The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-07-20

under rifle fire for a week previously
and IN that time four foreigners had
been killed and Is wounded. The ma.
rines had unsuccessfully attempted to
capture a gun on a wall commanding
the legations. The foreigners were
supplied with an abundance of pro-
visions.
Brussels, July 19.-The Belgian con-
sui at HongKong telegraphs that Ii
Hung Chang passed through that
city on his way to the north. Before
his departure the viceroy had a long
interview with the governor of Hong
Kong. The secretary of the legation
at Shanghai telegraphs that, accord
ing to Chinese information, the for
eigners in Picking have taken refuge
in the palace of Prince Ching.
st. Petersburg, July ia dispatch
from Che-Foo says:
Prince Tuan has modified $50 OOO
men, divided into different corps. The
northern corps has been ordered to
eXpel foreigners from Amur. The
Peking army, which is divided into
four corps, is the first to operate
against MulIden and occupy the roads
between Picking and Shan Hal Kuan:
the second is to concentrate at Tien-
Tsin, and the third at Peking. from
whence a column numbering 10000
will be sent to Wei Hal Wei and Tsin
Tau, while the fourth corps will con-
centrate at Marking.
There are now $4,000 Japanese
troops in China
The Chinese feet is concentrating
in the China sea, and hostilities are
expected.
a dispatch from Marking announces
that Prince Tuan has ordered a great
military movement, owing to the APP
pearance of the Japanese in China.
The vicerOy of Marking has informed
the foreign cOnsuls there that he can
not be answerable for events in Chao
Sin, Ming Pc and Chu Chan. The for
eigners are fleeing to Shanghai. The
position is alarming. Sixteen foreign
ers have arrived at Marking from
Ningpo, where the houses of foreign
ers have been burned and missionaries
horribly maltreated
The rebellion has taken hold of
southern China. The foreigners at
Chu Chau and in Chau, have been at
tackled and are fleeing panic stricken.
Washington, July 19.--The follow
ing dispatch has been received at the
navy department:
"Che-FoO, July 1S.--Bureau of Navi-
CATION, Washington: Latest report
does not indicate that army officers,
Maj. Lee, Capt. Brewster, Lieut.. Nay
lor, Hammond and Waldron are
wounded. Capt. c. G. Long, marine
corps, wounded; Second Lieut.. L. r.
Lang, army, wounded. An aide has
gone to Tien-Tsin to get accurate
information. REMEY."
Washington, July 19.-The war de-
partment Wednesday bulletined it's
first official report of the results of
the battle at Tien-Tsin as follows:
"Che-FoO.-Adiutant General. Wash
ington: Casualties in attack on ITEM
Tsin July IS: Killed, Col. E. H. Lis
cum and II enlisted men. Wounded,
Capt. c. R. NOyes, not serious; Mai.
j. Eagan, serious, not dangerous;
Capt. E. V. Bookmiller, serious. not
dangerous; Lieut.. L. B. Lawton, not
serious; Lieut.. F. r. Lang, slight, and
u enlisted men. Missing, two enlist
ed men. COOLIDGE"
Coolidge, who signed the dispatch,
is lieutenant colonel of the 9Th in
fantry.
The state department has received
q dispatch from Consul General Fow-
Ter, at Che-FOo, saying that the gov
ernOr of Shantung wires that his
courier left Peking on July 9. The le-
cations were still holding out.
United States Minister Allen, at
Seoul, Corea, telegraphs the state de-
partment that Boxers and Chinese are
in force within few miles of the
Corean frontier. The natives of Ping
yam (the most northern province of
COrea) are much alarmed, and are
fleeing. The foreigners remain in safe
ty. The government is very anxious.
A cabinet meeting was held Wednes-
day. Secretary Root gave out the fol-
lowing formal statement of the action
of the cabinet:
''The president has determined that
the facts now known to us do not re-
quire or justify calling an extra ses-
sion of congress. Should future de-
velopments indicate that he is unable
to do what is required with the means
now at his command, and the action
of congress is necessary to furnish
either men or money or authority, he
will not hesitate to call it together
Washington, July 19.-The war de-
partment Wednesday received a ca
blegram from Gen. Macarthur, dated
Manila, July IS, saying tina FCol. Lis
GUMS body was buried at Tong Ku on
the 18th instant.