The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-09-21
England Is Preparing 10 Send
More Troops To China.
AMERICANS ENGAGE BOXERS
Russians Favor the Desh Notion
of Pekin Before Evacuation.
Everything Is Chaotic.

A London special Of Sundays date
says: In connection with the prediction
by Sir Robert Hart that there will be
further hostilities in China in Novem-
Der, the Associated Press understands
that the British government is already
considering the transfer of troops
from South Africa to India in order
to make it practicable to send more
British troops to China. The military
authorities consider the war in South
Africa so far ended that troops may
now be safely moved.
1t is probable that the Russian le-
cation has already been removed from
Pekin to Tien Tsin, but there is no
definite news as yet as to whether Ii
Hung Chang will, after all, 90 to Pc
kin.
The Americans have begun at Ho ST
WI, permanent telegraph line be-
tween Pekin and Tien Tsin.
Chinese officials estimate that 20, 900
disbanded Chinese soldiers, by the
simple expedient of turning their
coats, managed to remain behind in
Pekin. Other dispatches confirm the
report that, in addition to Hsu Tung,
guardian of the heir apparent, Yu Lu,
viceroy Chi Ii, and Wang Vi Yung,
president of the imperial academy,
with 200 members of official families,
committed suicide when the allies en-
tered Pekin.
The Shanghai correspondent of The
London Times, writing Saturday, says:
eli Hung Chang has been notified
from Berlin that he must submit his
credentials to the German minister at
Shanghai, who will then communicate
with Emperor William and await the
result"
1t is reported from Shanghai that
the Russians have seized valuable
railway property at Tion Tsin in def
ance of protests of the British COM
manders.
AMERICANS ENGAGE BOXERS.
A British signal officer reports from
Tien Tsin a sharp engagement be-
tween a company Of the Fourteenth
United States infantry and 1000 box
ers at Mo Tao on the road to Pekin.
The Americans made gallant stand,
and a detachment of the Bengal Ian
GERS nearby, hearing the firing, came
to their rescue and charged the box
ers in the rear The Chinese were
routed, leaving 200 dead. The Ameri-
cans had no casualties.
The Germans report an engagement
with a heavy force of boxers west of
Pekin Thursday. The German loss is
said to have been twenty.
Indications now point strongly to
the withdrawal of oil the powers from
Pekin to Tien Tsin.
General Fukishima is already ar
ranging winter quarters for the Japa-
nese troops,
The Germans are pouring into Tien
Tsin, and all nationalities are scram-
bling for buildings. One British bat
terry and 200 Australians have arrived.
MAY DESTROY PEKIN.
The Russians, it is reported at Tien
) Tsin, are rapidly pushing troops into
Manchuria, where all indications
point to extensive operations before
the arrival of winter.
They have suspended work on the
; railroad to Pekin, which adds to the
complications. It is believed that
their object in this is to compel the
other powers to consent to the de-
struction of Pekin.
Tu Liu expedition has returned to
l Tien Tsin. The march back was un-
opposed and it is reported that the
boxers have retired in force to vii
lage thirty-fve miles up the Grand
: canal.
t The Americans did not participate
: in the burning and footing of Tu Liur
, and this caused considerable comment
among the other commanders.