The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 17, 1900, Page 3

L e e e e o o o o . >4 . - CONSUL GENERAL HO YOW were “erm and nmgre«he element, and like |to leave at any THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1900. OFFICERS WHO FELL DESPERATE TIENTSIN ant Record of Colonel Liscum in the Civil and IN THE Spanish-American Wars and on the : r Gallantry. Frontier. commanding Jun Carmm Davis’ Record. R > k Davis, U Captain A e to April regiment . January 1 hi ed States - corps 1894, . been appointed from Pennsylvania In Aprll, 1899, He was sent to the Philippines | immediately on his appointment and was one of the officers drawn from the Cavite | station by Admiral Kempft at the begin- ning of the fighting at Taku. Lieutenant H. Leonard. Lieutenant Henry Leonard of the ma- rine corps was appoirted to that service from the District of Columbia in April, ccompanted Lieutenant Butler soon after his appoint- ment and also joined Kempff's forces at Taku. » Major James Reagan of the Ninth In- fantry entered the military service from New York as a mh='/"1n in Company H, Second In , before the Civil War. He served thr t war and received a comm i leutenant on the §th ‘of Dece: He w assigned to the Ni antry as a first lieutenant attached to that reg- ming a captain i 1857 and a major in 1899, in 1870 and .‘Q‘r?»’@r.\‘,\.@"?'A“?.QQO’—Q“ et e e et e eOesei@ en MALorm REGAMN- BANA - ProYo Y @+t et0iededeiede The Captain Buckmiller referred to in the dispatches as having been wounded lward V. Bookmiller. He is t Pointer, entering the acad- 1885. His first commis- as H 1899. He became at- 1 join the s es of the Ninth is sdlutant of the regiment. He wa also was a West Pointer, having been »pointed from M He n the Ninth In- h that or- g first lieu EXPECTS HIS PASSPORTS ed abr hem the and we the ste { mine in_whic P United States it and th r= 1o avenge the horrib t that Admiral and put an end to | S ha his wounded. T/ nipped in the bud. ' think it is improbable that he world with Shood ould v such thing and then his dshed which has al- m i a h a late da ] exception of the | for it was ten ¢ he returned was of the Tal in a frenzy as 10t necessary 8 this. that ¢ been made to the powers were advantage might ve been done un- forces massed to e ation. Of [ the forts | obtain a_base say that it shoul ne when it could but hordes who were but o fire them g of the Taku forts | 1 the Be in such a state that thev | agal " e and jo -~ +4 | Fe ers princes of the roya! who command were divided. just ae the North and ¥ were here fn America. and while f these Tartars were of course | forelgners and progress, mpathized with the re- there | same of necessity. “I undertand that Minister Wu is ready time. 1 have net as yet GE: Wen, % d of ir Shao re have be that they from nd 1 dare rerman maki \at it n 1§ the be seen and it would be e to withhold st cation for such a course. if it is so gretted remely leng! of ti will continue. When the powers get through play then things will has not been of her men from > Boxers hs been t hav of supplies. er& can_count upon a, and T think that see for 400 yea power there “As t0 my ness Kwong So. dead. think is dead." | follow the actions of Washington. and leaves his po SRAL HO YOW. I; +r e e e e e @ and Prince ttempting to stem murderers. 1 arsenals at work na arming the Manchu Tartars for knew would come. there have been the im- t German was with a held by a man who | der a German tacti- ador of the German | officers s and now impress it upon the | t the Chinese of San ply Interested in any- down the uprolling ism as are not per- | e in S: | ble value, interpreters d way n army that ever Cau-“ strange for him h an important communi- me. it is much to be re- *As to the length of time that the war tion with her the t from war will he end of the Tartar dynasty in the Chinese empire, which has been the ruling on personal position here, T am xers but put the | the representative of his Imperia! High- I much fear that he is | The Empress Dowager 1 do nof ‘of the | me in a doubtful position. T will, of course finister Wu af | If he is given his passports | ition we-should do the received definite orders from him. If such should possibly resign my as a private citi- 8 in China in power. object of their activity com hat' he desires to get his upon the throne, and the life son of a Chinese s of more importance to him than his own. At present Minister Wu and myself are only awaiting devel. opment RUSSIANS SAVED BY A JAPANESE FORCE WASHINGTON, legation to-day July 16.—The Japanese " received a cablegram from the Mijnister for Foreign Affairs, dated | Tokio, {July 10, giving some belated de- tails of the fighting at Tientsin on July 3, when the town was still In the possession of the allies. According to, this cablegram there are 4000 Japanese "troops at Tientsin. More than half the allled troops in the attack on Tientsin on the 13th, therefore, were probably Japanese. The cablegram is as follows “On the 3d inst a large body of Chinese soldiers appeared before Tientsin and at- t astonished at the awful havoc | tacked the northe disturbers have been sble to| oicd the northern part of the set- Machine guns and modern ar- | tlement, which was guarded by the Rus- ever sthce the war with|sien troops. The Japanese sent to their ald, at the Russian general's request, one battery of artillery and two companies of After a heavy cannonade they n | silenced the Chinese guns and finally re- pulsed the enemy. “The Japanese losses in this engagement were non-commissioned officers and men killed and wounded. Major General Fukushima now under him at Tientsin about 4000 Japanese troops.” In BATTLE D R S e S o nd lieutenant in the | i 3 i m a Can- | an or | of the | two captains killed and about thirty | TIENTSIN FORCE IN GRAVE PERIL Legation Guards Unless Reinforcements Are Hur- riedly Sent In. ———— Special Dispatch to The Call. ALL HEADQUARTERS, WEL- LINGTON HOTEL, WASHING- INGTON, July the eyes of the administration are Tientsin has the focus of the attention. It Is evident to that Prince Tuan centered. world's officials eigners, and, toeether of the empire in opposition foreigners, the weakness of the latter must to demonstrated ently reported now r at the defeat of the allies In the north would cause an out- | and | | Prince Tuan knows the | than Mr. | t of in Central Southern China conditions that exist better Goodnow, and he and his supporters are undoubtedly making determined efforts to drive the foreign troops to the sea before | such large reinforcements arrive that it will be impossible to defeat-them. There- | fore Tientsin is the point at probably will be determined whether a disaffection gage in combat with forelgners. The serious | point, as shown to-day | mey’s dispatch, the authorities from horrible catastrophe by Admiral Re- the reports of the which occurred at situation came home to the officials oniy when Rear Admiral Remey’s dispatch was deciphered There is excellent reason for believing that as a result of the dangerous situa- tion in Tientsin the several | arranging to greatly strengthen thelr forces there, and to protect communica- | tion between Tientsin and Taku. Concern over the possibility that the attempt to isolate the allies by repeated assaults, participated in by the hordes at Prince Tuan’s disposal, they will be able to ex- haust the troops, as they are reported to have exhausted the guards at Peking This will be by no means an easy task, however,. as a dispatch recefved by the Japanese Legation states that there are at Tientsin about 4000 Japanese troops, under Major General Sukushima. The American force consists of 2000; ns have about 3000, and the British, rman and French about 3000 men, mak- ing the total effectives about 12,000 men. This force is not strong enough to main- tain itself and protect communications The authorities agree that it Is impossible s expressed Chinese will at Tientsin, and ditional troops will have to be sent to the support of the allies Secretary Long is one of the few officlals in Washington who believes the foreign- ers in Peking are safe. “There is no direct evidence yet,” he said late this afternoon, “that there has been a massacre. On the other hand, the murder of the German Minister was known at once. If the Ministers had all been slain on June 30 we would undoubt- edly have been promptly advised. We are constantly getting routine dispatches from Admiral Remey and the consular of- ficers in China. If anybody could learn that a reported massacre occurred they certainly would have ascertained and re- | portea the fact.” | GUNS OF THE WARSHIPS TRAINED ON CHEFU CHEFU, July 16.—The gurs of the Brit- ish cruiser Terrible, the American gunboat Nashville and the other warships in the harbor were trained on the city on Satur- day in answer to urgent messages sent from shore that an outbreak was about to take place. All the foreigners were called out for defensive guard duty and they re- sponded with alacrity. Sentries were post- ed and kept close watch on the natives. The men on board the ships kept close to their guns and prepared to open fire at a moment’s notice, but the occasion did not arise. ALLEGED SLAUGHTER OF CHINESE OFFICIALS WASHINGTON, Chinese officials here to the effect that 3000 Chinese officlals at Peking petitioned Prince Tuan to protect foreigners, where- upon Prince Tuan ordered all those who | united in the petition to be killed. - MRS. LAWTON’S GIFT. LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 16.—Mrs. Mary Lawton, widow of the late General Law- ton, to-day purchased $100 worth of books to be sent to Mrs. Liscum at Manila when she heard of Colonel Lisoum’s death in China. Mrs. Lawton was greatly shocked by the news. May Share the Fate of Peking 16.—Peking at this | moment is not the point on which | the | understands | the necessity of uniting China against for- | to accomplish the welding | Consul General Good- | which it | section of China or all of China shall en- | diverted the attention ot | Peking. It has been known for some days | that the situation at Tientsin was des- | perate, but the true character of the | powers are | July 16.—An unofficial | report has come to the attention of the | of the situation at that | the Rus- | | to order the position abandoned, and ad- | RECEPTION TENDERED THE CADETS AT SANTA CRUZ Exhibition Drill Given by Company D, the Prize- Winner of the Regiment, Is Heartily Applauded. SCENES IN AND ABOUT CAMP $ i . Bivsioisetedeiesieisis sisieiedeiedeieieie ALL HEADQUARTERS, SANTAa belle of Santa Cruz led the march and CRUZ. July 16—A reception and | over 130 couples wound thefr way round | the spacious hall. ball was tendered the First Regi- ment, League of the Cross Cadets, to-night in Armory Hall by the Catholic Ladies’ Aid Soclety, Young L. dfes’ Institute and the Young Men's Insti- tute of this city. The affalr was attended | by the leading people of this vicinity and was a brilliant success. The hall was| beautifully decorated for the occasion with evergreens and bunting and pre- sented a handsome appearance. The la- dies were attired in gay costumes, which were set off prettily by the dark uniforms of the cadets. The programme which preceded the dancing opened with an overture of na- tional airs by Hastings’ Band. At the conclusion of the selection Mayor J. P. Parker of this city was introduced and in a short and happy gpeech formally ten- dered the freedom of the cty to the visit- ors. Charles M. Cassan followed and paid a high tribute to the regiment and com- mended the principles for which it stood. Throughout his speech he was greeted with applause. After another selection had been rendered by the band, Company D, twice prize-winners of the competitive drill, in command of Captain 1. J. Dwyer and Lieutenants Sulllvan and McCarthy, gave an exhibition drill. The perfect man- ner in which the company executed diffi- cult maneuvers won _enthusiastic ap- plause. At the close of the drill dancing was inaugurated. Colonel E. J. Power and | _Ralph S. Miller was floor manager and | Staffler Jr. and Major Daniel - acted as his assistants. The fol- g committee also l—".( \Aluablc aid Mangels, Mrs. J. | Willlam Horton, Mrs. i Handie M. Thompson, Miss Jennie Mulhern, Miss | Agnes Cooney, Miss A. Ponsano, Captain 1."J. Dwyer, >3 George De: M. Hopkins, Captain | Hynes, Lieutenant Vincent Carroll. J. F. Stanton, James D. Tait, C. J. Gillen and J. J. Doran. The success'of the affair was due to the efforts of the following committee of ar- rangements. Mrs. J. J. Roney, Mrs. Man- gels, Mrs. Bow Thompson, Miss Bueb, iss A Hughps M Kingsley, M Mitchell, George S. Talt, T. W. Kelly, A. Cook and J. T. Stanton. On’ Wednesday evening the flield and staff officers of the regiment will be guests of honor at a banquet tendered them bs the Board of Trade of this city The real business of the camp was in- augurated to-day, when the three battal- fons under their respective commanders were drilled in the school of the battal- talion was assisted by Corporal Philhower of the regular army. His battalion was put through the extended saber exercises by the latter and profited by his teaching. Sergeant Gauran lent material aid to Major James Powers by enlightening the Second Battallon on the mysteries of the skirmish drill, and Major ‘Jack” Duffy fon. The cadets profited by their first les. son, and before the middle of the week ARTILLERY FOR CHINESE SERVICE General Shaiter Called Upon to Select Four Batteries to Sail on the Transport Hancock, oo Bpectal Dispatch to The Call. ALL HEADQUARTERS, WEL- LINGTON HOTEL, WASHING- TON, July 16.—Twenty-two thou- sand men will comprise the force the United States will put into China. It is understood that General MacArthur has been called upon for between ten ing the Chinese town of sels from navigating the of e © 00006000 006 4—0—.40-04*— Russian vessels to pass. moor. Special Dispatch to The Call. Captain Krivisoff, whom the Chinese 9 0 0 0 0000000090090 0 0900000090 0-000600 RUSSIAN SHIPS FIRED UPON BY THE CHINESE ! ‘ LONDON, July 17.—A dispatch to the Telegraph from St. Petersburg says the War 0Of- | fice announces that the Governor General of Amoor district telegraphed on July 13 repor the steamer Michel, from Khabarovsk for Blagovyestchensk, with five vessels laden with ar- tillery and ammunition for the latter place, was fired upon by Chinese and stopped while pass- igun. Three officers stated they had received orders to prevent ves- They demanded to see the Michel’s commander. Krivisoff visited the Chinese about an hour afterward. Colonel Goldschmidt, Russian fron- tier commissioner for the Amoor district, arrived on board the Selenga with a squadron of Cossacks and ordered the vessels to continue their voyage. As soon as they started the Chinese fited on them again. This drew a return fire from the Selenga. The Michel arrived at Blagovyestchensk with her sides and funnels damaged. Colonel Goldsckmidt and two Cossacks were wounded. arrested, was sent to Aigun, where he was informed thiat orders had been issued not to allow He was afterward sent to Blagovyestchensk without escort. Two companies of riflemen, three batteries and one hundred Cossacks were sent from Blagovy- estchensk to protect the vessel’s passage of the river past Aigun. 0-0-000-00-0-0-0-0-0-0000000-0-0-0-0000- Captain thousand and twelve thousand men, the number depending upon the regiments se- lected, and they will comprise all arms of the service. In view of the reports from Tientsin to-day, showing the need of artillery, in- | structions were sent to Major General California, batteries of the Third Artillery and di- rect them to prepare for immediate trans- portation to China. The batteries of the Third Artillery, which General Shafter probably will select, are A, C, I and O. Battery C is a light battery and the oth- ers are foot batteries, but there will be no difficulty in providing them with fleld pleces and slege guns. These batteries will sail with 300 marines on the transport Hancock, which will leave the latter part of the month. I ANOTHER BATTALION | OF MARINES WILL GO | WASHINGTON, July 16.—General Hey- wood, commandant of the marine corps, is arranging for the mobilization of an- other battalion of marines for the Far East. They will leave San Francisco as | soon as transportation can be arranged, | probably about August 5. The party will | be composed of one company of marines | from Boston, one from New York and two ‘} from the marine barracks in this city. The | present intention is to send the battalion direct to Manila, but they may be diverted to China for service there. EENRE SR PORT ARTHUR'S SUBURBS | Special Dispatch to The Call. 1 | NEW YORK, July 16.—The Journal has this from London: The Government here | admits to-night on the strength of advices | received to-day from Hongkong and from its consular officials at varifous Chinese | ports that the anti-foreign movement is | rapidly spreading al! over the vast Mon- Egolian empire. All hopes of restricting | hostilities to the banks of the Pei-ho River in the north have been abandoned and it is realized that before many days are | passed all China with its teeming popu- | lation of 400,000,000 will be In a blaze of | savage warfare against foreign powers. | Boxers are already reported to be at- | | tacking and burning suburbs of Port Ar-| | thur, Russia’s great seaport, naval arse- | nal and terminal of the Trans-Siberian line on the Chinese sea coast. while the costly construction work of the Muscovite Rallroad across Manchuria has all be!n‘ destroyed. In Tonquin, which now belonss to| France, but which formerly const:tuted | part of the Chinese empire, there has been an alarming revival of Chinese out- rages and attacks upon the French set- Continued on Fourth Page. O'RYAN AT SANTA CRUZ jon. Major Daniel Deasy of the First Bat- | made_things lively for the Third Battai- | Shafter, commanding the Department of | directing him to select four | 1 USING THE TORCH IN B3 ! i L e i e S g D e>ed e e e etesede | will be able to give a cred | tion. At 9 o'clock the old guard was the Captain M. F. ¥ was officer ¢ on Sunday and Monday was suc | Captain H. J. Power of Comj Lieutenant J. M. Toohy of Company G, who was officer of the guard, by Lieuten- ant T. J. Curtain of Company O. The ceremony of guard which is #aid to be the pi mounting. ttiest In the army regu- lations, was sp ed by the cadets 'under the Se Gauran - DOLLAR A DAY! 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