Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-06-25
Attacking Force Supplied With
Modern ArtiIlery-Gunhoats
Collecting at Scene OF
Trouble.
QUEEN AN TO FIGHT WORLD
Her Army Engaging Allied Forces
Admiral Kempff Heard
From.
SALISBURY ON PARTITION

Chicago, June z0-A Specldi 10 INC
Tribune" from Vancouver, b. C.,
says: The steamship Tartar from the
orient brings the following mail ad-
vices: "Liu Hsiu Shun, empress dow
ayers secret emissary to Japan, was
shot in the abdomen as he stepped
ashore at Canton. Assassin and friends
escaped. Liu died."
Chez Foo, June 25-The Chinese
bombardment of Tien Tsin set fire to
the mission buildings first. Fire
spread to the native city, destroying
everything.
Washington, June 25-A telegram
from Admiral Kempff dated Che Foo.
June oath, says: In an ambuscade
near Tien Tsin, June 21st, four of
Walters command killed, seven
wounded.Aforce of 1000 started to re-
lieve Tien Tsin today. Secretary Of
the navy ordered Admiral Remey with
the Brooklyn to go to Taku and assist
the army with what troops the Brook
lyn can carry.
The attacking force well supplied
with modern artillery have been press
ing the small allied force very hard.
Already the dead number 100. Relief
is being rushed from Taku but the
column have to fight their way through
big Chinese army. The governor of
Shan Tung province, in which Che
Foo Is situated, after comforting with
subordinate mandarins decided not
| to join the rebels, issued a proclama-
ton decreeing that Europeans and
Americans should be protected. Ad-
miral Kempff held conference Sun
day at the American consulate with
Consul Fowler and captains Of the
Nashville and Yorktown The local
governor of Che Foo was present and
promised there would be no uprising
here against foreigners and gave other
assurances. Capt Edward Bayly of
the British armored cruiser at TRku
signalled the American captains yes
terday: Thank God the Russians
were here, Otherwise we should all
have been murdered"
San Francisco, June 25-An order
has been received directing the Sixth
cavalry to be recruited to full war
strength It is believed the regiment
will be Gent to China
London, June 25-'The French con.
sui general at Shanghai, reported the
Chinese minister of railroads, inform.
ed all foreign ministers and foreign
ers that Pekin was safe last Tuesday
and preparing to leave with the auth
ority of the Chinese government.
London, June 25-Although the pow
ers at last seem conscious of the mag
nitude of the Chinese peril and art
concertedly hurrying forward all in
ternational troops available to over
come immediate perils. For the pres
ent situation the troops are apparently
| totally inadequate. Alarm not ONLY
for the safety of Vice-Admiral Sey-
mour and party, who are not mention
ed in any dispatches from Pekin, bu
also for his base at Tien- Tsin remains
unrelieved. The admiral received tn,
following dispatch from Rear Admira
Bruce dated Taku via Che Foo, Jun
24-TOtal force which left Tien Tsil
with commander-in-chief for Pekil
was about 1000 composed of detacf
ments from allied ships. No actiol
could possibly be taken to relieve tn
| DCNauoC IL wa
only known he was cut off, by lie
Tsin being invested. "Tien Tsin ha
been fighting for its life ever since tn
receipt of information that the Chi
ese army had ordered trains for attacl
ing Tien Tsin, that they were ravagin
to Tong Ku and reinforcing Taku a
we'll as mining the mouth of Pei Ht
that it was promptly, determined t
seize Taku. Since then every effol
! has been made to relieve Tien. Tsil
commanded a small coasting stean
er for the taking troops of sick an
! wounded across the bay to Wei H;
pi Wei. where l intend making temper
ary base, hospital and asylum for re
| ugees."
India is sending China eight batta
: ions of infantry, cavalry regimen
artillery and engineers as a fightin
/; force besides two battalions to guar
; communications.
The official Gazette" OF st. Peter