Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-13
British Marines Have a Running
Battle with Chinese Rebels,
MORE FOREIGNERS TO LAND
Russia, England aud japan Prepar-
Ing 90 send Troops -Hussla May
Take the Lead.

marching to Pekln, fought and chased
1000 Bxoers Monday, killing twenty OF
thirty A correspondent accompanying
the column, in a dispatch dated Tien
Tsln, June 18th. via Shanghai, June
18th 6:l5 a. m. says
While the working parties, accom-
panied by a patrol Of sixteen British
marines, commanded by Mai Johnson,
were repairing the line Monday after
noon, eight miles beyond Lofa, they
encountered small parties Of Boxers
who were destroying the line. The
Boxers moved away from the advanc-
ing marines and apparently dispersed
into the country leaving the rails
moved and the sleepers burning.
The marines, when two miles In ad-
vance Of the first train near Lang
! rang, suddenly perceived Boxers
streaming from a village on the left.
! IL was estimated that they numbered
! 1000 some Of them being mounted. and
they were trying 10 get between the
marines and the train. Most Of them
We're armed with spears and swords.
| A few mad firearms, which they han
| died awkwardly.
The marines retreated, keeping up a
running night for over mile, killing
twenty or thirty Boxers.
The Boxers pursued the British for
some distance. Then seeing more ma
| rines from the train coming TO their
assistance Maj. Johnson's sixteen
halted and poured a heavy. continuous
FIRE into the crowd. driving them across
the front OF the reinforcing blue lack
cts, who punished the Boxers severely
with MaXims. The Boxers fed, and
the Europeans. following up their sue
cess cleared out the villages. The
total loss Of the Boxers Is estimated
al forty killed and wounded Seven
Of their wounded were attended by
British surgeons. The latter's loss was
nothing.
Unless their loss causes the Boxers
to lose heart the International column
VIII nave much trouble before il reaches
Pekin. The railway is so much dam
aged that the column covered only
thirty-tour miles Sunday and Monday
and there is reason to fear that the
road beyond is badly damaged.
Evidences Of Gen. Nieh's operations
were found IN headless bodies. The
whole country presents desolate
aspect, entire villages having been de-
strOyed.
THE expedition numbers 2.Oi4. as fol-
lows; British. 9l5, German. 25O Rus
sian, 8O0i French, 1875 Americans lOl:
japanese, 81. Italians, 40. ana Austri-
ans. %"
The Times, in an extra edition. pub
fishes the following dispatch from Pc
Kin. dated June 18TH. p. M: THE
chancellor Of the japanese legation,
Sugyiama Aklra, while proceeding alone
aud unprotected on official duty, was
brutally murdered by soldiers OF Tung
Fun Slang, the fayOrite bOdyguard of
the empress. at Navigate railroad
station yesterday.
The foreign reinforcements are daily
expected. The present Isolated position
at Pekin, the destruction Of foreign
property IN the country. and the in
security OF life are daily attributable
10 treachery Of the Chinese govern
ment'
A dispatch from Tien Tsln. dated
Tuesday, says 1853 British landed last
evening. An additional twenty British
have been sent 20 Fong shan
This morning a special train left
Tien Tsin for Yang Tsun 10 bring Gen.
Mich TO consult with the vlceroy Tele-
graphic communication with Pekln Is
still interrupted.
The Russian warships Petropaulov-
ski and Komiloff are at Taku Bar.
and the Russian torpedo boats l3
and lOi are In the river Taku. Want
OF transports prevents the Russians
from landing troops. The Russians are
very active here today.
IL Is reported that Gen. Fung Fab
Slang, with many thousand troops. Is
at Fong Tai.
The latest news from Pao Tung Flu
Is that the Boxers. 5000 strong. are at
lacking the Catholic convent there. The
situation is critical and the officials
are evidently inactive.
The United States warshlps Nash
vile and Monocacy are reported at
Taku
The correspondents at Tien Tsln
Shanghai and other treaty ports throw
sidelights upon the situation Accord
ing TO one dispatch from Tien Tsin Il
Is understood there that the foreign
ministers will insist. as soon as fresh
bayoncts arrive at Pekin. upon the re-
moval OF the anu-foreign advisers OF |
the dOwager empress and upon the
substitution for them OF counselors |
friendly TO western civilization.
The English al Shanghai are afraid |
that Great Britain has been deceived |
and that the whole business viii have |
TO be gone through again Russia's |
aims, they argue. are not understood. |
and Russia and France are apparent |
~ not working In the same spirit as |
the other powers Five thousand Rus /
SLAMS are ready 10 land.
A telegram from Yokohama dated /
evening, says mat the Japa-
nese government has ordered four
more warships to proceed TO Taku. and /
I 600 men OF all arms are under orders
10 be In immediate readiness Tor en-
The dispatch says the
Japanese government trusts the pow
Frs win not misconstrue this action"
The japanese press Is urging vigorous
The Shanghai correspondent Of the
Times, telegraphing Tuesday. says.
The japanese minister Is pressing for
OF a japanese sphere Of in
luence, TO include the provinces Of che
I<iang. 70 KEN and Klang ST."
The Hongkong correspondent OF the
Times, writing yesterday. says: The
have engaged a transport to
AXE 900 troops 10 TanR Ku The sail
ng date has not been liked"
The only biz OF information which
he British war Office has made public
the situation since Il became
important was the admission yesterday
hat the summer residence Of the Brit
sh minister In pekln Sir Claude Mac
Donald has been burned.
Considerable contracts for the Chi
iese have been placed with the Biz
ningham arms factories, though
whether for the Chinese government or
or the Boxers Is not disclosed. In
urance rates for Tien Tsin have been
aised TO shillings per el00.
New York. June lS--A dispatch 20
ne Tribune from London says:
There Is a general feeling In diplo-
matte circles that the European powers
ave been united by the dismissal 81
'rinoe Ching and that In the purging