The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-20
Relieving Force Evidently Arrived at Sacred
City in the Nick of Time to Save
the Christians in It.
Twelve Hundred American Soldiers, Diverted at
Nagasaki Landed at Taku to Join
international Forces

ment was the information that Indian
troops had been ordered to Hong Rono
and that the British French and Lamar,
ese troops would land at Taku on Thurs
Gay. with additional reserves on the wav
from Manila and British ports these
Delated reinforcements implied. according
10 the a4armlsts, that a catastrophe had
ar ready occurred, or that the relief force
hdd retired because the IeGations had
peen massacred There were also susni-
clons that the Taku forts had been bonn
pardeo when it was too late to do any-
thing to save the legations.
ne admiralty Ojhce has received the
IoHowlng message from the officer I'm the
command of the first cruiser EndvrnfoD.
Lieu Kun Tau, June Is CNIon1avS
Fhe Taku forts opened fire at i'm the
morning of June II, on the ships of the
allied squaGroHs. After six hours. en-
eaSement the forts were silenced and
occupied by the allied forces. Additional
men for storming the forts were sent
ashore from the ships previous Afternoon.
Inc British ships up the river engaged
We're the Algerine (gunboaU, Fame tor
pedo boat Gcstroyer). and Whiting tor
pedo boat GeStroyer). The two latter
captured four Chinese torredo boat
destroyers The casualties Of the Aiger
Inc were slight. These of the storming
party and others are unknown
- @44i'iCF'C SCNOIlu CLASS cruiser, living
an admiraPs flag, IS detained outside
Iaku by the allied admirals
NO Information Of COlnmander-in-
Chief Seymour s return to Tien-Tsin hal
been received by the rear admiral up to
IN the afternoon of June H. / am sail
ing forthwith for Taku."
AMERICA TOOK NO PART
Judging from the German official dis
patches the American ships took no
n 1rt in h2
sunday morning. No news mas vet been
received here of the relief of the legations
at Pekln, and Europe's attention Is can-
tered Tar less on the Overwhelming dis
play Of naval force at Taku than on th,
rate of diplomatic stSffs and $50 cosmo-
poHtan residents guarded by a handful
OF International marines within the lega-
ton compounds There has been 30 news
since June H.
Runors that Japan will as the manda-
tory Of the powers, restore order IN
] China, was revived II, a dispatch today
from Yokohama. Berlin dispatches init
| mate that Germany will hot object 10
Japan sending 1900 troops, while Great
Britain will indorse TIE plan with ayidity
though perhaps only secretly.
NO NEWS FROM LEGATIONS.
SHANGHAI, June 19-The consuIates
| nave received no communication from the
legations at Pekin since June II and the
i greatest anxiety prevails as to their
| safety. There are innumerable rirnors
but there is nothing of an authentic
nature Stories purporting to describe
| the situation at Pekin June II merely re-
| iterate previous accounts.
The viceroy of Making has taken vigor-
Gus measures 10 prevent rising In lis
| district
Sensational rumors are current that
] Hen ISin hrt
Chinese soldiers and that Yulu, the vice
! roy of Chile, has fled from his province
in order to escape degradation.
CANTON is QUIET.
| HONG KONG, June 19.-lt IS UNDER
| stood that III Hung Chang leaves Can
| ton for the north, June 70. Canton IS
! quiet and the viCeroys Of the provinces
| bordering en- the Yang-tse-Kiang are be-
| lieved to be strongly opposed 20 the revU-
| lutionary movement
KEMPFF's FORMIDABLE FLEET.
! WASHINGTON, June I9.-AdJt. Gen.
! COroin declared positively today that Up
| 10 date only one regiment the Ninth
! infantry, had been ordered from Manila
! to China
In addition TO the Oregon, which is u
| go up 10 Faku fToIc Hong Kong, the
| Buffalo, with 500 green lanGsmcu aboard.
! has been ordered at once from South
! ampton, England, to the Philippines,
! while the guubOats Princeton and Mar
! Gotta, which are admirably suited 10
! service in the Pei IIo river 2bov. Tal<u,
| have been held at CaVite undeI orders t9
/ be ready for service al any moment. The
/ Satire also has been held at the sams
J place, in readiness to take on supplies for
| the naval contingent at Taku.
| If The Princeton and Mare tia join Ad-
mira keinpff, as seems probable now. re
crr.I
| Gus and effective fleet Of gUEDoats adapt
| ed to service OF the Pei iIo river as lar
| as up Tier TsIn thar any Of The other
naval powers there represented.
No reports were received at the state
department today from any Of it, officials
| in China.
JAPAN CUT OFF.
BERLIN, June 19.-The following semi
! official dispatch has been received here
/ from Toxic:
THE japanese government has been
cut off from all communication with
Pelin since June "a. The japanese con-
sui at Che-Fu does not report anything
concerning the descriptions at Pek.n."
GERMANY IS CAUTIOUS.
BERLIN, June 19-The German gov
/ ernment continues to express its opinions
with the utmost caution regarding the
situation in China. Even now it con-
| trfves TO avoid the use OF the word
war" aid still expresses a hope that
| the Pekin government is innocent Of
deliberate hostile action.
FRENCH FORCE AT TAKU.
PARIS, June l9.-The French govern
ment viii have 2, 400 troops at Taku when
the reinforce enents of the other powers
| arrive there. Two thousand will be at
Taku before July g. The crews Of the
| cruiser division, which was decided upon
! today viii give France strong naval
force consisting of seven modern cruiS-
ers-three Of the first class, four OF the
| second class, seven gunboats and q tor
| pedo boat.