The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-06-30
RELIEF FORCE HIS
ARRIVED At TEN ISlh.
international Troops Sent 70 Res,
cue Foreigners Enter
The City.
ARhIsIlCE REQUEST BY CHINESE
Minister WI TinRsfang Asks Me-
Ktnicy to Postpone Sending
Troops to China Bat His Ite-
questI Is Politely Refused.

aNA5ElSd1eTES Ntdts2S5SYL ANEa l6Ls@H
questI Is Politely Refused. 5
Che Foo, June 27.-4Read ADMIRAL.
Kempf reports by q japanese torpedo
boat that the combined forces entered
Tien Tsin on Saturday, June %, sus-
tanning small loss. They started on
Sunday to relieve the force which left
Tien Ts;n on June ~ and which is be-
lieyed to be surrounded near Picking.
According to japanese reports Adj
miral Seymour has been captured and
the ministers have left Peking, guard
ed by Chinese soldiers. Their where
abouts is unknown.
Washington, June 27.-The chief de-
yelopment yesterday in the Chinese
situation was the effort of the Chi
nese minister, WI T%ing-fang, to ar
range an nrmistices in the operations.
of American troops until III Hung
Chang could reach Picking and bring
about a cessation of the disorder. The
proposition is rather a novel one, and
is based upon the representations of
the viceroys OF the important Prov
inces of the Yang tse Kiang valley,
that they can maintain order without
the aid of foreign troops, and that the
presence of the foreigners would act
merely as an incentive to disorder.
Minister WI brought these repre-
sensations to the attention of Secre-
tary Hay, who consulted the presi-
dent. The 1atter's decision as sub-
sequently conveyed to the minister,
was that while the assurance of the
yiceroys for continued quiet was fully
appreciated, the United States could.
not bind itself not to send its forces
to points where disorder actually ex-
listed and where the safety of our of
ficials and citizens was endangered.
Technically speaking, .nsthc absence
of q state of war, this was not a
proposition of armistice, but high
government officials said it amounted
practically to an offer of armistice,
and a refusal on the part of the
United States to make the arrange
ment.
Secretary Long said, at 4 p. M,
when he left the navy department for
the day, that nothing had come from
Admiral Kempff on the casualties iii
the first engagement of the Ameri-
can marines with the Chinese, or on
the outcome of the second engage
ment, which was to have occurred
yesterday or Saturday.
The only dispatch received by the
secretary was n belnted one from Adj
miral Kempf asking for instructions
as to whether he should cooperate
with the other naval forces in taking
the Taku forts. This must have been
sent some days ago, MS the Taku forts
were taken the middle of last week.
Under the circumstances there is no
occcasion for answering the admiral's
request, us he already had been adj
vised of the general purpose of this
government to act co~ncurrently with
the other powers in the protection Of
American interests.
The state department remained
throughout the day without informa-
ton from Minister Conger5 or any 9TH
er source, the only dispatch received
being from Consul John Goodnow, ut
Shanghai. saying he had heard moth
ing from Peldng since the l4tll inst.
London, June 27.--The admiralty
has received the following from Adj
miral Bruce. dated at Takn, june "a:
9TH total force which left Tien
Tsin, with commander-inschief for
Picking, was about 1000, composed Of
detachments from the allied ships. No
action could be taken to relieve the
commander-in-chicf because it was
only known that he vas cut off by
Tien Tsin being invaded.
"Tien Tsin has been fighting for its
life ever since. 1t was on receipt Of
this Information, that the Chinese
army had ordered trims for attacking
Ticn Tsin and that they were rayalgg-
ing the country along the railway,
that we began reinforcing Takn as
well as mining the mouth of Hell To.
Since then every effort has been
made to relieve Tien Tsin. I have
c~ommandered a small coasting stcam-
er for taking troops and sick and
wounded across the bay to Wei-Hai-
Wei, where I intend making a tempors
airy base for q hospital and asylum
for refugees
Although the powers at last seem
conscious of the magnitude of the Chi
nese peril and are Commercially hurry
ing forces to3Taku the international
troops availablesto overcome the i'm
mediatesperils oftheS situation are npS
parently totally inadequate. TIE
alarm not only for the safety Of Ad-
miral Seymour and party who has not
been mentionedin my dispatches pur-
porting to Come from Peking, remains
unrcliered. Almost the only ray of
light is the report Of Sheng, director
OF railways forwarded by the French
consul general ut shanyhai, to the ef-
fetc that the legations were safe. on
the 10Th and preparing to leave the
capital with the consent OF the Chi
3nese government, hut the motives OF
the Chinese officials in keeping the
powers appeased by r~eassuring mes
hNsFfEf.