TIEN-TSUI'S RELIEF International Forces Defeat the Chinese Troops. More Americans to Be Sent Into Celestial Empire. General Adna R. Chaffee Ap-, pointed to Command—Pro- I test From the Viceroys. WASHINGTON, June 20.—The six] groat viceroys of Cliinn, acting through the Chinese minister here today, renewed their efforts to have foreign troops kept out of China until Li Hung Chang reaches Peking. The request was a formal document signed by the six vice roys, including Li Hung Chang. The answer of the United States gov ernment was the same as that to the in formal request of Minister Wu yesterday and amounted to a declination. The war department lias received the following cablegram from General Mac- Arthur, dated Manila, June 20. "Ninth infantry, Colonel Liscum com manding, sails 27th thoroughly equipped anil well supplied with everything." The navy department has received the following cablegram from Admiral KeniplT. Taku, June 25: "Relief force reached Tien-tsin 23d, loss very small; Peking relief force which left Tien-tsin June 10, reported ten miles from Tien-tsin, surrounded; force left Tien-tsin 24th to render assistance." The navy department announces that the cruiser Brooklyn, with Admiral Itemey aboard, will take .300 marines from Manila to Taku, stopping at Naga- MA.TOIt WALLER. saki en route. The gunboat Princeton has been ordered to Swatow, Amoy and Kuclmu, thence to Shanghai to install an electric plant, keeping ever ready for im luediate active service. The secretary of state has received a dispatch from United States Consul John Fowler at Cheftt, saying: "Combined forces entered Tien-tsin 2." 1." The president has assigned General A. li. Chaffee to the command of the mili tary forces operating in China. < ieneral Chaffee was at the war department today receiving instructions and will leave for :s.in Francisco in time to sail on the Ist of July with the Sixth cavalry. This de tachment sails on the Grant, which has been ordered to touch at Nagasaki for further orders. It is probable that the si.ip will then sail direct for Clicfu with • leneral Chaffee and the Sixth cavalry. G.-ucral Mac Arthur was cabled today an eider directing the commanding otlieer of ih:> Ninth infantry and such other forces as may lie operating in China by the time • u tin- Cram's arrival to report to Gener al CiiaiT.-e mi his arrival. I'ldess present I»!:i i's change headquarters will be estab lished at ('belli. (ieneral Mac Arthur was ; 11. i directed to send Captain Hussell 112 tlie signal corps with a detachment to < 'lit fa. Captain Russell during the :■ Vanish war worked in conjunction with lie naval officers, and he has been select ill pi have charge of the signal operations because of his familiarity with that work in both the army and navy. Tin: RKLIEF OF TIEN-TSIN. After a day of uncertainty and sus |u use official information came with a 111s 11 early today concerning the forces operating at Tien-tsin and those seeking to break through to Peking. Admiral f\eiitpl'l"s dispatch and that from Consul I'ov.ler, at Clicfu, both confirmed the reports that the combined forces which have been operating near Tien-tsin en tered the city on the 23d. The admiral added the welcome intelligence, "Loss very small." This is the relief column, including Major Littleton Waller and Kid Fnited States marines, which suf fered a repulse oil their first movement. Beyond the brief statement of four kill id and seven wounded nothing hits come as to the casualties of the first attack, but the result of the second inurement, which lias been awaited with deepest concern, is now cleared up by the ad miral's report that the force has got through with very small loss. It re mains yet to be reported how the relief column found affairs at Tien-tsin, where, according to the unofficial reports of last week, anarchy prevailed and the foreign quarters were destroyed. Jlut the admiral's report turned atten tion in a new direction by the statement that the Peking relief force is repirted "ten miles from Tien-tsin, surrounded." This is the first word of any kind that has located the party of 2,500 under Vice Admiral Seymour and including Captain MeCalla, with about 100 United States marines. The last heard of tliem was on June 12—just two weeks ago—when they were stalled at Langfang. about two thirds of the way from Tien-tsin to Pe king, short of supplies nnd water, the railroad torn up and with a menacing army of Chinese about them. In Admi ral KempfT's information it discloses thnt Admiral Seymour's force has not been able to get through to Peking, but has retraced a good part of the distance pre viously covered and is now back within 'ten miles from Tien-tsin. The whole dis tance from Tien-tsin to Peking is about 80 miles, and the Seymour expedition when at Langfang had covered about 55 miles of this distance. It is to succor this Seymour party that the latest expe-. dition left Tien-tsin on the 24th inst., according to the closing words of Ad miral KempfFs report. MINISTERS LOCATED. Said to Be With Admiral Seymour, Near Tlen-tsln. LONDON, June 20.—A dispatch from the Geman consul at Chefu received in Berlin announces that the relief column entered Tien-tsin during the afternoon of June 23 and started again June 24 to rescue Vice Admiral Seymour, who, with the foreign ministers, was said to be oc cupying a position 12V4 miles from Tien tsin, where he was surrounded and hard pressed by a great force of Boxers and Chinese regulars. I According to the report of a Chinaman refugee who has arrived at Shanghai, the condition of Tien-tsin is horrible. Every where in the streets are the bodies of massacred men and women, Americans as well as all other nationalities. The Hongkong and German banks, he adds, were both destroyed early during the bombardment. Shanghai also reports that the Ameri co-Kussiau relief force was so badly am | buscaded that the forces were obliged to ; abandon several field guns and much am munition. About 180 Russians and 11 I Americans were killed or wounded. 1 The German gunboat litis and a ltus ! siau torpedo boat destroyer arc patrolling the Pei-Ho river and raking with ma ! chine guns the native villages on the river I banks, which were filled with concealed I "snipers." A dispatch from Canton says that city I remains quiet, but the female mission aries from the outlying districts are com- I ing iu owing to the warnings of native | Christians. The missionary hospitals are j being deserted by the students and serv ants Although it Is officially said at Canton that Li Hung Chang will not goto Peking, he continues his preparations for departure. A telegram from the governor of Kiao- Chou, dated June 25, which has reached Berlin, anuouiices that, according to re ports from Chinese sources, Vice Admiral Seymour's force has reached Peking. This is probably merely a reiteration of the previous reports on tlie same subject. The War In South Africa Now Almost Over. Foreign Military Attaches Re turning From the Front. Roberts Apparently Rounding Up the Remnant of tho Boers Around Pretoria. LONDON. June 20.—As Lord Roberts apparently is carrying out important combined operations, the slackness of news from South Africa will probably continue until they are completed. The fact that the foreign military attaches are homeward bound indicates that, in their opinion, the war is over, lint I In l reported refusal of Lord Roberts to spare troops for service iu China seems, if true, to show the field marshal considers much work remains to be done. Large quantities of bar gold, received by merchants in the western part of the Transvaal from President Krugcr, osten sibly in payment of requisitioned goods, have been seized by the British. If the genuineness of the accounts can lie prov ed, the gold will probably lie repaid. The Boers sharply attacked General Rumlle's transport near Senckal June 2.'!. but were repulsed. The official report of the capture of a convoy of."id wagons, escorted by high landers. between Rhcuoster and lleil broii June 4 was only received today. Lord Roberts reports that the convoy was surrounded and sent messengers to the nearest posts asking for assistance, but re-enforcements were unable to reach the convoy, and 150 highlanders, iu re ply to a flag of truce from ost; thence along land late John F Keeler, south forty-four [44J degrees east forty-two [42] perches to a beech corner; thence still along lands late John F. Keeler, north forty-six [46] de grees east sixty [6o] |ierches to place of beginning. Containing eighty-five [iss] acres and ninety-seven [97] perches, strict measure, be theeame more or less. Seized, taken into execution and to be sold as the property of John F. Keeler at the suit of lltnry Karge Fx. of Philip Karge deed. 11.. \V. OSLER, Sheriff. BRADLEY, Atty. SheriS's office,Laporle,Pa., June 11, 1900. Laporte Borouglv. Statement. J. W-Flynn Treasurer oinj?tool Ktitkls for Ibe School year ending June 4. Imal. Bv suit due Treas. taut audit 375 84 " orders redeemed 113* 81 Commission 2 per cent on tl I'M 84 so Amtreced froui A Buschhausen 475 yu state appropriation 434 16 J,W.Watson Tre» Lapere T. tBK •' K.Thrafher,County l'reas.. 551 •' K. W. Meylert, rent 10 00 " A.li.lluiichliausen Collector !OS7« same luo 00 Balance due J. W. Flynn Treat :t54 59 1538 48 USB 48 J. W. Flynn Treasurer of Building Fund for the School year ending June 4,1900- By amt of orders redeemed 116 7:: 39 bond coupons 97 50 Commission 2 per cent on 214 23 4 28 Balance due Borough 355 52 Da wane Canard by Kluoda. ATLANTA, June 20. —Reports receiv ed here from many points in Ueorgia and i portions of Alabama aud South Carolina show that the recent heavy rains inun dated a vast territory and caused enor mous damage to bridges and farmiuK property. Crop*, including cottau, corn and especially fruit which was Hearing maturity when the wet season hagau, have boeu greatly injured and caused a loss of a vast amount to the farmer* ot the southern states. The rainfall ha* been unprecedented. All the streams are out of their banks aud carrying away bridges and ferries in large number*. The substructure of the handsome new bridge over the Ocmulgee river at Macon was carried away yesterday. Report* say the Savannah river at Augusta, tia., was 23 feet at uooii and rising two inohes per hour. The mills there are closed down on account of back water in the canal. British. Wh Order Placed Here. WORCESTER, Ma**., June 20- Thomas C. Orndotff. the jmaHMat eon tractor, ha* received an order from the British war office for the Orudorff car tridge belt. He is at work both here and through hi* English branch in the manu facture of the belts, and at least #BOO,-' 000 worth of them are to be turned out. The English branch of the factory is run ning day and night, and the belts are taken a* fart as they are turned out. To balance due last audit 259 92 Amt reed A. Buschhausen C 01... 214 61 59 60 40 00 574 03 574 03 Amt of Musical Fund 1108 83 A. H. Buschhausen Collector of School Funds far the year ending June 1899. By Trees receipt* 11 45 Additional exonerations 3 00 To balance last audit 14 45 14 45 14 45 building Fund. By Treas. receipts 17 48 Additional exonerations 1 20 To balance due last audit 1899 18 68 18 68 18 68 A. H. Buschhausen collector of School Tax for 1899 for year ending June 4,1900. To amt of duplicate 803 47 By Treas receipt* 475 90 5 per cent rebait on 516 45 2ft 82 3 per cent commission on 490 63 14 72 Treas receipts 97 *4 5 per cent commission 102 46 512 Treas. receipts 100 00 Land returns 41 17 Exonerations 22 40 Balance due Borough 21 00 803 47 808 47 A. H. Buschhausen collector of Building Fund for the year ending June 4, 1900. To amt of duplicate 357 71 By Treasurers receipts 214 51 5 per cent rebait on 232 78 1164 3 "- com. on 221 14 6 63 Treas receipt 42 12 5 per cent com. on 44 34 2 22 Treas receipt 40 00 Land returns 19 26 Kxoueration* 7 14 Balance due Borough 14 19 357 71 357 71 Statemeutof Liabilities and Resources of Lu imrte Borough School District for the year ending une 4, 1900. To amt due J. W. Flynn Treas 354 59 Bv laud returns 1895 I~> 84 189 10 77 189 10 97 Amt due from A.Buschhausen 2100 Liab. in excess of Resources ... 186 65 354 59 354 f-9 Building Fund. To 18 bonds at (100 each 1800 00 By laud returns 1895 15 84 18y6 10 77 1897 10 96 18»8 25 54 1 4899 19 26 Amt due from J. W. Flynn 355 52 A. Buschhausen C 01... 14 19 Liab. in excess of Resources 1347 92 1800 00 1800 00 Musical Fuud Amt iu hands of J. W. Flynn... 110183 We the undersigned auditors of Laporte Boro. do certify that we have carefully examined the accounts of the Collector and Treasurer of the liscal year 1599 and find them correct ns set forth in the foregoing statement. Witness our hands and seals this sth day of June 1900. THOS.E.KENNEDY, CHAS. COLEMAN, JACOB H. FRIES, Auditors. Statement of Laporte Township. Lee R. Gavltt in account with Laporte Twp as Collector of Special Koad Tax for the year ending Juue 4, 1900. To amt of duplicate 1592 41 By exonerations 21 43 Land returns 49 55 Amt collected within 60 days 28192 Kebate on same 15 30 Collectors commission 572 •• 011 face duplicate 79 74 Commission 011 same 4 20 Collected 5 per cent added 14 2U Auit. uncollected 11735 592 41 592 41 Cask account. Col. within GO days 305 94 Collected 011 lace duplicate 83 94 5 per cent added 14 20 Amt uncollected 117 85 By receipts tiled 379 is Relate allowed 15 30 Commission 12 92 Balance due township 114 Oti 521 43 521 43 Kxtra Koad Tax. Amt. duplicate 197 55 Exonerations 7 23 By land returns 17 08 Auit collected witliiu *0 days iHiOS Rebate on same 521 Collector's commission 2 97 Collected 011 lace duplicate 23 03 Commission ou some 1 21 Collected !> iier cent added 4 86 Amt uncollected 39 95 197 55 197 55 Cash account. Col. within 60 days 10124 Collected 011 lace duplicate 24 24 Collected 5 percent added 4 86 Amt. uncollected 39 95 By receipts tiled 126 39 Rebate 5 21 Commission 4 18 Balance due township 36 51 172 29 172 29 Poor Tax. Amt of duplieule 196 65 By exonerations 7 81 Land Returns 16 56 (Collected within 60 days 90 66 Rebate 011 same 4 92 Collector's commission 2 80 Collected 011 face duplicate 22 95 Collector's commission 1 20 Collected 5 |>er cent added 4 86 Amt uncollected 44 89 196 65 196 65 Cash Account. Col. within 60days 98 38 Collected 011 face duplicate 24 15 Collected 5 tier cent added 4 86 Amt uncollected 44 89 By receipts filed 52 06 Rebate 4 92 Commission 4 00 Balance due township 11l SO 172 28 172 28 Statement of School Boanl of Laporte township for the year ending june 4. 1900. Account of Lee R. liavitt as collector of School Tax. Amount of duplicate 504 34 By exonerations 34 40 By land returns 33 38 Collected within 60 days 210 74 Rebate 011 same 11 43 Collleetor's commission 652 Collected ou face duplicate 49 3i Commission ou same 2 5w Collected 5 per cant added 9 21 Amt uncollected 146 77 504 34 501 31 Cash Account. Co), within GO day* 223 78 Collected on face duplicate 51 89 " 5 per cent added 921 Amt. uncollected 146 77 By receipts tiled 339 32 Rebate 11 43 Commission 9 11 Balance due township 71 7» 431 65 431 65 Account of John Watson as Treasurer of School Funds for the year ending June 4,1900. Balance in hand at last audit 22 28 State appropriation 74S 81 Reed of P. Karge collector for 1898... CO 00 " Lee R. Gavitt Collector 339 82 1 County Treasurer SIS 00 By orders redeemed 170 29 Receipts tiled 121826 Treasurer's salary.... 27 79 Balance in treasurer's hands 62 07 147*41 147841 Amt. of orders issued 1309 20 Orders redeemed 1218 26 Orders outstanding 91 00 1309 26 1309 28 Teachers' salary 980 00 Attending Institute 35 00 Rent 15 00 Fuel 69 53 Text books and stationery 6415 Auditing account and printing... 700 Contingencies 33 03 secretaries salary 20 00 Treasurer's fees 27 79 Debts H5 53 We, the undersigned auditors and clerk do here by certify that the foregoing statement is true aud correct to the best of our know ledge and belief. HENRY KARGE. R. E. BOTSFORD, Auditors. E. C. PETERS, Clerk. M. W. BOTSFORD, Sec. ■reeyWdy Say* M."" 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