The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-07-21

T1ENrs1N CAPTURED.
Allied Forces Take City After Desper.
ate FightinE-Latcstf from Picking
Says Ministers Are Safe.

Washington, July ls.-Admiral Re-
mey Tuesday morning cabled the navy
department that the city and forts of
Iientsin are in the hands of the allies.
His list of killed and wounded is some
what fuller than Mondays report, but
still not entirely complete. His dis
patch follows:
'Chefoo. July 17-To-day hope to get
wounded from Tientsin either in hospitals
at Taku or aboard Solace Communica-
tlon very uncertain: following casualties
apparently confirmed: Marines-Capt.
Ter and Leonard wounded. Army--Col
Liscum killed: Majs. Reagan and Lee
Capts. Noyes, Brewster and Bookmiller,
Lieuts. Naylor. Lawton. Hammond and
Waidron wounded. Total killed and
wounded reported us: Russian and Jap
anese lost heavily; our total loss reported
Us; about 40 were marines. but number
believed to be exaggerated. Have officer
on shore especially to get authentic num-
or names. which will be promptly tcle-
graphed. City and forts now in the
hands of allies. Admiral Seymour re-
turned to fleet; officer ashore is Admiral
Alexieff at Tientsin.
(Signed) "REMEY."
London, July 1s.--The Daily Mail
61'SS eAS pASSo lAV AOAio"
from its Shanghai correspondent I'M
der date of July II:
1.-THE allied troops resumed the at
Tientsin on the morning of July II and
succeeded in preaching the walls and
capturing all the forts.
The Chinese were completely routed,
and the allies took possession of the ma
tive city and it's defenses.
>t.,I <Ho1
engagements OF Thursday, Friday and
Saturday were about 800 killed or wound
ed. The casualties were greatest among
the Russians and Japanese.
THE guns of the allies did immense
damage to the native city, causing many
large CONGREGATIONS, and finally silenced
the majority of the enemy's guns stimuli
taneously Then 1900 Russians. assisted
by small parties of Germans and French.
, assaulted and captured eight guns that
were in position on the railway en-
bankment and the fort, the magazine of
which the French subsequently blew up.
A body of American. British, Japanese
and Austrian troops then made sortie
and attacked the west arsenal, which
the Chinese had reoccupied. After three
hours of the hardest fighting yet ex-
perienced the Chinese fled.
when the arsenal had been evacuated
by the Chinese the Americans. French,
japanese and Welsh fusieers advanced
toward the native city and Joined with
the other attacking forces. The Jap
anese infantry and mounted battery
advanced to the foot of the walls, sup
ported by the Americans and French.
Despite valiant attacks, the allies were
only able to hold the positions gained
outside the walls preparatory TO renew
ing the assault in the morning.
1.-The casualties sustained by the allies
were exceedingly heavy, especially those
to the Americans French and Japanese.
Several explosions in the native city
were caused by the bombardmcat.
1.-The Chinese appear to have exhausted
their supply of s1nukeless powder, as they
are now using black powder
London, July is. = MIR. William
Morgan, member of parlia-
ment for Methyr Tydvil, Tuesday re-
ceived by cable positive assurances
from source upon which he relies
that the British legation at Picking
was still standing July 8, and also that
Lii Hung Chang left Canton Tuesday
morning to take supreme command at
Picking.
London, July 1s.-The Daily Mail
publishes sensational dispatch from
St. Petersburg, dated Monday, which
asserts that there is no doubt that
China has declared war against Rus
STA. The correspondent says:
"The Russian press is restricted to tho
publication of official details. and the pub
LEGATION of many dispatches from the front
has been prohibited. l hear, however.
from reliable source, that the Chinese
troops and the Boxers seized a Russian
transport vessel laden with munitions near
Aigun Con the Amur river, about IS miles
from the Russian frontier), killing almost
the entire Russian escort. They next sud-
denly attacked and bombarded the town
of Blagovechensk Capital Of the Amur
government, on the Amur river. The gar
rison held out bravely, but was finally over
whelmed. Nearly all persisted. and the
town was burned"