The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-16
BOXERS AGAIN
ARE 4 MENACE
British Have a Lively Fight
Near Pekin.
IMPERIAL TROOPS
APPROACH CITY
French and Germans in Contact
With Chinese.

Pekin, Dec. ia small force under
Colonel TUlIock, while reconnoitering
today northeast of Pekin, encountered
a force Of Boxers in the village Of Kao-
lying. The village was barrieaded and
the officials were insOlent.
A Boxer encampment was discovered
deplOying five miles distant. Rein
forcements arriving on Thursday, the
fortress was attacked and captured af-
ter a sharp engagement and forty Chi
nese were killed. There were no Brit
ish casualties.
The country is reported to be in a
general state of anarchy, necessitating
the scheme Of frequent pacifying eXpe-
ditiOns which was drawn up by Count
Won Waldersee, allOtting spheres to the
various natiOnalities, and which was
unanimously accepted
The opening of the railway has been
postponed indefinitely, efficient engin-
GERS not being Obtainable.
Colonel TullOck reports that when his
detachment was fired on eight miles
from Pekin he could not discover the
aSsailants, as they used smOkelesS
powder and modern guns. He Camped
for the night at a. place called KaOH
Ying, eighteen miles from here, meet
ing with slight opposition, but he was
informed he would be attacked the
next day by Boxers from Dehhalying,
and sent for reinfOrcements. Fifty
men, under Lieutenant Mcpherson of
the Twenty-sixth Beluchistan regi-
ment, were sent to his aid. Immedi-
ateIy after their arrival Tullock at
tackled the town. which had been en-
tered by the use of scaling ladders.
Officers Show Bravery.
In the attack Mcpherson distin-
guished himself. He led the scaling
party which reached the town, jumped
down into the place and empJied his
I revolver, killing five men, he then
| drew his sword and defended himself
until his men arrived in force and
! saved him from impending death.
/ Colonel TuuOck speaks highly of the
| lieutenant'S action. He says he be-
! ueves he did a deed which merits the
/ Victoria cross in his jump to what was
| apparently certain death, in ORDER To
! lead his men who were coming UP the
| ladder. Fortunately, the Chinese had
/ only a few carbines and were bad
| shots, and none of the British troops
We're wounded during the fight.
J Besides the forty Boxers killed, a
number were wounded anc many CAP
tured and brought to Pekin. Owing TO
/ the killing of the infOrmeF no treasure
| was obtained.
Boxers Still Defiant.
TuIIock says the people of Pekin did
=
are held in the country districts. He
| adds that one of the wounded China
men said while dying:
You can kill me, but you can't Kill
! the Boxer movement, which viii exist
until every foreign devil in China is
| killed"
The French report the approach on
the Chinese imperial city of 10000 men,
} Pao Ting Flu, their garrison fifteen
| miles west, being attacked by the ad
+ vance guard. They have applied to Ii
| Hung Chang and demand that he pre-
vent the march of these troops owing
| to the peace negotiations.
The Germans report that their de-
! tachment at HO ST Wa was attacked
J while forming. They killed thirteen
! and wounded twenty Chinese. The
! Germans had four wounded.
Tie British minister, Sir Ernest Sa-
tow. has received q communication to
| the effect that at present ne is not
authorized to sign the joint note He
expects definite Instructions tomorrow,