The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-06-29
SBYMOUR'S MIN SAVED
Relief Force Reached Them Not
An Hour Too Soon.
hemmed in BY Chinese Hordes
Only Few Miles Outside
of Tientsin.

Chetoo, June 28.-Admiral Sevmour's
expedition has been relieved. HAVING
failed to connect with Peking. There il
no news from Peking. The Russian gen.
eral, SchleIle, commanding the combined
forces OF 10000 men, is supposed 70 be
proceeding to Peking.
Admiral SpymOur's expedition is re-
| turning to Tientsin. His force has snf.
fered greatly. 1t is estimated that from
10000 to 10000 Chinese troons arc
now before Peking. Boxers from oil
sections are swarming there.
Fear the Worst
London, June pa British cruiser
has arrived at Chefoo from Taku with
the latest news as follows:
Eight hundred Sikhs and 200 Welsh
tuslleers have effected a junction with
the American, German aud Russian
forces which had been cut off by the Chi
nese about nine miles from Tientsin II
was proposed to deliver an assault m
on the Chinese forces at Tipntsin last
night. 1t is not clear what forces united
lt would seem that one relieving force
| cut off, had been relieved by another
At any rate 1t is apparently certain that
the allies arrived in sufficient force at
IIentsin Sunday to attack the besipginr
Chinese
"Foreign official opinion here" saws a
dispatch to the Daily Express from
Shanghai, ''is that the worst has han
pened TO the legations at Peking. Even
II the legations were safe on June II
there Is no guarantee that they are safe
now. The situation in fact grows more
and more gloomy. The entire absence
OF reliable news from the capital seems
TO justify the worst construction which
can be put upon it. Bad news comes
from Yam kung, where the unrest is said
to be growing hourly. Viceroy Liu
hing luch has telegraphed the British
authorities he has ordered the five Chi
nese cruisers lying off the harbor here
to proceed to Nan Kin"
Entered Tientsin.
CheefoO, June &c. - Rear Admiral
kempff reports by Japanese tOrpedo
boat that the combined forces entered
Ilentsn on Saturday, June %, sustain
ing small loss. They started on Sunday
to relieve the force which left Tientsin on
June 10 and which is believed to he sur-
rounded near Peking.
According to these Japanese reDorts
Admiral Seymour has been captnred
and the ministers have left Peking
guarded by Chinese soldiers. Their
whereabouts is unknown.
Surrounded in China
NashlngtCn, June 2I.-Tne navy ue-
partment has received the following
cablegram from Admiral Knmpff:
"Taku, June 25.-Secretary of the
Navy, Washington, d. c.: The relief
force reached Tientsn on the 23rd. The
loss was very small. The Peking relief
force which left Tientsin on June 10 is
reported to be surrounded ten miles
from Tientsin. A force left Tientsin on
the oath to render assistance"
The secretary of state has received q
dispatch from Z. S. Consul John owler,
at ChefOo, saying: 1.-The combined
forces entered Tientsin on the 23rd."
With Seymour and the first intprDa-
tiOnal force for Peking are 100 Ameri
can marines and four officers.
Brooklyn Hunts the Fight.
Washington, June 26.-The navv de-
partment announces that the armorpd
cruiser Brooklyn with Admiral Remev on
board will take 300 marines from Ma
Mia to Taku, stopping at Nagasaki en-
route. The gunbOat Princeton has been
ordered to SwatO, Annoy and Goo Chow,
thence to Shanghai to install an electric
plant, keeping ever ready for immediate
active service.
The president has assigned Gen. Adna
k. Chaffee to the command OF military
forces operating in China. Gen. Chaffee
was at the war department today re-
ceiving instructions, and will leave for
San Francisco in time to sail on the LIST
OF July with the Sixth cavalry. This
detachment sails on the Grant. which
has been ordered to touch at Nagasaki
for further orders. 1t is probable that
the ship will then sail for ChefoO with
Gen. Chaffee and the Sixth cavalry. Gen.
Macarthur was cabled today an order
directing the commanding officer OF the
Ninth Infantry and such other forces as
may be operating in China by the time
OF the Grants arrival to report to Gen.
Chaffee on his arrival. Unless present
plans change, headquarters will be es-
tablished at ChefoO. Gen. Macarthur
was also directed to send Capt. Russell
OF the signal corps with a detachment
to ChetOO. Capt. Russell, during the
Spanish war, worked in conjunction with
naval officers, and he has been selected
to have charge of the signal operations
because OF his familiarity with that work
in both the army and navy. The Ninth
infantry sails from Manila on the 9th.
The Sixth cavalry sailing from San
Francisco July 1 will touch at Nagasaki
for orders and may be diverted to China.
Must Have an Army.
Chefoo, June 26. = The foreigners
everywhere are urging the concentration
OF an army of 100000 men, or at least
about $4,000, for an advance on Pc
king. Many persons, familiar with the
Chinese character, think the foreign min
listers and Vice Admiral Seymour are
held as hostages for good terms OF set
tlement. They also believe the whole
Chinese army is joining in the movement
under the leadership of Tung Flu Hsiang,
who crushed the Mohammedan rebellion.
Recently he was nominally degraded for
the purpose OF organizing an anti-foreign
uprising quietly. 1t ie estimated that
$4,000 soldiers, we'll armed but poorly
disciplined, are about Peking and Tient-
sin. The Chinese officers boast that
they have 100000 soldiers.
Admiral Seymour's force carried a
week rations and the men had an aver
age of $50 rounds OF ammunition. The
Russians conduct at Taku, according
to other officials, infamed the natives.
The Russians are reported to have been
sh0Otinp tho Chinnno indiGpriminatp tpIv