Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-28
ACCORDING TO JAPANESE RE-
PORTS ADMIRAL IS PRISONER.
FOREIGNERS TAKE TEN TSlN
Occupy City With Small Loss Saturday
Ministers Said TO Have Left Pekin
Under Guard-McKiniey Refuses
Chinese Minister'S Request Not 10
Forward More Troops.

Che Foo, June 2b.-Rear Admiral
Kempff reports by Japanese torpedo
boat that the combined forces entered
Tien rsin Saturday, sustaining small
loss. They started Sunday to relieve
the force which left Tien Tsin June 10,
and which was believed to be surround
ed near Pekin. According TO japanese
reports Admiral Seymour has been
captured and the ministers have left
Pekin guarded by Chinese soldiers.
Their whereabouts are unknown.
Foreign Troops Mass.
Using Tau, June 26.-(24th. Eight
thousand allied troops have landed at
Taku, Including 1900 Germans, A
French officer who succeeded in get
ting through from Tien Tsin to raku
says the Russians alone have lost $50
killed and 800 wounded. The Ger
man gunboat Hits, up the Tien Tsin
river, reports that masses of Chinese
are nearing Tong Ku and that an i'm
mediate attack is expected
Kempff Urges Aid.
Chefoo, June 26.-IJnited States Con-
sui Fowler has received from Rear
Admiral Kempff the following; only
one communication from Pekin has
reached me since communications were
interrupted June 10. 1t was dated
June r. There is no direct or indirect
news from the ministers since. About
$50 foreign troops including
56 American marines, went to
Pekin to guard the legations A force
of 100 Americans uniting with total
force of $500 men of all nationalities
represented here went on June 10 to
open the road and relieve Pekin. This
movement was by permission of the
Chinese government. The last news
from the expedition was dated June
II when the the expedition was at Lang
Fang. The railroad has been destroyed
behind it since. Any news that can be
obtained or effort made for the relief
of the legations and lives and properly
of the foreigners should be done at any
hazard. All energies and forces hele
must first be directed to the relief or
Tien Tsin, particularly as it is the X ~
to Pekin."
Mckinley Declines Request.
Washington, June 26,-The chief de-
velopment yesterday in the Chinese
situation was the effort OF the Chinese
minister WI Ting Fang, to secure an
armistice in the operation OF the
American troops until Ii Hung Chang
could reach Pekin and bring about a
cessation of the disorder. The prop
osition is based upon the representa-
tons of the viceroys of the important
provinces Of the Yang Use klang val
ley that they can maintain order with
out the aid of foreign troops, and that
the presence OF the foreigners would
act merely as an incentive to disorder.
Minister WI brought these representa-
tions to the attention of Secretary Hay,
who consulted the president The lat
ter's decision was that while the as
surances of the viceroys for continued
quiet were fully appreciated, the United
States could not bind itself not to
send it's forces to points where disorder
actually existed and where the safety
of our officials and citizens is endan-
gered.
Secretary Long said when he left
the navy department for the day
| chat nothing had come from Admiral
| Kempff on the casualties OF the first
engagement OF American marines Win
| the Chinese or, on the outcome of the
second engagement which was to have
occurred Sunday or Saturday. The
| only dispatch received by the secretary
was the delayed one from Admi al
| Kempff asking for instructions as u
whether he should cooperate with the
ether naval forces in taking the Taku
| forts. This must have been sent some
DAYS ago. as the Taku forts were taken
the middle OF last week. Under the
circumstances there was no occasion
for answering the Admiral's request, az
| he had already been advised Of the gen
eral purpose of this government to act
concurrently with the other powers In
protection of American interests. The
| state utptltIlHht itAialhVh Niiip"S''"
| tho day without information from
Minister Conger or any other source
! the only dispatch received being from
| Consul John Goodnow, at Shanghai
saying he had heard nothing from Pc
kin since the 18th. On the whole iht
day was ore Of anxiety and lack o.
definite information on the main
| points.