The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-22
Admiral Kempf Sends This News to
Navy Department.
INDICATES CHANGE FOR WORSE.
1t is so Regarded by the London Pa
pers-Grave Fears Still Exist as TO
Safety of the Foreigners in
Pekin, as no News Has
Been Re eceived
From There.

LONDON. June ct A. M.-The United
States gunboat Monocacy was two miles
up the Pie Ho River when the international
fleet began the bombardment Of the Taku
forts.
According to the Shanghai correspondent
OF the Daily Express she was shot through
the bows. The correspondent says that
Chinese rifienen on both banks of the
river attacked her, but unsuccessfuiy.
The scantiness of authentic news with
reference to the situation continues. Ad-
miral Kempff's dispatch to the United
States Navy Department. announcing that
Tien Tsin is being bombarded, was proml-
nently used by the London papers ana
commented upon as indicating change
for the worse.
The British Admiralty does not believe
the report OF the death of Admiral Sey-
mour commander of the international rellet
column, and semi-Official assurances are
given that there seems to be not the slight
est evidence to back up such report IL
is pointed out that Admiral Seymour had
sufficient supplies to enable nm 10 get u
Pekin or to get BACK.
I'VE are hopeful" says the semi -oficiai
| announcement that since he has not
done the latter he has done the former
\ dispatch to the Associated Press>from
Shanghai, dated yesterday, says:
The consuls met to-day to consider the
situation which, in the absence OF news
from Pekin, is looked upon as particularly
threatening. Grave fears still exist as 10
the safety of the Europeans in Pellin 1t
was agreed TO wire to the senior consul at
Che Foo to communicate with the senior
officers at Tal1u asking for immediate as
sstance in communicating direct with
Pel1n, which they believe can be brought
about through Sheng, director of tele-
| graphs. They advise that Sheng be asked
to explain the interruption OF commtini-
| cation.
The stoppage of trade has thrown 10,Goo
coolies out of work at Shanghai. All the
English ladies at T'ien Tsin left there Sat
urdav by a train for Tahu. Shanghai
wires that they had some exciting eXDeri-
| ences. and would not have gotten through
except for the assistance of the Chinese
troops. The Boxers made several des-
Derate attempts to attack the train TAX
| ing advantage of the political disorders,
bands of robbers are pillaging in the victn-
| ity of Sam Chln. The Chinese authorities
| are powerleSs.
Precautions have been taken to prevent
| disturbances in British territory The
explanation given at Hong Kong of the
failure of Lii Hung Chang to go to Pekin
| is that there is rising on the border OF
| the Kow Low Hinterland.
| The Singapore correspondent OF the
Daily Express, telegrapI1ing yesterday
says:
| "Kang Yo wy, the reformer, asserts
| that Russian agents precipitated if they
| did not entirely organize the present dis
| turbances, for purely Russian purposes.
| dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from
| shanghai says that the missionaries
| from Tsang Chou have safely arrived al
! Wei-Hai-Wei.
| LONDON, June 21-The Shanghai cor
| respondent of the Times says:
| Great destruction was caused by the
| Boxers in the native quarter of 1ien Tsin
| on June 18th, but the presence OF the
! foreign troops in the foreign settlement
protected that quarter. The native press
| asserts that there are bitter dissensions
| in the Manchu party.