The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30
SEYMOUR ASKS FOR NEI
BE WANTS TWO THOUSAND.
sixty-Three Killed and Two Hun-
aired Wounded I'm Recent BATTLE
Relief Has Gsne-Legation with
Seymour.


Berlin, June 2S.--The German consul at
ChefOO confirms the contents of the mes
sage from WIGS Admiral Seymour which
reached Tientsin Monday, saying be was
then eight miles westward Of that city,
terribly harassed, could only hold out an
other two days and had g men killed
and over 200 wounded, and adds that the
admiral asked for the dispatch Of a relief
column Of 200 men. This column left
1ientsin during the morning Of June rs,
under Russian command
London, June 2Ss-The cable messages
from the far east are 90 far conflicting
in their tenor that almost any desired
view of the situation is deducibIe there
nom. On the whole, however, the news
is encouraging, and it is safe to assume
that Vice Admiral Seymour and the ie-
cations, whether together or separately,
will ultimately reach q place Of safety.
Various reports locate the legationers az
divers places, but it seems agreed that
they are safely away from Peking.
The latest Shanghai report says Prince
Tuan, the head Of the Chinese foreign Of
hSG AAAA AAAAhIA VI NAL MI apparently nA9
sent the legatiOners to slang Flu under
escort and adds that Slang Flu win be
the new capital in the event Of Picking
being occupied by the international forces.
Admiral Seymour, it is asserted, sue
eeeded in getting q message into Ten
tsin Monday, according to which he was
then eight miles west of there, terribly
harassed, could only hold out another two
days and had 63 killed and over 200
wounded He did not mention the min
isters or others from Picking.
Ii is thought at Shanghai that now that
T6entsin is relieved, the combined inter
national forces viii have no difficulty in
reaching Picking though it is expected it
will be found that all the foreigners have
already left. 1t is chained that the re-
ports as TO the damage done at nentsin
and the casualties among the foreign
forces have been highly eOlored
The exodus Of Chinese from Shanghai Is
undated Every steamer Is thronged and
the authorities have been obliged to re-
sort to the use Of the fire hose to prevent
the fugitives from oveE-crowding the ves-
sels The commander Of the British first
class cruiser Undaunted, however, has
landed large supplies Of rifles and aminu-
milton, and guns have been placed in po-
sition at commanding points, with the re
suit that the foreigners are confident they
can overcome any attack on the settle
ment, into which the foreigners from the
out stations are rapidly congregating.
According to a dispatch from New
Chwang, the Russians there are barely
able to cope with the situation Ths
Chinese, it appears, are burning all the
railroad material, killing isolated Rus
slams at every opportunity and destroy
ing the coal mines.
Fifty Million Ven.
Yokohama, June 2S--The consent Of
the emperor to the expenditure Of 50lOOO.-
600 yen, not l5!OO0yOOO yen, as previously
cabled, towards the cost of military opera
tons in China, was given at a meeting Of
the privy council, at which the emperor
was present The minister Of foreign af-
J fairs and the minister Of finance explained
the situation, pointed out the need of more
troops, and the former said the money
would be drawn from the reserve funds
Washington, June 2s.-The following
cablegram has been received at the navy
. department:
''ChefOo, June 2S.-Seeretary Of the
Navy, Washington: Peking force and
ministers reported with Peking relief ex-
petition entrenched eight miles from Ten
tsin. kENPFF."
Fight Lasted Half q Day.
London, Jun 2S.-A special dispatch
from Chefoo says:
The fight of the allied forces against
the combined Boxers and the Chinese sol
diery barring the road to Tentsin opened
at daybreak- One hundred and fifty
Americans were among the second inter
national troops The Chinese soon broke
under heavy shelling and then the arsenal
; was attacked and the guns were gradual
ly silenced. The fight was practically
over at noon. The keen, friendly rivalry
for the honor of first entering the city
resulted in the Americans and British GO
ing in neck and neck, with the Others