Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-16
COLONEki LISCUM
SLAIN AT ITEM TSIN
iaptain Davis, Marine Corps Also XII d
Losses of Allied Forces Large At
tack on Native City RepuIsed.

some time. and the Chinese Sit
uati0n was thoroughly discussed.
/ In an probability the President
| Win come home within the next Two
or three days 20 remain a day ~ two.
/ There is reason 90 believe that 5000 or
/ 10000 troops Will be gotten together as
! rapidly as possible and hurried 20
/ China Some OF these probably VIII be
| taken from Cuba II the situation re-
| uulreg more men Congress win have 10
/ De called together 10 provide for them
I Gen Wo D c0mmandaut Of Che ma
I rine corps is arranging for the nobih-
| cation OF another battalion Of marines
/ for the far east
An unofficial report has como 10 the
/ attention OF the Chinese officials here
TO the effect that 1900 Chinese officials
at Pekin petluoned Prince Tuan to
protect the foreigners whereupon
Prince Tuan ordered am those who
united In the petition 20 be killed
THE ATTACK on ITEM TsINl
London. July 16-The Evening News
prints a dispatch dated at Shanghai to-
day giving detailed account of the
attack of the allied forces on the native
city Of Tlcn Tsiu as reported in the
/ dispatch 20 the Associated Press dated
Tien Tsin, july 49, via Che Foo. July 10,
and Shanghai, July TO-
According 90 the Evening News dis
patch the allies were repulsed and COM
PEELED TO retreat with a loss Of more
than 100 killed the British losing 40
and the japanese 60 The Americans
and Russians. Il Is .dded. also suffered
heavily. Among the Americans killed
We're Col French Of the Twenty-fitth
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
Workmanship was accurate and dead
w.
FRENCH NOT IN CHINA.
The report that Col French, Twenty
fifth infantry. was killed at Tien Tsin
is not understood at the war depart
ment officials state positively that
Col. French is not In China There is
hut one Col. French In the service and
he commands the Twenty-second in
fantry, two battalious OF which are In
the Philippines and the third one In
this country on June 30, Col French
was In New York on sick leave
JAPANESE AT TEN TsIN.
Washington. July 1s-The japanese
legation today received a cable from
the minister Tor foreign affairs dated
Toxic, July 10, giving some belated de-
tails Of the lighting at Tien Tsin July
B. when the town was still In possession
Of the allies.
According TO this cable there are
1000 japanese troops az Tien Tsln More
than half allied troops In the attack
on Tien Tsin on the 18th therefore were
probably Japanese. The cable is as fol-
lows ION the Srd inst a large body
Of Chinese soldiers appeared before
Tien Tsin and attacked the northern
part Of the settlement which was
guarded by the Russian troops The
Japanese sent 20 their aid at the Rus.
sian generals request, one battery Of
artillery and two companies Of infantry
After a heavy cann0nade. they silenced
the Chinese guns and finan repulsed the
enemy.
THE japanese losses In this engage
ment were two captains killed and
about thirty n-commissioned officers
and men Killed and wounded Major
Gen Fuku shima has now under him
at Tien TsIn about 1900 japanese
troops"
MAY BE MAI. WALLACE.
II is stated at the war department
that no such person as Captain Wilcox
who was reported wounded Is In the
Ninth Infantry The officials here think
It might be Major Wallace, Of the Ninth.
WI LEARNS OF THE BATTLE.
Washington, July l6.-News OF the
battle Of Tien Tsin as brought by the
Associated Press cables direct from
the mold. was conveyed TO the Chinese
minister today. The minister followed
the recital with rapt attention. inter-
rupting with expressions OF astonish- |
ment and profound regret at the start I
ling developments, He was particularly |
impressed with the detailed names 81 /
the American killed and wounded |
which appeared 20 remove every
shadow of doubt and asked as 10 the /.
various officers and their families.
The scene OF the fighting came home /.
vividly 20 the minister az he has lived .
for long time az Tien Tsin. the close |
friend and associate " II Hung Chang i
during the latters vicerOyalty there |
and the detail Of the engagement /
around the walls could be followed by I
him with q personal knowledge OF the /
surroundings In his minds eye he pic /
tured before him the scene OF action. /
Here, he pointed out. was the great .
walled city within which the native |
Chinese population lived.
Around the CITY swept the slnuous
Cape river from Taku 70 Pekln. Below
the walled city, a fun hours ride by
chair Jay the foreign settlements or
concessions or compounds. AT this
latter point well away from the walls
of the main city the foreign citizens
with the allied troops. have now been
located. The news OF the fight AZ the
walls meant. therefore. that the allied
forces had advanced from their position
well down the Pei Ho, and had attacked
the city Itself
GREATLY MORTIFIED.
The outcome OF this he said was the
utmost concern He spoke with a good
deal Of freedom but asked 20 be ex.
cused from any public declaration on
the subject. In the most sympathetic
terms, however, he expressed his hor-
ror al the latest developments. declar-
Ing that 90 no American home could
the news bring deeper regret than 10
himself AZ the other legations and
the same feeling Of dismay
prevailed
Although Minister Wu WIN make no
public utterance the Associated Press
Is able 60 give what is said 20 =. The
aspect OF the situation from the Chinese
standpoint According 90 this view the
movement o. the allied forces from the
foreign SETTLEMENT down the river upon
the native walled city. was not only un-
fortunate but was fraught with the
greatest danger with the fate az the
foreign legations and ministers at Pekln
sun IN doubt the allied forces might
wen have turned their attention IN cut
ting a way through 20 the rescue OF
their officials and citizens at the capt.
tai
In that event, Il Is said. the nominal
conditions around Tien Tsln would have