The evening times., 1900-06-26

LONDON. June 25.-There are some
details concerning the relief Of Tientsin
on June % By the allied forces, but much
is left to coniectHEe Dispatches from
Chefoo ana other points confirm the report
That the international troops entered the
beIeaguered city on Saturday after a
hard fight. In the resistance to the Amer
leans and Europeans the Chinese lost hea-
Willy. but the allies suffered comparative
ly few casualties.
other dispatches say that on Sunday
the relief force left TIentsin to rescue the
Seymour expedition, which have gone to
the aid Of the foreigners in Pekin and has
been reported 10 be in desperate straits
at various points between Tientsin and the
capital.
a Shanghai despatch states that the
Russians alone lost 12O killed and 500
wounded in the repulse at or near Tientsin
on June %, the day before the allied
forces entered the city.
The Shanghai despatch adds that the
force now proceeding to Tientsin numbers
5000. the majority being japanese soldiers.
There are also 2OOO British and 1900
Germans in this relief column. General
Fukushima is in command.
The relief Of Tientsin is further con-
irmed by dspatch to the Central News,
dated at Taku Sunday night and sent via
Chefoo Sunday. This telegram says that
the allies. greatly re-enforced by arrivals
from Taku. charged the Chinese line, broke
through. and entered the city on June %.
The Fate of Seymour.
The most distressing reports are in cir
culation regarding Rear Admiral Seymour's
expedition, which started out to break
through the Chinese hattie lines ard save
the foreigners IN Pekin. The worst fears
for the rear admiral and his men are en-
tertained here today. One rumor says that
on June p, seymour's column was seen
eight miles southeast of Pekin. Arothcr
declares that the whole force has been an
initiated by overwhelming numbers OF Chi
nese seven miles west Of Lang-Fang.
Advices from japanese sources declare
that Seymour, commanding the $500 men
who started for Pekin on June 10. is
prisoner in the hands OF the Chinese 1et-
els. II Seymour has beer captured. Cap
tain NcCal1a, Of the United States cruiser
Newark, is also in the enemy's hands. as
he was in command Of the detachment. OF
100 marines with seymour's fo-ce.
Other japanese reports repeat tie story.
sent out yesterday, that all the foreign
ministers have left Pekin under & guard
of Chinese soldiers. but that their desti-
nation is 4 complete mystery.
A careful estimate of the number and
armament Of the Chinese troops around
.Pekin puts the total at 100000. and it is
calculated that these troops possess 220
i-centimetrs Creusot guns IS Krupps, and
$50 Maxims.
Their supply of ammunition is practi-
<ally inexhaustible. 1t has been mainly
supplied by German firm at Carlowitz
Fully -;ogrths Of the Chinese forces
IRE tadIy drilled. wholly undisciplined. and
.Gl.te U1ca1,i,.a- with modern weapons.
'Ge1e--i 2-@.s any" says a correspond
Sn. az Sl2----a.--Iwsa. consisting of 1000
mon, left week ago for Pekin and Gen
eral suns Chirg's forces, numbering $500.
left for the same place on June 10"
T. Rc-is; The British.
y despatch from sazaghai says that Ii
Ping Henc. Ex-Governor Of shang Tupe
who is intensely anti-fo-eign has gone to
the Kiang-Tin forts on the Ysng-tse. He
sas declared his intention Of resisting the
landing Of British forces in that region.
1t is ,eported in London, however tnat
Great Britain has assured the Chinese au-
thorites that :t viii not land men in Yang
tso Kiang Valley except to assist them in
quelling Disturbances
To increase the alarm over the general
situation in China reports have been re-
oeivcd today saying that an outbreak is
threatened in Marking. The unrest is grow
ilg hourly. Il is expected that there will
be an uprising at any moment. and the
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