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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1900
Page
18
Admiral Seymour telegrams from London report Tien Tsin and surrounding area fully evacuated by Chinese forces. He notes Chinese abandon the scene of war and the warship Li Hung Chang remains. The statement comes as British forces push operations in the theater.
Shanghai dispatch reports the British cruiser Bonaventure left Woo Sung early Friday to seize Au Ping with Li Hung Chang aboard. A triumphal arch in Li Hung Chang's honor has been ordered removed.
Paris July 21 The minister of foreign affairs M Delcasse read a telegram from the emperor of China requesting mediation by France with the western powers The reply requires four guarantees including free communications with Pekin and the dismissal of Prince Tuan officials a halt to hostilities and strict Boxer repression The minister also said all powers agreed to prevent arms exports to China.
Che Foo dispatch reports Ninth infantry and 430 marines at Tien Tsin. American casualties include 18 dead and 77 wounded. marines 4 dead and 23 wounded. Colonel Liscum died, Lt Leonard lost an arm, and Lt Butler saved under fire. Japanese praised for bravery. fifty guns captured.
London dispatch reports active negotiations among England United States and other powers for a coalition against China. Japan may lead in operations with tentative Japanese supremacy while Russia objects. Germany stays cautious. Li Hung Chang’s Shanghai plans and Bonaventure departure raise suspicions as Siberian invasion stalls and August is seen as pivotal.
The Boxer movement fights to regain ground in Shan-Tong with Tung Foh Siang’s troops aiding. They suffer a major reverse on July 8 at Changpon led by Yuan Shikai. Regions affected include Chihli Shensi Shansi Hanan Kansun and Shan-Tung with viceroys Li Yun Yi and Chang Chi Tung pro foreign and stabilizing from the Yangtse valley to the Yellow River.
Washington reports from Admiral Remey dated Taku July 20 state Tien Tsin quiet and Pekin legation holdout status. about thirty wounded are expected and will be sent to Yokohama hospital. Lieutenant Schoefel is named among the wounded for the first time. bio notes his New York birth and service history from 1891 to 1899 with several infantry units.
Secretary of the Navy received a dispatch via Admiral Remy about a strong multinational force to move from Tien Tsin toward Pekin with the aim of relieving the beleaguered foreigners. The exact strength and commander remain unclear.
Allen county farmer Charles Brudi 66 near New Haven was thrown from a hay load Friday evening and unconscious for hours. He improved today, resting comfortably but cannot sit up, with chest injuries. Doctors report no broken bones, with a hopeful outlook after a 15 foot fall from the barn floor.
From Che Foo dated July 19 an account details the July 13 attack on Tien-Tsin. Colonel Liscum of the Ninth U.S. Infantry led his men through a gate into a cul de sac and was fatally shot while directing a flank assault amid marshy ground and Chinese fire. Losses totaled 91 men and five officers of 426. allies suffered 700 overall as Russians and others pressed the city.
Unity church a 30 by 50 foot undenominational building at the cemetery east of Huntertown was destroyed Friday afternoon by fire started by a lightning bolt at about 3 oclock. Loss estimated around 2000 with uncertainty about insurance. rebuilding planned soon.
A meteoric stone crashed to the ground last night near Bellefontaine and wrecked the large storehouse of Hodge & Mabry, destroying its stock. The fall occurred between 9 and 10 o clock on a clear moonlit night, accompanied by a flash of fire and a loud explosion that drew nearby witnesses.
Washington reports two telegrams from Wu Tingfang relaying an imperial decree and a viceroy update. The decree, dated July 18, states all ministers are safe as insurgents clash, Li Hung Chang moves north to quell riot, and risks are noted. Li Kui Yi confirms ministers except the German envoy, killed by anarchists, are unharmed.
Yu Keng presents a July 18 edict to M. Delcasse claiming all foreign ministers in Pekin except Baron Von Ketteler are protected and safe under the imperial court. The British government doubts the edict’s credibility and questions Conger’s dispatch on the massacre reports.
London July 21 Sir Chin Chin Lo Feng Loh the Chinese minister to Great Britain visited the foreign office and delivered what he said was an imperial edict assuring that on July 18 all foreign ministers at Pekin except Baron Von Ketteler were safe under the protection of the imperial court. The Chinese minister did not meet the British foreign secretary Lord.
Brussels reports the charge d affaires received a telegram from Sir Hen Loh Fang saying Pekin’s foreign representatives are safe. Belgium’s foreign minister asked to contact the Belgian minister in Pekin and learn the fate of Belgian refugees there.
Washington reports twenty four hours of deliberation confirm the State Department still believes the Conger message authentic and Louis Wu informs of edicts about foreign ministers. Officials weigh Li Hung Chang detention and the risk to Chinese provinces while pressing cautious diplomacy and optimism about missing legation staff.
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