Evening journal., 1900-07-18
ALLIED FORCES VICTORIOUS

The allied forces stormed the walled
city Of TienTsin on Saturday last, ant
captured all its defenses. The
Chinese were completely routed. The
loss in the three days fighting was
800 killed and wounded, Of which the
Americans had 215.
China has begun war against Russia
A transport was attacked on the Amur
river, and nearly all the escort killed
The town Of Blagoveschensk was at
tackled, the garrison overwhelmed and
nearly all perishetd. In Manchuria,
stations of the Eastern Siberian rail
way have been burned. bridges destroy
ed and the tracks torn up.
Minister WI is in receipt OF a cable
gram from Sheng, director Of posts at
Shanghai, reporting that the British
legation was standing on July 8, two
days after the reported massacre.
A cablegram from Admiral Remey
yesterday says that the reported losses
OF theallies in Friday attack uponTien-
Tsin were 775 killed and wounded. OF
whom 215 were Americans. The ad-
miral says the number is believed to
be exaggerated.
II was decided at the Cabinet meet
ing yesterday that the present situation
In China does not require an extra ses-
sion of Congress. If. however, sub
sequent developments demand it, an
extra session will be called promptly
to authorize the president to raise
more troops.
In an interview with the foreign con.
suls at Canton on the eve of his de.
parture for Pekin, Ii Hung Chanl
gave assurances that his trip was mad,
with pacific intentions. He has induced
all of the vioeroys, except two. to join
in memorial to the throne to secure
safety Of the foreigners
The Danish mission station at Fune
Kwang Tung, on the peninsula Of Lila
Tung, has been destroyed. The mis-
sionaries escaped to Chempulpho
A dispatch from Shanghai says tha
a massacre occurred on July 8 at Tai
Yuen-Fu, capital of the province O
Shan-Si, forty foreigners and hun
dred native converts being killed.
Minister Allen. in Korea, cables tha
the Boxers on Saturday, July IA, de
stroyed a Roman Catholic mission
three miles from the Korean boundar,
and fifty miles from the American
mines. This means an extension of tn
Boxer movement into Manchuria.
There are indications OF serious trou
bic in Korea, arising from the anti
Christian and anti-foreign movements
similar to that Of the Boxers. The mis-
sionary element there is blamed 70
much of the trouble.
Four companies OF the Fifteent
Regiment reached San Francisco yes
terday from Plattsburg. New Yorl
and Immediately embarked for Naga
saki on the transport Sumner.
Companies c and d, of the Enginee
Corps, arrived at West Point froI
Wlllets Point yesterday. They are III
der orders to leave for China ne,
, Monday, together with all engineers Z
West Point.
Colonel Edward B. Williston, Slxt
Artillery, has been placed on the n
: tired list.
d Commander Wilde cabled to Il
I Navy Department yesterday from No.
e Japan; Oregon passing through S
monoseki Straits on way to Kure. A
: we'll"
: Commander l.. c. Logan has be,
o detached from command of the Nj
chias, and will be succeeded by Cor
mander ]. d. Adams, at present {
!. duty in the photographic Office.
. The British steamers Pheasant al
lcarus left Victoria yesterday to patr
m Bering Sea during the sailing season.
Is The army transport Sumner. bearil
,r a detachment Of troops. surgeons al
,e hospital assistants. sailed from S
in Francisco yesterday for Nagasaki
all Judge Acknowledgement Lemly h
II decided that the president has the a
Is thority to appoint sixteen more seco
,d lieutenants in the Marine Corps.