The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 29, 1900, Page 1

Tall, JOLUME LXXXVIII-NO. 29. SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, JUNE. 29, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MINISTERS YET MISSING, AND THE CHIEF OF THE BO Foreign Forces Under Admiral| Seymour Made a Brilliant Resistance for Fifteen Days| Until Relief Arrived. Hemmed in by Hordes of Fanatical Chinese| the Besieged Column Intrenched andlb Successfully Fought Off the Mongol Assailants—One Prisoner Declared That| the Peking Legations Had Been Burned and the Ministers Killed. ONDON, June 2, 4 &. m.—The casualties of the international force attack- were: Americans, killed 3, wounded 2; Bri < . killed 15, wounded 27; Russfans, killed 10, wounded > of the Americans and British Is described as “beautiful.’ relieving force passed on to the rescue of Admiral § N der General Nieh, says a dispatch from Shanghat, again at- fiercely and bombarded reign settlement with a terrible Chinese regula tacked Ti Dorrward commanded the column that relifeved Admiral Sey- rines participated in the achievement. The admiral was founa rounded by imu of Chinese, who were d en made a brilliant resi: sed fighting. During ten d: with provisions for ten d lonel s ming it hopeless to attempt B S O T O S O R S Y SR R o ] essayed a night retreat a strong force Chi vance nor retreat. Th was iege. He vainly attempted helio- said the le fons had been at the Mini had been im- the attack. s after Admiral Seymour, but 1 to Tientsin has been re progress W ing made nd the force n the vicin re and 0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0 9 OO 440+ ] Daily Telegraph, wiring at § ;9 CZAR’'S ARMY ‘0 the Government, alarmed by |@® NOVJ BEING ? ct ordering the peremptory | | % @ decision to protect the legations at | @ MOBILIZED I i received definite in- . (' =3 ] that while solemnly £, preparations, the Chinese are mount. |@ _ BERLIN, June 28 I ng forts. . Hongkong to reinforce the allied squad- | @ Ihe Vorwaerts says: are sending troops toward Peking, and From an absolutely | anghal continues at the rate of from ). reliable source we hear ? the recent fight! d Nt | is inis- la. Rusidnn Mpachusia, 1o S | the Russian War Minis- @ srrespondent of the Tln:;s,l advices from ih;}ng- ‘ try has sent to all the ® » 8hik Kal maintains cordial relations wit lor- : are Soveir Voen Sk S0t “miviaios” coutet s s e Ny xS 4 Lep 2 ?Russia telegraphic se- § UNPRECEDENTED IN : by forelgn consuls and preserve |@ cret orders to prepare @ peace and order foreign troops will not | | eyerything for obili- | ALL ACTS OF DIPLOMACY |be sent into thelr territory. This ar- | @ Y. L ® rangement greatly simplifies affairs in an | | zation. The orders | ' official int of view, as it conflnes the | Uhitnd Siaiss Donmils 5 et Prith | cglon 15 siith ot antl vider st e ® bear the date of June ® Viceroys Without Reference restored by the allies to a comparz 1*-'r13". 18 and 19.” . S ol ing Mibwataiatit small portion of the great Chinese em- | ) | z pire. ¢ -0-0-0-0 609 SRl 'TIENTSIN MISSION killed. T think there is serious risk for Will return in a few d Shall I return home? W DESTROYED BY FIRE | | By the mission is meant the mission 'W YORK, June 28.—The following | Tientsin, but just how much of that mi: cable was recelved at the Methodist | sion is destroyed the home board do. Episcopal Mission Board to-day from | w what to infer. The missic Chefu, from the Rev. Mr. Brown, one of | in three compounds, as they their missionaries in the Tientsin dis- | Oge compound is composed ct. It .s dated June 25: | two missions and a church, another of Mission destroyed by fire. About 160 | mission and a school, and a third of at s- on | of a| a Ad Washingion Officials Await vices From Minister Conger Before Determining VWhether a State of War or Riot EXists in China. ALL HEADQUARTERS, WELLINGTON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, June 28.—Officlal Washington is hourly expect- ing the receipt of a dispatch from Minister Conger which will determine whether a state of war or riot exists In China. Though up to the close of office hours this afternoon neither the State nor Nayy Department has recelved rmation confirmatory of the press dispatches that Vice Admiral Seymour's column and its charges had been rescued, it is the confident belief of the President and Secretary Hay that such is the case. There remains a ques- tion as to whether the Ministers were expelled from Peking, and, if so, whether such an act should be regarded as an tnsult by the civilized world. The recognition of a state of war will involve the possibility of international complications, and the powers hesitate to take such action, especially when there has been harmony of procedure up to this time. From present in jons Europe and Japan will adopt the attitude pursued by the United States and regard the situation as a state of international disorder which the imperial Government isstoo weak to suppress. Additional information that the legations were safe was furnished Secretary Hay this afternoon by Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister, from the Chinese Embassador in London. Minister Wu received a copy of a dispatch from Li Hung Chang, important only because it shows that Viceroy Li is still at Canton and has not yet started for Peking. It reads: “All foreign Ministers are with Vice Admiral Seymour, twelve miles from Tientsin.” The Minister expressed confidence that no trouble had befallen the legations, and $aid that undoubtedly Viceroy Li meant by the term “foreign Ministers” the whole of the legations. The Minister is conducting himself in a very cicumspect manner, and there is no disposition on the, part of Secre- tery Hay to make his position here more difficult thdn it is. It is apparent that the Minister's dispatch is several days old, s Rear Admiral Kempff notified the Navy Department yesterddy that the Ministers were with Vice Admiral Seymour’s column eight miles from Tientsin. The Minister suggested that the imperial Government had furnished the legations with &n armed escort, which whil> on its way from Peking to Tientsin had met Vice Admiral Seymour's command and had turned their charges over to the allied force. He did not know whether the imperial troops continued with Vice Ad- miral Seymour, aiding the allles in forcing their way back to Tientsin, or had returned to the capital. 'The latter is the official view. Before Minister Wu arrived at the State Department Secretary Long received Kemptt r"'HF.FL'. June 28.—Secretary of Navy, Washingtan: About 12,000 foreign troops are now ashore. Gered should report at Taku instead of Chefu. I have substituted the Nashville for the Yorkte used as a dispatch boat, being more suitable.” Considerable comment occurred in official and diplomatic circles to-day in connection with the London dispatch quot- ing Inspector General Hart of the Chinese Customs Bervice as saying that the foreign legationg had been “desired” to Peking. The dispatch received by Minister Wu from the Tsung-li Yamen and transmitted yesterday to the State annourced that the demand made by the foreign admirals that the Taku forts be turned over to them im- soked like an nvasion, and we communicated the fact to the forelgn Ministers in Peking.” It was sug- n tern diplomatic quarter to-day that the Chinese Government, fearing the effect of the action of the forelgn n so peremptorily demanding the possession of the Taku forts upon a populace aiready excited by the anti-for- ve t, hal intimated to the foreign legations in the interest of their safety that they should remove to Tientsin. # the foreign admirals had demanded Immediate possession of the Taku forts,” said a diplomat who discussed o-day, “and supposing the Chinese Government believed this to be a hostile act and tantamount to a dec- jaration of war and requested the foreign Ministers in the interest of their own safety to leave Peking, who would be re- had this message from' Rear ~Admiral The soldiers or- Yorktown at Chef®. The leave sponsible? Would the powers have declared war on China? Would China have declared war on'the powers? China does not desire war, Every dispatch that Minister Wu has received from his Government or its officials proves this conclu- sively. She knows the futility of fighting the whole world. Had the foreign Ministers been permitted to remain in Peking it might have been impossible to have restrained the fury of the people when they had learned that the powers had com- menced the dispatch of ap army Into the empire, and being ignorant of the purpose of the movement. they might have thought that it was preliminary to the dismemberment of their country, as has so long been threatened.” It is the bellef of diplomats here that the allied forces will immediately take up their march to Peking. Nothing offi- cially has been recelved here to confirm the report that the Russians withdrew from Vice Admiral Seymour’s command when he turned back to Tientsin and continued on the way to Peking. It is possible this message may have referred to the Russian column, 4000 strong, which is reported to have started some days ago for Peking. « Inquiry at the Russian em- bessy to-day developed that this column has probably been confounded with thag which, according to its information, was to leave Port Arthur for Taku. : “No matter what or where the Russian troops may be in China, id an attache who talked about the situation, “they will be withdrawn when the trouble ends. The Russian Government has announced that they have been sent into China merely for the purpose of protecting life and property, and when Qulr services are no longer required they will be | miles north of returned to their stations.” lp.eisl’ Cable to The Call and New York Herald. Copyright, 1800, by the Herald Publishing Company. HANGHALI, June 28.—Admiral Seymour has arrived at Tientain, men have been killed and 312 wounded. been exaggerated, but nothing is certair mation has come out of Peking for two weeks] all wires being down. legations is unknown. It is the helief of the Chinese that Prince Tuan has superseded the Empress Dowager at the head of affairs. Prince Tnan is the recognized head of the Boxers. Grave tidings come from Shanting provi been destroyed, but the missionaries escaped. turbances. Thus far the Boxers have been operating only in Chili a Sixteen thousand troops of the allie The best interests of Ch overthrow of the Empress Dowager and the reactionary party, If the Boxers gain any substantial advan be quadrupled. power of the Emperor. not be foreseen. disturbances, and have issued proclamations. Yang-tse Valley is the occasion for serious apprehensions. cumstances, is safe. Volunteers and men-of-war are affording protection, but mo needed both at Shanghai and in the Yang-tsc Valley to meet the contingencies that are more than possible, and will be beyond the control of the local authorities. D e B e e o et i o e e e B e e XERS CONTROLS CHINA. | ’W'WQMOWQWWO+O+WMO+ The damage in v known. Absel ha 1ce. This + hough have already lan ina demand the The insurrection will spread like wildfire. The Wu-Chang and Nanking Viceroys give-assurances that they are able to quell the Nevertheless the uately no trustworthy infor- The Wei-Hsien mission premises have and the reinstatemen Shangh oo ® Sizty-two of his is hoped, has hereabouts of the The w premonitory of further dis- nd Sh antung 3 g 1ber should Boxers, the of the L‘\l'\!t“f‘.C(‘S can~ tage the cons condition of affairs in the i, under ordinary cir- re are ? BURNING OF THE PALACE IS REPORTED LONDON, June 29, 4 a. ® m.—An imperial decree ‘ published in Shanghai | onThursday,saysacor- @ respondent of the Daily © Express, asserts that ?the imperial palace in [ o0 ©0C Peking was burned on | June 16 and that the ©® attack on the palace was made by revoiting Chinese troops. @ 6990 090690609 mission, a hospital and a school. In all the property of the Methodist Episcopal Board is valued at something more than $50,000. The Rev. Dr. M. B. Leonard, secretary of the Missionary Soclety, sald: “Presumably those killed were natlves, but it is not clear even that they were pative Christians. Many of them may have been Boxers or Chinese goldiers. The risk for forelgners evidently is in Tiehtsin, where Mr. Brown expects to go himself in a few days.” Dr. Leonard thinks none of the Metho- dist missionaries were among the killed, or Dr. Brown would certainly have men- tioned the fact. WEI-HEN DESTROYED, BUT FOREIGNERS ESCAPE NEW YORK, June 25.—Two cablegrams were received by the Presbyterian Board of Forelgn Missions this morning. The first from Shanghal read: “Wei-Hen destroyed. caped.” The Presbyterian Board had - $40,000 orth of property in Wei-Hen, and this is now all gone. Dr. Fairries was one of the missionaries there and he escaped with the others. The other cablegram came from Chefu and stated: “Lobenstein at Shanghai, Fenas at Pe- 0909 0 06606 6860 B e e R O o S SCE SR SL A S i o 2 o o o Foreigners es- | g. Rev. E. C. Lobenstein was stationed at Nankin, and it would appear as if he had to make his escape to Shanghai. The cablegram also stated: “No word has been received from Pe- king or Pao-Ti 3 ACTS OF RUSSIANS AT . TIENTSIN COMMENDED SHANGHAI, June 28.—The Daily News has a dispatch from Wei-Hal-Wel, dated June 17, sayingy s “The raliway terminus, which is eight Tientsin, {6 Captain Bayley wishes it published” R = 900000 l | | i it is due to the Russians that any one is alive at Tientsin. The American Consul telegraphs that the American mission at ‘Wel-Hal-Wel has been completely de- stroyed.” /From official sources it is learned that the legatons at Peking and the foreigners there were safe June 25. MINISTERS REPORTED WITH LANDING FORCE BERLIN, June 2.—The commander of the German squadron at Taku telegraphs under date of June 26 as follows: “The foreign Ministers are with the landing force.” According to reports of Christians, it is added fighting)continued at Tientsin June 2, the fortified arsenal outside the. town being still in possession of the Chinese. MISSIONARIES ARE WITHOUT PROTECTION BERLIN, June 28.—The Cologne Volks Zeitung has received a cablegram saying that the situation in the mission districts in the southern part of the province of Shantung !s now extremeiy threatening. Pro-Vicar Freinademetz telegraphs from ng, on the Grand canal, that the mis- are without protection and that their lives are In great danger, According to the same paper, there are in Peking 10,000 Catholics, with twenty. five Catholic missionaries and 100 Protes- tant missionaries. The Volks Zeitung ex- presses astonishment that none of these ‘people have been able to send news to MANCHUS, FROM CHING-TEH, IN THE SHANGTU VALLEY, EAST OF PEKING AND NORTH OF THE GREAT WALL. THE TSUN- OF THE FIRST PLACES INVOLVED IN THE OUTBREAK, IS JUST SOUTH OF CHING-TEH. General von Honneken, formerly mili- tary instructor in the Chinese army, re- pl¥ing to a statement in the English press that the Taku forts were built by Ger- man engincers, says they were built by Chinese mechanics and afterward remod- eled by Americans. The Vorwaerts complains that German Government is taking all the va- rious steps in China without consulting the Reichstag, which is now adjourned, whereas, the British and French Parlia ments are in session, and the governments of London and Paris must make reports to them on the progress of events. It adds: “It s high time that our people recog- nized the danger threatening them and that' they call the Government to strict account.” Furripyt ot oibdis RUSSIANS WITH RESCUERS. ST. PETERSBURG, June 28.—The Min- ister of War has received the following from Admiral Alexieff, dated Port Arthur, June 27: “During the night of June 25 a detach- ment of four companies of Russians, Col- onel Schivienski commanding, and the same number of foreigners went to the rellef Admiral Seymour and brought 200 of his wounded to Tientsin.” e it Sutmn LOSSES AMONG GERMANS. BERLIN, June 28—The German com- mander at Taku reports that in the re- llef of Tientsin the Germans lost Lieuten- ant Frederich and ten men killed and had twenty men wounded. The fight lasted eight hours. it BRITISH CASUALTIES. 'LONDON, June %.—~Admiral Bruce, in PECHILI PROVINCE, 150 MILES NORTH- HUA *MISSION AND SCHQOL, ONE | the | D O N B e e e e e o o g R A S S S QrPe e PP eI+ 00000 00043 +000 000000 eieedeieietegetedrioiotbode command of the British forces at Taku, reports to the British Admiraity the fol. lowing casualties: At Taku, June 24, one seaman wounded; at Tientsin up to the forenoon of June 23, four seamen killed and Lieutenants Sterling, Powell and Wright, Commander Beatty and forty- four midshipmen and seamen wounded. — SAFE UP TO JUNE 25. NEW YORK, June 28.—The New York agency of the Hongkong gnd Shanghai Banking Corporation received the follow- ing dispatch from the corporation’s Lone don office: “We are informed on reliable authority that the legations at Peking were safs up to June % and were receiving Govern~ ment protection. TRCOPS SAIL WASHINGTON, June 38.—The follow- ing was received from General MacArthur this morning: “Adjutant General, Washington: Trans- port left Manila 8:3) morning June 27, with Colonel Liscum in command, 39 of- ficers, 1271 men. MACARTHUR.™ —-— CAN'T PROTECT FOREIGNERS. CHEFU, Wednesday, June 27.—The American mission at Wuh Silen, Shan- tung Province, has been destroyed. The missionaries escaped. The Governor has rotified foreigners inland that he is un- able to protect them., It 5 ARRANGING PEACE TERMS. SHANGHAI, June 28.—It is asserted here that Liu, the Viceroy of Nakin, has received instructions from Pekh to in- form the forcign Consuls ately that the legations at been arranging peace terms.” O - FROM MANILA