The Worthington advance., 1900-06-29

oA"y near 1leNtSln. 1Ney COulQ mot.
break through the line. A force number
ing 1900. the admiral reports, is now ready
to make another attempt
INCREASES IN PERIL.
Position of tcrnat,on.l Troop. 1.
Considered Critical.
London, June. 25.-The position of
the international forces in the Sec
ton of northern China, wnere 10000
men are striving to keep footing and
to succor the legations in Peking, ap-
pears to increase in peril with every
fresh dispatch. Peking has not been
heard from direct for IA days. The
last dispatch was one imploring aid.
Admiral Seymour's column of 2,O0C
was last heard from 12 days ago. At
that time it was surrounded midway
between Peking and Tientsin. Pos
sibly now it mas reached Peking. The
5000 internationals .at Tientsin were
hard pressed and fighting for their
lives on Thursday, and relieving
force of less than thousand had been
beaten back at Taka Friday. Observ-
ers on the spot think that 100000
men would not be too many to grasp
China firmly
Fighting Hard.
The admiralty has received the fol-
lowing from the British rear admiral
at Taku:
"The attack on the. Tientsin relief force
was made by 10000 Chinese using ma
fold nil
allies were wise in retreating. Forward
ing detachmentS in this manner is sui
cldal, and the defeats of the foreigners,
even though in small force, greatly aids.
the movement of the Boxers, which is
gaining enormously through the inability
OF the foreigners to make head against it.
Practically the whole of northern China
is ablaze. Hosti!ities are now conducted
on an extended scale, due to direct or
ders from Peking. Gen Yam Shi Kai,
governor of Shan-Tung. commands 1900
1orelgn-dril'ed troops, organized to high
pitch of excellence and equipped with
Mausers. 1t was in the plans that these
troops should go to Taku, but the seiz-
ure of the forts was effected before they
could get there
Report of Defeat Confirmed.
A press message from Shanghai
dated Sunday at four p. m. embodies
some later information. 1t says:
Official Japanese kilograms confirm the
reports OF a defeat of the allied forces at
T1entsin. The foreigners there are now
, placed IN a most desperate situation.
The Russian admiral Hillebrandt, sent
q mixed force of 1900 from Taku to at
tempt the relief of Tientsin. Nearly half
OF the force consisted Of Japanese The
remainder were made up Of 'contingents
representing the other nations. The
guns of the Chinese around Tientsin are
superior to anything the defending Eu-
ropean force has or is likely to have for
some time. The bombardment of Tien-
ts'n continued Friday. Bomb shields were
hastily erected by the foreign troops,
largely constructed of wetted piece goods.
The food supplies are insufficient, and the
continued shelling is reported to be tell
Ing terribly. Among those hlle0 of the
relief force Friday was the commander
of H. NJ. s. Barfeur The foreign casu
alties were 3OO Japan is making every
effort. Her troops are now arriving at
Taku In large numbers. The Chinese
troops In the province of Chilli include
$4,000 auxfliaries, who have been drilled
by Russian and German officers
Over 1000 Chinese Killed.
1t was reported from Shanghai Sun
day evening that the allied forces had
blown up tfe Taku forts and that
every available man h I'd been sent to
the relief of Tientsln: Two thousand
three hundred Chinese bodies are al
legged to have been cremated at Taku
and more than 1000 Chinese are said
to have been killed at Tientsin.
Chinese runnerss who nave arrived
at Taku report that foreign force
was engaged several days ago with an
overwhelming body of Chinese 40
miles west of Tientsin. At Shanghai
it is assumed that this force was Ad-
miral Seymour's.
Were Wise in Retreating.
A Chefoo dispatch to the Daily
Mail, dated Sunday. says:
"Chefoo, June 23.-Only one rumor has
got through from Tientsin for five DAYS.
No information could be obtained except
that the foreign settlement had been al
most entirely destroyed and that our peo-
pie were fighting hard. News is received
as this telegram is dispatched that an at
tempt to relieve Tientsin on June % was
repulsed, with some loss. The allied ad-
mirals are working In perfect accord. with
the Russian vice admiral as senior off,
cer."
Four Americans Killed.
Washington, June 25.-The navy de-
partment Sunday afternoon issued the
following bulletin:
"A telegram from Admiral Kempff,
dated Chefoo. June a. says: In ambus-
cade near Tientsin. o., the 2lst, FOUR Of
Walters command killed and seven
wounded. Names will be furnished as
soon as received Force of 1000 going to-
relieve Tientsin to-day. KEMPFF.
German Minister Safe.
Berlin, June 25. - The Chinese min
lister here, Lu-Hai-H Houan, Saturday
informed the foreign office that the
German minister at Peking, Baron
Won Ketteler, who, it was reported,
had been killed by Boxers, was safe
and well. :..
American Troops for China!
Washington, June 25.-Four thou
sand five hundred men, under the COM
mand of Brig. Gen. II. H. Hall, and
fleet of 16 men-of-war and 500 marines,
under the command of Rear Admiral
Kempff. will comprise the American
force which will protect Americans and
their interests in China.
Two Boy. Drowned.
- >Winona, Minn., June .25.-Herbert
Wigdale, aged ~ years, and Floryan
Losinski. aged six years, were drowned
here early Sunday evening. Both boys
were in bathing, Losinski stepped into
a deep hole and Wigdale. in attempting
to rescue him, was also drowned.