Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-05
70 SEvMOUR'S AID.
International Force Of $500 Respond
to His Cali for Help.

to His Call for Help.
London, June 29.-The composite
brigade Of 1890 men which raised the
investment of Tien Tsin and pushed on
TO help Admiral Seymour has probably
saved him, but the news has not yet
reached Che Foo. The last steamer ar.
irving at Che Foo from Taku brought
this message, dated Tien Tsin, Mon
day, June %:
Of the relief force had decided. in view
of Saturdays heavy fighting and
marching, that one days rest for the
troops was essential, and that the adj
vance should not he resumed until to-
day. Meanwhile came Admiral Sey.
mour's Photograph that his position
was desperate and that he could only
hold out two days. The relief started
ut dawn Monday.
Saturdays fighting began at day
break. The allied forces opened with
several of the 1errible's Al naval guns,
six field guns and numerous machine
guns, the firing being at long range.
They continued to advance steadily,
the Chinese artillery replying. The
guns OF the allies were more skillfully
handled and put the guns of the Chi
nese out of action, one by one, the Chi
nese retreating about noon.
''There was keen rivalry among the
representatives OF the various nations
as to which would enter lien Tsin
first, and the Americans and British
went in neck and neck. The Russians
stormed the arsenal, thereby sustaining
the largest losses.
''Several thousand Japanese have
left Taku for Tien Tsin. and altogether
1000 Japanese have landed. The in.
ternational troops now aggregate nearly
100000 and Japan is preparing to send
20, 900 more. With British, American
and other troops ordered to 60, proba.
bly, $4,000 men will be available in y
month.
1.-THE Ton Shan refugees and the for
eign engineers at Che Foo estimate the
Chinese troops now in the field as 49,.
900 drilled troops at Lu Tai, 1000 at
Shan Hal Wan, $4,000 driven from
Tien Tsin and $50, 200 at Pekin."
All the students at the foreign hos
pitfalls in Canton are leaving. Women
missionaries are returning from the
West river ports. There was slight dis
turbance at Wo Chou, Tuesday. while
the women were embarking. The
crowd shouted: "Kill the foreign
devilsV
According to advices from Shanghai,
the Chinese officials, by direction of
the Southern viceroys, are asking the
consuls to agree to conditions "insur.
ing" as the Chinese say, ''the neutral.
ity Of Shanghai and other coast towns. I"
They are also asking that foreign war
ships shall not sail or anchor near the
forts nor 60 to ports where there are
no warships now; that their crews
shall not 60 ashore, and that the pro-
lection OF foreigners be left to the Chi.
nese authorities. The conditions are
considered ut Shanghai to be virtually
an ultimatum from Viceroys Liu Kung
Yih and Chang Chi Tung. The con-
suls desire a sufficient naval and mill.
tary force to back up their refusal to
comply with These demands. The total
national force there now consists of
500 men and 80 guns. The Chinese
have 5000 men with six guns in TIN
forts and 10000 men outside Shanghai
with modern rifles and machine guns.
The magnitude of the arrangements
Japan is making suggests provision
against contingencies other than the
suppression Of the present disturbances
in China. She has chartered 10 addi
tional transports, and now has IS in
all.