Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-29
THEIR FATE UNCERTA1N.
Nothing Positively known OF tn
Foreign Ninisters to China.

London. June 29.-The casualties OF
the International force attacking Tien
Tsin We're: American killed, three;
wounded, two; British killed, two:
wounded, one; Germans killed. fifteen;
wounded. twenty-seven; Russians
killed. ten: wounded. thirty-seven.
The gun-fire cf the Americans and
British is described as beautiful
After the relieving force pushed on
to relieve Admiral Seymour Chinese
regulars under Gen. Nieh, says a dis
patch from Shanghai, again attacked
Tier Tsin flerceiy and bombarded the
foreign settlement with a terrific fire.
Col. Dorward. British. commanded
the column that relieved Admiral Sey-
mour. American marines participated
in the achievement.
The admiral was found entrenched
and surrounded by immense masses of
Chinese. who We're driven OFF by the
relieving column after a brisk fight.
His men had made brilliant resist
ance. never failing in courage for fif-i
teen days OF continuous fighting. Dur
ing ten days the men were on quarter
lirations. They started with provisions
for ten days and they could have held
out day or two longer.
The column was a few miles beyond
Lofa Deeming 1t hopeless to attempt
| to break thru the hordes Admiral
Seymour essayed 4 night retreat to-
ward Tien Tsin. but he came into col-
lision with strong force Of Chinese.
arriving from the northwest. and could
] lneither advance nor retreat There
was nothing to do but to entrench and
Ito stand siege. He vainly attempted
|heliogra rhic communication.
Seymour's men caught several Chi-
/ nese who said the legations had been
1 burned and the ministers killed, 9th
ers said that the ministers had been
imprisoned.
/ The Chinese displayed fanatical cour-
A age in the attack.
Four thousand Russians left Tien
4 Tsin four days after Admiral Seymour
but they never got in touch with him
Railway communication from Taku
Ito Tien Tsin has been restored. and the
i force is advancing toward Pekin
i Fighting was in progress Wednesday
In the vicinity Of Use Chulin Large
\ preparations are being made to supper,
4 and reinforce the Pekin relieving col
umn. Twenty thousand troops of al
Il arms. ldTHeiS 0e&PaAASse'it tts. y 80 y y -
Il landed
The fate Of the members OF the lega,
4 tions is still mystery. II they arr
!, alive and unframed at Pekin. the chi
4 nese government deserves some credit
Shanghai correspondents think. for re
straining the fanatical mob.
The Shanghai correspondent OF th'
J. Daily Telegraph. wiring at 9:05 p. m
yesterdal. says:
ut is reported on good authority tha
the government. alarmed by the for
eign military preparations, has issue'
an edict, ordering the peremptory sup
preston OF the Boxers. and announcinl
a decision to protect the legations at al
hazards.'
However this may be, the Rritis
consulate at Shanghai received definit
= information yesterday, the Daily Ex
press correspondent says, that Will
solemnly promising complete absten
tion from warlike preparations, tn
Chinese are mounting several new six
8 inch guns at the Woo Sung forts.
s Three British warships have sale
: from Hong Kong to reinforce the allie
: squadron at Shanghai. The souther
: provinces are sending troops towar
i. rs:.r, ard the cSca.:. nf Chinese 5css 9
e classes from Shanghai continues at til
y. rate Of from II. 900 to l5. 900 a day.
. Russian prestige has been injure
: during the recent fighting, and an ant
b Russian rising ingthe Liao Tong penir
lsula, Russian Manchuria. - predlcte'