The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-15
"A FIGHT WITH BOXERS |
Sixteen English Marines Encounter
Nearly 1000 and Kill Several.
Two Thousand Russian Cavalry and
Infantry, with Artillery, Have
Landed at Taku-Russia Orders
More War Vessels.

London, June 13.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Daily Express
telegraphs that the deposed Emperor
Kwang Hsu has issued an appeal to
the powers to establish a protectO-
rate in China and to make him ruler,
after they have freed him from his
palace prison. He wants them to de-
clare the Dowager Empress Hal Isl
and her followers usurpers, and to
make the capital at Marking, WI
chang and Shanghai. The appeal asks
the powers to take full charge of af-
fairs, appointing new boards and MAX
ing ali necessary reforms. The ap-
peal was issued by Wenk Tung HO,
who predicts that if this is done
bloodshed in China will cease and n
reign of peace and prosperity follow.
London, June 13.-SiXteen British
marines, accommodating in advance of
the international column marching to
Pekin, fought and chased 1000 Boxers
Monday. killing 20 or 30. A CORE
spondent accompanying the column,
in a dispatch dated Tien Tsin, June
y, via Shanghai, June Is, 6:15 a. m,
says: "While the working parties,
accompanied by patrol of 16 British
marines, commanded by Mai. John
son, were repairing the line Monday
afternoon, eight miles beyond Lola,
they encountered small parties of
Boxers who were destroying the line.
The Boxers moved away from the adj
vanced marines, and apparently dis
persed into the country, leaving the
rails moved and the sleepers burning.
THE marines, when two miles in
advance of the first train near Lang
Fang, suddenly perceived Boxers
streaming from a village on their left.
1t was estimated that they numbered
1000, some of them being mounted,
and they were trying to get between
the marines and the train. Most of
them were armed with spears and
swords. A few had firearms which
they handled awkwardly.
THE marines retreated, keeping up
a running fight for over a mile, kill
ing between 20 and 30 Boxers. The
Boxers pursued the British for some
hClAs oCNAllS
from the train coming to their as
sistance, Maj. JohnsOn's 16 halted and
poured a heavy continuous fire into
the crowd, driving them across the
front of the reinforcing bluejackets,
who punished the Boxers severely
with Maxims The Boxers fed, and
the Europeans, following up their
success, cleared out two villages. The
total loss of the Boxers is estimated
at 40 killed and wounded. Seven of
their wounded were attended by Brit
ish surgeons. The British loss was
nothing"
London, June 1.-THE Chinese are
entrenching outside of Pekin to OPP
pose the advance of the international
column. A dispatch from Tien Tsin.
dated Tuesday, June u, SAYS: Il learn
that the Chinese have guns trained on
the American mission and the British
legation. Two thousand Russian cav
airy and infantry, with artillery, have
landed at Taku.''
The Shanghai correspondents report
that United States Minister Conger.
by courier, asks for 1000 United
States troops.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail, dated
yesterday, says they were sending a
petition to the United States, Great
Britain and Japan, praying those
powers to take joint action against
any attempt on the part of other
powers to partition the empire, and
they implore the powers thus adj
dressed to rescue the emperor.
a dispatch from ST. Petersburg says
that the ships of the Russian Pacific
squadron on the active list, as well as
those at Vladivostock, have been or
dered to proceed with all haste to the
Chinese waters.
The foreign Office confirms the re-
port of an engagement between the
troops of the international column
and the Boxers on Monday. 1t says
that "about IS Chinese were killed"
Washington, June 14.-Defnite Off
cial information was received here
Wednesday from the foreign office
of one of the most important CONT
mental powers stating that the Tsung
Ii Yamen had notified the minister of
that power at Pelin that the dowager
empress would not object to the pres
ence of foreign troops in China's ter
ritory. Vague unofficial rumors to
this effect had been current, but the
information received here yesterday
was from such a high official source
as to leave no doubt that the empress
dowager, who practically constitutes
the government of China, had made
known this determination not to OBJ
ject to the presence of the foreign
| troops.
Shanghai, June 1.-THE complete
isolation of Pekin continues.
Tung Fu Slang, the empress most
trusted adviser, has promised to make
the bravest effort to exterminate the
| foreigners.
Hemp Recsived at Manila.
Washington, June 13.-The war de-
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