The evening world. Newspaper, July 16, 1900, Page 10

Dern ~ ane ¥ f° ter: a. / THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1900, — Council of War Decides Presi- dent’s Presence Is Needed § in Crisis. § ADMIRA REMEY 10,000 Troops Ordered East on News of Disaster to Heroic Ninth. (Special to The Evening World.) WASHINGTON, July 16. Word was received al the White House this afternoon to the effect that President McKinley will arrive here some time to-morrow, probably in the forenoon. - A council of war was held by the Cabinet to-day, all the Secretaries being present, an! the President being in } touch by means of the long distance telephone. The disaster to the Ninth United States Infantry and the Japanese colonel were killed, and many Santiago compalen ethelr knife bayonets swinging at the belt REPORT OF LOSSES. Simth: the Russian ar! ‘CONGRESS TO BE CALLED IN BORG dR ER ONBOIEG YS ry colonel and miner oflcers were NINTH REGIMENT BOYS ON MARCH. This is how the gallant Ninth Infantry looked on thelr return f Observe the workman-like appearance of the men with After coming from Cuba the regt m the DOU OCC OCR CUO OR OO OCCU UCC Las \ MMAND. “RE jwching mel | from the Philippines to B| China at Ones. | WASHINGTON, July 16—Gen, Miles had a lone conference this afternoon RB with the Secretary of War concerning Jespatch of reinforcements to China, He very stronaly urged that the troops be immediately withdra from the Philippines, so chat a lar He Recommends ON CHINA NOW THE CRY OF URI Harrowing Detalis of | Peking Massacre Make the Nations Thirst for! ihe VENGE” EXTRA SESSION M'KINLEY RUSHES ° BACK. M’KINLEY GETS NEWS FROM EVENING WORLD. As soon as the report of the slaughter of the Ninth Infantry before Tientsin was received, The Evening World called up President McKinley's residence at Canton, O., by long-distance telephone and conveyed to him the news. Private Secretary Cortelyou held the Canton.end of the wire, and to him the despatch was read He was astounded at the news and asked to have all the nameg mentioned in the despatch repented. He made an accurate list of the wounded officers for the President. Mr. Cortelyou expressed surprise that the Ninth In- fantry had reached Tientsin as early as July 12, the date of the fighting. He asked particularly if the news came from Mr. Frederick Palmer, The World's special com- missioner in China. He was told that the despatch was furnished by the Associated Press « orrespondent, “THE PRESIDENT WILL BE EXTREMELY GRATE- FUL FOR THIS,” SAID MR CORTELYOU. “WE HAVE HAD NO ADVICES FROM TIENTSIN LATER THAN JULY.8. THE NEWS REACHES US SEVERAL HOURS IN ADVANCE OF ANYTHING WE WOULD ment was sent to the Philippines and its various companies aistributed « : : ; tua dae fergie |} BE LIKELY TO RECEIVE THROUGH O . . P tee Il over Luge When th Hl for China came the it FFICIA the defeat of the allies were seriously considered, and as fearricons all iat Manila and arrived at Taku July ®, and at Toentsin Jul Punishment of Chinese!} sources. , . - a result it was decided that the presence of the President in 1g, They lost 36 por cont. in the attack on the native walled city and Col Hordes—But All China|} President McKinley was deeply pained when the ;: 7 ‘Ki: il fLiseum was }7 contents of the despatch was communicated ' Washington was absolutely necessary. Mr. McKinley wil to him, ’ E 7 Is Rising in Arms to He made no comment, but his features showed that return to the White House from Canton this weekeand Ie= the news was received with great emotion. He at » — main until measures are taken to meet the crisis, } Fight the Foreigners— aaae pineed Mines? in comenunieation with the War i : an avy Departments at ashington and k: In the mean time 10,000 troops will be hurried to } Powers Jealous of Bach|{ be. advised at once of ane omen sSne ont ate China from every point where they can be obtained. All Othe Evening World's news, the regiments now in Cuba will be ordered away to the rf This came later, when Admiral Remey’s cable an- . oa nouncing the defeat of tne allied forces was received 4 Far East at once. 7 1 ; | at Washington. The President expressed grief at the Should the condition not improve more men will be LONDON, July 1-2" P M-"Re-|} death of Col. Liseum, whom he characterized as one : H ; venge to-day, mourning to-morrow,” is)? of the bravest and most efficient men in the ser i ot and there is pry A believe 4 the — : isyalaetigellecrsemeltomge te © service. } calling an extra session o ongress was considered an but it {s sorrowfully admitted that there ~~ . ‘ the conclusion arrived at that to provide the troops needed aa be no revenge today, ser perhaps Mons & rather satisfactory account of led | tor many to-morrows, tor the incredible the operations at Tentsin, Congress must be called. ; | | ceaaoiiinn “Wak are: agua Wo Sane Reerding the eventual resolution of Something akin to dismay was apparent in 0 / cial marked the last scenes within the Le- tense Wil ie Conn Peden wae circles here. The unexpected marksmanship of the Chi- rations at Peking, ses hos H8 bot 9 i in the minds of Betta terinii “, r H Nothing |e clearer than that the anti- o nese, their discipline and strategy come as a great surprise, lisediek cou@bgratiin: ta: CRMMA: ts Riaihé 1S GREATLY | All te cn da.” ai one ofthe mont It is freely predicted that 50,000 troops will be needed. gormeaibig avon: Wiheete aleanens xls "i to he forthe a mn provinces; and though it ts recognized move quickly. hing has passed tee McKinley Leaves To-Night. that every day which leaves Peking in Leeks ite general situation of the NTON, O. July 16—President McKinley will cole ¢ > Gh hens & de the maior parton of the works and CANTO? 1» July 16,—Fresider chiniey wi perils and difficulties of the situation, Q [nothing ts likely to be done unten a > Jeave Canton for Washington some time this evening, hothine comes from the diplomats of repettiion of to-day's bad news compe's 4 reaching there to-morrow afternoon. He expects to be Europe t ae ieee rm euntinaien every (power to sent proportionate re 7 overcome the w lerence to absent from Canton for only two or three days. Still Wondering Whe' With reference to the TNentsin de- Allies in Critical Condition. LONDON, July 16.—The Chinese are reported to be| advancing from the north in overwhelming numbers | toward Tientsin. The situation there now is reported | to be critical. —_—=+- | COL. LISCUM KILLED ! + ‘The revels are evidently greatly in the Notwithstanding Gen. Miles’s recom- Th LEADING HIS M EN mendation, the mrent polley is to| majority, and the few loyalists are help- essing ae y deca pi . rward the troops to China from this lige. hefore the hordes who have joined | Foreign Oifice has recetv e -——-— suntry and Cuba as fast as they can] hd to-day from China. Although Lorg|mertcan Major Wounded by Res. (aprright, 1909, (he Amociaiet Prem) | When the correspondent left the loa ne aie, ot wa a pro- |oamariiia who have usurped authority that Sie Claude MacDonald, the Britten F from Thies City, vision ates w be made for an Re n, TIENTSIN, July 13, via Chefoo Americans were laying on the plain er of high rank to'take command [&* Peking. Minister at Peking, has been murdered, || Malor James Regan, wounded at Tem . + ‘ t thie force Gen. Miles has tecom-| ‘The fate of the capital appears ts he has not yet taken any steps regard. | ‘*". '9 « New er by birth, @ wet- aly 15 and Bhanghs!, July 1—At 2 between the wall and the rear, unde? (rectal ta The Evening Wert) | Wed forces Inrge: Russian, 100, In-| mended that Mujor-iien, Rates, WNOl is octen other towns, like Tlentein, Che- |." Seine, | ¢ran of the Civii and Spanish ware ake . WASHINGTON, July 16 — The/ciuding artillery colonel; Americans |ommanded a brigade with credit in| threw 4 ing intersational relations as to a man who had “risen from the ” felock this afternon ) thousand 4 direct fire. y : < } ‘ foo and even Shanghai ‘There 19 at present no inclination to ranks.’ oe! . Navy Department to-day received of- | over 30; British over 40, Japan 58. in nd could | He enlisted in the army first June 4, P to It was equally difficult for them to], Admiral . 2%: Col. Lt om. The| The defeat of the allied forces at) give to the Chinese Minister his pase- 1888, servi nti) 18. ‘The of Of the allied troops as vung ficial confirmation from miral | cluding colonel; French 26; Col. Lis nt sending Lord Galldeary bes seen or ing following @torm tic wall of the « advance or retire. Remey of the defeat of the allied) cum, Ninth a % . “ sergeant in Company B, The attack becan at caylight. Ite, TM# correspondent counted 309 |forces a Tientain on the morning of Capt. Davis, Marine Corps Capt. | stiles is frequently referred) 10 88 Moly | ssitated observers consider that it| several days, In fact, net since his tord- | pe mek me ime | wounded men of all nations. te 13th, The despatch is dated Che- | Lemly, Lieuts. Butler and Leonard, | 1) 20 It tne Orient will be likely to decide the poltey of|shio made the request that he transmit | serase took place in omnes gate g@uceess |s doubtful | LONDON July 16, 2.11 P. M—Th foo, July 16, and says: wounded. At 7 evening allied attack} —— wwe “ & message to Bir Claude MacDonald. | ,, wes commen tent j ; " © wall tt : TDC) “Reported that allied forces at-|on native city was repulsed with ‘The Chinese Minister agreed, but noth- nent } ‘The Chinese on the walls are es ah ; KILLED 3,000 CHINESE, Evenine News prints a despatch |tacked native city morning mated conservatively at 20,000, They ee oo ADMIRAL REMEY TELLS OF DEFEAT. ! Infantry, killed; 13th; | great loss. Returns yet incomplete, Fifle and machine gun fire upon the aijieq forces on the native city of attackers. ‘The Americans, Jape According to this despatch the al- and French troops are attacking from jjes were repulsed and compelled to | the west and the Russians from the retreat, with a lons of more than 100 ’ killec, the British losing 40 and the|@ Japanese 60. The Americans and |§ Infantry. A Russian Colonel of Ar | ; |til'sr was also killed. fhe Associated The despatch says that the China Jeft the feild the Chief Sur- men fought with great desperation | @f the Ninth Infantry enid a and that their marksmanship was ne-|@ curate and deadly estimate was that 25| Among the Americans killed were re ofthe Americans were hit | Col French, of the Twenty-fifth In “Cameron H. Liscum js re-|fantry, and Col Liscum, of the Ninth to have been mortally wound. "ustians also suffred seavily Was Walking in front of the| BARLY TIENTS FIGHT. Tientsin se, Britieh | Fhe Americans have suffered ter | Preas repre- ou ene. > until the four boor® hard fAgntin; meio and Capts. — io nee ne 7 were ‘killed Peking and are WASHINGTON, July 1&—Consul-Gen- WaaHin ¢, July 1€—The Japan- or = ee 3 reapective eral Goodnow cabled to the State Dee and Noyes are among Legation has received a tespatch that preceded and partment from Shanghai to-day that | July , statirg the |@ » Neh had many rapid- jsacre. here # nothing more to report since muarding Tlentsin were pe ‘The Tlentete despatch his cablegram of the 13th instant, imelude Capt. seed, and catied on the Japan- to carry the walled city will necessitate the retreat repvlae of the allies nas ‘That despatch reported tse attack on t and |e QUE fF aasintance, Q of the allies to he rousing of all Chine Im triamph and the Poreign Oftce bed A comoited attack was made en the @ Chi ‘and the latter were repuined |Q The nese lont tw killed & th a ¥ non-cy stioned otticers | Sa i All women and children aad mate iw cent (rom Tieutsla for safety. They numbered 10,000 allies ander Viee-Admiral Seymour jor, but ther lines had been steadily ited States Infantry, 1,400 strong and Japanese reached Tentain, bring! FACTS ABOUT TIENTSIN AND THE BATTLE. walled city and the nts have brew 1,030 pervsens. also |general impotency, to which ts com- monly ascribed the sacrifice of the handful of women, children and men comprising the international eelony in Peking. Nothing has been received to-day that adds to the information previously ob- tained regarding the massacre. The only ray of light extrieable from the * | peming messages appearn to be the state- ment thar Ching and his followers did their utmost In defense of the Legations. rmy could be nee throwa inte China at and are daily joining the blood-stained ye assembled from thie country. and as the| Tentein seems to place that town in ynditions are #0 rapidly expanding, Gen. | desperate straite, and if retreat to Taku ‘The departure of Admiral Seymour from Tientsin and the movement of it. dicate that this route may be adopted WASHINGTON, July 16—4@ un-{ for an advance on Peking, which te die official report h cony to the atten-/iant 179 miles from Shan-Mal-Kuan, tion of the Chinese officials here to| The members of the Chinese Legation | the effect that 3,000 Chinese officials | \o-4a¥ still assert that they have no in- ©. Peking petitionea Prince Tuan to] ‘ormation concerning the fate of the protect the Legation foreigners. foreigners in Peking. Prince Tuan thereupon ordered all ‘those who united in the petition to | be killed. ‘PRAISES Tak AMER.CANS, Awards Them the Monore at Capture of the Wertern Arsenal, LONDON, July 16—The War Office to-day tsued a despatch from Gen. | Dorward, dated Tientein, July 1. whieh |eaye the Chiness attacked the station |the morning of July Ml and were re- date at Shanghai to-day, giving a| Russians right, with Ninth Infantry | details not yet confirmed % + lpetmee Tuan Didn't Like Thetr Plea| ¥arships toward Shan-Hal-Kuan, on Bay ay eeatoy dy Be: vo ggg - ot teem ‘or. ide elt made Are pouring a terrific hall of artillery, siaited account of the attack of the |#%¢ marines on the left, Lowses al-/ ness: Macsncred? | the Gulf of Laaotuna, are taken to Im-} We are still wondering whether Weline' Tank ot Major ‘after’ thy Benntce ports. heard nothing of this functionary for ing further has been heard of him. spatch quoting the complaints of British refurees, the Foreign Office said to-day that no instructions had been {esued to Admiral Seymour not to take on board British subjects; in fact structions imply other Were unable to unders ttond reported. ge Government discredits the report t Admiral Seymour has been killed or wounded. There has been nothing to verify the report and the Government velieves it most improbable, The report recelves no credence elsewhere, REGAN A NEW YORKER. the World Is at War with China or Not— Powers Have Taken No Further Combined Ac- tion—China’s Minister in London Keeps in the Dark. ‘ter lisbury, the Premier, does not doubt im Enlisted year he re-enlisted, becoming almost jm. mediately two years later. In 1%) Major Regan was sesigned to the rank of Major after the war. COL, FRENCH NOT KILLED, -|\Commander of Twenty-ocen@ Regiment Is Here on Sick Leave —A Mistake In Cabled Report, WASHINGTON, July 16.—The thet Col. French, Twenty-fifth Infantry, was killed at Tientsin ie not acknowt Aged at the War Department here. Offersls state positively that Col, Vrenech is net in China. There is bug one Col, French in the service, and he commands the Twenty-second Infantry, two battalins of which are in the PiLippiner ond the third in this coum ee eed . Park Hot i 3 fe Bt wy