The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-07-20
War On the World, for Which China
Has Been Secretly Preparing,
Fairly Begun.
Prince Tuan Modified 100000 Chinese Sol
d ers, Divided Into Different Troops,
and is Prepared For Be tie.
Further Details of the Fighting at
Tien-Tsin - Thirty Missionaries
in the Province of Shan TunE
Probably Massacred.

London, July 19.-While evidence
accumulates daily that China has long
been preparing a formidable military
organization in anticipation of the
present conflict, and that the area of
rebellion is continually extending,
harmony among the allies, which is
necessary to meet such a grave situa-
ton, is still deplorably lacking. The
Russians have refused Adm. Sew
mOur's request to hand over the re-
stored Tallu-Tsin railway to the Eng
fish company, and it is rumored that
Germany purposes taking a serious
Independent step, namely, to patrol
the Yang Use Kiang with German
men-of-war. Such a step would be
greatly resented by England.
Still more alarming news has been
conveyed to the Daily Express from
Toxic to the effect that the apparent
reluctance of Germany and Russia to
consent to a japanese army for the
army corps has led the japanese gov
eminent to delay the forwarding of
the divisions already modified.
The Standard, in an alarmist edito-
rial, says: ut is useless any longer
to hide from ourselves the fact that
China has declared war on civilization
and has plunged into the conflict with
rabid frenzy. 1t is equally futile to
discuss whether hostilities are being
waged by the Chinese government,
inasmuch as it is evident that an adj
ministration of some kind exists and
is directing the anti-foreign move
ment. Unless unmistakable evidence
exculpating the Peking government is
promptly forthcoming, the powers
should treat China as a belligerent
state and act accordingly"
A similar line of comment is taken
by the other morning papers. All APP
plaud the course of Count Won Bue-
low, German foreign secretary, in
stopping cipher kilograms from the
Chinese legation in Berlin, and all
urge the other powers to follow Ger
many's example.
that the Chinese have captured Bla-
govetschensk, capital of the province
of Amur, and it is reported from r.
lIutsk that the Russians have taken
Aigun.
y special dispatch from Tien-Tsin
distributes the number of those
killed at the capture of the native
city as follows: Russians, 100; Japa-
nese, 81; British, 40, and Americans,
81. The correspondent who sends
this asserts that thousands of Chinese
were killed and that fighting was still
going on when this message was sent
in various parts of Tien-Tsin.
With reference to the rumors that
Europeans were seen working the
Chinese guns at Tien-Tsin, the Stand
ard learns that eight Russian military
instructors forcibly detained by the
Chinese were compelled to work the
guns. One escaped and reached the
Russian lines with his hands bound.
The first Boxer proclamation has
made its appearance in Shanghai. 1t
declares that Kwan, the war god. de-
sires the blood of foreigners, and
threatens ten plaques if the Boxer
tenets are not followed and spread.
The governors OF the provinces of
Hu Nan, HUI Pi and Ho Nan have now
openly joined Prince Tuan and are
marching overland with their armies
to Picking.
A German relief column sent into
the interior of the province of Shan
Tung to endeavor to rescue a party
! of 30 INSTRUMENTATION Ameri-
can and English-has returned with
out having obtained any tidings of
their whereabouts, and it is feared
that all have been slain.
Tien-Tsin, July 13, p. m. (via Che
co, July 16, and Shanghai, July 49,.
The battle which was begun with
the attack by 1000 of the allied forces
upon the walls of the native city at 3
O'Clock this afternoon continued all
day, two battalions of the 9th partici-
pating. 1t is reported that 215 of this
command were killed and wounded.
including 10 or Is officers. Col. E. H.
Liscum was killed, and Mais. Jesse NJ.
Lee and james Reagan, Capts. Charles
r. NOyes, Andrew Brewster and Ed
win V. BOOkmiller and First Lieuts.
William X. Naylor, Louis B. Lawton.
Harold Hammond and Ira C. Waldron
were wounded. Among the United
States marines the casualties num-
bered 40. Capt. Austin R. Davis was
killed, and Capt. William B. Lemley
and First Lieut.. Henry Leonard and
Smedley ID. Butler were wounded.
The American contingent, after w.
ing in shallow, hastily dug trenches,
full of water, facing the south wall of
the city, and suffering for want OF
water and food, besides being short
of ammunition, were ordered by Gen.
Dorward to retire under cover until
darkness.
a messenger has arrived here who
left relSing July 1. The foreigners at
that time were all in the British le-
fgation- Chinese troops were begin