The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-05
ACUTE CRISIS IN
THE CHINESE EMPIRE
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the men formed hollow square with the
women and cnndren in the center and
dragging along, fighting and repelling the
onslaughtS Q. the Boxers, they made
their way to Peking.
The Boxers of this party were without
firearms, being armed only with poles
shod with iron and knives and spears
They were kept at distance by the rifles
and revolvers OF the railway men, who
killed number Oh them.
The eight heroes who were left behind /
to guard their retreat were slain by the
Boxers. There were three Englishmen |
and one Italian among them, the others /
being Belgians and Swiss. The fugitiyes |
on their arrival at Picking were in a ter /
rbly destitute con...ion.
American marines led the way of the |
relief party to Picking. Despite the Vice |
roys edict that no foreigners should be |
allowed to pass TalSu fort, forty United |
States marines landed and made their /
way up the river by lighter
Reading the Chinese papers one would |
come to the conclusion that China her
self was making an effort to suppress the
Boxer rising. Referring to the battle OF
June 18th, between the troops under Gen
eral Mich and the Boxers, one paper says
that several hundred Boxers were killed
and five buildings We're burned down
during the conflict and the local railway
station was destroyed. This was at Lola.
the third station from Tien-Tsin. Another
paper says the Boxers lest 800 men in
/ this engagement. General .,ieh, who
commanded the imperial troops, took a
prominent part in the Chinese-Japanese
| war
a GERMAN RUMoR
/ SHANGHAI, June IA German paper
/ has an uncredited statement to the effect
that Admiral Seymour is eight miles from
Tien-Tsin with sixty-two killed and 200
wounded.
! LONDON, June PA special from
Shanghai, dated last evening. says that
communication with Admiral Seymour
was opened by the Tien-Tsin relief force
Sunday. Admiral Seymour was at that
time said to be ten miles from Tien-Tsin.
Three hundred of the members of his par
| ty reported sick and wounded, only a few
had been killed. They were short of pro-
visions and We're returning without hav-
ing rescued the legations.
ADvICES FROM FRENCH CONSUL.
PARIS. June q, 10 a. m.-The French
Consul General at Shanghai, telegraphing
under date of yesterday, announces that
the allied troops have entered Tien-Tsn.
He states also that the foreign Ministers
have departed from Picking for the north.
accompanied by a Chinese escort. 1t is
supposed that they are headed for Sbang-
hal Kouan, following the course of the
great wall.
The telegram adds that the Viceroy of
Nankin and the Viceroy of Tiehenh-
Gtcheteng have requested the Consul to
announce to the French Government that
they are protecting the interests of some
of the missionaries ana some of the for
egn merchants in that region. Yang
Use telegram of the same date states that
the French Consul at Che Foo confirms
the news of the deliverance from Tien-
Tsin, and the fact that the foreign Min.
listers left Picking unuer escort.
LONDON, June "a dispatch from
Tsin Tan. dated yesterday. says that the
Protestant mission at Weihsien was burn
2 ed down by rebels.
DETAILS OF FIGHTING
J LONDON. June IA special dispatch
from Che Foo says:
[ The fight of lie allied forces agains
the combined Boxers and the Chinese sol
? diery, barring the road to Tien-Tsin, op
ened at daybreak. One hundred and fifty
Americans were among the 1900 interna,
tonal troops. The Chinese soon broke
under heavy she...ng and then the arse
nal was attacked and the guns were
gradually silenced. The fight was prac
tically over at noon.
The keen friendly rivalry for the honor
of first entering the city resulted in the
Americans and British going in neck anc
, neck.
SEYMOUR TERRIBLY HARASSED.'
. BERLIN, June 27.-The German Consul
at Che Foo confirms the contents of the
message from Vice Admiral Seymour
which reached Tien-Tsin Monday, saying
he was then eight miles westward of thai
city, terribly harassed, could only hole
out another two days, and had sixty
three men killed and over 200 wounded
and adds that the Admiral asked for tn,
despatch of a relief column of 1000 men
This column left Tien-Tsin during tbs
morning of June %, under Russian com
mand.
. CONFLICTING CABLEGRAMS
! LONDON, June q, 2:O5 p m.-The cabl,
messages from the Far East today ar,
| so far conflicting in their tenor that al
most any desired view of the situation 1.
deducible therefrom. On the whole, how
ever, news is encouraging, and 1t is saf'
! to assume that Vice Admiral Seymour
and the legations, whether together o.
separately, will ultimately reach place
of safety. Various reports locate the lie
gationers at divers places, but it seems
agreed that they safely away from
! Picking.
The latest Shanghai report says Prince
Tuan (the head of the Chinese Foreigl
Office and father of the heir apparent
has sent the legationers to Sian Flu unde
escort, and adds that Sian Flu will be tn
new capital in the event of Picking bein;
occupied by the international forces.
Admiral Seymour. it is asserted sue
ceeded in getting a message into Tien
ISM MoHpdy, 10 WHICH he Wd
then eight miles westward, terribly har
assed, could only hold out another tw
days He had sixty-three killed and owe
200 wounded. He did not mention tn
Ministers or others from Picking.
= 1t Is thought at Shanghai that nov
that Tien-Tsin is relieved, the combine
international forces will have no difficult
in reaching PekIng, though it is expecte
it will be found that all the foreigner
have already left. 1t is claimed that tn
reports as to the damage done at Tier
Tsin and the casualties among the foI
eign residents have been highly coloret
The exodus of Chinese from Shanghs
is undated. Every steamer is thronge
and the authorities have been obliged (
) resort to the use of the fire hose to pre-
, vent the fugitives from overcrowding I'll
vessels. 1he commander of the BIRTHS
first-class cruiser Undaunted. howeve
has landed large supplies of rifles and an
munition, and guns nave been placed
position at commanding points, with II
result that the foreigners are confider
they can overcome any attack on the Sc
Element, into which the foreigners fro
- the out-stations are rap.1.y congregatin
According to a dispatch from Ne
Chwang, the Russians there are bare
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