Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-08-24
CHINESE STILL SHOW FIGHT
NEAR THE CITY OF TIENTsIN
R~i.ort of Engagement shut tn-rhe
Chan~e Dispatch Considered H.,
War Depmrtmeat-Japs Eater the
lwlrrtMI Palace.

lwpertMi Palace.
London. Aug. 23.-"Tne allies are
lighting the Chime. .S.de from Tient-
sin. August H. ~ Rear admiral Bruce
wires 10 the British admiralty from lakn
under date oi August ~. adding that
the engagement Was reported I" have &C
c,irrel siS miles south oi licn;s,n.
Americans Ia thc Lead.
1aku, Aug. 2l,-Dickens command is
landing. \ dispatch from fekin dated the
l.,n says: All except the imperial ciiy
is cleared Of Chinese troops. The Amer
lean troops we've the first 10 enter the
imperial city and have penetrated to the
ggtes ol the palace. Captain Reilly oi
the uth artillery Was knied on The
10th. On the morning vi the l3th the
sixth eayalry ana about 4W t.ngIi-h and
japanese dispersed about loo boxers
,ign, miles ou;siic u! iieni-,n. Ahont I'M
,ninr,e were Killed and i,e American.
were wounded thaiiees io,-e, aie sN
Killed and 81 nound,si IN two days hght'
ing. h's"HA'
,nc navy department understands from
the reference to the ia,ace That the
american tlools, alter Penetrating the I'M
y, rlal city, were, when the di-lstch Mas
sent, attacking the iorbidaen cay lhis
i, tne inner enclosure oi me imperial Guy.
" ashington, Aug. 23.-ine war depart
ment ANNOUNCED eaii! IN the da! tidl II
was IN receipt OF casuait. iisi iivia zen
cia ,nanee, ana tnis mas inade piie'ic
.,,out noon. IL ua, learned, however. tnat
lhe ,aaiiee dispatch contained "A conniu.i- =
a ule an,nunl vi matter beside, the iisl oi
nuied ANA wounded, ana II MAS the sun
lecl oi an rAtendea mnnc housc comic. ."'e
~, / " cen ...c president Nccictdi. ho"1 aha
acting secretary oi ,he STATE .Adec. II
drt,lcu nem- from General 1naiice "onid
Simplify the situation considerably ana
cu.,uie ms gotelnncbt 10 nap out III :"
| large dcyiee ats Iutuie line ui action ~
/ anna inls Nas nos tie caste however.
General niilee te,"2ram indit4il.d INA.
,nere may yet be con,idri1bie hca|!
| Lp4,tng a.1und I'ekln and bct8een that
/ clty ANA Inc coast. II Mas ihipp@.ib'e 20
| make any predicuon on lac ihlotiilal'"'l
tnu- mrnIsncd and the administration II
not aole TO iN an approximate date iof 'he
MitnuiaMal oi oui troops nom tne ,hih"se
territory.
iioouy work has been going On IN Pe.
/
! ia, irom the navy department b! Al
unral Ittlnes, dated 1akn, Tile 2o''i, ana
pekin ,ae ION. the messiae shows ii'a'
the American forces were .aen iighuhg
along with the au.es, and that progress
had been accomplished alier mi''saiy
! ei,orts OF a severe character.
Officials OF the var department Who ART
familiar with the physical conuiaons o
the dcienses Of Pekin say tnat the lac
that ali but the imperial eit! had pcei
cleared OF Chinese troops u evidence
enough Of the severe fighting which n'is
have occurred. In oruer ior The Amen
can troop- 10 penetrate To ihe gates
IL. palace tBcy musl hate atofhiea wal
ABOUT ~ ieet bigb, winch, no doubt VA
stibbornly defended. IL II source
satisfaction To the military oilhciai- her
that the allied commanders succeeded u
!. clearing the region ou.,..e Of the imperia
! city Of niiic-e troop, a. thereby the dan
ger 81 attacks IN the flank and IN tile fea
" hile the invaders wefe -torming the IN
peral city would be obsiat"d.
Admiral Remeys dispatch, in stat'n
that all but the imperial city had pee
cleared Of the Chinese soldiery, left th
immersion that force oi defenders ~a
sim intrenched in that section Of feki
and would have 10 bc routed out.
General onaiIee's biici report state
Hat he entered the legation grounds at
O'Clock ON the evening oi the lith an
: that ~ men were wounded IN the da!
fighting. Admrii Rsaney'- dispatch show
that within the next two days oener'
lthatrce lost -ix men kn.ed, including tal
}. tain Reilly Of the sixth artiller! and .
men wounded.
To all appearance, therefore, the hgh
;pg i'm p.kiu was more severe after Il
y entry into the city Than during the mos
, | uspnt- Winch brought lur ahfi"a'i7
the legation gates. This may b. espliil
r ed by the evident fact tina, the resenir
+ parties were engaged in clearing the out
eity Of Chinese -oidiery. such ta-
could not have been light one. owing
" the presence Of large bodies ot ehine
troops in the city and the mean, at han
" Of fortifying themselves in the narro
:. streets OF the main city and behind q
:, wall. of the imperial city.
Admiral Remey'- dispatch al-o shoN
, that there j. further fighting outside
a P.kin and that the Boxers have not be-
a dispersed, but are -till inclined To hal
q on the outskirts of the invaders al
q har,-s them n much as possible.
% 1t would sl-o seem to presage fighiil
for the allies If they should attempt to J
turn from Pekin and for the reinforC
10 menis which will be sent forward to Tie
s. t-in and Pekin. Evidently according