The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 24, 1900, Page 13

0es @orexdnenarew $ $ : * $ § H z e 022 R S e e S S 22 ‘0!0&"0’04 Tall, *PRPAS Pages 13 10 22 $ : * * . DOROLP X PEIRPX S XPXD XOX SXPXP 2 OXGXOP VOLUME LXXXVIII-NO. 24 SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 1900—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. WHILE FOREIGNERS FIGHT FOR LIFE PRICE FIVE CENTS. AMERICA PREPARES BRIGADE AND FLEET FOR IMMEDIATE SERVICE IN CHINA PPV DEBDIDIDIDIDODS o ee e - N DRI IR O ¥ dede [ e e e e e e e sl e s e e e e e e e e o o |NFANTRYMAN IMPERIAL 3 CHINESE ARMY h¢ ® -9 Hordes of- Chinese With Well- Posted Artillery Block of the Tientsin Relief W ay Forces. the ONDON, June 24, L pulse dispateh from Chefu, hordes of block the way allies couid make no impre; enemy’s position. = Not of the American and Russian forces. ion and it was found impossible to shift the ing could be done except to fall back and thi 20 a. m—The only dispatches from China re- ceived last night are those which give further details of the re- of Thursday’'s attempt to relieve Tientsin. According to a Chinese with well posted artillery The guns of the R D e S O 2 -3 B e =Sy Some of the Imperial Forces Who Are Fighting Against the Foreigners. THE ABOVE PICTURE FROM A PHOTOGRAPH MADE FOR THE ILLUSTRIRTE ZEITUNG SHOWS A REG- IMENT OF CHINESE INFANTRY GOING THROUGH THE MANEUVERS, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THEIR GERMAN ALL HEADQUARTERS, WELLINGTON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, June Four thousand flve hundred men under command of Brigadler General R. H. Hall { and a fleet of sixteen men-of-war and five hundred ma- rines under command of Rear Admiral Kempft will com- | prise the Amerjcan forces which will protect Americans and | their interests in China. the means to pro- The brigade, fon for Americ t st of three regiments and a_ battery of artil- will be hastened from the Philippines, leaving on or after Wednesday. The authorities will not say what regiments, sy are some of th r cabled the departm d the Ninth Infantry was delay 3 of a storm which broke the rafl e to the t July 1, ¥ Manila e Si Sixth (¢ is to start from will be available » should ‘an additional force be re- quired. General Hall, w d the troops, in the Phil on began. He holds the rank in the Fourth Infantry. | tained an use to » was to be tried for a petty offense, 15 been reg: i as, in a. me , under in the Philippines. he courtre a cloud. He has done Lieutenant General noon and his prese | he was going to Ct the White House started reports that which -are not believed to have any | sener: deciined to discuss the stories. ships or¢ d yesterday to Taku is the monitor and she wi with her, as will the other ves- | “avite as Admiral Remey can calied upon the President this after- | DRILLMASTER BEFORE PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA. D D S N D e S o |Four. Thousand Five Hundred Men Commanded by Brigadier| 3‘ General Hall and Sixteen Warships and Five Hundred, Marines Under Admiral Kempff Will Protect Americans and Their Interests in the Celestial Empire. Special Dispatch to The Call. other powers have assented to this proposition of Li Hung Chang and he is supposed to have started for Peking. It is thought both here and in European capitals that the Empress Dowager and the Tsung-Li-Yamen may now belleve that the threatensd dismemberment of China is in-progress and that the forelgn troops, instead of entering the empire to aid the dynasty, are fnvading it preliminarily to dividing up | the country. Li Hung Chang is expected to put the matter in | its proper light. But he cannot reach Peking in less than two | weeks, and meanwhile military operations on a large scale must be started to relieve the foreign Consuls and citizens at Tientsin and foreign legations and forsigners, and perhaps Vice Admiral Seymobir's column in or near Peking. New grayity was added.to the aspect of affairs in Tientsin by the receipt to-day of a dispatch from Rear Admiral Kempfr, concerning which an official statement was issued. The attitude of the United States toward Chin the military operations in progre w of efved the careful consideration of the President an Cabinet, and | Secretary Hay has been in communication with foreign | ernments on the question whe! war exists. statement may be regarded as Several important commur the Secretary of State justifying t Government that, technically not exist between the United S | who have their seats of government | and who govern five great provine gion, have assured this Governmen and perfectly. able to, preserve order in their jur protect the lives and property. of foreigners.. In they have been assured that so long as they are tain order and protect life and property in the provinces under their control the Government of th 1 States will send no troops into that region a will use i uence with other The Vice 1 Wu ( s determined Kiang re- | able to main- | B O o A LRI 0‘9'@'0‘00@4‘00O'@‘é"@\"&fi. | the Need of Urgent. | been realized. ‘b%wo%o : Troops of the Imperial Army Have Joined the Boxers, and EW YORK, June 23.—Admiral Bruce’s reach Tientsin by Thursday night has net, so far as One attempt by a force of 130 United States ma- -9 B S B R o o R S S A S S S I A L AL S S S S S S g - $ CAVALRYMAN @ |MPERIAL £/ . CHINESE M’,Y' S ®s 000 Relief Is Most rellet would is known, hope that rines and 400 Russians to break through the Chinese lines near | the ecity efforts of th mecond attempt on the same day, on Thursday failed, Lieutenant Kempfl in Tientsin. | had been burned, ammunition w e stronger international force which wa: is not known. How urgent was the necd of relief was fold in a dispatch from Nearly all scaree, and whether success has erowned the ready to make a the foreign concessions ecasualties were heavy and maintained by the Chinese, who was accomplished in good order. It was ascertained that the foreign- ers in Tientsin were making a gallant defense. The French conces- sion bulldings had been vigorously attacked with fire and iv all prob- ability heove been reduced to ashes. After the force retired an ar- mored train attempted to reconnoiter, but was derailed. More troops mre arriving at Taku, and another attempt at relief with a force of Is have , but it action Orleans and two of the small gunboats. o is believed that the Princeton and Marietta’ have been sent, and perhaps the New the department has directed that the-Alexander, Saturn been ordered to the none of the powers In addition to these powers in the same direction. The President is hopeful that will corsider a state of war exists. dered that a state of war exists,” ed the situation to-day, “interna- itiply. Each power will then er proposes to seize the territory its troops | an incessent fire! from big guns wa | are known indubitably to consist not merely of Boxers, but of troops of regular army. Minister Wa received to-day a dispateh whichgives the most definite news of the safety of the foreign legations in Peking yet made public. 0f Admiral Seymour's rellef expedition there still no word. It is now the much greater strength was to hay © been made last night. The Chinese legation at Berlin received another telegram last night stating thet all the legations in Peking were safe and that the for- eign Ministers at that place were all well. BATTERING FOREIGNERS IN THEIR STRONGHOLDS J —The American ow, has received hefu, under date of om Commander Wise s warship Monacacy SHANGHAIL e, Joh 20—On the arrival of marines this g 1 started fires in the locomotives er has-just arrived, Tientsin yesterday ps were king the fore nd the American consulate had been s not know what has The Chinese have ng the n their stronghdids.- He says can traveled from here to Zhang Chen, half way to Tientsin Russians He says I . but I have It is very important to Sliing stock of the raliway. When & train has got as far ahead as 1t can, the troops will press ahead afoot and vill be sent back for reinforc: ed here at daylight a d sgain to-night preserve the ments. patch boat. I could start more locomo- if 1 had competent firemen. “WISE hip Monocas N., through ntly needed. the ammuni- tent and machine guns are - Russiane at the railroaa hard presse he Chinese troops keep up an ince o gups on the European concess all of which have been burned.” Only seven Krupp guns are employed in the bombardment of Tientsin. There is etill no news of Vice Admiral Seymour. cdals here are anxious. Business s B ; suspended and all the re- spectable Chinese look’ for foreign pro- tection in the event of a rising. It is officially said that the Dowager cements are | Empress has fssued emphatic instructions for the extermination of all foreigners in China. Large numbers of refugees are arriv- ing here from the north. All is quiex here and in the Yang-tse-Kiang River. - e ' AMERICA HOLDS | KEY TO SITUATION SHANGHAI, June 23.—Foreigners and comWpercial men a 1 of the treaty ports are of the opinion that the Chinese gov- ernment has been wrecked beyond repair and that the only solution for the exist- ing anarchy will be the establishment of & new government controlled by the ctv- ilized nations. Attempts to restore the Empress on the basis of her foreordained promise of good behavior would make the position of the foreighers worse than ever. A popular plan is the restoration of the Emperor, If found alive. With liberal ad- | visers he could be held subject to strict supervision by some council representing the forelgn powers. The personal punish- ment of the highest officials concerned in the anti-foreign movement is considered essential. Interest is focussed on Russia and America. It is the unlversal bellef that Russia instigated rioting, expecting to march an army to Pekjng and pro- claim himself protector of China under | the guise of restoring order, but achlieved a flasco on account of the prompt action | of the other powers. America, who is considered to hold the | under suspicion of land grabbing motives, | is tn the best position to take the lead in | making proposals for a permanent ar- rangement. There is a practical Anglo- American alliance in China. The commer- clal organizations of both nationalities to hurry more troops. The presence of European soldiers to force the demands upon China, besides being in position to check the ambitions of rival powers, is desmed advisable. There are not suffi- | cient English troops present to protect in- terests at treaty ports. The English and Americans confidently expect that sev- eral regiments will be sent from the Phil- ippines without delay. No confidence is placed in Ii Hung and Hannibal be placed in condition for service in China. The spect that the oth collier Caesar has been held at Norfolk and will probably be | ordered to China, and the tank, ship Arethusa and collier | possible. : braitar, may be sent to the far East. The dis- 1 of so many colllers is due to the action of merchants in st in putting up the price of coal, and it will be more economical to ship fuel in Government vesseis to China. ‘While the authorities are apparently placing much confi- dence in the representations made by forelgn governments they are thus taking measures to show them that in any deviation from the policy of co-operation now being framed the United States must be reckoned with. A ray of light came in the Chinese situation to-day when ‘Wu Ting Fang, Chinese Minister to the United States, received a dispatch from the Viceroy of Nankin saying: ~ “All foreign Ministers well. Telegraph line interrupted. Cannot obtain any additional news.” Minister Wu communicated this informa- tion to Secretary Hay and It was quickly disseminated among the various officials. The authoritles do not place entire reli- ance in it, however, because the Viceroy in his message admits that he is not in telegraphic communication with Peking. Another communication of great importance was received from Li Hung Chang, Viceroy of Canton, who gives his per- sonal assurance that the firing upon the forelgn fleets at Taku was not authorized by the Chinese Government. He asks au- thority of the powers to proceed to Peking for the purpose of putting an end to the disturbances there, a plan in which his great Influence both with the court and with the people gives some promise of success. /The United States and it is belleved enter and co-operation between®the forces may become im- The object of all the powers at this time is to put down mobs and rioters, and their co-operation makes the situ- ation simple. “The United States has not been approached by any power relative to the dismemberment of China. The matter has not been discussed. From every Cabinet there is exactly the same expressjon of opinion. They are not in an attitude of hostility to the Chinese Government and their troops are in China sim- ply to protect their nationalists and preserve order. “What makes the situation so extremely difficult to under- stand is that we do not know nor does the Government of any nation know whether the Imperial Government sactions the use of Chinese troops against the allled forces. It is quite possible, the three great Viceroys of the empire, that the central Gov- ernment at Peking has lost its grip. . “It is of the greatest importance that if possible there shall be some arrangement made by which men who retain their influence shall be placed in pesitions to maintain themselves and preserve order. Many people say that fifty thousand trcops will not be sufficient to establish order. doubtedly be true if we find we are fighting a nation of 200,000,- 000, But we must find out what kind of government there Is In Peking and whether it is sanctioning opposition to the allied troops_before we can say whether or not there is a state of war. We have at this time absolutely no evidence of hostHity gf ‘t)ille central government, and Li Hung Chang says it iIs not ostile. Chang, who is expected to follow any | policy that is lkely to resuit in personal aggrandizement. Many missionaries from | Yank-tse-Kiang valley are coming to|of the native city. saries crowd the foreign quarters, setting fire to the butldings. are being worked steadily from the walls Standard Oil Company’s premises are be- lteved to have escaped. Though the sit- uation -is grave, the Chinese have not occupled Tientsin. The Chinese guns The consulates all in view of the dispatch received by the State Department from | This will un- | | key to the situation because of not being | | are urging their respective governments | | Shanghal for safety, Three Chinese gun- | boats recently built by the Armstrongs | have arrived at Shanghal from Taku, flee- |ing from the foreign fleets, leaving a | captain behind in their haste. Two Chi- | nese crulsers at Kiangying fort, fifty miles | up the river, are kept under steam. The | forts are provided with modern artillery | and are instructed to watch for the ap- | proach of foreigners. Six American Pres- | byterian missionaries from Kiangying | have arrived at Skanghal. . A wealthy Chinaman who fled from | Peking on the 14th says that all the lega- | tions, except the British, Austrian and Belgian, have been burned, the foreigners | taking refuge with those three. | HORDES OF CHINESE | SLAUGHTERING FOREIGNERS j LONDON, June 23.—Special dispatches | trom Shanghat give additional detafls of | the bombardment of Tientsin. It is re- | ported that Tientsin has been incessantly | bombarded for the last three days. The entire British and French settlements have been destroyed. Heavy casualties are reported. The Chinese number at least 15000 inside the city, while their emis- ' being destroyed, the foreigners flocked to the town hall. The assistance of rein- forcements is implored. The Russlans are now intrenched in the depot, resisting the advance which the enemy Is making in overwhelming numbers. No word has been recejved from Ad- miral Seymour and it is feared that the relief column fares badly. There is an ex- odus of foreigners from the Yangtsekiang forts to Shanghal and Japan. Many con- sider Shanghal unsafe owing to the ab- sence of foreign troops. PRINCE TUAN WOULD EXTERMINATE FOREIGNERS SHANGHAI, June 23.—Prince Tuan has taken charge as general-in-chief after dis- missing Young La, a nephew of the Em~ peror, the former commander-in-chief. Prince Tuan gave notice that he would march to Tientsin and sweep out the handful of foreigners there. - At daylight on the morning of June 21 he attacked the settlements at Tientsin with artillery and the best foreign drilled troops. The Chinese army had about seven Krupps. They managed to burn the United States Consulate. The warehouses and the The latest news from Peking emanat- ing from authentic sources is to the ef- fect that there is no change in’the situa- tion. This is understood to mean thar the legations still hold out. The Chinese surrounded them, but do not dare’ to make another attack. Apparently they hope to starve out those who have tdken refuge there. GERMAN MINISTER IS SAFE. BERLIX, June %.—The Chinese Minis- ter here, Lu Hal Houan, to-day informed the Foreign Office that the German Min- ister at Peking, Baron von Ketteler, who it was reported had been killed by the “Boxers,” was safe and well. FOREIGN TROOPS AT PEKING. WASHINGTON, June 23.—In answer to a request from the Navy Department as to how many Americans were in Peking, Rear Admiral Kempft replied under date of June 23, via Chefu, that 30 Austrians, 7 French, 50 Germans, 79 British, 40 Ital- jans, 23 Japanese, 75 Russians and 3 American troops are In Peking. He fur- ther says: “No news of the whereabouts of Peking's rellef expedition reported by cablegram June 12. Japanese expect sev- eleven days since it practically world. eral thousand troops now due. No news | from Tientsin or Peking since last re- | port.” 3 | This dlspatch arrived at the Navy De- | partment prior to the dispatch from the | admiral announcing fighting in progress | between the Chinese imperial troops and the international column. FIGHTING AGAINST THE REGULAR CHINESE ARMY WASHINGTON, June 23.—The following bulletin was issued by the Navy Depart- ment: “Acting Secretary Hackett this morning recetved a dispatch from Admiral Kempff, | filed Chefu. June 23, to the effect that our marines under Major Waller, together with 400 Russians, have had an engage- ment with the Chinese army near Tien- tsin. They could not break through the line. A force numbering 2000, the admirai reports, 's now ready to make another at- tempt. The raain importance. of this dispatch is Admiral Kempff's disclosure that it is the Chinese army and not the Boxers who are fighting the lorilgn troeps. PROTECTION OF MISSIONARIES. NEW YORK, June 23.—The Rev. Dr. Arthur J. Brown, secretary of the board of missions of the Presbyterfan church; received 2 letter to-day from David J. Hill, Assistant Secretary of State at Washington, which reads: “I have to acknowledge \he receipt of | your letter of the I3th inst. In relation to the protection of American missionaries in China. In reply I have to say that while the situation in China is very se- | rious, the department has not as yet been | informed of any loss of life among the American missionaries. Every possible protection has been extended and will | continue to be extended to them by this Government. All information received by the department concerning the condition of American citizens in China will be i promptly given to the press.” - APPEAL OF REFORMERS. VANCOUVER, B. C., June 22.—-The Chi- nese Empire Reform Association of Can- ada has been holding a convention here during the past three days, with delegates present from branches in all the principal | and passed beyond the kem of the civilized Pacific Coast citles. The association has issued an appeal to the Governments of i the United States, Great Britain and Ja- pan begging their active aid in inducing the powers to declare a joint protectorat in China and undertake the government of that country through reinstatement on the throne of Emperor Kwang Hsu, the protectorate to appoint new Ministers, the new Government thus to be formed to control the departments of cus- tom ports and telegraphs, establish uni- form currency, readjust the systems of taxation and insure absolute freedom of religious worship. MISSIONARIES TOLD TO LEAVE NEW YORK, June 22.—In response to a cabled inquiry as to whether their mis- sionarfes In Peking and Shantung wer safe, the Presbyterian Board of Forei, Missions, in this city, to-day received the following reply from the Prebyterian Mission Treasurer Elterichs, at Chefu: “CHEFU, June 2.—Peking In penl Shantung ordered to port.” As inerpreted by he secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, Charles W. Hand, the dispatch means that all missionaries In the province of Shantung have been ordered by the Unit- ed States Consul to leave thelr mission posts and proceed in haste to some pert where they can be under the protection of a United States gunboat. FORCE ONLY AGAINST BOXERS. WASHINGTON, June 23 —The following cable from Admiral Kempff was received late this afternoon -at the Navy Depart- ment: “CHEFU, June 23 —Secretary of the Navy, Washington: Proclamation issued 20th: ‘The admirals and senior naval offi- cers of the allied powers in China desire in the name of their Governments to have it known to all the Viceroys and the au- thorities of coast and river provinces and cities in China that they intend to use armed force only against the Boxers and those people who oppose them In the march to Peking for the rescue of their fellow-countrymen.’ KEMPFF." LEGATIONS YET SAFE. WASHINGTON, June 2.—The State De- partment has received a letter from the Chinese Minister, saying the Viceroy of Nanking cabled him that the legations at Peking are safe.