The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-19
tween the forts are reported to have
PRACTICALLY PRISONERS.

PARIS. June S-The French consol
general at South China, who was in
structed to send to Tonquin all the
French citizens at Yunnan-Sen, cables
from the latter place, under date of
Thursday June A. that he had been pre-
vented from leaving with his companions
by the viceroy, and that his house and all
the missions have been burned He adds
that everything. including their clothes
has been stolen. and that they are prac-
tically prisoners.
The gravity of the situation in China.
Is now fully recognized, and the Paris
morning papers demand energetic steps
Tor the protection OF interests of French
citizens. The measures taken by M Del
casse. the foreign minister. are unani-
mously approved but the general feeling
now is that as the Chinese question in
one aspect is exclusively French, the gov
ernment should do much more The
Matin says:
Not only in Yun-Nan Is it necessary
that the government should look after
the interest of France; we must take ac-
ton with the other powers around Pekin
beftting the position of France as a
great naval and military power"
TELEGRAPH INTERRUPTED
NEW YORK, June 1S-The Commercial
Cable company at II 80 o'clock this morn
ing sent out the following notice:
According TO the latest advices, land
lines between Taku ana Lutai Ca tele-
graph station on the Helampo route, con-
tlguous to and to the northward of TakD
are now interrupted. thus cutting off en-
tlrely telegraphic communication with
lien Tsin and Taku. kilograms for these
two places, with full postal address in
plain language but not under registered
addresses VIII be forwarded by post from
Cne Foo. A steamer will run daily be-
tween Che Foo and Tien Tsin Telegrams
for New Chwang and Port Arthur may be
sent, via Helampo"
TAKU ENGAGEMENT CONFIRMED
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The navy de-
partment has made public the text of the
cablegrams received this morning from
ADMIRAL Remey and Commander Taussig.
The first is as follows:
CaV1te, June B-Taussig cables that
the Iaku forts fired upon foreign gun
vessels and then surrendered to the al
Leu FORCES the morning of June II
hempn asks Instructions about Joining,
other powers, who are taking united ac-
non In demanding that the Taku forts
oS turned 1 over to them to secure favor
aole termination of the trouble viii the
department instruct Kempff and give me
the same information? -"RemeI
The telegram from Commander Taussfg.
OF the Yorktown. is as follows:
Chez Foo. June. T7.--Taku fort fired
upon foreign vessels about 12:45 a. m
Surrendered to allied forces at a m
The British admiral is at Tien Tsin.
'Taussig.'
ALL WERE IN 1T
LONDON, June 1S.-A dispatch from
Chefoo, under today's date, SAYS:
he forces of the combined fleets &C.
cupied the Taku north forts yesterday
after exploding a magazine. The British
gunooat Algerine was damaged and two
OF fer officers and four men were wound
ed
Japan and Russia are reported to be
landing large force of troops"
BENGAL INFANTRY GOES.
SIMI4A, June 1S.-In consequence of the
gravity of the Chinese situation the Sew
enth Bengal infantry has been ordered TO
proceed to Hong Kong.
KUSSIA'S BIG DEMAND.
LONDON. June 1S.-A dispatch from
Shanghai says Russia has demanded
50.OOO.0OO taels indemnity for the d3maga
done to the Chinese railways in which
Russians are interested.
THREE GERMAN SAILORS KILLED
BERLIN, June 1S-A semi official dis
patch from Che Foo announces that the
Taku forts had been CAPTURED after a
combined attack by the foreign warships.
fhree men on the German warohip Iitis
were killed and seven were wounded.
The dispatch added that the foreign set
Elements at Tlen-Tsin were being fired
into by the Chinese.
When the dispatch left nothing had
been heard from the German detachment
sent to Iekir or from the. German Icga-
ton there.