The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-16
Allies Are Finally Repulsed
With Heavy Loss.

prints a dispatch dated at Shanghai to-
day, giving a detailed account of the at
tack of the allied forces on the native
city of Tien Tsin, as reported in the dis
patch to the Associated Press, dated
Tien Tsin July 13, via. Che Foo, July Is,
and Shagnhai July 16.
According to the Evening News dis
patch, the allies We're repulsed and COM
PEELED to retreat with loss of more
than 100 killed, the British losing 40, and
the Japanese so. The Americans and
Russians, it is added also suffered
heavily. Among the Americans killed
were Col French, of the Twenty fifth
infantry and Col Liscum of the Ninth
infantry A Russian colonel of artillery
was also killed.
|. The dispatch adds that the Cinnamon
fought with great desperation and their
craftsmanship was accurately and
deadly
CHINESE TACTICS.
New York, July ia dispatch to the
Herald from Tien Tsin, July 8, says:
While the Chinese are making a stub
born resistance about Tien Tsin, they
are making no attempt to regain Taku
or to cut off the approach to Tien Tsin
by river or railway The entire distance
is deserted by the natives, and troops
come up without seeing a Chinaman-
Unguarded launches ply up and down
with dispatches. The restoration of the
The Chinese have a faculty for NOV
ing their guns rapidly and suddenly OPP
ening fire from a new point
At dusk they sent six shells into the
foreign settlement at random One en-
tered the barracks of the centurions
men and wounded six
The stacks of government salt on the
| opposite side of the river ana the acres
of ruins give the Chinese an opportunity
/ to pour in random rifle shots without
! exposure.
WILCOX ISN'T KNOWN.
Washington, July 16-It is stated at
the war department that no such per-
son as Captain Wilcox who was re-
/ ported wounded, is in the Ninth infan-
/ try. The officials here think it might be
Major Wallace of the Ninth.
| NEWS OF FIGHTING FROM JAPAN.
Washington, July 16.-The japanese
/ legation has received a dispatch dated
| Toxic, July 10, stating that the Rus
| slams guarding Tien Tsin, were severely
! pressed and called on the japanese
| troops for assistance. A combined attack
was made on the Chinese and the latter
We're repulsed- The Japanese lost two
| captains killed and thirty non-commiS-
| stoned officers and privates wounded.
This dispatch probably refers to one
of the early fights at Tien Tsin
| CLAMOR FOR REVENGE.
London, July 16.-"Revenge today,
mourning tomorrow is practically the
universal cry of Europe. but it is sorrow
fully admitted that there can be no re-
venge today, nor perhaps, for many to-
morrows for the incredible barbarities
that are reported to have marked tho
last scenes within the legations at Pc
kin. Nothing is clearer than that the
ant-foreign cOnfia grafton is rapidly
permeating even hitherto quiescent pro-
VinceS and, though it is recognized thai
every day which leaves Pekin in the
power of the mob increases the periis
and difficulties of the situation. nothing
comes from the diplomats of Europe tC
show that the powers have overcome the
Jealousies, resulting in general impo-
tency to which is commonly ascribec
the sacrifice of the handful of women
| children and men comprising the inter.
national colony in Peiin
Nothing has been received today tha'
adds to the information previously oh.
tanned regarding the massacre The onl.
ray of light extricable from the Pekii
message appears to be the statemen
that Cheng and his followers did theil
utmost in defense of the legations TIL.
rebels, however, are evidently greatly IL
the majority. and the few loyalists ar,
helpless before the hordes who have Join
ed and are daily joining the blood stain