Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-07-27
NUMBER II.


open ports, procedures, departments and
districts under their respective jurisdiction
and to afford them due protection in ac-
eordanee with treaty stipulations without
fail. Last month We heard with profound
astonshment and regret of the killing OF
! the chancellor of the japanese legation,
Mr.. Akia, and the same fate befell the
German minister shortly afterward. The
violent removal of the German minister,
whose residence at the capital was neces-
sary 10 the traVlsaction of business between
the TIVE countries, affected us very deeply.
1T il the duty of the authorities con-
cerned to cause stringent orders for the
speedy arrest and punishment Of the mur-
defer= to he carried ont.
"Snce the commencement Of the attack
ON Tientsin there are foreign subjects and
missionaries who have on account of local
disturbances suffered death or loss OF
property through no fault of their own.
We hereby command the governor OF Pc
kin and the viceroy of Chilli to cause
Investigations to he made by their re-
speetiye snhordnates of all such claims
except those rising directly from the said
attack. with view To their ultimate set
tement. Moreover, local outlaws and
rebellinus subjects have of late given
themselves up 10 burning, killing and
plnndering. to the great disquiet of our
loyal subjects. This il in utter defiance
o, Law. We hereby command the ssid gov
errors general, governors and conman-
ders OF our forces to investigate the situa-
ton and to take such measures for the
punishment of offenders and restoration
of order as the necessities of the case de-
mand. We hereby command this, our
general edict to be made known for the
information Of all i; ff;ay concern. Re
spect this.
7 a significant statement i'm the above
ed'et i noted in that passage which di-
reefs an investigation of all claims Eek
cept those arising directly from the said
attaek" tattaek on 1ientsiul with view
| to their ultimate settlement
! This appears to make plain not only that
the Chinese government viii settle claims
ior actual LOSSES bat that ii has now for.
nially decreed an exception of the claims
arising directly from the attack on TEN
tsin. 1T seems to Indicate that the Chi
nesc government holds that the attack on
lientsin MAS unaarranted
Fighting at Wei IBmt Wei
st. Petersburg, July 24.--Two encoun-
ters are reported to have taken place be-
tween British and Chinese forces near Wei
Hal Wei The Latter. il was reported, were
repulsed afier "A stubborn encounter No
dates are given.
Credited to Prince Tumm.
Washington, july 24.--The state de-
partment made public the following:
1 Inc state 1ena ri has ra..;,aJ
dispatch from Mr. Goodnow, the consul
General at Shanghai, saying that Prince
Iuan wires that an officer Of the tslng Ii
yamen saw all the ministers on the 18th;
that none was injured and that no attack
was at that time being made. lie does
not say to whom the dispatch Of Prince
Inan Was addressed and il is to certain
extent at variance with the dispatch OF
Mr.. Gonger Of that date. describing the le-
cations - being under fire at that time.
The above dispatch was shown Minister
WI tins afternoon. He said he had no
explanation To offer. but said he placed no
dependence on any Of the Shanghai dis
patches. lie advanced the theory that
Prince Inan. after all. might not belong To
the Boxers, but might be supporting the
government.
he officials Of the state depart
after reading Goodnowis dispatch, express
The belief that "A mistake has been made
IN the transmission of the message, and
that the name Tuan should have been
nan, governor of the province OF Shan
Tung
Hancock VIII Go to Taxa.
The war department is considering the
, ddvisdbility Of sending the Hancock, which
, sails from San Francisco July 2s, with
four batteries Of artillery and 500 marines,
direct to Iaku instead of TO Nagasaki.
These troops were to have gone ON the
Meade, which sails August L. but it has
? been decided. owing to the urgent neces-
| sty of getting reinforcements to China,
tc have the Hancock make a special trim
e She VIII carry stores and provisions only
tor the troops in China.
The Meade on the first proximo will
take out one battalion of the Fifteenth
infantry, one squadron OF Third cavalry
ANA one company of engineers from West
Point, IN ali HI men and go officers.
The Garonne, carrying two squadrons OF
the First cavalry and 100 recruits, 35 OF.
hcers and $50 men. will sail from Seattle
the same day for Nagasaki. The place oil
the Hancock, which was originally
scheduled To sail August Is, will be taken
by The Warren if she arrives at San Fran
!: cisco in time. She will take out two
-quadrons Of the Ninth cavalry and re-
eruits, IN all u otIlcers and lag men.