The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-22
Bombardment Of the City Continues.
Foreign Concessions Burned and
American Consulate Razed.
Russians Hard Pressed.

Brown and King saved. gunboats.
(sgd) BROWN.
The three men mentioned are mis-
sionaries. DIR. Leonard infers the re-
naming twenty-four missionaries In
Tien-Tsin have been murdered by Box
ers.
Among them are many women In
Guiding five in the Womans Foreign
Missionary society and members OF
the Haynor. Pike and Hopkins and
Brown families.
MILITARY COLLEGE BURNED.
London, June 22.-In the House OF
Commons today Mr.. William St. John
Broderick. the under secretary OF state
for foreign affairs replying to a ques-
tion, said the foreign office had no
news from Pekin or Vice Admiral Sey-
mour. He added that news by runner,
June Is from Tien Tsin. arriving at
Taku June II, announced that several
attacks had been made and repulsed.
Continuing Mr.. Broderick said that
on June IL the Chinese shelled the for-
eign settlements and the Chinese mili-
tary college was attacked by mixed
force OF It's Austrians. British, Ger
mans and Italians.
They destroyed the guns and burned
the college. which contained considerA-
bic stores OF ammunition and killed ftb
defenders. The Russians with their
four heavy field guns entered the SER
vice
The Germans had one man killed: the
Italians had five men wounded. and
the Russians had seven men killed and
five wounded.
CHINESE REPULsED.
During the night OF June IL the Chi
nese tried to seize the bridge OF boats,
but were repulsed with loss, including.
1t is reported. Chinese general
Rear Admiral Bruce at Taku tele-
graphed last night the further informa-
tion that at Tien Tsin. June 20, fighting
was proceeding and reinforcements
were required.
Mr.. Broderick continued: I'VE have
further heard from Admiral Bruce at
Chee-Foo this morning as follows:
II am hoping Tien Tsin may be re-
lieve6 tonight No news from the conn
mander- in chief.
THE Terrible landed this morning 320
officers and men of the Fusiliers."
In conclusion Mr.. Broderick an
nounced that he believed various other
troops would arrive In day or two X
they had not already landed and that
arrangements had been made 20 suppIe-
ment very considerably the force or
dered TO China.
MoNoCACY DAMAGED.
London, June 22.-The United States
gunboat Monocacy was two miles up
the Pei-Ho river when the interna-
tional fleet began the bombardment of
the Taku forts. According to the
Shanghai correspondent OF the Daily
Express. she was shot through the
bow.
The correspondent says that Chinese
rifiemen on both sides of the river at
tackled her, but unsuccessfully.
The scantiness OF authentic news
with reference to the situation con-
tinues. Admiral Kempffs cablegram
to the navy department at Washington
Is commented upon In London papers
as a change for the worse.
The British admiralty does not be-
lieve the report of the death OF Admiral
Seymour. Commander OF the interna-
tional column. and semi official assur~
ances are given that there seems to be
not the slightest evidence to back up
such a report
Ii is pointed out that Admiral Sey-
mour had sufficient supplies to enable
him to get TO Pekin or to 70 back. I'VE
are hopeful" says the semi -ofI1cial an.
nouncement, that since he has not
done the latter. he has done the for
mer."
CoNsULs MEET.
A dispatch to the Associated Press
from Shanghai dated yesterday, says:
The consuls met today TO consider
the situation. which in the absence OF
news from Pekin. is looked upon a. par
ticularly threatening.
Grave fears still exist an to the safe
ty OF the Europeans In Pekin. II was
agreed TO wire to the senior consul at
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