The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-25
FIGHTING FOR
THEIR LIVES
AT TIEN TSIN.
Ten Thousand Men Trying to Keep a
Footing and to succor the Le-
cations in the City Of Pehn.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
One Hundred Thousand Men Re-
quired to Fight china-FOreign-
ers Are In Awful Condition.

LONDON, June 25. 3 a. m.-The posi-
tion of the international forces in the
section of Northern China. where 10000
men are striving to keep footing and
to succor the legations in Pekin appears
to Increase in peril With every fresh
dispatch. Pekin has not been heard
from direct for fourteen days, The last
dispatch was one lmpIoring aid. Ad-
miral seymour's column OF two thou
sand was last heard from twelve days
ago. At that time It was surrounded
midway between Pelsin and TIen Tsln.
Possibly now It has reached Pekin.
The 5000 internationais at Tien Tsin
were hard pressed and fighting for
their lives on Thursday and a reliev-
ing force Of less than thousand had
been beaten back to Taku Friday. OBJ
servers on the spot think that one
hundred thousand men would not be
too many to grasp China firmly.
The admiralty has received the fol-
lowing from the British rear admiral at
Taku:
"cHE FOO, June 20.
"only one runner has got through
from Tlen TsIn for five days. No In
formation could be obtained except that
the foreign settlement had been almost
entirely destroyed and that our people
were fighting hard.
News is received as this telegram is
dispatched that an attempt to relieve
TIen TsIn on June % was repulsed with
some loss"
Admirals Working in Accord.
The telegram also said:
"The allied admirals are working in
perfect accord with the Russian vice
admiral as senior officer"
A press message from Shanghai dated
yesterday at p. m, embodies some la
ter information. 1t says:
"omclal Japanese kilograms confirm
the reports of defeat OF the allied
forces at Tlen Tsln. The foreigners
there are now placed in a most desper-
ate situation. The Russian admiral
Hillebrandt yesterday sent mixed
farce of four thousand from TAku to
attempt the relief OF Tien TsIn. Nearly
half of the force consisted Of Japanese.
The remainder was made up Of con-
tingents representing the other nations.
"The guns Of the Chinese around
Tien Tsin are superior to anything the
defending European force has or is
likely to have for some time.
"The bombardment of Tien TsIn con-
tInued Friday. Bomb-shellers were
hastily erected by the foreign troops,
largely constructed of wetted piece
goods. The food supplies are INSULT
clent and the continued Smelling is re-
ported to be telling terribly"
Commander of BNlfeur Killed.
Among those killed of the relief
force Friday was the commander of H.
NJ. S. Balfaur The foreign casualties
were three hundred
Japan is making every effort. Her
troops are now arriving at Taku In
large numbers. The Chinese troops in
the province of Chilli, include 10000
auxlliarIes who have been drilled by
Russian and German officers"
Captain Beatty and Lieutenant
Wright, British. have been severely
wounded at Tien TsIn, according to a
Shanghai dispatch to the Daily News,
dated Saturday. The Information was
brought there by the British cruiser
Orlando from Che Foo. The losses of
the Russians have been heavy.
1t was reported from Shanghai last
evening that the allied forces had
blown UP the Taku forts and that every
available man had been sent to the re-
lief Of Tien Tsln Two thousand, three
hundred Chinese bodies are alleged to
have been cremated at Taku and more
than four thousand Chinese are said to
have been killed at Tien TsIn.
Boxers Massed About Pelsin.
Chinese runners who have arrived at
Taku, report that foreign force was
engaged several days ago with an over
wnelmihg Oouy oi Nh'nese '''tS H'''e'
west OF Tien Tsln' nj shahghal II is
assumed that this force was Admiral
seymour's'
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Express says:
81 learn from mandarin who
stenlthlly left PelsIn, on June l6, and
who succeeded at great hazard in get