pekin.

Washington, June 2s.-The following
cablegram was received today BY the
navy department.: "Che Foo, June %.
About $4,000 foreign troops are now
ashore. The soldiers ordered here
should report at Taku instead OF at
Che Foo. I substituted the Nashville
for the Yorktown at Che Foo. The
Yorktown is used as dispatch boat,
being more suitable.
RUSSIA Is SHARD UP.
London, June 2s.-A dispatch from
Moscow to the Westminster Gazette,
says that the Boxer troubles and the
death of Count Muravieff greatly
accentuated the difficulties in the
financial situation of Russia which is in
such critical state as to arouse the
gravest anxiety.
SALISBURY HAS NO NEWS.
London, June 2S.-In the house Of
lords to-day Premier Lord Salisbury,
referring to the relief of the force of
Vice Admiral Seymour, said that he
knew nothing of the position Of Sir
Claude Mcdonald, the British minister
in China, or of the members of other
legations. He thought, however, that
there was ground for hoping that no
violence has been done them.
RELIEVED ADMIRAL SEYMOUR.
st. Petersburg, June 2S.-The minister
of war received the following from Ad-
miral Alexieff, dated Port Arthur. June
q: During the night of June Is a de-
tachment of four companies of Rus
SLAMS, with Colonel Schivinsky COM
manding, and the same number of for
eigners, went to the relief of Admiral
Seymour, and brought 200 of his wound
ed to Tien Tsin."
PREPARING FOR THE FRAY.
Berlin, June 2S.-The Vorwaerts says:
"From absolutely reliable sources we
hear that the Russian war ministry
sent all military and civil authorities
of Russia telegraphic secret orders to
prepare everything for mobilization"
ADMIRAL SEYMOUR RELIEVED.
Che Foo, June 2S.-Admiral Sey-
mour's expedition has been relieved,
having failed to connect with Pekin.
There is no news from Pekin. Russian
Colonel Schtelle, commanding the COM
bined forces of 10000 men, is supposed
to be proceeding to Pekin. Seymour's
expedition returned to Tien Tsin. His
forces suffered greatly. II is estimated
that 10000 Chinese troops are at Iekin.
BOUND FOR CHINA.
Washington, June 28.-The war de-
partment received the following undat-
ed cablegram from General MacAr-
thur: transport left Manila at $3.50 on
the morning of June 27, with Colonel
Liscum in command, with thirty-nine
officers and 1,271 men,"
PROMISED TO BE GOOD.
Rome, June 28.-The Italian consul at
Shanghai telegraphs that the viceroys
in the provinces of the Yang Use Tsung
valley resolved to maintain order, pro-
vided that the powers do not intervene
as long as order prevails. The consuls
unanimously accepted the proposal.
GERMAN CASUALTIES.
Berlin, June 2S-The German COM
mander at Taku reports that at the re-
lief of Tien Tsin the Germans lost
Lieutenant Frederick and ten men kill
ed and had twenty men wounded. The
fight lasted eight hours.
A MISSION DESTROYED.
New York, June 2S.-The following ca
BILE was received by the Methodist Epis-
copal mission board to-day from Che
Foo from Rev. Mr.. Brown, one Of it's
missionaries in the Tien Tsin district.
1t is dated June %, and says: "The mis-
sion was destroyed by fire. About 100
were killed. think there is serious risk
for foreigners. VIII return in few
days to Tien Tsin. Shall return
home?"
Rev. DR.. Leonard, secretary OF the
missionary society, said: presumably
those killed were natives, but 1t Is not
clear even that they were native Chris
tians. Many of them may have been
Boxers or Chinese soldiers"
MINISTER'S AT PEKIN.
London, June 2s.-A telegram from
Jardine, Mattheson & Co., dated Shang-
hal, this afternoon, suggests that the
ministers are still at Pekin, but admits
that there is no news from the capital.
The telegram adds: "Admiral Sey-
mour arrived at Tien Tsin with 321 OF
his force wounded besides So killed.
The damage done to Tien Tsin is much
exaggerated. Shanghai is quiet"
RIVAL ARMENIAN HORRORS.
Other dispatches from Shanghai re-
iterate the announcements of massacres
of native Christians in inland districts,
which rival the Armenian horrors.
MISSIONARIES IN PERIL.
New York. June 2s.-Two cablegrams
were received by the Presbyterian board
OF foreign missions this morning. The
first from Shanghai read: "Wei Hen
destroyed. Foreigners escaped. The
Presby terian board had $4,000 worth
OF property In Wei Hen. Another
cablegram that came from Che Foo
stated: .sLobenstein is at Shanghai,
Fenns is at Pekin." Rev. E. G. Loben-
stein was stationed at Nahkin. The
cablegram also stated: mo word re.
ceived from Pekin or Pao Thu Fu."
GIVEN THEIR PASSPORTS.
London, June 2S.-The Associated
Press was informed at the foreign Office
this evening that the viceroy Of Nankin
telegraphed the British consul general
~ Shanghai that he received on June