The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-15
KEMPFF TELLS OF
THE OPERATIONS

Washington, July 14.-In the mail
from China today Secretary Long re-
ceived from Admiral Kempff a report
of the American operations in China up
to June 5. The report is as follows
United States Flagship Newark. Ia
ku, China, June Sir: 1 have the hon
or to report that at a. m, May 30, I
received a telephone message, a copy of
which is herewith enclosed, marked Il
and at 6 a. m, in compliance with or
derS which | Immediately issued to the
commanding officer of this ship. 100
men. consisting of forty marines and
sixty sailors, were landed at Taku. Cap
tain B. H. McCalla, u S. NJ, in charge;
officers, Captain T. J. Myers, U. S. NJ
c.; Captain n. H. Hall, u S. NJ. c.:
Ensign D. w. Wurtsbaugh, U. s. N:
Naval Cadets, J. K. Taussig, U. S N,
and G. E. Courtney, L. S. N; Paymas-
ter H. f. levitt, U. S. N, and Gunner
c. H. Sheldon, U. S. N.
Agent Refuses Transportation.
''Two-Taking the first party which
arrived on shore, consisting of thirty
seven marines, to the railroad station at
Teng Ku, they were refused tTanspOrta-
ton on the train to Tien Tsin owing
to the agent being unwilling to assume
the responsibility of issuing tickets to
an armed force without an order from
the directors of the road This portion
of the landing party were returned to
Taku, where by this time all of the
force had arrived.
Procuring tug and lighter from
the Taku Tug 81 Lighter company.
the entire force was sent to Tien Tsin
by river, Captain j. X. Myers, u. S N,
in command. Captain McCaIla and Pay
master levitt proceeded by train at
IA p m. The landing party reached
Tien Tsin at 10 o'clock o. m, where
they were received with demonstrations
of joy by the foreign population, they
being the first Caucasian troops to ar
rive. I remained at Taku with my per-
sonal staff
'Three-On May 30, at LA, / proceed
ed to Tien Tsin for the purpose of ex-
aiming as well as I might the state of
affairs. On this day the English ship
Algerine came in and landed twenty
sven men and sent them to Tien Tien
and ships of various other nations be-
gan arriving and preparing to land
troops.
Pekin Expedition Starts.
"FOur-On May 81. having obtained
permission of the Chinese government.
l sent fifty men from Tien Tsin to
Pekln in company with about 800 for
eign troops of various nationalities.
They left at AIS p. m, Captain Nc
Gala in command, and arrived at the
end of the railroad line at 6:45 D. M.
and marched to the legation, having en-
countered not the slightest opposition
on the way or in the city.
"Five-I returned on board ship June
?, and on June Captain McCalla.
after seeing that our men on shore
were properly cared for and that
everything was in satisfactory con-
dlt1on, returned on board ship.
SIX take great pleasure in saying
that our officers and men on shore
have. by their conduct and manage
ment, contributed in every way to the
high standard of efficiency held by the
navy. yet it is proper as a matter of
justice and in satisfaction to myself
to mention and call the attention of
the department particularly to Cap
tain McCalla, whose foresight and
ability in the discharge of his duties in
connection with this whole matter
merit unqualified praise.
SeVen-At I p. m. yesterday | re-
celved message, a copy of which is
enclosed With my No. IL of this date.
indicating that affairs were again in
a critical condition A party of fifty
more men was landed from this ship
this morning at a. m, and Captain
McCalla has again gone ashore. En-
sign c. Gilpin, United States navy. and
Naval Cadet Courtney, who returned
with Captain McCalla, from the first
landing party, were the officers.
Asks for a Vessel.
THE department was informed by ca
BILE message and the commander-in-
chief was similarly informed and re-
queSted to send a light draft vessel
here for use in the river as a base of
supplies for the force on shore. AS the
disturbance here is likely to be of such
q prolonged nature as to require the
protracted stay of a vessel here ready
to land men on short notice, as men
toned in my message, consider a
light draft vessel. which can be sta
toned inside of the river where com
munication is certain with a battalion
of the marines. almost indispensable to
the present trouble. in, order to effect
lively protect American interests and
property in this locality. Other nations
are landing troops today in response 70
the messages received last night