Salt Lake Herald | 1900-06-12 | Page 2 | Long Sends Marines

LONG LO G SENDS SENS MARINES MINS Secretary v I Orders Reinforcements ments Hurried flurried to China Cha June 11 The navy na de dc department depart part ent has received received the following cablegram from Admiral AdmIrl Kempff Kempf Tong Ku I u June 11 Secretary Navy In I case all al communication Pekin cut not able to go alone if other nations go will wi join to relieve Americans Americ ns pending instructions Situation serious Bat Battalion Battalion talon of marines marine from Manila Manna has ha been urgently requested std Answer Anser KEMPFF I MIF Upon receipt of ot the above Long sent set the following cablegram to Admiral Remey at Manila Mania Navy Department nt June une Remey Manila Mania Send by Solace Solace immediately all aU dispatch to Kempff Kempf 10 marines arranging arranging ing lag if practicable that after landing Solace shall continue homeward age as a previously ordered LONG f Minister linister Conger wired today that Pao I Ting foreign missionaries are safe up to the present that the Chinese gov government government ov has sent troops there tere and ad promises ample protection to the mis mission mission sion aba though it is not thought that this I protection will wi insure safety Accord According AccordI ling I ing to Minister donger it i KIs Js impossible I at this moment to send any foreign f forces from Pekin to Pao Ting Fu The naval officials say that the Nashville can scarcely reach Taku be before before before fore Friday or Saturday Saturday next Then I the the shallow and rapid Pei Ho river to Tien Tsin will wi consume an another another another other day The Yorktown and Castine at at Shanghai are rapidly being put into shape for sea sea