The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-26
| E BURMAH FRONTIER.
~m1n AND PILLAGE THE CON-
nov OCCUPATIONS.
- ana Chinese Forces Unite I'm
1aussisterfng Pansshment for
- KiSdle-sufherland Massa-
~,e-Li Hung Chnns's Crusade.

E~sr,oUvER, q. c.. April &.-The
\ 33isr OF Burmah Is acquiring the reputa-
a 4 perpetual battle ground In the
East II continues to be. the scene OF
- conflicts between various combat
n fhs appearance OF any stranger be-
- ~ siwnal for murder and piilage De-
!. n tho Kiddle-Sutheriand murders
- received here today by the steamer
Pres Of China, twelve days from Yoko-
~ auressors In this outrage were the
~ or wild Was as they are commonly
80. living In Menskaus. A party, IN
.Sf,r Or Kiddle. Sutherland and J. II.
s1on with an escort IN charge Of a Chi
- noncontrnissioned officer, were eud-
III attacked from ambush by the Was.
~ we're armed with cross bows, stones
4 Arrows During the retreat. DIR. Kid
And Sutherland were wounded by cross
~ and. while lying on the ground, were
1aeA 10 death by the Was. Latton WAS
~6erpd temporarily insensible by a stone,
recovering. he seized a shotgun and
Was who was coming 10 finish Hmm
4 psar. -Four OF tho Chinese escort
Il killed The Chinese sergeant. al
- severely wounded, behaved with
ffuatsst gaIlantry. Three days after
eufrnge. the united British and Chin
4orco attacked the Was and sharp
puntsr. took place. the entirs spur OF
q stockades beirg cleared. The kroup
va villages implicated In tho original
ack were now made objects Of attack
NJ British-Cs Chinese force. and. as
llf 1900 houses were burned and sixty
= ifiIed IN this ~econd fsht sonr chin-
vVrs killed and twenty wounded. while
~ Brftish force. one gurkha was killed
q ssvea wounded.
Drastfs British Measures.
|fAe Tvung IA Yamen has received a
SkngTam from Chinese oficiais in Tunnan
. IL effect that British troops. reinforced
4 - men from Bhama, destroyed ana
6Rned the Chinese foxtre~e@ at Tetso and
knA On the Burmah Yunnan frontier kill
~ dght Chinase soIdierA This was IN re-
C4sel For an attack upon the British COM
- Yamen Yves TERMED by this inteln-
oNSes. and Immediately sent q most bum
- Message TO the British minister. Sir
cnude Macdonald, bewging him to prevent
~ further drastic measures by the Brit
20 every. effort to give full redress by
No. for the outrage. II the British soi-
Nj were restrained. They begxed the
nnister TO use his innuence to obtain q
eocseu settlement and a calm discussion
end investigation into the OUTRAGE. But
y former frieudIineer of sr Claude Mao
1rnnid toward the Chinese Rcyernneus
Inying bean quite destroyed by what he
Isneiders sreaehery and deceit. he declined
, Influence British action In Yunnan.
Reformerss Family Arrested.
IA Hung Chang In continuing his crusade
snd . magistrate and company OF SOL
GsrD to eaichiu district 70 effect the oap-
lBe Of the Members Of the family OF Lo
hn1 Fun. Chinese merchant residing In
he United States. accused OF being n mem
n Of the society organized by Hong Yau
Va for the protection Of Emperor Kwang
lea. IA Hung Change action IL said To
Aye been taken upon the cabled request
Z the Chinese minister at Washington
10 obtained q list OF the members OF
h society. According to- some OF the
se2denfe papers, the minister at WASH
qetcn advised 10 Tang Fun not 10 Ioin
Ne Hong Yan Wal society. but the n,eY-
bani declined 10 accept this advice II
~ then determined 10 bring pressure 10
ear upon 10 Tanr. through hts family In
htnA. The wife end creisin OF Lo Tang
I'M were arrested and taken TO Canton