The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-13

LONDON. June 13. 40 a. m.-sixteen
British marines. reconnoitering In advones
Of the international column marching 10
Poking fought and chased 700 Boxers
Monday. killing twenty nr thirty. cor
respondent accompanying the column. IN
a dispatch dated Tientsin. June IL. via
Shanghai. June lS. Sis a. m, says:
.Whie the working parties, accom-
ranied by patrol OF sixteen British ma
rpes comman anded by Mai. Johnson. We're
repairing the line Monday afternoon eight
miles beyond Lofa, they encounterti
small parties OF Boxers who were de-
s,roying the line. The Boxers moved
away from tho advancing marines ana
apparently dispersed into the country.
leaving the rails moved and the slee2ers
burning
The marines. when two miles In nd-
vnnce of the first train, near Iangfans.
suddenly perceived Boxers streaming from
q village on the left. X was estimated
that they numbered 2JD. some OF them
being mounted and they were trying 10
got between the marines and the train.
Most Of them were armed with spears
and swords. a few mad firearms whicE
they handled awkwardly.
"The marines retreatsi. keeping up a
running fight for over a mile. killing be-
tween twenty and thirty Boxers.
The Boxers pursued the British FIR
some distance. Then seeing more marines
from the train coming 20 their assistance,
Mai, Johnson's sixteen aaitee and poured
a heavy continuous FIRE into the crowd.
driving them across the front OF ths re-
ttforcfng blneIackets, who punished The
Boxers severely with Naxims. The Box
ers fed and the Europeans, following UP
their success. cleared out two villages
The total loss OF the Boxers is estimated
1T forty killed and wounded. Seven OF
thetr wounded were attended by British
surgeons The latters loss was nothing
Force VIII Have to Fight.
Unless their loss causes the Boxers
to lose heart. the international column
will have much trouble before II reaches
Peking. The railway is SO much dam
aged that the column covered only thirty
| four miles Sunday and Monday. and
/ there is reason to fear that the road be-
| yond is badly damaged
Evidences of Gen. Niehs operations
were found in headless bodies. The whole
| country presents desolate aspect, en-
( tire villages having been deserted.
Mnke-up of the Expedition.
| The expedition numbers GOA. as fol-
lows.
! British. sl5. German. 80: Russian, 800.
| French. IN; Americans, Ioi; Japanese 50;
| Italians, 80, and AnsJriaus, y
| More British Land.
! TfENTsIN. June l2-Ons hundred and
| sixty-three British landed last evening.
! An additional twenty British have been
sent TO FongShan.
! This morning a special train left Tien-
tsin for Yangtsuu to bring Gen. Nieh 10
&
! TeleEraphic communication with peking
I IS san interrupted.
Russian Warships Arrive.
The Russian warshirs Petfopaulovskl
! and Komflon are at Taku bar and the
! Russian torpedo boats '15' and "I0..' are
/ IN the river Taku. Want af TRANSPORTS
/ prevents the Russians fram landing
troops. The Russians are very active here
I to-day.
( II is reported that Gen. FanE Fan Slang.
with many thousand troops i az Fcng-
tai
Boxer. Attacking n Convent
The latest news from Paotuusta is
that tho .Boxcrs,' 500 strong Are a,.
tackins the Catholc convent there. The
l situation ts critical and the cfaclals are
| evidently inactive
Nashville and Monocncs.
The Jnted states Varsa,rs Nashville
/ and Monocscy are reported an Taku.
Japanese Diplomat Murdered.
LONDON. june "a 30 a. m-The
. Tln,. u am extra edition. paa,l>Aes the
I '.1.rUln- 3lsqatch from PekIng dated
Z 1Hra - :. M
rar chancellor % i6e japanese fssa-
/ ts.H Slsr iamA Asir3. waAe ling