The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-28
the present disturbances in China. She has
chartered nineteen additional transports
and now has thirty-fve in all.
sEYMotRs FORCE SUFFERED.
sixty-Thrce Killed and 200 Wounded
Many Unconfrmed Reports.


eraI Hart 6Sir Robert HarD at Peking,
dated June 10, stating that the foreign le-
cations had been ordered to leave Peking
within twenty-four hours
A special from Shanghai. dated last even
ing. says that communication with Ad-
miral Seymour was opened by the Tien-
Tsin relief force Sunday. Admiral Seymour
was at that time said TO be ten miles from
Tien-Tsin. Three hundred OF the members
of his party were reported sick and wound
ed. but only a few had been killed. They
were short OF provisions and were return
ing without having rescued the legations
The British consul at Annoy telegraphed
this morning that the Europeans at Peking
are reported 10 be safe.
The German consul at Che-Foo confirms
the contents of message from Vice Ad-
miral Seymour which reached Tien-Tsin on
Monday. saying he was then eight miles
westward of that city, terribly harassed
could only hold out another two days, and
had sixty-three men killed and over 200
wounded. and adds that the admiral asked
for the dispatch OF a relief column of 1000
men. This column left Tien-Tsin during
the morning of June 25. under Russian COM
mand.
A dispatch from Tien-Tsin, dated yester-
day, says the Protestant mission at Wei
Hsin was burned by rebels on Monday
night last.
A special dispatch from Che-Foo says:
1.-THE fight of the allied forces against the
combined Boxers and Chinese soldiery
barring the road to Tien-Tsin opened at
daybreak. One hundred and fifty Americans
were among the 1000 international troops.
The Chinese soon broke under heavy she'll
ing, and then the arsenal was attacked and
the guns were gradually sienced. The
fight was practically over at noon. The
keen, friendly rivalry for the honor of first
entering the city resulted in the Americans
and British going in neck and neck, with
the others close behind
The French consul general at Shanghai
telegraphing to Paris under date of yester-
day, announces that the allied troops have
entered Tien-Tsin. He states also that the
foreign ministers have departed from Pc
king for the north. accompanied by a Chi
nese escort. 1t is supposed they are headed
for Shanghai Kouan following the course
of the great wall. The telegram adds that
the viceroy of Nan-King and the viceroy
of Tcheng-Gtchetong have requested the
consul TO announce to the French govern
ment that they are protecting the interests
Of some of the missionaries and some of
the foreign merchants in that region. A
YangTse telegram of the same date states
that the French consul at Che-Foo con-
firms the news of the deliverance from
Tien-Tsin and the fact that the foreign
ministers left Peking under an escort.
From the foregoing it will be seen that
the cable messages from the far East to-
day are so far conflicting in their tenor
| that almost any desired view of the situa-
ton is deducible therefrom. On the whole,
however. the news is encouraging, and it
seems safe to assume that Vice Admiral
| Seymour and the legations. whether to-
gether or separately. will ultimately reach
place of safety Various reports locate
| the members of the legations at diverse
| places, but IL seems agreed that they are
safely away from Peking.
| The latest Shanghai report says Prince
Tuan, the head of the Chinese Foreign
Office and father of the heir apparent, has
sent the foreigners TO Sian-Fu under escort
and adds that Sian-Fu will be the new
capital in the event of Peking being occu-
pied by the international force. Admiral
| Seymour, il is asserted, succeeded in get
| ting a message into Tien-Tsin Monday, ac-
cording to which he was then eight miles
westward. terribly harassed, could only
| hold out another two days. and had sixty
| three killed and over 200 wounded. He did
not mention the ministers or others from
| Feking. 1t is thought at Shanghai now
ternational force will have no difficulty in
| reaching Peking. though Ii is expected that
| 1t will be found that all the foreigners have
already left. 1t is claimed that the reports
as to the damage done to Tien-Tsin and the
| casualties among the foreign residents have
! been highly coiored.
| According to a dispatch from New
| Chwang the Russians there are barely able
| TO cope with the situation. The Chinese. 1t
| appears. are burning all the railroad ma
| terial. killing isolated Russians at every
| opportunity and destroying the coal mines.
The St. James Gazette expresses the opin-
| ion that China is teaching America the
| imposs:bility of great trading nation
avoiding Imperialism adding: America s
| experience will teach her II is not the de-
| destiny that drives Great Britain forward.
| Washington has no choice but to protect
| the imperiled American -citizens, and, hav-
! ing once interferred in China to protect her
| interests, she shall never be able to shake
from her shoes the dust of the Celestial
| empire"
| The parliamentary secretary of the For
eign Office. Mr. William st. John Brodrick,
| in the House of Commons to-day, said he
was at last able TO announce the receipt
| He added that the government had re-
| ceived two kilograms. One from the Brit
| ish consul at Tlen-Tsin, wired June %, by
way of Che-Foo. June q. announced that a
British column under Major Maurice of
| the Welsh Fusiliers, and a naval brigade
under Commander Craddock had arrived at
noon. $50 strong. The message also said
that t500 Russians were reported TO be al
| the Tien-Tsin railroad station and that 500
Americans and fifty Italians had also ar
rived. The second telegram was from Rear
A6miral Bruce. dated Taku, June %. II
| added 10 the above that Vice Admiral Sey-
mour was reported to be ten miles from
| Tien-Tsin, hampered with sick and wound
ed and engaged with the enemy.
! SURROUNDED By BOXERS.
Desperate Plight of American, French
| and Belgian Engineers