Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-08
FIGHT WITH BOXERS.
Over 200 Dead Left on Field
After Fierce Battle.
Empress Dowager Sends 5000 SOL
diers to Protect the Railways.
England Lands go Men. but Powers Cannot
Agree on Plan Of Action.

London, June IA special dispa Itch
from Shanghai, dated 80 p. NJ. today,
says the Dowager Empress has ordered
Cen. Neih- Si-Chong with 5000 men to
protect the railroad al Pekin
severe fight it is added has oc-
CURED with the Boxers, whose ranks
includes many soldiers for the other
generals commands. When the battle
ended 200 dead were left on the field.
The dispatch goes on to say:
"One hundred and eighty British ma
rines, with "A machine gun. are about
10 force passage from Tien Tsin to
Pckin. Altogether about 800 British
have been landed from the fleet, a
greater number than have landed from
the combined vessels Of the other pow
crs. This evidence If Great Britain
intention to assert her position strong
~ gives great satisfaction here.
London, June S.-The situation in
China as measured by abundant I'M
official kilograms continues full Of in
tore sting possibilities. but apparently
il has not grown worse during the last
= hours. although the favoritc adjec-
tivcs NJ London ana continental com
I4antatura are "prrilous,' grave" ana
dangerous"
The naval commanders in Chinese
waters have received Identical irstruc-
tions as to procedure, the question Of
an emergency being left to their dis
erection. No fear is entertained for the
safety of the legations at pekin. Eu-
ropoan residents however. are escaping
=. DOL ~
IL .tin und,r control. according To q
dispatch To thu Morning Post. dated
yesterday, but in very excited state.
4 thousand foreign guards arv garli-
soning the legation houses. \ hum
drtd international troops are at Tien
Using with six guns.
\ dispatch To the Daily Mail from
Shanghai. dated June :. takes a gloomy
view Of things. which are pictured as
going from bad - worse. The CORE
spuudCut saws: The authorities are
displaying palpably guilty supneness
in dealing with the Boxers ANA the
powers ARE more ana more taking mat
trrs into their own hands. The Boxer
revolt is spreading and is rapidly
changing its character. The Boxers
force with force.
There has been no communication be-
tween Pokin and Tien Tsin since Tues
day. although one miserable. half
hearted attempt has been made by
Chinese snldiery To reach the capital.
The troops were fired upon and the
train had to come back. Another sta
ton has been burned on the line"
A news agency dispatch from Tien
Tsin. dated yesterday. says: The
Boxers are still raiding and pillaging
over a wide area. They have wrecked
and burned the stations at Long-Fong
and Langoo. 1t has been definitely as
that Mime. Asticr and Nessrs.
o=sent and Cades have been murdered
Gen. Mich claims 70 have defeated the
Boxers. killing 500"
The Daily Express has the following
dispatch from Shanghai. dated June Z:
Attempts to repair the damage to the
railway between Tien Tsin and Pekin
have been frustrated by the Boxers.
who. thousands strong. hold the line
against the engineers gangs. attack
ing the trains arriving.
The nearest unchanged point is -
miles from Tien Tsir. All the children
ana ladies' except Lady Macdonald
have left the legations. There are the
cravcst fears FIR missionaries il nutly-
ing parts. They number hundreds and
the stations arc isolated. Concerted
action is impossible.