Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-18
A GENERAL UPRISING
Prince Tuan Has Set a Day for the
Beginning Of a General
Rebellion.
CONTRADICTORY REPORTS
The Last Authentic Message from Pekin
Is Dated June 29-Fear That the Box
ers May Invade Oorsa Amer
ican Casualties.

London, July 1S.-The Express Shang.
hal correspondent cables: Prince Tuar
issued an edict to fix definite date fol
a general rising. What date it is can
not ascertain, but it is doubtless an
early one. for Prince Tuan is stated to
have ordered all dispatch in view Of the
arrival Of more foreign troops. A large
be moving from Hupel, in the direction
of Shanghai The situation here grows
more threatening every day. The city is
still without means of Defense all the
forts being held by the Chinese"
THE LATEST FROM PEKIN.
Chicago, July 1S.-A dispatch to the
Record from Che Foo, July 15 via
Shanghai, July 1S, says: A communica-
ton was received to-day by the Japa-
nese consul from the japanese minis
ter at Pekin. dated June 2s. 1t said that
all the ministers were in the British le-
cation, short of food and hard pressed.
unable to hold out many days. (This Is
the latest dispatch from Pekin, aside
from those through Chinese sources,
since Sir Robert Hart's message of
June 25, when he said that guns were
trained on the legation.)
AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
Washington, July 1S.-The following
dispatch was received at the navy de-
partment:
"Che Foo, July 1S.-The latest reports
do not indicate that army officers Ma
jor Lee, Captain Brewster, Lieutenants
Naylor, Hammond and Walron are
wounded. Capt. Charles G. Long, of the
marine corps, is wounded, as is Second
Lieutenant F. r. Lang of the army. An
aid has gone to Tien Tsin to get accu-
rate information.
(signed) "REMEY."
ALL RIGHT ON JULY 9.
Washington, July 18.-The state de-
partment received a dispatch from
Consul General Fowler at Che Foo, say
Ing that the governor of Shan Tung
wires that his courier left Pekin on July
O. The legations were still holding out.
ANXIETY IN CoREA.
Washington, July 1S.-United States
Minister Allen, at Seoul, Corea. tele-
graphs the state department that the
Boxers and Chinese are in force with
in a few miles Of the Corean frontier.
Natives Of Pingyan, the most northern
4 province of Corea, are much alarmed
and are fleeing. The foreigners remain
in safety. The government Is very
anxious.
AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
Washington, July 1s.-The War de-
partment today bulletined its first Of
fetal report OF the results of the battle
OF Tien Tsin as follows:
"Che Foo, July ls.-Casualties in the
attack on Tien Tsin on July 13: illed,
Colonel E. H. Liscum and II enlisted
men. Wounded, Captain G. R. NOyes,
not serious; Major j. Regan, serious but
not dangerous; Captain E. V. Bookmil-
ler, serious, not dangerous; Lieutenant
L. B. Lawton, not serious; Lieutenant
f. R. Lang, slight, and 72 enlisted men.
Missing, two enlisted men.
(signed) COOLIDGE"
Coolidge, who signed the dispatch, is
lieutenant colonel of the 9th infantry.
IN SORE STRAITS.
Washington, July 1s.-The Japanese
legation received the following dispatch
from the minister Of foreign affairs at
Toxic: "Baron Nshfs Japanese min
lister at Pekin) letter of June 20 was re-
ceived at Tien Tsin on July 12. The
letter was brought by messenger. 1t
says that the legations are daily bonn
barded. Ammunition is running short.
The danger of massacre Is imminent.
Prompt relief is earnestly desired. The
messenger says. that the foreign minis
ters considered it impossible to procure
provisions after July l.
CHANG BOUND FOR PEKIN.
Hong King, July 17.-Li Hung Chang,
disregarding all attemps Of the Euro
peans and Chinese to persuade him to
remain, left Canton this morning for
Pekin. Prior to his departure, the
Chinese merchants and gentry Of Can't
on presented petition declaring that
they learned with trembling that their
protector was proceeding north, and
saying that the absence of rebellion and
piracy being solely due to the presence
Of Ii Hung Chang, the merchants were
ready to cast themselves before the
wheels of his chariot to prevent his
departure.
A BIG ARMY.
st. Petersburg, July 1s.-A dispatch
from Che Foo says: .Prince Tuan mo-
bilized 95O, 900 men, divided into diffe-
rent corps. The northern corps has
been ordered to expel all foreigners
from Amur. The Pekin division divi-
ded into four corps, is the first to begin
operations"
AN ALARMING SITUATION.
Paris, July 18.-The French consul at
Hankow telegraphs under date Of July
Is that the viceroy admits that he is
doubtful of his ability to arrest the re-
bellion in Ho Nan. The dispatch adds
that a caravan of English and Ameri-
can engineers and missionaries from
Chen 81 was attacked near Slang Yiang.
A number were wounded, but 1t was
hoped that the caravan would shortly
reach Hankow. The consul at Shang-
hal telegraphs under date of July 9
that the governor Of Tche Kiang, upon
the vigorous demand Of the consul, had
taken energetic measures to repress
disorders. A second telegram, dated
July IS, announces troubles in the prov
ince Of Ho Nan. The missionaries have
been attacked in the provinces Of Use
Kiang and Manchuria, and number
Of missionaries imperiled.
THE JAPANESE ON TIME.
London, July ia dispatch from
Shanghai, dated to-day, says that the
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