The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-29
ARRIVE AT TEN TS|N.
The Allied Forces Entered the City,
Sustaining a Small Loss.
"a L. FeRred That the Worst Has
Happened mt Pekin-One of the
Cut-On Relief Forces Has
been Relieved.

Che-Foo, June 2C.-Rr. Adm. kemph
reports by japanese torpedo boat
that the combined forces entered lien
Tsin on Saturday. June 20, sustaining
small loss. They started on Sunday
10 relieve the force which left lien
Tsin on June 10, and which is believed
TO be surrounded near Pekin.
According 10 japanese reports,
Adm. Seymour has been captured ana
the ministers have left Pekin guarded
by Chinese soldiers. Their where
abouts Is unknown.
Using Tau, June 24.--Eight thou
sand allied troops have landed at
Taku, including 1900 Germans. \
French officer, who has succeeded IN
getting through from Tien Tsin TO
Taku, says that the Russians alone
have lost $50 killed and 300 wounded.
The German gunboat Hits. up the
Tien Tsin river, reports that masses
of Chinese are nearing Tong ku and
that an immediate attack Is expected.
London. June 26.-The British
cruiser Terrible has arrived at Che
Foo from Taku with the latest news,
which Is as follows:
Eight hundred Sikhs and POO Welsh
fusilicrs have effected a junction with
the American. German and Russian
forces which had been cut of by the
Chinese about nine miles from Tien
Tsin. II was proposed TO deliver an
assault upon the Chinese forces at
lien Tsin Sunday night"
1t is not clear what forces united.
II would seem that one relieving force
cut of had been relieved by another.
At any rate IL is apparently certain
that the allies arrived in sufficient
force ~ Tien Tsin Sunday TO attack
the bcsieging Chinese.
Foreign official opinion here" says
a dispatch from shanghai 10 the Daily
Express. dated yesterday, "inclines to
believe that the worst has happened
TO the legations al Pekin and TO Adm.
Seymour az well. Even IL the lega-
tions were safe on June 10. there is
no guarantee that they are safe now.
The situation, in fact. grows more
and more gloomy. The entire alb
sence of reliable news from the cap
ital seems 10 Justify the worst con-
struction which can be put on IT,
"Bad news comes from Marking,
where the unrest is said 10 be grow
ing hourly. Niceroy Liu Kin Yih has
tclegraphed the British Authorities /.
that he has ordered the five Chinese /
cruisers which have been lying % the /
harbor here TO proceed 10 Nanldng" /
-Gen. Mas army" says con-. I
spoudent NJ shan Hal i1wnn. ~ct'ssl .. Il
ing of 1000 men. left week ago forl
Pekit. and Gen. Sung Ching's forces
numbering $500. left for the same
place on June Is.
"a careful estimate Of the numbef
and armament OF the Chinese troopb
around Pel,in publish the total a
3GO. 600 and il Is calculated that thesk
troops possess 220 seven-centimetrb
Creusot guns, IS Krupps and $50 Mad
inns.
"Their supply Of ammunition
practically ineXhaustible. 10 has beea
mainly supplied by a German firm a
Carlowitz."
Washington. June 26.-The Chinese
minister has asked an armstice ID
the sending of American troops "a
China. based on the assurance of Chi.
nese viceroys that they can mains
tain order President Mckinley
while acknowledging his gratifcatiod
at the assurances. has made IL knowd
20 the Chinese minister that the Uui4
ted States can not relax It's efforts ID
get troops 10 points where tbs ofi4
cials are considered in danger.
Washington, June 26.-The reported
action of the gunboat Monocacy. ind
failing to respond after she had beenl
fred upon from the Taku forts. is un1
derstood to have been received With
surprise by the president. who red
quired an explanation of the matter.l
which has not yet been fu.aished.l
This was made known in official quar-'
ters TO offset the published intima-
lions that the Monocacy would not
have failed to respond unless she had
been ordered TO hold her fire.
Washington, June 26.-Secretary
Long has ordered Rear Adm Remey
TO proceed TO Taku on the flagship
brooklyn, taking with him as many
soldiers as the boat will accommo-
date. This means the transference
OF the headquarters of the Asiatic
squadron from Manila to Taku and
the displacing in command of Adm.
kempff by his superior officer. Ma
w department assigns as its reason
for the order the facilitating of BUSH
ness by communication direct with
Taku.
Paris, June 26.-The French con-
sular general at Shanghai. telegraph
ing Sunday, reported that the Chi
nese minister of railroads and tele-
graphs has informed him that all
foreign ministers and foreigners at
Pckin were safe Tuesday. June 10,
ond were preparing TO leave with the
of the Chinese government.
booked for nm Address.
Washington, June 25.-John X.
Richards. solicitor general of the
United States, left here for Cam
bridge Springs, Pa. where he will de-