Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-07-20
CHINA DECLARES WAR
Against the Cars Government
Seizes a Russian Transport Laden
With Munitions

London, July 19.-The Daily Mail
publishes a sensational dispatch from
St Petersburg, dated Monday, which
asserts that there is no doubt that Chi
aa mas declared was against Russia.
The Russian press" says the CORE
gpCndent, 'is restricted to the publ
cation Of official details, and the publ
cation Of many dispatches from the
ront has been prohibited. I hear, how
ever, from a reliable source that the
Chinese troops and the Boxers seized a
Russian transport vessel laden with
munitions near Aigun Con the Amur
liver, about eighteen miles from the
Russian frontier), killing almost the
entire Russian escort.
They next suddenly attacked and
>Onhardpd the town of BlagoVechenI TX
capital of the Amur Gov OH
he Amur river). The garrison held out
DraVcIy, but was finally overwhelmed.
Nearly all perished and the town was
0urned.'
London. July 18.4 a. m.-The news
If the Manchuria disturbances is not
'egarded as justifying the ST rious view
attributed by the Daily Nails adVices.
Amur is boundary territory between
Eastern Siberia and Manclluria. The
district has been the scene of local
disturbances for a. lOUg time, owing
70 the provocative conduct of the
tCOssacks toward the twenty five
thousand Chinese employed in the con-
gtruction of the Russian -Manchurian
'aiIWay.
Several serious collisions have oc-
'urred between the Cossacks and the
chinese troops. One happened several
weeks ago, when two Russian officers
and sixteen men were killed. The eX-
ension of the Boxer movement 10
Aanchuria has resulted in a great das-
.ructiOn Of the railway, compelling the
Russians to withdraw their officials.
The Chinese tried to stop the Russian
steamer Michael, carrying ammrni-
ion. and the steamer Selenga, With the
Russian frontier commission on board
rom passing up the Amur at Aigun.
They fired on the steamer, WOundlng
an officer and few men, but the
steamers reached BIag agovescheE2sk. The
,ocal Chinese commander at Aigun
seems to have sent the Russians a
sort of ultimatum to quit Manchuria,
The Chinese, according to the Daily
Nails st. Petersburg correspondent,
have thrown up fortifcatiOns and
placed forty guns at a point twelve
miles from Aigun, to dispute the pro-
gress of the Russians. The official Rus
sian advices leave the inference that
BIagoveschensk is still in Russia-n
hands, the Russian losses during the
bombardment being only three killed
and five wounded.
The Amur military district was mob
lliZed a fortnight ago on war foot
ing and it IS believed that the Russian
forces there are fifty thousand men,
and a hundred and twelve guns. The
Governor General has now ordered the
troops on the frontier to form Gordon.
The Russian papers demand severe
.etribution for Chinese audacity in
Manchuria, but they hold to the view
hat Russia must perseVere in her reS0-
mtiOn to avoid war. The Chinese Min
ster in st. Petersburg has disavoWed
the events in Manchuria. on behalf OF
mis- Government and has promised to
make serious representations to Pekin
.egarding the consequences that Will
follow if the hostilities there do not
cease.
There is little further news from Chi
IA this morning. The attack upon the
native city of Tien Tsin was followed
I'D so swiftly that the Chinese never
had time to re-organize, and, once
their lines were broken, their retreat
CapidIy became a rout.
Ii Hung Chang has already left Can
ION. This causes the utmost anxiety
For the safety~of. the Europeans there
i as there are only two gunboats, one
British and one American, at Canton
pending the arrival Of a French gun
boat. il-ssss-
Chicago. July 14-CoIonel Albert D
Shaw, commander-in-cIlief of the G. A
R., who is in Chicago on business con
| nected with the annual encampment Il
! be held here August 9th to September 1st
! said to-day that from reports he had re
| ceived, he believed that fully millfor
/ visitors will come to Chicago during the
| encampment. This years encampment, HI
said, promises to be the largest ever helt
by the G. A. r. Colonel Shaw left to,
night for Atlanta to attend the reunion OF
/ the Blue and the Gray, which is to be
! held July 10Th.
2 Pinples on the face are no
only!aannoying, but they 1nd1
cate bad blood. Hoods Sarsa
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