The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-07-13
THE BOXERS DEFEAT.
They Attacked French Settlement
and Were Routed by Russians.
The Situation at Tien-Tsin Must Be
Very Critical, and Relief Is Al
most Impossible Before Sep
TENDER More OutraGes.

ed Friday last, via Che-Foo, saying:
Gen. Ma has defeated the allied
troops and reoccupied the Chinese
eastern arsenal, after infiicting great
loss upon its defenders. The engage
ment lasted six hours and was fought
with great determination by both
Sides The Chinese were eventually
to utilize the effective guns of the fort
abutting on the city walls near the
Tao Tails yamen, the allied troops
suffering severely from lack of heavy
guns and cavalry.
1.-The Japanese commander sent an
urgent appeal to hurry reinforce
ments, as the allies were in imminent
danger of general defeat"
New York, July pa dispatch
from Shanghai says:
An edict of the empress dowager
promulgated on June 30 has just
been published in Shanghai. Her
majesty expresses sorrow for the
death of Baron Won Ketteler, the Ger
man minister, who, she says, went to
the Tsung Ii Yamen on the day of
his death against her wishes.
Her majesty expresses regret that
the capture of the Taku forts should
have complicated matters, but orders
that the Boxers be suppressed and
the foreign legations in Peking be
protected. The whole tone of the
edict is to hold the foreigners blame
able for the gravity of the crisis.
Washington July 12.-Wu Ting
Fang, the Chinese minister to this
country, came to the state depart
ment in person Wednesday morning
and delivered to Secretary Hay a
copy of a cablegram received by him
purporting to be from the Chinese
imperial government, believed to have
originated at the Chinese war de-
partment, disclaiming responsibility
on the part of the imperial govern
ment for the Boxer troubles, and
asserting that the engagement at
Tien-Tsin was the direct result of the
bombardment of Taku forts by the
foreigners.
Berlin, July 12.-The German consul
at Che-FOo telegraphs that the gov
ernOr of Shantung announces that,
according to reports on July 4, the
foreign ministers at Picking were out
of danger and the revolt was decreas-
ing.
German consul at Tien-Tsin cables
that the foreign settlements were
continually bombarded by the Chi
nese from July to s. On July
1000 Boxers attacked the French set
Element, and were routed by the Rus
slams The British and japanese forces,
July Z, bombarded the Chinese batter
les. Toward evening Chinese shells
penetrated the roof of the German
consulate and caused an outbreak of
fire, which was eXtinguished after
slight damage had been done.
London, July 12.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Express gives
the text of long edict of Prince
Tuan, dated June %, and addressed to
the Chinese ambassadors, which the
Express declares is identical with the
message from Emperor Kwang Hsu
mentioned by the Shanghai corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail and with
the Chinese edict published in Wash
ingtOn. The Express considers that
the edict proves that Prince Tuan's
party is making an attempt to dis
guise the fact that the worst that
could be anticipated has happened.
The edict contains the following
paragraphs: ''The anger of our peo-
pie knows no bounds. They could not
be restrained. Ehe task of guarding
the legations, which before was diff
cult, was made impossible
Elsewhere, referring to the desire
to protect the legations still unharm-
ed, it says: IF it is impossible for us
TO continue this protection, let it be
represented to the powers that we
must be held blameless for the anger
Of our people grows with the rising
of each sun that sees more and yet
more foreigners and soldiers come to
overrun and lay waste our country
and STAY our people,"
The correspondent says the edict is
intended to pave the way for final
lifting of the veil over the recent his
tory.
IOnOOus July 1S.-1 nC OnIHCSC stu"
alton again bears a most OminOus as
pect. Eighteen days ago Sir Robert
Hart dispatched his last message, de-
claring that the situation was des-
perate, and since then no word has
come from the Europeans in Peking.
According to the Daily Nails
Shanghai. correspondent, Ii Hung
Chang has received All imperial de-
cree ordering his immediate departure
for Picking, presumably to break the
news of the Peking tragedy to the
European powers, and, in his usual
role OF negotiator with Europe in diff,
ficult matters, to endeavor to act as
mediator and to avert the vengeance
of the powers.
Cold Weather and Snow Storms.
Berlin, July 12.-Severe cold wealth
er and snow storms are reported to