Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1900-08-03
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Latest War News from China.

'"A' pi'CrHOou leCelN0d
this cablegram from China:
"Che Foo. undated .-Tlen Tsin
July ", Corbin, Washington;- -
Message just received from Congel
says; Since 10th, by agreement, nc
firing. Have provisions several
weeks, little ammunition. All safe,
WE'LL
81 (Daggett) report allied forces
advance. Practically no looting by
Americans; no unnecessary killing
India arrived Goth. Order McCann.
Sladen, both Aliens Mitchell, Brice
Join regiment here.
"DAGGETT."
Are Still Defending.
Adjt-Gen. Corbin today received a
dispatch from Lieut.. Col. Coolidge,
commanding the Ninth infantry at
lien ISM 1t came by way of Che
Foo and is as follows:
Tien Tsin, July 27.-Following
letter of Lieut., Col Shiba, military
attache at the legation of Peking,
dated July 23rd, arrived Tien Tsin
10Th, ut 8 o'clock in the evening:
Peking July 22.-We are all await
ing impatiently arrival OF reinforcing
army. When are you comingP All
legations have been blockaded since
18th last month and since the Goth
we have been attacked continually
night and day by the Chinese soldiers
from more than ten encampments.
BY a supreme effort we are still de-
Tending
Cannot Hold CutLong.
We are daily awaiting with the
greatest anxiety arrival of reinforce
ments and if you cannot reach here
in less than a weeks time it is pro-
bable that we will be unable to hold
out any longer.
Emperor and Empress Dowager
appear to still be at Peking. Where
our reinforcements to arrive very
probable that they would fee to
Wan Shashon.
China Formally Declares War.
London, July 31-A special dis
patch from Tien Tsin today says;
A Peking message dated July 21st
reports that the first outside news
reached there July 18th. The fail
ure of the relief expedition made the
siege far more perilous. On June
10 the Tsung-li-Ya broke off re
lations. June Goth China declared |
war. Baron Won Ketteler and |
Francis James, an English professor
were murdered. Over 400 non-com-
batants occupied the British lega-
ton.
/ understand converts are holding
the North cathedral. A thousand
refugees occupied the palace of
of Prince Lu. A truce began July
18th, after twenty-six days of fierce
assault. One night the shelling was
uninterrupted for six hours.
Four attempts was made to fire
the British legation. Two attacks
resulted in the ruin of Hon Lin col
lege, the Chinese national college.
The cowardice of sthe Chinese pre-
vented successful rushing.
The total killed or dead is: Ger
mans 10, Japanese 10, French IL,
British 5, Russians, 4, Americans 7,
Italians 7, converts 8; total, with
wounded, SO, The correspondents,
Morrison, Reid and Tementy are i'll.
At least 5000 Chinese have been
killed. The Americans occupy a
strong position on the city wall
Provisions are still sufficient. The
hospital arrangements are excellent.
Everybody is much exhausted by
continuous work.
Imperial edicts have commanded
the Boxers and ordered missionaries
to leave the interior, and commanded
all viceroys to help Peking; but an
edict dated July 18th enioins pro-
lection and promises compensation.
The report that large relief force
was coming produced this change.
Foreign Government should be-
ware being hoodwinked. 4
Eagerly Awaiting Relief.
Rome, July 31.-The commander
Of the italian cruiser "Elbe," at
Tien Tsin, received the following