Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-06-14
SIXTEEN MARINES
FIGHT 1000 BOXERS
british Recommending Party stam-
pedes a Big Force Of
Fanatics.
FINALLY FORCED TO RETREAT
Keep Up Running Flight While
Retiring, Kii!in. Several Score
EoXers--Imttcr Poorly
Armed.

London, June 14.-SiNteen British
marines, accommodating in advance of
the international column marching 10
Picking, fought and chased 1900 Boxers
Monday, killing twenty or thirty.
correspondent accompanying the
column, in dispatch dated Iicn Tsin,
June IL, says:
while the working PARTIES accom-
panied by patrol OF sixteen British
marines, commanded by Major john
son, were repairing the line Monday
afternoon. eight miles beyond Lofa,
| they encountered small parties of
Boxers who We're destroying the line.
The Boxers moved away from the adj
vanccd marines and apparently dis
perSed into the country. leaving
the rails moved and the sicepers
burned.
"The marines, when two miles in
advance of the first train, near Lang
Fang. suddenly perceived the Boxers
streaming from II village OH their left.
II was estimated that they numbered
1000, some of them mounted. and they
were trying to get between the ma
rines and the train. Most of them were
armed with spears and swords. \ few
had firearms, which they handled
awkwartlly.
The marines. rctreating, kept up Il
running fire for over Il mile and killed
between twenty or thirty Boxers.
"'lhc Boxers pursued the British
for some distance. Then, seeing more
marines from the train coming to
their assistance, Major Jollnson's sin
teen halted and poured a heavy con-
tinuous fire into the crowd. driving
them acrcss the front of The reinforce
ing blueiacllcts. who punished the
Boxers severely wit mATaNims.
THE Boxers fled aud the Euro
pcans. following up the success.
cleared out two villages. The total
loss to the BOXERS is estimated at
forty killed and wounded. Seven of
their wounded Mere attended by Brit
ish surgeons. The British loss was
nothing.
''Unless their loss causes the Bon
ers to lose heart, the international
column will have much trouble before
it reaches Picking. The railway is so
much damaged that the column COW
cred only thirtyfour miles Sunday
and Monday, and there is reason to
fear that the road beyond is more
badly damaged.
Evidences of General Nieh's oper-
ations were found in headlcss bodies
The whole country presents desc
late aspect, entire villages having been
deserted.
THE expedition numbers 2,O44. as
follows: British 915. Germans go,
Russians 300. French l2s, Americans
1o4, japanese -, Italian 40 and AUS
tran 25.'
The Times, i'm an extra edition, pub
fishes the following dispatch from Pc
king:
"rhc chancellor of the japanese le-
CATION, Sugyama Akira. while pro-
cecding alone and unprotected on off
cial duty, was brntaly murdered by
soldiers of lung Fuh Slang, the fa-
voritc bodygmard of the empress. at
Navigate railroad station yesterday.
THE foreign rrinforccments are
daily expected. 'Elc present isolated
position of Pelling. the destruction of
foreign property i'm the country. and
the insecurity Of life are directly at
trih'table to trcachcry of the Chi
nese government"
Cabinet Considers Situation.
Washington, June 14.-1he follow
ing cable was received today at the
state department from Consul Martin,
at Chin Kinng:
Large numbers of natives have or
ganiZcd a secret society and halted
here. People are very apprehensivc;
no protection; want cruiser"
Tho cabinet meeting today was de-
voted largely to 81 discussion of the
Chinese situation. Secretary Hay laid
hcforc the cabinet Cong"r's dis
patches, which indicated the situation
was very critical. The steps already
taken TO reinforce Admiral Kempif
were gone over, and it was decided to
stand by the policy which has been
entered upon OF pushing measures for
the protection of the lives and prop
ertN of Americans and acting indie
pendent as far as possible. 1t may be
that as consequence of thcrevolt. the
forces of the powers will have to act
i'm unison for the protection of all for
eign residents. but that will be tho eN-
tent of American activity. From all
political schemes in which the powers
may become involved the United
States will hold aloof.