The true northerner., 1900-09-21
THE BOXERS
ROUTED
AMERICANS ENGAGED TWO THOU
SAND OF THEM.
WITH AID OF BENGAL LANCERS
THE BOXERS WE'RE ROUTED.
RUSSIANS ARE RAPIDLY PUSHING
TROOPS INTO MANCHURIA.

Tien Tsin, September IA, via Shang-
hal September ia British signal OF
ficer reports sharp engagement be-
tween company OF the Fourteenth
United States Infautry and 1000 Box
ers ut Mo Tao ON the road to Pekin.
The Americans made gallant stand
and detachment OF Bengal Lancers
nearby, hearing the firing, came to
their rescue and charged the Boxers IN
the rear The Chinese were routed,
leaving 200 dead The Americans had
no casualties.
The Germans report an engagement
with heavy force of Boxers west OF
Pekin yesterday Thursday. The
German loss is said to have been
twenty.
Indications now point strongly to the
withdrawal of all the powers from Pc
kin to Tien Tsin. The British have is
sued an order prohibiting the selling or
renting of any building within the linn
its OF the British concession. Gen
Fukushima is here arranging head
quarters for Japanese troops. The
The Germans are pouring into Tien
Isin and all nationalities are scramb-
linz for buildings. One British battery
ana TWO Australians have arrived.
N~ians Active I'm Mnnchuria.
Tie Tsin September 13, via Shang-
hai.-'' russians, il is reported here
are rap.oy pushing troops into Man
churia. rrie all Indications point TO
active operations They have suspend
ed work Oh the railroad to Pekin which
adds to the complications. 1t is be-
lieyed that their object in this is to
compel the other powers TO consent TO
the destruction of Pekin. The Lu Yiu
expedition has returned TO Tien Tsln.
The Americans did not participate in
the burning and looting Of Tu Liu and
this caused considerable comment
among the other commanders.
The Sixth United States Cavalry Is
reported to have been ordered 10 camp
at Yang Tsun, up the Pei Ho. with a
view of Strengthening the line of com
munication. The requirement will
take two heavy guns. Twelve thous-
and Germans have arrived here
Corporal Hughes, of the Third
United States Artillery was killed and
his companion wounded while attempt
ing TO force a passage of the French
bridge after dark.
Movements of DipIomatists.
Tien Tsin. September Is. via Shang-
hal 16.-Air. William WoOdville Rock
hill, special representative of the
United States to China. has left for
Pekin. In an interview before leaving
he said he did not expect to remain
there more than a few days.
Ii Hung Chang is at Taku on Rus
sian vessel. 1t is not believed that he
will come to TieI Tsin.
MORO BRITISH TROOPS.
London, September 17.-In connec-
tion with the prediction by Sir Robert
Hart that there would be further hos
tillties in China in November, the AS
sociated Press understands that the
British government is already consid-
ering the transfer of trooys from South
Africa to India in order TO make il
practicable TO send more British troops
to China. The military authorities con-
slider the war IN South Africa so far
ended that troops mary now be safely
moved.
1t is probable that the Russian lega-
tion has already been removed from
Pekin TO Tien Tsin, but there is no def
mite news as yet as to whether Ii
Hung Chang will afterward go to Pc
kin.
Gen. Dorward is going to the capitol,
leaving the British troops at Tien Tsin
under command of Brig Gen. Horni
Campbell. Vice-Admiral Alexiff has
returned to Taku.
The Americans have begun at Hi 81
WI permanent telegraph line be-
tween Pekin and Tien Tsin. The Pc
kin correspondent OF the Daily News
says that the assassin of Baron Won
Ketteler has been shot. The Morning
Posts representative there says the
question Is being discussed OF sending
relief TO a few British. French and
American engineers who are besieged
in city two hundred miles south of
Pekiu.