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A RUNNING FIGBT.
THE BOXERS PURSUE BRITISH
2 MARINES FOR A TIILE.
The Bine Jackets Come to a Halt and
Poor a Heavy Contlnnou Fire Into
the Crowd of Rioters Killing
Twenty or ThI ty-Hneh Trouble
Abend for tbe International
C-olnnin.
London, June 13.-4:42 a. m. Sixteen
British marines reconnoiterlne in -ad
vam.e of the international column
marching to Pekin, fought and chased
2000 Boxers Monday, killing twenty or
thirty. A correspondent accompanying
the column, in a dispatch dated Tien
Tsin, June 12th, via Shanghai June
13th, 6:15 a. m., says:
"While the working parties, accom
panied by a 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 were destroying the line.
The Boxers moved away from the
advanced marines and apparently dis
persed into the country, leaving the
rails moved and the sleepers burning.
"The marines, when two miles in ad
vance of the train, near Long Fang,
suddenly perceived Boxers streaming
from a village on their left. It was es
timated that they numbered 2000, some
of them being mounted, and they wero
trying to gt between the marines and
the train. Most of them were armed
with spears and sumds. A few had fire
arms, which they handled awkward
ly. "The marines retreated, keeping up a
running fight for ver a mile and kill
ing between twenty or thirty Boxers.
The Boxers pursued the British for
some distance. Then seeing mre ma
rines from the train coming to their
assistance. Major Johnson's sixteen
halted and poured a heavy, continuous
tire into the crowd, driving them across
the front of the reinforcing blue
jackets, who punished the Boxers
severely with Maxims
"The Boxers fled and the Europeans,
following up their success, cleared out
two villages. The total loss of the Box
ers is estimated at forty killed and
wounded. Seven of their wounded were
attended by British surgeons. The
British loss was nothing.
"Unless their loss causes the Box
ers to lose heart, the international
column will have much trouble before
it reaches Pekin. The railway is so
much damaged that the column cover
ed only thirty-four miles Sunday and
Monday, and there is reason to fear
that the road beyond is more badly
damaged.
f "Evidences of General Nieh's opera- '
tions were found in headless bodies.
The whole country presents a desolate
aspect, entire villages having been de
serted. "The expedition numbers 2044, as fol
lows: British, 915; German, 250; Rus
sian, 300; French, 128; Americans, 104;
Japanese, 52; Italian, 40, and Austrians,
Tien Tsin. June 12. One hundred and
sixty-three British landed last evening.
An additional twenty British have been
sent to Fong Shan. ,
This morning a special train left Tien
Tsin for Yang Tsun, to bring General
Neiuh to consult with the Viceroy.
Telegraphic communication with Pekin
is still interrupted.
! The Russian warships Petropaulovskl
and Komiloff are at Taku bar, and the I
Russian torpedo boats "103" and "107" i
are in the river Taku. Want of transport
prevents the Russians from landing
troops. The Russians are very active here
to-day. j
' It is rumored that General Fung Fah
Slang, with many thousand troops, is at
Feng Tal.
The latest news from Pao Ting Fu is !
that the Boxers, six thousand strong, are ;
attacking the Catholic convent there. The 1
situation is critical and the officials are
evidently inactive.
The United States warships Nashville
and Monocacy are expected at Taku.
Washington, June 12. The following
dispatch was received at the State De
partment to-day:
"Chin Kiang, June 12. Secretary of
State: Barge number natives organized
secret society, halted here. People very ;
apprehensive. No protection. Want crui
ser. "MARTIN." I
Mr. Martin is the United States consul
at Chin Kiang and his telegram is the I
first news received here to indicate the I
spread of the Boxer agitation in that sec- J
tion of China. Chin Kiang is one of the
most important treaty ports of China. It
is located on the Yang Tse Kiang, a lit
tie over 100 miles above the point where
the Wo Sung enters, and is about 165 j
miles from Shanghai. At the latter port '
the United States giinboats Yorktown and
Castlne are now lying undergoing some
repairs. There Is an intimation at the
State Department that the consul at Chin
Kiang has exaggerated the danger of the j
situation, and that the mere halting near
the town of a number of Boxers is not j
evidence that they have any hostile inten
tions against the American consulate.
No vessel has yet been ordered to that i
point.
M'GOVERN WHIPS HIS MAN IN
THREE ROUNDS.
New York, June 12. Terry McGovern
fully lived up to his title of feather
weight champion at the Seaside A. C.
to-night by knocking out Tommy
White, the clever Chicago boxer, in
three rounds. The little champion never
showed better form. The third round
was a succession of knock downs for
White. No sooner would he regain his
feet than he would go dow n again, and
after going down for the seventh time
he was so far gone that it was impos
sible for him to get up again, although
he made a game effort. The boys were
to have fought twenty-five rounds at
128 pounds ringside.
ANOTHER FIRE AT THE PARIS
EXPOSITION.
Paris, June 12. There was another
fire to-day at the Exposition. This
time the flames were discovered in the
national pavilion of Bosnia and Horrfe
govina, Your best friend can give you
no better advice than this: "For
impure blood, bad stomach and
weak nerves take Hood's San a
parilla."
THE BOERS' BIG VICTOR!
'HE VERSION OF TUE DISASTER
TO THE DEBBTSHIBE8.
Two Hundred British Troops Killed,
Seven Hundred Made Prisoner
and ifflmense Stores of Food and
Ammunition Captured Two Pieces
of News Encouraging to the
r
British.
London, June 13, 3:20 a. m. Two
pieces of news encouraging to the Brit
ish in the official dispatches are that
the broken communications of Lord
Roberts are in a fair way to be mend
ed by the forces moving northward and
southward and driving off the roving
commandoes, and that Sir Redvers
Buller is at last master of Laing's Nek.
j Telegraphic communication with
Lord Roberts is expected to be restored
to-day, as a dispatch from Bloemfon
tein dated yesterday says that the rail
way is in British possession again, and
that the work of repairing the line is
going on rapidly with the abundant
material warehoused at Bloemfontein.
I From the subjoined telegram it
would appear that General Hunter was
in command of the troops referred to
by General Kelly-Kenny in his dispatch
from Bloemfontein:
I "Bloemfontein, June 12. General
Hunter is coming up rapidly from the
northwest, having severely defeated a
large commando of Boers who had de
stroyed two miles of railway north of
Kroonstad."
The Boer government is also issuing
news cheering the sympathizers.
The following bulletin, the Boer ver
sion of the disaster to the Derbyshires,
was posted by President Kruger Sun
day at Machadodorp:
"On June 7 four divisions of Burghers
commanded by Steenkampf Froneman,
Buploy, Fourde and Nel, attacked the
British at Rocdeval, killed 200, took 700
prisoners and captured immense stores
of food and ammunition, a Maxim gun
and 1,000 Lyddite shells. Some food
was taken by the Boer farmers, and the
rest was burned. The English mail
was taken. The Burghers attacked
from the open veldt and gave evidence
of unprecedented bravery."
General Dewet was also fighting on
June 2d, whether at Roodeval or else
where is not clear, but the Boer war
office gives it out that he captured 3,000
suits of clothing, blankets, gloves,
boots, etc. Being unable to carry them
with him in his rapid sweep through
the country, according to the Transvaal
War Office, he burned the whole mass.
General Dewet has also reported that
he has put 1,000 British out of action
and destroyed property valued at 100,
000 pounds. As Lord Methuen Is offi
cially described as fighting on June 7th,
It is possible that he was engaging Gen
eral Dewet.
According to a dispatch to the Daily
Express from Machadodorp dated June
10th, via Lorenzo Marques, those
around President Kruger say that
Louis Botha has been offered indirect
ly 10,000 pounds a year to put down
arms, and President Kruger expects the
same offer to be made to himself, Presi
dent Steyn and Dewet. President Kru
ger believes the British makes these
offers to close the war on the principle
that it would cost less than to fight It
out.
A dispatch from Lorenzo Marques
says that 15,000 Beers are repotted to
be retiring on Middleburg from vari
ous quarters, and that after weeding
out the fuint hearted 20,000 steadfast
men are still left.
me Koers haT two guns, which they
got away. Few dead or wounded Boers
were found. It seems probable that che
major portion of the Boers had with
drawn before the advance began.
Lord Methuen, General Rundle and
General Brabant are reported to have
35,000 men and 50 guns engaged in en
closing the Boers in the eastern part of
Orange River colony.
The War Office casualty returns up to
June aggregate 23,664, besides 792 offi
cers and 12,355 men sent home as In
valids, but not including the sick In
South African hospitals.
London, June 12, 9:12 p. m. The War
Office has issued the following:
"Buller to the Secretary of War:
" 'Jouberfs Farm June 12, 5:05 p. m.
Encamped four miles north of Volks
rust. Laing's Nek and Majuba were
completely evacuated by the Boers last
night. General Cleary, from Ingogo, is
now coming over the Nek. I have had
to camp here for want of water. A
correct list of yesterday's casualties
will be sent as soon as received.' "
London, June 12. The following dis
patch has been received at the War
Office from General Forestier-Walker
in command of the lines of communi
cation in South Africa:
"Cape Town, June 12. The following
is from Kelly-Kenny:
" 'June 11 No communication from
Methuen sin-e June 7. He was fighting
June 6 to the north of Vetchkop. Steyn
is near Reitz.
" 'The British prisoners sent to Vrede
are well treated.' "
London, June 12. 6:32 p. m. The War
Office has received the following dis
patch from General Kelly-Kenny:
"Bloemfontein. June 12. Our troops
from the north are at Honings Spruit
(south of Roodeval. where the Boers
cut the British lines of communica
tion), having defeated the enemy. They
will be at America Siding to-morrow at
S a. m.
"General Knox moves out from
Kroonstad to intercept the enemy.
"Fuller particulars later."
A comparison of General Kelly-Kenny's
dispatch with the maps available
shows apparently that the British line
of communication cut by the Boers has
been restored by the movement of
troops from the north toward Honing
Spruit, to reach which place they
would have to pass through Roodeval
if they followed the railroad. The fact
that General Kelly-Kenny says Knox
will move out from Kroonstad to "in
tercept the enemy" would seem to dem
onstrate that the Boers are retreating
before the northern British force, and
that troops from Kroonstad, south of
Honing Spruit, have been sent to in
tercept them if possible.
London, June 12, 10:10 a. m. The
War Office posts the following dispatch
from General Buller:
"Headquarters in Natal, June 11. We
forced Almond's Nek to-day. It is not
marked on the map. but is the last de
file to Charleston Flats. The enemy
were in considerable force with several
sguns in position. The brunt of the
fighting fell upon the Second Dorsets,
who carried the position at the point
t the bayonet, , . , v .
AN ATTACK ON LABOR.
MR. 9. F. THOMPSON MAKES AH
ATT At K OK LABOR UHIOH9.
He Creates a Sensation Before the
Industrial Commission Labor
I ninns die Grentci! Menace to the
Government that Exists Inside or
Outside of tbe JfaSioual Domain.
Washing ion, June 12. N. F. Thomp
son, secretary of the Southern Indus
trial Convention at Huntsville, Ala.,
made a somewhat 'em.a.tional attack
upon labor unions before the Industrial
Commission to-day. "Labor organiza
tions," said Mr. Thompson, "are the
greatest menace to this government
that exists inside or outside the pale of
our national domain. Their influence
for disruption and disorganization of
society is far more dangerous to the
perpetuation of our government in its
purity and power than would be the
hostile apray on our borders of the ar
mies of the entire world combined."
Mr. Thompson declared that he made
this statement from years of close
study and a field for the widest op
portunities for observation, embracing
the principal industrial centers of the
North and South. In support of his
statement, he said that "on every
hand, and for the slightest provoca
tion, all classes of organized labor
stand ready to inaugurate a strike with
all its attendant evils and that in ad
dition to this, stronger ties of con
solidation are being urged over the
country among labor unions, with the
view of being able to inaugurate a
sympathetic strike that will embrace
all classes of labor simply to redress
the grievances or right the wrongs of
one class, however remotely located or
however unjust may be the demands
of that class." He asserted that "organ
izations teaching such theories should
be held as treasonable in their char
acter and their leaders worse than
traitors to their country."
Mr. Thompson declared that many
labor leaders are open and avowed
socialists; that their organizations are
weakening the ties of the citizenship
among thousands of our people, in that
they have no other standard of com
munity obligations than that these or
ganizations inculcate; that they are
creating widespread disregard for the
rights of others; that they are destroy
ing respect for law and authority
among the working classes; that they
are educating the laboring classes
against the employing classes, thus
creating antagonisms between those
whose mutuality of interests should be
fostered and encouraged by every
friend of good government; that they
are destroying the right of individual
contract between employes and em
ployers, and forcing upon employers
men at arbitrary wages; and that
they are bringing public reproach upon
the Judicial tribunals of our country,
by public decrees, thus seeking to
break down the only safeguards of a
free people. The remedy for the evils
lies, he said, principally in a correct
public sentiment touching the relations
that should exist between labor and
capital.
"A law," he added, "should be enact
ed that would make it justifiable homi
cide, for any killing that occurred in
defense of any lawful occupation, the
theory of our government being that
any one has a right to earn an honest
living in this country, and any en
deavor to deprive one of that right
should be placed in the same legal
status with deprivation of life and
property."
A strike and boycotts, he thought,
should be made a felony, both by
national and State legislation, and he
suggested the formation of State and
national boards of arbitration, au
thorized and empowered to settle all
matters of differences between labor
and capital, and whose decrees should
be binding on the parties affected.
Mr. Thompson expressed the opinion
that public sentiment in the South
would justify tire shooting of union
men who interfered with non-union
men at work. He said that the South
was holding out as inducements to the
manufacturers of textiles that if they
came South they would be free from
labor strikes. There is, he said, a move
ment on foot to put it beyond the pow
er of labor unions by means of com
pulsory arbitration to disturb indus
trial conditions.
Mr. Thompson expressed the opinion
that negro labor was essential to the
prosperity of the South, and he also
said that the South was very prosper
ous at the present time.
A CABINET CRIfc&S.
Cape Town, June 12. President
Schreiner is engaged in reforming the
Cabinet, owing to the resignation of
J. X. Merriman, treasurer; J. W. Sau
rer, Commissioner of Public "Works, and
Dr. T. Water, Minister without port
folio. At the recent bond caucus the Pre
mier's policy war- generally condemned.
The chief point of difference relates to
the treatment of rebels. The bond, led
by Hofmayer and T. Water, desired
general amnesty. Mr. Schreiner urged
a scheme, recommended by the imperial
government under which a special tri
bunal will try the rebels, convicted
leaders will be imprisoned and perpet
ually disfranchised, and the rank and
file will be disfranchised for a period.
It is understood Mr. Schreiner's policy
will be supported by the entire loyalist
party, which is endorsed by the loyal
public opinion of SpuJ.h Africa.
"Take Heed Will Surely Speed."
Be sure to heed the first syms
toms of indigestion, nervousness
and impure blood, and thus
avoid chronic dyspepsia, ner
vous prostration and all the evil'
produced by bad blood. Hoo'
Sarsaparilla is your safegu'
It quickly sets the stoi
right, strengthens and .
the nerves, purifies, en
and vitalizes the blood au''
up the health tone.
The favorite family i
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ROBERTS FIGHTS BOTHA-
BOBS LEA?. THE FIELD WITH
botha r.vPErrmo.
Tbe British Conimnders Line of
Commnnlentlon Prnctlcnliy K.
stored-Mthuen aad Kitchener
Gain a Complete Flcterjr Over Geo
eral Dewrt-All Quiet at Pretoria
aad Johannesburg;.
London, June 14.-3:50 a m. The
dispatch from Lord Roberts clearing up
the situation at Pretoria and along the
communications stands alone. Military
observers, noting that no mention is
made of prisoners, assume that Gener
al Dewet got away with his forces
practically intact.
General Buller entered Volksrust
Wednesday, passing through Charles
ton and encamped near Laings Nek.
The tunnel was not much damaged.
Both ends were blown up, but the en
gineers think that repairs can be effect
ed in about four days.
The advance troops of General Bul
ler saw the Boer rear guard, four miles
distant yesterday. It was estimated
that 8000 Boers were withdrawing. The
townspeople at Ermelo counted fifteen
guns.
Three hundred Free Staters, released
from guarding VanReenen's Pass, have
gone to join President Steyn's com
mando in the Eastern part of Orange
River Colony. General Rundle has sent
notice to the Free Staters that, unless
they surrender by June 15th, their
farms and other possessions will be
confiscated.
President Kruger. according to a dis
patch from Lorenzo Marques, keeps a
locomotive with steam up attached to
the car in which he concentrates the
executive offices of the government
and he intends to leave Machadodorp
soon to establish the Transvaal capital
at Nel Spruit, in the mountains, a fine
defensive region.
It is again reported at Lorenzo
Marques that the British are advancing
through Swasaland. Lord Roberts, it
appears, however, countermanded the
order given to Strathcona's Horse to
land on the coast and to penetrate to
the Transvaal through the Swasi coun
try. London, June 13. After a week's silence
Lord Roberts has been heard from, his
line of communications having been prac
tically restored by means of a complete
victory gained by Generals Methuen and
Kitchener over General Dewet at the
Rhenostcr river yesterday, June 12th. The
Boer camp was captured and the burgh
ers, it is added, were scattered in aii di
rections. Lord Roberts, on being notified of the
cutting of his line of communications,
sent General Kitchener in all haste to Join
General Methuen. June 11th Lord Rob
erts attacked General Botha, who was in
strong force, fifteen miles southeast of
Pretoria. After strenuous opposition, the
British forces gained considerable
ground, but General Botha, when Lord
Roberts left the field, was still undefeat- t
ed.
All Is quiet nt Pretoria and Johannes
burg, and Lord Roberts says the govern
ment need havf no apprehension about
the security of the army in South Africa,
as it will not take long to remedy the
reverses and repair the railroad.
A lengthy dispatch forwarded to the
War Office by Major-General Knox, from
Kroonstad, presumably sent there by
messenger, reads as follows:
Kroonstad, June 12. We have been re
quested to forward you from Lord Rob
erts the following dispatch from ths Pre
toria presidency at 8:08 a. m. to-day:
Pretoria, June 12. Pretoria and Johan
nesburg are perfectly quiet and several of
the inhabitants have expressed gratitude
for the peace and order which prsvail.
After surrendering the city Botha retired
to a place about fifteen miles east on the
Middleburg road. He had a small force
at first, but during the last few days his
numbers increased and his being so nea'
the town kept up the excitement in t
country, prevented the burghers fr
laying down their arms, and interfe
with the collection of supplies. It tl
fore became necessary to attaca
This I did yesterday. He held a t
strong position, practically unassai)
In front, which enabled him to pla
main portion of his troops on his
which he knew from former exp
were his vulnerable parts. I sent
with Porter's and Jixon's cav
gades and Hutton's mounte
round by our left and Ian H;
Broadwood and Gordon's
gade round by our right,
met with great opposition,
ths afternoon I saw two
infantry battalions advar
peered to be the key of
fense, on their left fU
most gained before d.
the force to bivouac
had won.
Pole-Carew, with
our center. As I ha.
not attack, but he p
as to support lap
left the field he
the enemy's outr
hurried back to
movement. On
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VI.
PK1SE TUE FOBKiaa POWER.
th Win Hot obj - rt tm the Preoenee of
Foreign Troops In Chios Terrt
tory-Her rnoaeo of Front Bo-
moves a Threatened Compile ilea
-Tbe Sitastleu Pot aterUlip
Chanced -A OlstnrhnnooaC Che Fee
London, June 14. 4:20 a. m. The
Chinese are entrenching outside of Pe
kin to oppose the advance of the inter-
national column.
A dispatch from Tien Tsin, dated
Tuesday. June 12th, says: "I learned
that the Chinese have guns trained on
the American mission and the British
legation. Two thousand rTussian cav
alry and infantry, with artillery, have
landed at Taku."
I The Shanghai correspondents report
that United States Minister Conger, by
courier, asks for 2000 United States
troops.
I The question of provisioning the re
lief force is already difficult, and it is
predicted at Shanghai that it will be
come acute.
The leading members of the reform
party, representing fifteen out of eigh
teen provinces, are in Shanghai. A dis
patch to the Daily Mall, dated yester
day, says they are sending a petition
to the United States, Great Britain and
Japan, praying those powers to take
Joint action against any attemnt on the
part of other powers to partition the
empire, and they implore the powers
thus addressed to rescue the Emperor.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg says
that the ships of the Russian Pacific
squadron are on the active list, as well
as those at Vladivostock, and have
been ordered to proceed, with all haste,
to Chinese waters.
The Foreign Office confirms the re
port of an engagement between troops
of the international column and the
Boxers on Monday. It say9 that
"about thirty-five Chinese were
killed."
Washington, June 13. Definite offi
cial information was received here this
afternoon from the Foreign Office of
one of the most important continental
powers stating that the Tsung Li
Yamen had notified the Minister of
that power at Pekin that ths Dowager
Empress would not object to the pres
ence of foreign troops in China's terri
tory. This change of front came as a
distinct surprise to officials and
diplomats, as all the reports up to this
time- had pictured ths Empress
Dowager as Intensely hostile to the
foreigners and as the real spirit be
hind the Boxers' anti-foreign uprising.
The supposed attitude of the Empress
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here and at other capitals, as it was
feared it would eventuate in an open
declaration by the Government of
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