The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-25
IT'S UP TO CHINA NOW
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An explosion of dynamite killed twenty
Russians.
Twa battalions of the Ninth infantry
and three hundred marines from the
cruiser Brooklyn disembarked and started
for Tien Tsin today on lighters. AS they
went up the river the foreign ships cheer
ed them heartily.
TO ASSASSINATE w KENG.
Paris. July 24.-It has just leaked out
that a plot existed for the end of July
to assassinate the Chinese Minister here,
Yu Keng or a member of the legation at
Paris. The secretary of the legation
Major Parma, an Italian, in an inter
view today admitted that a report in
circulation to that effect was true. Ma
jor Parma said:
"Six men. whose nationality has not
been established, conspired to secure en-
try to the legation and assassinate with
knives a member of the legation. | ad-
vised the commissary of police, who took
measures to wreck the project, and moth
ing has since been heard of it.
FRENCH MINISTER ALIVE.
Paris, July Wednesday, 1890 a.
MN. Delcasse, Minister of Foreign
the French Consul at Shanghai, dated
July 23d, which says
eli Hung Chang has just assured me
that M. Pinchon (French Minister to
China) is living and he has agreed to
transmit to him a message from me re-
questng a reply within five days"
GERMANY WILL NOT INTERCEDE.
Berlin. July 24-Count Won Buelow. the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, made reply
today to the appeal of the Emperor for
German mediation between the powers
and the Chinese Government. Count Won
Buelow said he would not submit the tele-
gram from the Pekin Government so long
as the fate of the legations and other
foreigners in China were not ascertalned
and so long as the Chinese Government
had not atoned for the murder of the
General Minister to Pekin, Baron Won
Ketteer.
AMERICAN LOSSES AT TEN TSIN.
Copyright, 1900, by Associated Press.)
Tien Tsin. July 14.-(Via Che Foo, July
10th and Shanghai, July 24.)-The Ninth
regiment, United States infantry, entered
the fight at Tien Tsin with 43O men. An
incomplete list of casualties shows Is
killed rs wounded and two missing. The
marines had four killed and Is wounded.
Major James Regain, Ninth infantry, in
the eg and groin; First Lieutenant Smed-
ley d. Butler, United States Marine
Corps, in the leg; Captain William b.
Lemly, United States Marine Corps, in
the arm; Second Lieutenant Frank r.
Lang Ninth United States infantry in
the foot
First Lieutenant Henry Leonard, of the
United States Marine Corps carried Lieu
teant Butler from the field under a fierce
fire He was shot in the upper left arm.
while returning, but ran and swan mile
under fire, getting to the rear. His arm
was amputated today.
Captain Charles r. Moves, who had
been slightly wounded in the arm and leg,
swan a mile with only his nose above
water, with request for reinforcements.
First Lieutenant Louis B. Lawton, of
the Ninth infantry, made dash for rein
forcements under fire and received three
slight wounds.
Colonel Liscum was shot in the abdo
| men and died half an hour later His last
words were: Keep up firing"
5000 U. S. TROOPS IN CHINA.
Washington, July 24.-Secretary Rott
| said today that he supposed the Four
| teenth Infantry had arrived at Taku.
| By the end of this month the United
States would have 5000 troops in China.
| He said the reports Of yellow fever among
| the soldiers of the First Infantry would
not prevent the departure of that regi-
ment from Cuba.