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rHB SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's land Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June. 1366 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 20,1900. New Series-YoL XIX. So.47 Wi??t T&??mxx w? Son?ljro?i Published E?3ry Wednesday, -sr 3M. C3-. Osteen? SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : $1.50 per aonum-io advance. ? DTSELTISBHEKT: OHO Square first insertion.$1 00 Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be made at reduced rates. All comcauni^tions which subserve private interests will be charged foras advertiements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. BRITISH AND BOXERS* IN AN ENGAGEMENT. The Chinese Were Armed With Spears and Swords. London, June 13, 4 42 a. m -Six? teen British marines reconnoitering ic advance of the international col? umn marching to Pekin fought and chased 2,000 Boxers Monday, killing 20 or 30 A correspondent accom? panying the column, in a dispatch dated Tien Tsin, June 12, via Shanghai, June 13, 6 15 a rn, ssys : "While the working parties, Dccom panied by a patrol of 16 British marines,, commanded by Maj John? son, were repairing the line Monday afternoon, eight miles beyond Lofa, they encountered 6mal? parties of Boxers who were destroying the line The Boxers moved away from the advanced marines aod apparently dispersed into the country, leaving the rails moved aud the sleepers burning "The marines, when two miles in advance of the first train, near Lang Fang, suddenly perceived Boxers streaming from a village on their left. lt was estimated that they numbered 2,000, some of them being mounted, and they were trying to get between the marines and the train. Most of them were armed with spears and ? swords A few had firearms, which they handled awkwardly. "The marines retreated, keeping up a running fight for over a mile, and killing between 20 and 30 Box? ers "The Boxers pursued the British for some distance Then, seeing more marines from the traiu coming to their assistance, Maj Johnson's 16 men halted and poured a heavy con? tinuous fire into the crowd, driving them across the front of the reen? forcing blue jackets, who punished the Boxers severely with Maxims. "The Boxers fled, and the Euro peans. following up their success, cleared out two villages. The total loss of the Boxers is estimated at 40 killed and wounded Seven of their wounded were attended by British surgeons. The British loss was nothing "Unless their loss eauses the Box ers to lose heart, the international column will have much trouble be? fore it reaches Pekin The railway is so much damaged tbat the column covered only 34 miles Sunday and Monday, and there is reson to fear that the road beyond is more badly damaged. "Evidences of Gen XielTs opera? tions were found in headless bodies. The whole country presents a deso late aspect, entire villages having been deserted The expedition nam bers 2,044, as foliows : British, 915; German, 250 ; Russian, 300 ; FreDch. 128 : Americans, 104 ; Japanese, 52 ; Italian, 40, and Austrians, 25." Philippine Generals Captur? ed. Wasbiogton, June 12 -Geo Mac? Arthur ac Manila cabled the war department today as follow? : Report capture Gens Hibon Dear Mexico and Caveelany at Alcala, both important, latter very important leader cf guerrillas io Pangasinan province, Luzon. MacArthur Gen Corbin attaohes considerable importance to these cases. In his opin? ion they iodicate tbat the principal leaders of the insurrection are aban? doning that cause. Manila, June 12 -Gen Grant, who led reinforcements with artillery against the insurgents in the mountains east of Samiguet, reports the capture of the rebel stronghold, after four hours of fighting. The rebels were captured and the Americans are pursuing them. Geo Grant's column had no casual? ties. The CbiLese Boxers must be a great lot of soldiers, wheo sixteen British marines can chase two thousand of them. That incident is significant cf j the helpless plight of the Celestial empire when tbe European Dations determioe to smash China and divide the pieces Base ball goods at H. 6. Osteen & Co's. CHINESE ENTRENCH OUTSIDE CAPITAL. Will Oppos9 Advance of In? ternational Column. SITUATION IS MORS ACUTE. London. June 14, 4 20 a. m -The Chinese are entrenching outside of Pekin to oppose the advance of the international column A dispatch from Tien Tsin dated Tuesday. June 12, says : '*! learn that the Chinese have guos trained on the American mission and the British iegation "Two thousand Russian cavalry and infantry, with artillery, have landed at Taku " The Shanghai correspondents re? port that United States Minister Con? ger, by courier, asked for 2,000 Uni? ted States troops. The qaeBtion of provisioning the relief force is already difficult, and it is predicted at Shanghai that it will become acute Toe leading members of the reform party, representing 15 out of 18 provinces, are at Shanghai A dis? patch to the Daily Mail 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 attempt on the part of the other powers to partition the empire, and they im? plore the powers thus addressed to rescue the emperor A dispatch from St Petersburg says that the ships of the Russian Pacific squadron on the active list, as well as those at Vladivostock, have been ordered to proceed with ali haste fo Chinese waters. The foreign office confirms the re? port of an engagement between troops of the international column and the Boxers on Monday It says that "about 35 Chinese were killed." JAPAN IS ALL RIGHT. London, June 13.-In regard to the reports that Japan is about to declare war on China, it was learned by a representative of the Associated Press at the Japanese embassy today I that the attitude of Japan in the Chinese crisis is to cooperate loyally with the European powers in the existing situation. Japan would not be willing to see any single power take the lead The murder of the chancellor of the Japanese legation at Pekin is regarded as likely to lead to serious complications but no decision has been reached by Japan as to what political measures would be necssary to meet the situation. ; WHAT OUR MINISTER THINKS. I j Washington, June 13-A cable-I ! gram has been received at the 6tate department from Minister Conger at Pekin, stating that Tuan, the father of the heir apparent, bas been ap pointed president of the Tsong Li Yamen ; also that three of the new ministers have been appointed, all affiliated with the party opposed to foreigners. On the whole, Mr Con j ger reports the .situation as not ma j teriaiiy improved. Guards are repair ; ing the railway and as soon as they j have arrived at Pekin it is Mr j Conger's belief that the safety of j j the foreigners at that capital will be j i assured YORKTOWN TO CHEFOO. Washington, June 13 -The navy I department has been iuformed that ! the Yorktown sailed yesterday from i Shanghai for Chefoo The United i States consul at Chefoo informed the ? state department yesterday of Boxer j disturbances at that place, but no j particulars were furnished. Chefoo j is on the northern coast of the Shan I Tung peninsular. It appears that the movement of j the "Yorktown from Shanghai to ! Chefoo was not directed from Wash iugton and it is aseumed that the order was issued by Admiral Kempff, the senior officer of the United j States squadron in Chinese waters At Chefoo the Yorktown would be within a day's sail of the admiral's flagship at Taku She should arrive at Chefoo Friday or Saturday of this week. ROUGH ON FOREIGNERS Washingtou, June 13 - Official dispatches received in diplomatic quarters in Washington show that the rioting at Pekin has reached an acute Rtage, wi;h the rioters direct i ing a number of aesaults against members of the foreign legations there One of these dispatches state ; that the secretary of the Belgian legation was attacked two successive times cn Monday and escaped after I being maltreated by the mob On the ?ame day two officials of the British legation, serving as student interpreters, were attacked by a large crowd of roughs. The young Eng? lishmen held the attacking party back for some time, but when the mob threatened to close in on them, they drew revolvers and by a show of force, made their retreat without bodily injury. About the same time the British summer quarters 14 miles from Pekin were burned down These quarters were quite extensive and had just been completed They belonged to the British government and not to Sir Claude Macdonald, the British minister at Pekin, which gives added significance to the depredation. The kiliing of the chancellor of the Japanese legation at Pekin, Sug lyama Akira, is not referred to in the official dispatches received here; but full credit is given to this re port by the Japanese officials, who are personally acquainted with Mr Akra and with many of the circum stances detailed The killing cf a member of the diplomatic body and the foregoing assaults upon the officials of foreign countries, are regarded as presenting the most serious phase of the situa? tion that has thus far occurred WOMAN MISSIONARY KILLED New York, June lo-News bas benn received in this city of the murder of Dr Edna G Terry, in charge of the station of the Metho dist Episcopal Woman's Foreign Missionary Society at Tsung Hua, China. LIFE AND PROPERTY BOTH IN PERIL Reported Outrages by the . Chinese in Different Quarters. London, June 15, 4 30 a. m.-Ob servers at ShaBghai and Tien Tsin think there is a great deal more trouble ahead for the concert of powers than merely reaching Pekin with 2,044 men Serious disturb anees are taking place at Yunnan Fu and Meng Tse. as well as at other points at a considerable dis lance from the capital The whole Chinese empire seems to be in a ferment. The intentions of the Empress Dowager are still equivocal with a balaoce of testirasny on the side of a determination to expel the appropria tors of a part of her country or to lose her dynasty in the attempt . is related of her that on Monday fol lowing the murder of the chancellor of the Japanese legation, she was roused to a sense of danger and went personally to the Yung Ting gate of Pekin, where she advised the rioters to disperse But she took no steps *.o apply force, and the appearance of things is more threatening than be 'ore While Admiral Seymour, with the international relief column is forcing his way to Pekin, several of the pow? ers are arranging largely to reenforce their details at Tien Tsin. Germany purposes sending 1.200 men Great Britain sent 600 from Hong Kong yesterday and 400 will go Sunday Italy has ordered 1,000 to bold them selves in readiness Russia, f.ccording to a St Peters i burg dispatch of Wednesday, has decided to bring her force at Tien Tsin up to 6,000. Thus the combin ed forces at Tien Tsin will probably soon be about 10,000 men An explicit statement made yester day afternoon in the house of com? mons by the parliamentary secretary of the foreign office with reference to the identity of opinion among tbe powers upon the question of the ap? plication of force and the method of applying: it. is accepted by all the morning papers as quite sufficient for the present, and the hope is ex pressed that nothing will happen to j diminish the harmony An incident, however, bas already occurred involving the Bjitish and French at Tien Tsin which nearly ended in violence A dispatch from Tien Tsin dated yesterday, says : ' For some days the French and.Rus gian authorities here have been jeal? ous because of the supposed facilities given to the British authorities by the British employes of the China railways Yesterday (Wednesday) some French marines attempted to take charge of an engine required at the front. Locomotive Inspector Weir refused to give up the engine and a Frenchman attempted to bay? onet bim Weir caught the muzzle of the rifle and the bayonet passed over his bhouldet For a moment serious trouble between the British and French was imminent, but the prompt action of the British consu- j lar -ind naval officers, backed by the American consul and the railway officials, preventing a collision Con? ciliatory expressions were exchang? ed The French consul withdrew his opposition and the British re? mained in charge cf the engine as before. INTERNATIONAL EXPEDITION. Tien Tain, June 13, Wednesday - The international expedition is now at Lang Fang, half way to Pekin. The troops found the station destroy? ed 200 yards of the track torn np. Upon approaching the station they found the Boxers still carrying on the work of destruction, but the lat? ter bolted into the village upon the approach of the advance party. A shell from a six pounder was dropped into the village and the Boxers fled up the line. Above the station a small party was discovered engaged in tearing up the track, but a few long range shots drove them ofl Tue patrol returned this morning and reports that a mile and a quarter of the track has been destroyed The expedition will remain for the pres? ent at Lang Fang. A courier who arrived this morn? ing from Pekin and Lang Fang brought a letter from the American legation stating that Gen Tung Fuh Siang intends to oppose the entrance of the foreign troops into Pekin. Ten thousand troops sre guarding the south gate The courier reports that it is said that upards of 2,000 Boxers are in the immediate neigh? borhood of Lang Fang It is expected that Admiral Sey? mour bas made Lang Fan?; a second ary base and that he will advance the remaining 40 miles as rapidly as possible. It is reported thal Prince Tuan, the new head of the Chinese foreigu office, and Gen Tung Fuh has re? signed. Three more Russian warships have arrived at Taku. THITY MILES FROM PEKIN. Berlin, June 14 -The Berlin pa? pers print a dispatch from Tien Tsin saying that the international relief celomn has arrived within 30 miles of Pekin, but that the distance re? maining must be traveled on foot as the railway is completely destroyed. This, the dispatch says, will require two or three days. Thus far the German squadron has landed at Taku 22 officers and 550 t?ien. The German troops at Kiao Chou will ba increased on June 19 by the arrival of a transport with 19 soldiers. The transport originally had orders to relieve the troops now serving there and to bring them back to Germany, but Emperor Wil? liam has just issued an order direct? ing that the steamer be detained at Kiao Chou Pekin Besieged and Foreign Legations Kept Prisoners. London. June 16 -Thia ?9 the situa? tion in Cbina as it appears to the Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Ezprees, cabling last evening : "It is really a state of veiled war. The members of tbe foreign legations in Pekin are virtually prisoners ; aod the Chinese troops are only restrained from attacking them by fear of tbe legation guards. "Meanwhile the ministers are alto? gether unable to communicate with the officers commanding the relief column, Ihich is making an enforced and iso ated halt bec ween Tien Twin and Pe kic. The walls of thc capital are guarded by 100,000 imperial troops The gates are heavily defended with modern guns Gen Tunga, acting under orders from the empress dowager, says that no more foreign troops shall enter the sacred city. "On Monday the ministers sent a demand to the Tsuog Li Yamen that the gates be opened, dedaring that otherwise the foreign troops would enter forcibly. To this no reply was given A second message went unan? swered, or had not been answered wheo the latest news left Pekin. "Sir Claude Macdonald's latest raes sage says that the legations are capable of sustaining an effective defense, unless attacked in force.n Kassia, tbis correspondent asserts, notwithstanding assurances to the con? trary, sides with Cbina. Some foreign troops are already reported to be in the environs of Pekin ; and the attitude of the Chinese troops is increasingly menacing. "The streets of Pekin," continues tbe correspondent of the Daily Express, "are reported to be seething with anti foreign mobs, clamoring for the destruction of the legations and the death of the foreign ministers. Even wore the Teuog Li Yamen disposed to restrain the violence of the reaction? aries, it is considered highly improba? ble that they will be able to hold them io check For the foreign ministers the crisis will arise when tbe relief column comes in 6igbt of Pekin. "It is still feit herc that the foreign force is wholly inadequate to battle with hordes of Chinese troops massed outside the gates, which now include the imperial troops from Shan Hai Kwan." A disquiet ic g element in tho situa? tion is the fact that, although the Rus? so Chineee telegraph line from Pekin via Kiakbta (eastern Siberia) is work? ing again, the transmission of Eoglish messages is rigidly refused. From Tieo Tsin it is reported that the for? eign forcee in the harbor will attack tbe Taku forts, and if necessary bom? bard them The international column appears to be still at Lang Fang, engaged in ?lowly repairing the railway, whiob, aooording to a dispatch from Tien Tain to tbe Daily Mail, dated June 14, can Dot be effected for weeks The force is short of provisions and as it is without field transport, it must stick to the railway. The report that the mixed forcej will seize the Taku forts is taken to mean that the foreign co m m and? rs expect no aid from the Chinese govern? ment ia repressing the disorders and are determined to make Taku eecure as a base from which to operate. Chancellor Murdered. London, June 13, 5 30 a. m -The Times in an extra edition publishes the following dispatch from Pekin, dated June 12, 2 p m.: "The chancellor of the Japanese legation, Sogiyama Akira while pro? ceeding alone and unprotected on official duty, was brutally murdered by soldiers of Tung Fuh Siang, the favorite bodyguard of the empress, at Manigate (?) railroad station yes? terday. "The foreign reenforcements are daily expected The present isolated position of Pekin, the destruction of foreign property in the country and the insecurity of life are directly attributable to the treachery of the Chinese government.7' May Send Troops From the Philippines. Washington, June 15 -It seems probable that, after all, the United States troops in tbe Philippines will be called upon to furnish a contingent to assist io the rescue of the foreign missionaries io China, and io tbs protection cf the foreign embassies and legations. A great change has come over the administration io this regard, for as late as yesterday there was a firm determination not to go beyond tbe employment of marines and sailors. There was still a disposition to limit the Uoited States forces employed to the navy, if gofficient force cao be secured from that branch of the service So inquiries ara being made of the naviga? tion bureau and in tum of Admiral Remey to see to what extent the Uni? ted States forces in Chioa cao be augmented. It is realized that tbe small force DOW engaged is entirely disproportionate wheo compared with the foreign contingents, to the interests and duty of the United States. WHITMAN BARRED. The Columbia Record of June 15 says : Mr Walt Whitman was ruled out of the gubernatorial race yesterday. He could not raise the $50 assess? ment This was the case last cam? paign--when Mr Whitman made bis celebrated tour of the State on a bicycle. In a letter read yesterday he said : Dear Sir : It is utterly impossible for me to pay Lbe $50 assessment at this time, and am simply not abie Would do so if I could. It may be that I will be able to pay before the time to cast the votes and will do so if possible. I am also sorry to have to say that I cannot join the campaign party for at least a month I cannot leave my business sooner. 1 bave given my best efforts and all my money for 16 years to effect an achievement in the interests of the people with no per 8onal ambition and no selfish motives, and shall continue to do so. If you conclude to rule me out of the cam paign after the above statement, please have this letter read at Or angeburg and given to the press And you will greatly oblige - Yours, G. Walt Whitman Mrs Mattie Hughes is Gone. Greenville, June 14 -Mrs Mattie Hughes, who is charged with killing ber busbaod ani bas had three mistrials, bas skipped. Her restaurant wag closed this afternoon when the sheriff went there to foreclose a $500 mortgage, and it is believed she bas left towu for good. She is on bond for $1,000 in tbe murder case and there are also several dispensary cases pend? ing against her Her father left town last week to avoid trial for selling whiskey. Makes the food more del ROYAL BAKtWQ PQWC The State Campaign Campaign of 1900 Opened at Orangeburg. Orangeburg, Jane 14.-The first meeting at Oraogebnrg yesterday open? ed rather tamely, bot began to get spicy, and it appears that there wili be quite a deal of old time "mud siioging" in this campaign. Mr Patterson, of Barnwell, made vicious attacks on Mr McSweeney ; Mr Capers and Mr McM aban began to warm ap ; Mr Brooker and Mr Parham showed signs cf word scrapping, and Maj Barnard Bee Evans jumped on bis distant rela? tive. Mr W. D. Eyan&. The candidates for State cfibes who are psrmitted to enter the primary are : For Governor-M B McSweeney, J A Hoyt. F B Gary, A H Patterson. For Lieutenant Governor-John T Sloan, C L Winkler, C L Biease, J H Tillman. For Attorney General-G D Bellin? ger, James H Moore. For Secretary of State-M R Coop? er. For State Treasurer-W H Timmer man, R H Jennings. For? Comptroller General-J P Der ham, N W Brooker. For Superintendent of Education-J J McMaban, Ellison Capers, Jr. For Aidutant and inspector General -J W Floyd, George Douglas Rouse. For Railroad Commissionr-W I> Evans, J G Etheridge. J II Wharton, Thomas N Berry, W D Mayfield, B B Evans, J G Pettigrew For United States Senator-B R Tillman, A C Jones. Considerable surprise was shown when it was announced that A C Jones, of Newberry, late chairman of the prohibition party, would oppose Till? man. Dr Stokes bas no opposition for con? gress down here. FLOOD OF ORATORY AT ST. GEORGE St. George, June 15.-The heat has not been excessive and the crowd, whian assembled at the sohool house, remained seven hours, during the six of which they were the objects of vol? leys; of forensic oratory. There were about three hundred ia tbe crowd, and a number of ladies. The crowd was compoged of intelligent farmers and thinking business men. Each speaker bas been given an un? interrupted bearing, acd tbere have been no boisterous or boorish interrup? tions as at Oraogeburg, where two or three yokels destroyed the seriousness and force of all arguments. Col. Hoyt made a new speech and the crowd listened thoughtfully. There was no demonstration of any consequence, except wheo Tillman was called upon. The candidates for Lieutenant-Gov ernor got a little ginger into themselves ioday, but all io good nature. The fight for railraad commissioner was spioy between Messrs W. D E?ans and B B. Evans. Mr. Ballinger and Mr. Brooker tangled up a little bit over the charges that tho Stete cfSYials were in collusion in the sinking fund com? mission. . Mr. Patterson made some gratuitous flings at ?the State and at The News and Courier, but he did not have the crowd with him today, as he did yes? terday Gov McSweeney exhibited a great deal of spirit io his reply to the charges preferred by Patterson and redeemed himself Scans opportunity for reply wa:j afforded bim at Oraogeburg HAS HE FOUND A FLAW ? Indianapolis. Ind., JSUGS 14-Attor? ney General W L. Taylor of Indiana today announced that be had discovered a flat? in the indictment agaios'. W. S. Taylor of Kentucky The attorney general says the indictment name.) the Republican claimant of Kentuoky as accessory aod not principal io tbe assas? sination of Goebel This be bolds to be an important error of which the Kentucky court of appeals must take cognizance. A New Bank. Tbe secretary rf state bas ??sasd a commission to the Loan aod Exchange Bank of Manning. Tbs corporators are W E Brown, Louis Appeit, J Elbert Davis and John S Wilson. The organization proposes to do a general backing business and run a savings department -The State, June 15. URE licious and wholesome *