The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-29
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SEYMOUR'S
Forces Had + flern Days Of
Hard Fighting.

LONDON, JUNE 29-4 a. n.-Tho
ualties of the int rnati nal force at
taking Tien Tsin were:
Americans killed, 3; wounded 2; Brit
lsh killed. =; wounded, /; Germans killed,
Is; wounded, 27; Russians killed, -
wounded 81.
The gun fire Of the Americans and Bm;-
ish is described as beautiful"
ADMIRAL SEYMOUR SAFE.
After the relieving force pushed on to
the relief of Admiral Seymour, Chire
regulars under General Mich, says "A
dispatch from Shanghai, again attacked
Tien Tsin fiercey and bombarded the flr-
eign settlement with a terrible fire.
Colonel Dorward, British, commanded
the column that relieved Admiral Sey-
mour. Anne erlcan marines participated in
the achievement. The admiral was
found entrenched and surrounded by inn
mense masses of Chinese who were driv-
en- off by the relieving column after
brisk fight His men made a brilliant rc-
sistence never failing in courage for
fifteen days of continued fighting. Dur
| ing ten days the men were on quarter
rations They started with provisions
! LOT Ten udSS anu lilCN OohiN llbNN - ~
out a day or two longer.
! Deeming it hopeless to attempt to
break through the hordes, Admiral Sey-
mour essayed a night retrat oward I'll n
Tsin, but he came into collision with a
strong force of Chinese arriving from
the northwest and could neither advance
nor retreat. There was nothing to do
but to entrench and to stand siege. He
vainly attempted heiogcaphic mmuri-
cation.
Seymours men caught several Chinese
who said the legations had been burned
and the ministers killed. other said that
the ministers had been imprisoned.
CHINKS FIGHT HARD.
The Chinese displayed fannatical cou--
age in the attack.
Four thousand Russians left Tien TsiT
four days after Admiral Seymour, but
they never got in touch with him
Railway communication from Tiea Tsin
has been restored and the force is ad-
vancing toward Pekin. Fighting was fl
progress Wednesday IN the vicinity of
Use Chulin. Large preparations are be-
ing made to support and reinforce the
Pek!n relieving coumn Twenty thousand
troops, of all arms. largely japanese,
have no wbeon landed.
The fate Of the members of the lega-
tion is still a mystery. If they are alive
and unharmed at PeHin the Chinese gov
ernment deserves some credit. Shanghai
correspondents think, for restraining In
fanatcal mob.
CHINESE WANTS PEACE.
The Shanghai correspondent Of t. c
Daily Telegraph, wiring at 9:O5 p. M.
Yesterday says
1t is reported on good Chinese au-
thority that the government armel by
the foreign military preparations, has
, issued an edict ordering the peremptory
! suppression Of the boxers ana ann ounc
= ing a decision to protect the legations a.
al hazards"
However this ray be the Bri h co -,
sulate at Shanghai received definite infor
I nation yesterday, the Daily Exoress cor
respondent says, that while so'emnl,
f promising complete abstention from war
t like preparations the Chinese are mount
ing several new six inch guns at the Wo,
Sung forts.
! BRITISH WARSHIPS SAIL.
The British warships have sailed fro1
p Hong Kong to reinforce the allied squad
I ron at Shanghai. The southern provin
I ces are sending troops toward Pekin, anC
the exodus of Chinese of all CLASSES f'on
e Shanghai continues at the rate of from
= 10000 to 1900 per day.
= Russian prestige has been injured dur
= ing the recent fghting and an anti-Rus
= sian rising in the Lao Tong peninsula
Russian Manchuria, is predicted.
Y According to the Shanghai correspond
S ent of the Times. aGvlces from Shani
Tung say that Governor Youap Shik Ka
maintains cordial relations with for
eigners and has sent numerous courier
to Pekin, but none of them has returned
SITUATION IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, JUNE 2S.-Today's de
s velopment in Chinese affairs were meagr
and the general opinion here is that tn
two messages-one from Kempff and tn
other from Ii Hung Chang would not b.
$ accepted as settling the question as Z
the fate Of the foreign mini ters at Pc
/ kin, and their families and attaches IT,
? secretary OF the navv bv srecial instruc
tons o. tse pre- iieni, has beea part