Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-07-27
WERE BOMBARDED JULY 4
A MESSENGER FROM PEKIN
Ching Defends Mintsters-Engla nd IL
HOpeful-seym Goes 10 Yang
Use River-Advance DeiayeL-NO-
tincatiOn to ChOate.

London, July 26.-Another version Of
the story which reached General Iii, com
handing the Pei Tan forts, by "a runner
nom Pekin, who brought to him yester-
day report OF anarchy in the Chinese
capital, says the British legation was bonn
barded when the messenger left Pekin,
July IA. Prince Ching, this report says,
was assisting the ministers, and his palace
was protected by l0,0vO Chinese troops
Prince Ching, according to this report,
considered himself able to cope with the
situation.
According to dispatch from Chcfoo
received here today Admiral Seymour has
started for the Yang Use river TO arrange
for the protection OF the local ports, which
are threatened with attack.
The Austrian warships kaisern Eliza
beth and Aspern have sailed for China.
Hope IL Revived.
London, July 26.-Ihe tone of the
European pres, with regard to the message
dated July 4, received here from the Brit
ish minister al Pekin, Sir Claude MELON
aid, continues pes.mi.tc and the endless
and extraordinary succession of Chinese
dispatches purporting to describe the sit
uation at Pekin only serves to bewilder.
However the earlier unquestioning belief
that a massacre took place has to some
extent been shaken, and it is now admit
ted, despite the heavy load OF evidence
supporting the reports OF the massacre,
that as Sir Claude McDona!d's letter dis.
posed Of the first story alleging that the
crime occurred June 30, so Minister Con
gers dispatch and other stories reporting
the legations safe July 10, IA and Is, give
some ground for assuming the possibility
that the second reports were also UNI
founded.
There is some fear in London that the
Iaku to Pekin will delay the proposed
advance OF the allies to Pekin. 1t is
thought that this claim is in pursuance
OF Russia's alleged fixed principle to pre-
vent any power but herself from penetrat-
ing to Pekin, and to procure for herself
sole occupation, either is IL conqueror or
|peacemaker.
fNIWtIil dispatches ItttNtu mere tcuaN
from Berlin counterfeit the replies of Pres
ident Mckinley and the German minister
OF foreign affairs, Count Won Buelow, to
the Chinese emperor's appeal, from the
standpoint obtaining at Berlin, that the
object Of all Chinese assurances is to gain
time for military preparations and under
mine the unity Of the powers The
Morning Posts Berlin correspondent as
, serts that the attitude of the United
States government Is regarded As de-
cided triumph for Chinese diplomacy
while the Daily News says the attitude
of the Washington authorities i, regarded
in Berlin as "A regrettable error. Similarly
the London morning papers regret that
the president Of the United States has
taken line that can hardly fail to en-
courage the Chinese to further duplicity.
! The British premier and minister Of for
eign affairs, Lord Salisbury, today mott.
| fled the United States ambassador here.
Joseph IL. Choate, that it was inn
possible to accept the evidence SO lar sub
mitted by the Chinese or transmitted by
the United States regarding the safety OF
the foreign ministers at Pekin and that
until their safety was fully established
the British government would be unable
10 discuss any question OF mediation OF
kindred matters.