The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-06-29
TWENTY-THIRD YEAR.

and driving away the Chinese who
"onid have procured transportation
aun provisions, and of loOting the town
\ great naval demonstration at ali
the treaty ports is also said to be de-
sIrable in order to influence the wayer-
! ing Chinese merchants who are favor
aole to foreigners. The masses are he
coming excited at the reports OF their
countrymen's success against the pow
| eTs. Merchantmen arriving here repOrt
! that the Boxers are drilling in tho
| streets OF New Chwang and that when
/ the oihcIaIs Inspected the soldiers with
.he view oi suDpressng the Boxers they
found the soldiers had sold their rifles
ana equipment to the Boxers.
Heard From at Last.
Washington, June 2G.-After n dav IS
uncertainty and suspense, official infor.
nation came with a rush early TO-DAY
concerning the forces operating at Tien-
tsln and those seeking to break throucb
to lekIng. Admiral kempff's disnatrb
and that from Consul Fowler at Cbefon
confirmed the reports that the combined
forces which have been operating near
lientsln entered the city on the 23d
The admiral added the welcome intoI
lIgence, Loss very small" This il tbe
relief column, including Major LittIetnn
Waller and 13O United States marines
which suffered a repulse on their FIRST
movement. Beyond the brief statement
OF four killed and seven wounded moth
ing has come as to the casualties of tho
hrst attack, but the result of the second
movement, which has been awaited with
deepest concern, is now cleared nm k,
the admiral's report that the force hos
fought through, with small loss II rn
mains yet to be reported how the reJ;of
column found affairs at Tientsin. whore
according to the unofficial reports Of last
week, anarchy prevailed and the FOREIGN
quarters were DESTROYED.
but the admlrals & report turned atten-
ton IN new direction by the statement
that the relief force is rpported .'ten
miles from Tientsin, surrOundad " Tbis
Is the fist word Of any kind that bas
located the party Of 25OO under Vice
Admiral Seymour, and including Cantoin
McCalla, with about 100 United Stotn,
marines. The last heard of them was
on June II, just two weeks ago when
they were stalled at Lang Fang. about
tWo-thlrds OF the way from Tientsin t.
feklng, short OF supplies and water. the
railroad torn up and with q menacinp
army 0l Chnese at out them. If Admiral
hempl1 information is correct. il indi-
Gates that Admiral Seymour's force has
not been able to get through to Pekipp
Dut has retraced u good part of the
distance previously covered and il now
back within ten miles of Tipntein. The
whole distance from Tientsin to Pqking
ls about 80 miles, and the Seymour ev-
petition, when at Lang Fang, had Gov
cred about % miles of this distance II
Is to succour this Seymour party that
the latest expedition left Tientsin ON
the oath.
The plans OF the war department
were somewhat cleared up TODAY bv the
announcement that Brigadier General
Chailee, one OF the regular army officers
who participated in the Cuban cam
PsNie"7 "ill have oa.., InHuu - 5,,,I.
troops as go to China. 1t is expected
be will establish his headquartera at
ChefOO about the first of August at
the latest, and that he will have not
less than 5000 men at his command
the majority Of whom will be Withdrawn
from the Philippines.
The Ninth infantry, fully eouipped
l4OI strong, sails from Manila to
morrow.
Charges Against the Russians.
ChefOO, June 2G-The officers of the
British first class cruiser Terrible assert
and say they believe the Russians are
planning to break the concert and take
possession of Peking independently.
They assert that Vice Admiral Sevmour's
command lacked unison, the foreigners
suIking because they were under British
leadership They bitterly denOunce the
Russian generals conduct as uncivilized
and barbarous and charge that the
slaughter Of the peaceful Cinnamon at
Taku has aroused the otherwise passive
natives against the foreigners.
1t is reported that the Russians are
moving 10000 men towards New
ChWaug.
According to the report of Chinaman
refugee who has arrived at Shanghai.
the condition OF Tientsin is horrible
Every where in the streets are bodies of
massacred men and women. Americans
as well as all other nationalitieg. The
Hong Kong and German banks, he
adds, we're both DESTROYED early during
the bOmbardment. Shanghai also re-
ports that the American Russian relief
force was so badly ambushed that the
forces were obliged to abandon several
field guns and much ammunition. About
1S0 Russians and II Americans were
killed or wounded.