The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-20
TUAN'S IMMENSE ARMY
sembIing-Rioting in Southern Pro-
vinces.

Vluces.
ST. Petersburg, July 1S.-A dispatch
from Che Foo says:
Prince Tuan has modified $4,000
men, divided into different corps. The
northern corps has been ordered to ex-
pei foreigners from Amur.
The Pekin army is divided into
four corps, the first of which is to op
crate against Mukden and occupy the
roads between Pekin and Shan Hal
Kuan, the second is to concentrate at
Tien Tsin and the third at Pelkin, from
whence a column numbering 10000 will
be sent to Wei Hal Wei and Ten Tsin,
while the fourth corps will concentrate
at Nankin. There are now $4,000 jap
anese troops in China.
THE FLEET MODELLING.
The Chinese fleet is mobilizing in
pected.
RIOTING IN THE SOUTHERN
PROVINCES.
"A dispatch from Nankin announces
| that Prince Tuan has ordered a great
| military movement owing to the ap-
pearance of the Japanese in China.
The viceroy of Nankin has informed
| the foreign consuls there that he cam
| not be anSwerable for events in Chao-
| Shining Po and Chu-Chau. The for
| eignerS are fleeing to Shanghai. The
position is alarming. Sixteen foreign
ers have arrived at Nankin from Ming
Po. where the houses of foreigners
| have been burned and missionaries
| horribly maltreated. The rebellion
has taken hold of southern Chi4a.
| The foreigners at Chu-Chau and IN
Chau have been attacked and are flee
| ing panic-Striken.
| CASUALTIES AT BATTLE OF TEN
TSIN.
Washington, July 1S.-The following
dispatch has been received at the navy
! department:
"Che Foo, July iS,
| Bureau of Navigation, Washingttnb
| --latest reports do not indicate that
the army officers, Major Lee, Captain
Brewster, Leutenants Naylor, Ham
mond and Waldron are wounded. Cab
| tain G. G. Long, marine corps, wound
ed; Second Lieutenant L. R. Lang,
army, wounded; an aide has gone to
| Tlen TSin to get accurate Information
| REMEY."
The war department to-day bullstin-
| ed it's first official report of results sof
| the battle at Tien TSin as followss5
"Chee Foo July 49,
"Adjutant General, Washington.
| Casualties in attack on Tien Tsin
July 13.-Killed, Colonel E. H. Liscun
and seventeen enlisted men. Wound
ed-Captain G. r. Noyes, not serious;
Major James Reagan, serious, not dan
gerous; Captain E. V. Bookmiller, Sc
rious, not dangerous; Lieutenant r. b
Lawton, not serious; Lieutenant Il. r
Lang, slightly, and seventy-two en-.
listed men. Missing, two enlisted mer
COOLIDGE"
Coolidge, who signs the dispatch |.
| lieutenant colonel of the Ninth infan.
| try.
| BELATED NEWS FROM PEKIN
The Japanese legation has received
| the following dispatch from the minis.
ter of foreign affairs at Toxic:
Baron NiShi, japanese minister a
| Pekin, sends letter of June 29th, re-
ceived at Tien Tsin, July 18th, brought
by messenger. 1t says that the lega-
tions are daily bombarded. Ammuri
ton is running short. Danger of mas.
sacre is imminent. Prompt relief is
earnestly desired. The messenger says
the foreign ministers considered it i'm
| possible to procure provisions after
| July 1st.'
The state department has received Z
dispatch from Consul General Fowler
at Che Foo, saying that the governor
of Shang Tung wires that his couriel
left Pekin on July 9th. The legation!
were still holding out.
Tien Tsin, July 13, via Che Foo, July
Is, and Shanghai July 1S-A messen
| ger has arrived here who left PekiI
! July 1st. The foreigners at that tim,
| We're all in the British legation Chi
neSe troops were beginning to bonn
bard the legations from the streets
! The legations had been under rifle fir
for a week previously, and in tha
time four foreigners had been killei
and thirteen wounded. The marine
had unsuccessfully attempted to cap
ture gun on a wall commanding tn
legations. The foreigners were sup
NO MORE TROOPS FROM TIL
PHILIPPINES.
Washington, July 1s.-"There will b
no further Withdrawals from tn
Philippines for service in China Tha
. is the policy determined upon and tina
will be adhered to-
A cabinet officer to-day made thi
statement and then added:
General MacArthur's dispatches o
: the necessity Of retaining there all tn
: troops save those already under order
= are clear. It would be unsafe to tax
? any more away"
Then under no circumstances wi
, the forces in the Philippines be draw
! on?' he was asked.
5 "I am not going to say that any cor
| clusion reached is an absolute finalit!
: but this much is positive. No deve
opment in the situation is apprehend
3 ed such as will call for change
this policy as to our troops in th
philippines, in the present light
{ events. We do not anticipate any e.
ira session OF congress
. What If Minister Conger and th
other Americans are found murder
= ed?" he was asked
{ we are proceeding at this preseI
moment on the presumption that os
people are murdered. I do not see wh
I that should necessitate an extra sc!
q sion OF congress. An extra session
d hardly necessary"