Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-07-20
Women and Children Slain to Prevent Worse
Fate at Hands of Boxers.
ALLIED FORCES CAPTURE ITEM SIN
Two Days of Desperate FghtngHeavy American Losses
Col LisCum Of h Regiment, VermOnter, Killed.
Definite news from Pc


Definite lacking the
legations the the of the
shanTng in despatch received Shanghai the inmates of the legation ncrd
some time the devoted little band realized that their ya was in vain and thew were
reluctantly
the hands the Boxers Tung battered the legation
guns quar-
all who would nAcng fearful and
children and burning the mission buildings sheng that Prince Tn the
which peprated Some the date Juye
The Shanghai correspondent of the London Mail that shg the
asked the American consul to cable to Wa,bingon nronoss to deliver the
condition allies would
Saturday
fighting which
Chinese from the walls poured terrific fire with Maxim and other machine guns
che foreigners Ga Friday the allied forces did not reach their goal but they
Chinese the arsenal captured eight and held ground
10 Euin5 r "ho 49, ornJo' rhi. rto,ort - M ,t , 3
douedly operations
doubt attempt
ports spreading
valley
allied though somewhat dearly bought
what enable the allies to preparations for advance especially
officially japanese % 900 will be dmbarkei
Shanghai correspondent the Daily Mail learns that Prince Ching
% Sir Robert howev refused to desert the other inmates Of the t b
did not make reply and HaH believed persisted
on the night of July G. during the massacre. , ~
send Pn the Russian
frequently drew apart for private conference and the Russian
fact that invasion of Pekn
10000 Russia being the only country that could land
nOI' "4 ~ % I ,s 40 20 an ~ 0 a .ha h - 81. "
such thing navy gentlemen
you have talked pretty thoroughly no decision but
pekn There was then nothing but follow Capt Mccaa
prompt
At washington Tuesday WI despatch the Chinese min
authenticated by sheng the imperial director
at shanghai, ana o Two g % Tue foreigners T IN Ikn were sale on
the reported Secretary
follows: The
who well the 18th Chinese calendar
TienTsn city should be destroyed would be difficult
Request the Powers the
Chinese and foreign commerce Earl Ii Hung Chang transferred North
China as viceroy to Pe-ChtL
paruen despatch General
Chang started from Canton on his Pkn
appointment Chang PeCh
developments
is the great province very
movement viceoy point greatest
satisfied that LHungChan had been Pekn
occurred the vceoy military
heve in npping such movements in the bud
who VIGOROUSLY
Ii regarded hopeful sign Ii Hung Chang stated to correspondent Canton
arrange possible terms of peace with the allied
Dispatches Wednesday from St. Petersburg indicated
actually having
port AmuHv killed They
vy
of the which aferwd attacked by the Russians
Cabinet councils Washington originally
Philippines but with orders Nagasa
instructions
Philippines American Chinese
decided also that several additional regiments
impossible
definitely determine how American troops will be assigned to Chinese service
conservative estimate $1,000 5000 than those already there
pairing To should be added 1900 making
navy department Remey
total number of killed and wounded TO- the American
gallant
us
the 9th
Ninth infantry
American
enlisted missing
breach despatch Shanghai Wednesday
proceeding
petit
lives
hocouldb ond and
in
the
land France be jealous of England
thatan the
is
IbeenkI and