Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-29
CHINESE SITUATION
The Reports From the Far East Are
More Pacific and Somewhat
Reassuring.
TIEN TSIN STILL BOMBARDED
No Certainty as to the Whereabouts Of the
Foreign Legations-The Vicsroys in
South China Promise TO Protect
Europeans.

south Uhlna Promise TO Protect
Europeans.
New York, June ga special to tn,
Tribune from Washington says: Ad
miral Remey expected to relieve Admira
Kempff next Sunday. Official dissatis
faction with Kempff has been displayed
frankly by all the authorities here.
WHERE rs THE PEKIN PARTY?
Washington, June 29.-The navy
department this morning received the
following cablegram from Admira
Kempff: 'Che Foo, June 29th.-The
Pekin relief expedition is now in Tier
Tsn with 200 sick and wounded. The
ministers and the Pekin party not with
them. No news from them"
ADMIRAL REMEY AT HONG KONG.
The department also was advised that
Admiral Remey on the Brooklyn arrived
at Hong Kong enrOute to Taku. The
Brooklyn will sail tomorrow for Taku
via Nagasaki.
THINGS LOOK BRIGHTER.
Paris, June 29.-Minister of Foreign
Affairs Delcasse informed the cabinet
council to-day that the viceroy of Yum
Nan telegraphed that Francois, the
French consul and party, who left Yum
Nan Sen on June "a, reached Tong Hal,
half way to Tonquin, on June 27, safely.
The viceroy, it was further announced,
caused the ringleaders of the mob which
attacked the Francois party on June Z
to be beheaded. The French govern
ment, Delcasse further said, was in re-
ceipt Of cable dispatch saying that the
viceroys of Nankin and Hankow guar
anteed safety to foreigners in the CEN
trail and >iH-the southern provinces,
where order, 1t is asserted, is thus far
undisturbed.
A CONCILIATORY AGREEMENT.
Paris, June 29.-Later 1T was an
nounced that the Chinese legation here
communicated to the French govern
ment the text of document cabled by
the viceroys of Nankin and Hankow on
June ~, which is an agreement between
the viceroys and the consuls at Shang-
hal whereby, subject to certain condi-
tions, the viceroys undertake to pi otect
the missionaries and foreign merchants
in south and east china. The document
was sent for ratification by Delcasse.
THE RELIEF OF ITEM TSIN.
London, June 20, a. m.-The casual
ties Of the International force attack
ing Tien Tsin were: Americans killed.
g. wounded 2; British killed 2. wounded
l. Germans killed Is, wounded 27; Rus
SLAMS killed 10, wounded 81. The gun
fire of the Americans and British was
described as beautiful"
After the relieving force had passed
on to the relief of Admiral Seymour
Chinese regulars under General Niehl,
says a dispatch from Shanghai, again
attacked Tien Tsin fiercely and bonn
barded the foreign settlement with
terrible fire.
Colonel Dorrward, British, command
ed the column that relieved Admiral
Seymour. American marines partici-
pated In the achievement. The admiral
was found intrenched, surrounded by
immense masses of Chinese, who were
driven off by the relieving column after
a brisk fight. His men had made a brill
liant resistance never failing in courage
for fifteen days of continued fighting.
During ten days the men were on quar-
ter rations. They started with provi-
sions for ten days, and could have held
out day or two longer. The column
was few miles beyond Lola. Deeming
1t hopeless to attempt to break through
the hordes, Admiral Seymour essayed
night retreat toward Tien Tsin, but he
came into collision with strong force
of Chinese arriving from the northwest,
and could neither advance nor retreat.
There was nothing to do but intrench
and to stand siege. He vainly attempt
ed photographic communications.
seymour's men caught several Chi
nese. who said the legations had been
burned and the ministers killed. Others
said the ministers had been imprisoned.
The Chinese displayed fanatical cour-
age In the attack Four thousand Rus
SLAMS left Tien Tsin four days after Ad-
miral Seymour, but they never got in
touch with him. Railway communica-
ton from Taku to Tien Tsin has been
restored. and force is advancing to-
ward Pekin.
Fighting was in progress Wednesday
in the vicinity of Use Chulin. Large
preparations are being made to sup
port and re-enforce the Pekin relieving
!. column. Twenty thousand troops Of all
arms, largely Japanese, have now been
landed. The fate of the members of the
legations is still mystery. If they are
alive and unharmed at Pekin the Chi
nese government deserves some credit,
the Shanghai correspondents think, for
restraining the fanatical mob. The Chi
nese are mounting several new Pinch
guns at the Woo Sung forts.
British war-ships have sailed from
Hongkong to re-enforce the allied
squadron at Shanghai. The southern
provinces are sending troops toward Pc
kin, and the exodus Of Chinese Of all
classes from Shanghai continues at the
rate Of 10000 to $1,000 daily. Russian
prestige has been injured during the re-
cent fighting, and an anti Russian ris-
ing in the Liae Tong peninsula, Russian
Manchuria, is predicted.
BOMBARDMENT OF ITEM Ts1N.
Berlin, June 2S.-The German consul
at Che Foo telegraphs under date of
June 2S that nothing is known concern
ing the foreign ministers. The railroad
between Taku and Tien Tsln was still
threatened, and the bombardment of
Tien Tsin on the west continues, though
the Chinese shella aYnlnda badly II was