Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-23
A BRILLIANT CHARGE
Anglo-American Troops Stormed a
Battery at Tien Tsin Against
Great Odds.
CONTRADICTORY REPORTS
One Rumor Has It That All the Foreigners
at Pekin We're Massacred on July IL,
But the Chinese Authorities Re-
port Them Safe.

New York, July 23.-A dispatch to tn,
Journal Advertiser from Che Foo, Jul!
20, says: A brilliant dash against tn
large force of Chinese at Tien Tsn wa!
made this morning by a detachment o
American troops assisted by some Eng
lish fusileers. The object was to cap
ture battery of large caliber cannon
which has been doing great damage
The Anglo-Amerlcan troops charged
across an open space, dashed into thu
fort, and after engaging the Chinese Ii
a hand-to-hand fight put them to flight
Eight large modern guns were cap
tured, together with carts and all acces
sories The battery was Immediately
turned upon the fleeing enemy, who
under a well directed fire, suffered
heavily. The victory was won in an in.
credibly short time against an over.
whelmingly superior force. Neither
Americans nor British lost single
man. The Chinese army is retreatine
toward Pekin.
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.
New York, July pa dispatch to the
Herald from Che Foo, July 81, says thai
just arrived from New Chwang, reports
that there arrived there on Thursday a
Chinaman protesting to be foreign
er's servant. who escaped from Fekin
on July 12, on which day the British le-
cation was destroyed and the foreign
ers butchered. The story is credited at
New Chwang.
Another telegram came from the gov
ernor of Shan Tung, Yuan Shi Kai, last
night, saying: II received definite in
formation from Pekin that all the min
listers are well, and there is no illness
among them. The proper Chinese au-
thorities are devising means for their
rescue and protection"
MANY DOUBTERS.
Washington, July 23.-The state de.
partment received a number of dis
patches from foreign governments rel
ative to the Conger dispatch, and also
Consul General Goodnow. Without ex-
ception they dscredit the accuracy OF
the dispatch, and advance various theo.
ries to show its lack of genuineness
The entire burden OF the answers indi.
Gates disposition not to move the re-
lief expedition on the evidence fur.
nished by the Conger dispatch. Not.
withstanding these messages Secretary
Hay personally continues to credit the
Conger dispatch, although he says
there Is possibility Of deception.
BATTLES AT WEI-HAI-WEl.
st. Petersburg, July 23.-Two encoun.
ters are reported to have taken place
between the British and the Chinese
forces near Wei-Hai- Wei. The latter
1t was reported, were repulsed after 8
stubborn encounter No dates are Civ.
en-.
CHINESE ON RUSSIAN TERRITORY
M. Krutizki, engineer of the eastern
Chinese railway, telegraphs from Al
gatchi In trans-Baikal territory, under
date of July 20, that Chailar has beer
occupied by Chinese troops. The Rus.
slams continued to concentrate at Char.
bin.
GERMANS LEAVE ITEM TS!N.
Berlin, July pa dispatch from
Taku, dated July 20, says that the Ger
man force at Tien Tsin has been re-
duced to 300 men.
DIRECT TO CHINA.
Washington, July 2c-The war de-
partment Is considering the advisable
ity of sending the Hancock, which sail.
from San Francisco on July 2S will
four batteries of artillery and 500 ma
rines, direct to Taku instead of to Ma
gasaki. These troops were to have gon,
on the Meade, which sails on August 1
but 1t has been decided that, owing t,
the urgent necessity of getting re-en
forcements to China, to have the Han
cock make special trip.
FROM CUBA TO CHINA.
New York, July 23.-The Unite,
States army transport Crook, havinl
on board detachment of the 8th Ufit
ed States infantry from Havana, ar
rived here this morning. They will pro
coed probably to Fort Smelling, wher
the regiment will be recruited to full
strength for service In China.
REPORTS DO NOT AGREE.
Washington, July 23.-The state de
partment received a dispatch from MI
Goodnow, consul general at Shangha
dated to-day, saying that Prince Tua
wires that an officer Of the Tsung L
Yamen saw all the ministers on tn
18th; that none are injured, and that n
attack was at that time being made
He does no say to whom the dispatc
of Prince Tuan was addressed. 1t Is t
a certain extent at variance with tn
dispatch Of Conger of that date descrih
ing the legations as being under fire q
that time.
A CHINESE EDICT.
Washington, July 23.-The state de
partment makes public the foilowin
text of an edict delivered to-day b
Minister WI to Secretary Hay: '"Tt
imperial edict issued on the first da
Of the sixth moon (July ~. transmitte
by viceroy Liu Kun Yih on the 2oth
July, and received by Minister WI Q
the 21st day of July: The present cor
fiict between China and the foreie
powers had its origin in the long -stant
ing antagonism between the people an
the Christian missions. The subseque,
fall of the Taku forts precipitated Il
meeting Of force with force. The in
per!al government having due regal
to the Importance OF internationa /,
tercourse, seill refused to 60 so far ,
\ to interrupt existing relations. We ha,