Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-25


are supposed to have fled northward.
ADMIRAL REMEY'S REPORT.
Washington, ID. c.. Aug. 24-The fol-
lowing cablegram was received to-day
at the Navy Department from Admiral
Remey:
"Taku. Aug. 3d. 1900
bureau of Navigation Washington;
Gable now open Taku. All troops
from Hancock landed Marines gone
lien Tsin. Private Arthur A. Woods,
niarihe corps, accidentally drowned at
Iong Ku. night, 81.
o.. "REMEY."
LOOTED AND BURNED.
Berlin, Aug. 24.-It is announced In
d, dispatch from Annoy, dated August
~, mat many more American and
bri.ish missions in the neighborhood
y, Ainoy nave recently been looted and
burned by mobs. and that last night
Japanese temple was burned.
BURNED BY a MOB.
NasnilSton, Aug. 24.-United States
SSonsuI johnson. at Annoy, China, ca
o,es the State Department, under date
vi to-day, that mob burned the Ja-
panese temple at that place to-day
Marines were landed TO protect the ia
panese officials. and are restoring or
DER The marines alluded to must be-
!ohs 10 some other nation, as the Uni
tea states has no WarShip OF Annoy
DEFEAT OF BOXERS
London, Aug. 25.-3:45 q. m.-Fivc
hundred American troops participated
IN Il signal defeat of BOXERS" outside
Ilen Tsin August 10. The fact is
briefly reported from Vienna Details
OF the engagement came from the
Reuter- agent ut Tien Tsin in a dis
patch dated August 90 In addition to
the Americans the force consisted of
80 British and 200 Japanese, all under
the British general Wood. The fight
TOOK place at Il village six miles south
west OF Tien Tsin, where the allied
forces found considerable number of
BOXERS. whom they engaged killing
over 800 and taking 81 wounded pris
oners. who were sent to the hosDital;
OF the allies. The village was burned.
The Americans have five wounded. the
Jananese six and the British none.
uuhdreds OF boxers flags, spars and
swords. We're captured.
FURTHER FIGHTING; NEAR ITEM
TSIN.
London, Aug. IA dispatch from
Che Foo dated Thursday August %.
Says there has been further fiGh,ing
neau lien Isin. The Chinese sought
10 cut the line of communication. but
were driven back with small losses on
the part of the allied forces.
O!lciai adviceS from Pelin. received
at Toxic. August %. say the allies
burned Prince Tuan's residence. Ac-
=.
dated August "a Turbulent mobs are
devastating portions of the provinces of
Fu kien and Kiang Su. II is added
that mandarin With three hundred
Chinese soldiers left Annoy August %,
10 restore order. Japanese blue jackets
were landed ut Annoy August 23d.
BESIEGED PRIESTS FREED.
Marines from the French cruiser
Comet have cleared the streets of
Swallow and freed the besieged priests.
y - a 81 no
Shanghai, dated August %. says eight
survivors of the fourteen English mis-
sonarcs who were started together
from Shan ST have reached Hankow
after suffering frightful barbarities.
FLIGHT OF POPULATION.
Washington. Aug. "a G8ulletin)-
Acting Secretary Adee tonight made
public the following dispatch from
Consul Fowler at Che Foo, giving ad-
ditional information bearing on events
in Pekin:
"Che Foo (undated). received Au-
gust p, notwithstanding of State,
Washington. ODD: japanese report EN-
pcror and Empress left ?ekin 18th.
Rested at Wan Shou Shan. Supposed
destination, Tain Yuan Flu (Tai Yuen
FD Shen ST. Prince Ching believed
in Pckin. ii Ping Hong died. Half
population left.
"FowLER.'
TREASURE FOUND.
London Aug. 25.-The Pekin CORE
spondent OF the Times wiring last
Saturday. says: Peliin is now entirely
under foreign control. Looting is pro-
ceeding Systematically. The French
and Eussran T16gs GTc ITyIng over The
where 1t is believed the imperial treas
ure is buried
The Forbidden City is respected by
International agreement, and any pun
ishment will be ineffective unless 1t is
occupied.
The Japanese have seized hoard.
amounting to 100000 taels in silver
The Empress Dowager. the Emperor,
Prince Tuan and all the high officers
escaped to Tai Yuen Flu, in the prov
ince of Shan ST. from which point they
proceeded to Sian Flu. There is no
governor.
BARON Won KETTELER'S BODY.
Berlin. Aug. 24.-The Lokal Anzeiger.
in n special from Che Foo. announces
the tending OF the body of Baron Won
I<etteler. the murdered German Min
lister. in a Chinese grace yard in Pekin.
"a solemn burial service, with Christian
rites. will be held tomorrow.
Another Race War Threatened.
(By Telegraph to Virgnian- PILOT
Center Texas, Aug. 24.-Serious trou-
BILE is threatened between the whites
and blacks in Sabine county. a mes
senger arrived here from Sexton with
report that trouble was expected,
and requested assistance from Center
Six men left at once for Sexton and
others went there later. The trouble
grew out of letter written by a ne
gro making known a plot to kill Sheriff
VIM. Policy, Daniel Davis, James In
gram and several other citizens.
negro who received the letter took il
to Sheriff Policy to read for him. He
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