Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-06-08
THE BOXERS" UPRISING
Rather Than TO Interfere with the
Boxer Movrment-The Chinese
Viceroy Orders the Troops TO On.
pose the Further Landing or Fer.
eign Troops Boiling chinese Sold.
fcrs Badly Cut Cp-sOme OF Their
Bodies Prighffuiiy MutiIaiea.

Washington, June 5.-The Secretary
OF the Navy has received the following
| cablegram from Admiral Kempff. COM
manding the United States ship New
ark. lying at the Taku forts, at the
mouth of the Pei-Ho river. dated Taku,
June 9Th:
Engagement has commenced. Have
landed force Of fifty seamen more
battalion of marines.
'KEMPFF."
The cipher message Is not entirely
legible, and it is supposed at the Navy
Department the Admiral means that he
has landed fifty seamen to reinforce the
battalion of marines already ashore
Shanghai, June 4.-The China Ca
zette says 1t has the highest authority
for stating that the Dowager Empress
has ordered the Tsung Ii Yamen to
face all Europe rather than to interfere
with the Boxer movement
Elsewhere it is asserted that the
Viceroy has ordered the troops to op-
pose the further landing of parties from
foreign warships. and that the troops
now engaged in operations are designed
to prevent further foreign reinforce
ments reaching Pekin.
Tien Tsin June 5.-A representative
Of the Associated Press visited Huuang
Tsan, on the Pekin-Tien-Tsin railroad,
to-day and found that the station had
been burned and two bridges damaged
The officer commanding the Chinese
troops on duty there said that two hun
dred of his men had bOlted and only
nifty remained. These fought we'll, kill
ing number Of Boxers. The boiling
troops We're badly cut up in the ada
cent broken country. 1t Is stated that
sixty were killed or wounded. Some OF
their bodies were recovered, frightfully
mutilated.
Bands of Boxers are patrolling the
neighborhood, but have not interfered
with the party OF the Associated Press
representatives.
All the Chinese railway employees
are deserting their posts, and the troops
sent to guard the stations appear to be
worse than useless. "A guard of ESQ
sent to Feng Tai bolted at Lu Kou
ChaO yesterday morning when they
heard of the trouble at Huuang Tsun.
Vienna, June 5.-The Neue Freie
Presse to-day says the representatives
of the foreign powers at Pekin have
requested their governments to assent
to the squadron of warships blockading
well as blOckading Tien-Tsin
Washington, June 5.-The State De-
partment has received cablegram from
Minister COnger, at Pekin, stating that
matters have taken a much more Sc
rious turn there No details are given,
but 1t is indicated that the Boxers ac-
tiVity is extending very closely to the
Chinese capital
The State Department still finds it
n do ha hoo l.
ready ordered respecting the protection
of American interests in China. Troops
are not available, and even IL they
were, the government here is disin-
clined to participate in any joint dem
onstration that would menace the in
tegrity of the Chinese empire.
Tien Tsin, June 5.-News has just
been received from the Viceroy,
through the men he sent to Yung
Ching, that Mr. Norman, Of the North
China Mission, was murdered Friday
or Saturday. 1t is thought that the
VicerOy knew of Mr.. Norman's murder
at the time Of Mr.. Robinsons.
London, June 6.-The Daily Express
has a dispatch from Shanghai, dated
Tuesday, which says: Russian troops
have been ordered from Port Arthur to
the nefghbOrhood OF Pekin to punish
the Boxers for killing two Cossacks
and wounding two"
London, June 6.-The Berlin cores
pondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
In official circles here it is believed
that the situation in China has grown
worse. The powers are now exchang-
ing dispatches regarding the appoint
ment of a Sir"le commander for the
united Europe / and American squad
ron.
The Pekin correspondent Of the
Times, telegraphing Tuesday, says:
Mr.. Norman, missionary Of the So
pei, was cruelty murdered at Yung
Ching on June I'd. The Viceroy of Pc
Chi Ii has officially notified the fact to
the British Minister.
The murder was undoubtedly due to
the completely of the Chinese govern
ment on the disturbances caused by
the Boxers.
1t is indisputable that the chief sup
porters of the Boxers include Prince
Tuan, the father, and Heu Tung, the
guardian Of the heir apparent, as we'll
manding the hOrdes Of Kan Su soldiers,
who have long meraced the safety OF
foreigners in Pc Chi Lii
The Tien Tsin railway should be i'm
mediately patrOlled and protected by
British guards.
The French Minister despairs OF the
safety of Ossent the engineer; his Eis-
ter, and the two Italians who are miss
Ing from the party that escaped from
PaO Ting FIJI n TiTn TSip