Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-07-27
The CHINESE WERE ROUTED
BY AMERICANS AND BRITISH.
Our Boys Acquired u Fort aud Ell Il
n Man-Aaother Decree Issued.

New York, July PA dispatch from
Chetoo says:
4 brilliant dash against large force
OF Chinese at Iicntsin was mide TINS
morning by detachment OF the Ameri-
can troops assisted by some English tu-
sileers. The object Was to capture bat
Terry OF large raiibfe cannon which had
been doing great damage.
The Anglo American troops charged a
large fort across an open space and when
eA posed to hot but poorly directed fire
/ from the enemy. They dashed into the
iort, and after engaging the Chinese in
sharp hand to hand fight, put them to
flight and remained masters OF the fort.
Eight large modern guns were captured,
together with carts and all the accessories.
The battery was Immediately turned upon
the fleeing enemy, who, under the well
directed fire, suffered heavily.
The victory was Ven IN an incredibly
short time against an overw helmingly
superior force, and, despite the charge un'
deI fire and fight in the fort, neither the
Americans nor the British lost a single
man.
Washington, July 2i,--The state de-
partmcnt was the center OF interest IN
the Chinese situation Monday. Secretary
Hay was at his desk by o'clock and Tor
an hour was busiy engaged with 4 matter
of such Importance that he declined To pc
interrupted by anyone. About lo;l ID the
Chinese minister arrived, and was with the
secretary for so;ne lime, TN the de-
parture Of the minister the department
gave out the imperial edict OF the Chi
ncsc emperor, the substance Q! which bad
been previously made known.
The state department hns received a del
uge Of dispatches form all quarters OF the
globe relative To the Conger message. These
show the attitude OF foreign governments,
Without exception the oihcial view taken
BY all foreign officers Is that the DIS
! patch is not genuine, and does not Afford
a basis for action. This incrednlity i also
shared by United States Consul Goodnow
at Shanghai, who has communicated to the
state department hIs disbelief III the au
thentcity of the message.
The teNt OF these several messages -
not made public, they were ineon-
way of definite news To the situation at
pekin the entire tenor being one of doubt
and suspicion The official doubts are
based on various theories one ot thcin Il
that the deception was practiced by The
tsung Ii yamen itself. Suil another Is
that it emanated from a Chinese oihcidl
"a man holding high position like that
of Sheng or Prince uan, the latter be
ing at the head of the anti foreign ele
, nent and at Last accounts connected with
the tsung Ii yamen.
Notwithstanding this flood OF doubt
from foreign official quarters, the state de
partment has not varied It's position as /,
the authenticity Of the message seere
tary Hays position being now, as 1t Away
has been, that there i little probability
that a fraud may have been perpetrdted
But as against this remote possibility, MIR
Hay feels that there Is absolutely no mo
tive for the perpetratien Of such a mon
strous deception. The Washington gov
ernment is mistaken, therefore, IN III
position on the message, While the res
of the world has made 1t known TO TIM
government that this message II not ac
cepted as coming from tonger ON the loti
instant.
Concerning the proposition Of mediatioi
made To the United States by China, tn
state department was not prepared toda,
To make any statement 1t ~a- snrmise'
that Mr. Hay was engaged in considciin;
the governments answer, when pfobaDl.
would be delivered to Minister Wu Later
but no statement as 70 the course OF pro
cedure could be obtained IN any ofilen
quarters.
Both the state department and Chimes
] officials took occasion to deny repor
that plans were on foot toward the dc
livery Of Minister Conger by the Chimes
: authorities to Admiral Remey at IientsiI
Another Edict Issued.
Washington, July 24-The state dc
partment makes public the following tex
of an ediet delivered today by Ministe
Wu to Secretary Hay This is the edic
referred to by United States Consul Fow
Ter at Chefoo in his message yesterday
An imperial edict issued on the iirs
day OF the sixth moon July IL transmit
! ted by the vieeroy Liu Kun iih, on tn
a 2lst day OF July and recei, ed by Ministe
Mu on the 2l-t day Of July at ! o'clock
The present conflict between China an
: the foreign powers had It's organ IN th
long standing antagoni.m between the pee
pie and Christian missions. The subseqner
: fall Of the Tdku forts precipitated the NEE
: ing Of force with force. The imperial go,
u ernment, having due regard to the in
portance of international intercourse, sti
refused to 90 so lar as to interrupt til
existing relations.