The Irish standard., 1900-06-16
BEATEN BY BRITISH.
Force of Two Thousand Boxers Put.
to Rout by a Few Marines.
Loss OF the Former IL Quite Heavy
Uncle Sam Is Asked to Send Aid
by United States Consul at
Chin KING.

London, June 13.-Sixteen British
| marines, accommodating in advance O.
the international column marching t.
Picking, fought and chased 1000 Box
ers Monday, killing 20 or so. A cor
respondent accompanying the column
in dispatch dated Tien-Tsn, June IL
via Shanghai, June 10. 6:l5 a. M, says:
while the working parties, accompa.
MED by patrol of 16 British marines
commanded by Mai Johnson, were re.
pairing the line Monday afternoon, eight
miles beyond Lola. they encountered
small parties of Boxers who were de-
stroying the line. The Boxers moved
apparently dispersed into the country
leaving the rails moved and the Sleep
ers burning.
1.-THE marines. when two miles in ad-
vance of the first train. near Lang Fang,
suddenly perceived Boxers streaming
from a village on their left. 1t was es-
timated that they numbered 2,0OO 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 fire.
arms which they handled awkwardly.
1.-THE marines reiterated. keeping up a
running fight for over mile, and kill
AlS between " anu ~ DOHeIS
THE Boxers pursued the British for
some distance Then seeing more ma
rines from the train coming to their as
sistance. Mai. Johnson's l6 men halted
| and poured a heavy continuous fire into
the crowd, driving them across the front
| of the reinforcing bluejackcts, who pun
| ished the Boxers severely with MaXims.
1.-The Boxers fed, and the Europeans,
following UP their success cleared out
fHr.o 1,t1 t0to nf
ers is estimated at 40 killed and wound
ed. Seven of their wounded were at
tended by British surgeons. The Brit
ish loss was nothing.
evidences of Gen. Nich's operations
were found in headless bodies. The whole
country presents q desolate aspect, en-
tire villages having been deserted.
1.-THE expedition numbers 2,0il as fol-
lows: British. 915: German, $50; Rus
sian, 300: French, 12S; Americans. 1A:
Japanese, So; Italian, 40, and Austrian,
25."
Appeal from Chin I<iung.
Washington, June 13-rhe follow.
ing dispatch was received at the state
department Tuesday:
"Chin Kiang.,. June 12-Secretary of
State. Large number natives organized
secret society halted here, People very
apprehensive. No protection. Want
cruiser
(signeO MARTIN"
Jnpnncse Official Slain.
London, June 13.--The lines in an
extra edition publishes the following
dispatch from Picking, dated June IL,
two p. M:
"The chancellor of the Japanese Legal
ton, Sugiyama Akira, While proceeding
tad official 61tv
was brutality murdered by soldiers of
Tung FUN Slang, the favorite bodyguard
of the empress, at Manigatc railroad sta
ton, yesterday.
1.-THE foreign reenforcemcnts are daily
expected. The present isolated position
of Picking, the destruction OF foreign
property in the country, and the inse-
curity of life are directly attributable to
the treachery of the Chinese govern
ment."
Discussed by the Cabinet.
Washington, June 13.-The cabinet
meeting Tuesday was attended by Sec
retaries Hay, Hitchcock, Long and
Gage and Postmaster General Smith.
1t was devoted largely to the discus
sions of the Chinese situation. Secre-
tary Hay laid before the cabinet
meeting advices from some of the
consular officers in China, which
indicated that the situation is very
critical. Secretary Long had no late
dispatches. The steps that have been
taken to reinforce Admiral Kempff
were gone over, and it was decided to
stand by the policy which has been
entered upon of pushing measures for
the protection of. the lives and prop
erty of American citizens and of act
ing independently as far as possible.