Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-06-20
MARINES FOR CHINA.
Force of 100 Ordered to Reenfo rec
Admiral kempn-Other News
from Seat Of Trouble

Washington. June 12.-The navy de-
Partment has received the following
cablegram from Admiral Kempff:
Iong< Ku, June 11-Secretary of Navy:
IN case all communication with Picking
- cut Will not be able to go alone; if
otner nations go will join to relieve Amer
leans, pending instructions. Situation
serious Battalion Of marines from Ma
MIA has been urgently requested An
sWer.
''KEMPFF."
Upon receipt of the above Secretary
Long sent the following cablegram to
Admiral Remey at Manila:
Navy Department. June 11.-Remey,
Manila: Send by Solace immediately
with all dispatch to kempff 100 marines,
arranging If practicable that after land
ing. Solace shall continue homeward voy-
age, as previously ordered.
London, June 13.-Sixteen British
marines, accommodating in advance of
the international column marching to
Reking, fought and chased 1000 Box
ers Monday, killing 20 or so. A cor
respondent accompanying the column,
IN dispatch dated Tien-Tsin, June -,
VIA Shanghai, June 10, 6:15 a. M, says:
While the working parties, accompa-
MED by patrol of Is British marines,
commanded by Mai Johnson, were re-
pairing the line Monday afternoon eight
miles beyond Lola, they encountered
small parties of Boxers who were de-
stroylng the line. The Boxers moved
away from the advanced marines and
apparently dispersed into the country,
leaving the rails moved and the sleep
ers burning.
The marines. when two miles in ad-
vance of the first train, near Lang Fang,
suddenly perceived Boxers streaming
from village OH their left 1t was es-
timated that they numbered 2,ooo, some
OF them being mounted. and they were
Trying to get between the marines and
the train. Most of them were armed
with spears and swords A few had fire.
arms. which they handled awkwardly.
me marines retreated, keeping up a
running fight for over a mile, and kill
ing between 20 and 80 Boxers.
THE Boxers pursued the British for
some distance. Then seeing more ma
rines from the train coming to their as
slstance. Maj Johnsons 16 men halted
and poured heavy continuous fire into
the crowd, driving them across the front
OF the reinforcing bluejackets. who pun
lshed the Boxers severely with Maxims.
The Boxers fed. and the Europeans,
two villages. The total loss of the Box
ers is estimated at 40 killed and wound
ed Seven of their wounded were at
tended by British surgeons. The Brit
lSh loss was nothing.
Evidences of Gen. Nieh's operations
were found in headless bodies. The whole
country presents a desolate aspect, en-
tire villages having been deserted.
THE expedition numbers 2.O44, as fol
lows: British. 915; German, $50; Rus
sian, 300; French, 12S; Americans, 1N;
Japanese, 50; Italian, 49, and Austrian,
25''
Shanghai, June IA. - The Chinese
troops, having murdered Sugiyama
,Akira, the chancellor of the Japanese
legation. have intrenched themselves in
Picking and are training their guns on
the American mission and the foreign
legations.
Mr.. Conger, the American minister,
has sent out a courier with dispat ches
to his government. calling for 1000
American soldiers. He asks that they
be dispatched ut once to the relief of
the American residents.
New York. June 14-News has been
received i'll this city of the murder OF
DR.. Edna G. Terry, in charge of the
station of the Methodist Episcopal
Woman's Foreign Missionary society
at Tsung-1Iua. China.