Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-25
FIGHTING AT PBKIN
Street Disorders Occur at the Chinese
Capital Which Is Insuficiently
Patrolled.
FOREIGN TROOPS LANDING
Japanese Troops Have 0vertaken the Dow
ager Empress Viceroy SEE Ohun Intends
to Fight the French-The German
Fleet at Taku.

Taku, August 24.-(COpyright, 1900
by the Associated Press.)-The trans
ports are pouring troops into Taku
Three large German vessels have ar
rived and are unloading. One regiment
is on it's way to Pekin, and another is
bound for Tien Tsin. Three Russian
vessels are also in the harbor. The 18th
infantry, Sd artillery and 500 marines
are camped at Tien Tsin awaiting or
ders. Rations for forty days are being
forwarded to the Pekin contingent by
boats. A hundred civilians left Pekin,
Including the customs force, and are on
their way down the river. The foreign
ers here desire that new expedition
be sent against Pao Ting Flu to destroy
the city and to avenge the massacres of
foreigners which occurred there.
STREET FIGHTS AT PEKIN.
London, August 25.-Street fighting
breaks out intermittently at Pekin, ac-
cording to dispatches from Shanghai,
the allies not having sufficient forces to
police the vast city. AS small parties of
the allied troops penetrate into new dis
tricts they have. to engage half-armed
mobs. The Shanghai dispatch repeats
the report that the Japanese troops pur-
sued the dowager empress and court
and overlook them eighty miles south
west of Pekin. The emperor, it is add
ed, threw himself on the protection of
his captors The prisoners have not yet
reached Pekn. Viceroy SEE Chun is
reported at Shanghai to be sending
troops to the Tonquin frontier, intend
ing to fight the French at Meng TIE
The bulk of the German fleet recently
at Shanghai has gone to Taku as es-
cort to the new German minister, Dr.
Mumm Won Schwarzenstein, who is
bound for Pekin. Clan fights are of
daily occurrence in the Heung Shan dis
trict.
In an engagement at Tien Tsin 1000
American, British and Japanese routed
5000 Chinese and killed 3OO
CHANG BOUND FOR PEKIN.
Washington, August 25.-The Chinese
officials expressed the belief to-day that
Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese peace en-
voy, has started for Pekin or Tien Tsin.
If this is correct, it may bring about
an early opportunity for personal ex-
changes between Earl Ii and the COM
manders of the allies and ministers Of
the respective powers.
CONSULS TO RETURN.
Washington, August 25.-The state
department is taking steps to have all
the American consuls in China return
to their several posts as soon as the
immediate danger Of anti-foreign out
breaks is past.
AN ACCIDENTAL GATHERING.
London, August 25.-The foreign resi-
arrival of an extraordinary number Of
war-ships, and are fearful of European
complications, but have been assured
by some naval commanders that the
gathering Is accidental
RUSSIANS LOOKING FOR TROUBLE
Washington, August 25-A cablegram
has been received from Admiral Remey
in which he states that it is reported
that the Russian commander at Pekin
has forbidden any communication be-
tween his forces and the Chinese.
CHAFFEE'S SILENCE.
Washington, August 25.-The war de-
partment has not yet received from
General Chaffee the report requested Of
him a few days ago upon the conditions
at Pekin; in fact, several recent cable
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have not been answered. In this sltua-
tion 1t was found necessary to call upon
Chaffee again for full report for the
guidance of the officials Of this govern
ment. 1t is supposed that the uncer-
tGinty of communication between Pc
kin and Tien Tsin Is responsible for
(.haffee's silence. More than week
ago two dispatches were received from
General Chaffee, but they were in such
shape that they cannot be deciphered at
the department. They are regarded as
important from the fact that they re-
late to conditions in Pekin.
AMERICANS ARE GOOD FIGHTERS.
London, August 25, 3:45 a. m.-Five
hundred American troops participated
in the signal defeat of the Boxers out
side of Tien Tsin August 10. In addi-
ton to the Americans, the force con-
sisted of 875 British and 200 Japanese,
all under the British general, Dorward.
The fight took place in village six
miles southwest of Tien Tsin, where the
allied forces found considerable num-
ber of Boxers, whom they engaged, kill
ing over 300 and taking sixty-four pris-
oners, who were sent to the hospitals
of the allies. The village was burned.
The Americans had five wounded, the
Japanese six, and the British none.
Hundreds Of Boxers flags, spears and
swords were captured.
AMERICANS TO LEAVE PEKIN.
London, August 25.-A dispatch from
Pekln, dated August 10. says: Forty
Americans, with an escort Of United
States troops, start for Tien Tsin to-
morrow.
BOXERS DRIVEN OUT.
Paris. August 25-General Frey, COM
manding the French force at Pelxin, tel
egraphs under date of August 20: "The
allies have driven the Boxers from all
the points they occupied. The allies are
camped outside Of the imperial palace
which was occupied by some soldiers Of
the regular army. The generals decided
to march the international forces
through the palace doors, which were
afterward closed
1ryan's Msandsrings.
Lincoln, Neb., August 25.-Bryan ar.