The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-20
strikers TOLD TO LEAVE.BONRS COMMIT NURDER'
DEED DONE BY THE EMPRESS
BODYGUARD.
Marines advancing Toward Picking
Rebels Destroying Railroad-Sharp
Conflicts are Constant.

LONDON, June 10, 5:20 a. m.-The
Times in an extra edition publishes the
following dispatch from Peking, dated
June IL, y. M: THE chancellor of the
Japanese Legation, Sugyiama Akira,
while proceeding alone and unprotected
on official duty, was brutally murdered
by soldiers of Tung Fuh Stang, the fav-
orite bodyguard of the empress dowa-
ger, at Manigate railroad station yes
terday. The re-enforcements are daily
expected. The present isolated condt-
tion of Peking, the destruction of for
eign property in the country and the
insecurity of life are directly attributa-
BILE to the treachery of the Chinese gov
ernment."
A telegram from Yokohama, dated
Tuesday evening, says that the Japan
ese government has ordered four more
war ships to proceed to Taku and 1000
men of all arms are under orders to be
in immediate readiness for embarka-
ton. The dispatch says the Japanese
government trusts the powers will not
misconstrue this action" The Japanese
press is urging vigorous methods.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times, telegraphing Tuesday, says
"The Japanese minister is pressing for
recognition of a Japanese sphere of in
fluence, to include the provinces of Che
hlan2, 10 Cnlen anu lNldllS Dl.
LONDON, June 13, 4:40 a. m.-SiX-
teen British marines accommodating in
advance of the international column
marching to Peking fought and chased
1000 Boxers Monday, killing twenty or
thirty.
A correspondent, accompanying the
column, in a dispatch dated Tien-tsin,
June 18TH via Shanghai, June 18th,
says: while the working parties, ac-
companied by a patrol of sixteen Brit
ish marines, commanded by Major
Johnson, were repairing the line Mon
day afternoon eight miles beyond Lola,
they encountered small parties of Box
ers, who were destroying the line. The
Boxers moved away from the advanc-
ing marines and apparently dispersed
into the country, leaving the rails NOV
ed and the sleepers burned.
"The marines, when two miles in ad-
vance of the first train, near Lang
Fang, suddenly perceived the Boxers
streaming from a village to the left.
1t was estimated, that they numbered
1000, some of them being mounted, and
they We're trying to get between the
marines and the train. Most of them
were armed with spears and swords. A
| few had firearms, which they handled
awkwardly.
1.-The marines, retreating, kept up
running fight for over mile and kill
ing between twenty and thirty Boxers.
The Boxers pursued the British for
some distance. Then seeing more ma
rines from the train coming to their as
sistanee, Major Johnson's sixteen halted
and poured a heavy continuous fire into
| the crowd, driving them across the
| front of the reinforcing bluejackets,
| who punished the Boxers severely with
Maxims. The Boxers fled, and the Eu-
| ropeans following up their success,
| ola 10 total
! loss of the Boxers is estimated at forty
| killed and wounded. Seven of their
wounded were attended by British sur
| geons The latter's loss was nothing.
"Unless their loss causes the Boxers
| to lose heart the international column
will have much trouble before 1t reaches
| Peking. The railway is so much dam
aged that the column covered only thir-
| ty-four miles Sunday and Monday, and
| there is reason to fear that the road
| beyond is more badly damaged.
| Evidences of General Niehs opera
| tions were found in headless bodies.
| The whole country presents desolated
aspect, entire villages having been de-
| serted The expedition numbers 2,O44,
as follows: British 915, German $50,
Russian 300, French 1913, American 1O4,
| Japanese 81, Italians 40, and Austrians
25."
The correspondents at Tien-tsin
| Shanghai and other treaty ports throw
sidelights upon the situation. Accord
| ing to one dispatch from Tien-tsin 1t
| is understood there that the foreign
ministers will insist, as soon as fresh
bayonets arrive at Peking, upon the re-
moval of the anti-foreign advisers OF
the empress dowager, and upon the sub
stitution for them of councillors friend
ly to western civilization.
The English at Shanghai are afraid
! fNafv hoe
and that the whole business will have
to be gone through again. Russia
aims, they argue, are not understood
and Russia and France are apparently
not working in the same spirit as the
other powers. Five thousand Russians
are ready to land at Taku.
The Hongkong correspondent of the
4 Times, wiring yesterday, says: The
admiralty have engaged a transport tC
take 900 troops to Tank Ku The sail
ing date has not been fixed.
The summer residence of the British
minister in Peking, Sir Claude McDon-
aid, has been burned.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-The cabi-
net meeting today was attended by
Secretaries Hay, Hitchcock, Long anC
Gage and Postmaster General Smith
1t was devoted largely to a discussion
of the Chinese situation. Secretary Hay
laid before the cabinet dispatches from
Minister Conger, which indicated thai
the situation is very critical. Secretary
Long had no late dispatches The step:
that have been taken to re-enforce Ad
miral Kempff were gone over, and il
was decided to stand by the policy
which has been entered upon by push
ing measures for the protection of lives
and property of American citizens ant
of acting Independently as far as pos
sible.
HONGKONG, June 13.-The steamer
Nation has been chartered to convey
800 troops to Tien-tsin. She is being
fitted by the artihcers of the Terrible
The troops today drew their field equip
ment. The date of their departure ha'
not been made known.
Orders have been issued to the con
tngent of British troops assembled here
for service in the north to sail for Tien
tsin June IA. Major Morris of the artil
lery, will be i'm command
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The navy
department has been informed that tn
! Yorktown sailed yesterday from Shang