The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-29
ALLIES ARE
IN PEK|NG
ENJOYS Rescued Just In
Time.
THE COURT TAKES FLIGHT
Whereabouts Of the Emperor and
Empress 0Owager not Known
Details Of Fighting.

LONDON. August IA special dispatch \
from Shanghai says the allies entered Pc
king August 18th. The Envoys were res
cued. II IL believed that Yuan shi Kars |
troops have gone thence TO Shen 81. to
protect tho Empress. who. according TO
reports received by the local officials
here. with Tuan. the imperial household |
and the bulk OF the army and Boxers. left |
reking on the TIN OF August for Hsian Fu. |
TOXIC. August iS.-Gen. Yamaguchi
wires from Pcking under date OF August
18TH as follows
The allies attacked Peking early yes
terday. opening with artillery on the east
ern side The wall was obstlnately held
by the enemy. The Japanese and Rus
-Ianz we're on the northwsrd of Tung
chow canal. the Americans and British
we're on the south side. At nightfan the
Japanese blew up the two eastern gates
% the Tartar city and entered. In the
meanwhile the Americans and British en-
tered the Chinese city by the Tung Pien
gates. Detachments Of each force were
sent toward the legations. The parties
met near the legations and opened com
munlcation. All the Ministers and their
stats we're found safe. The Japanese loss
was over 100 killed, including three off,
GERS The losses Of the allies have not
been ascertained. -Four hundred Chinese
were killed"
IMPERIAL GROUNDS BEsfEGED.
wAsfnNGTON. August 2o.-The situa-
ton az poking was made clearer today
from maav sources. The latest advice APP
y. ars that from Consul FOWLER az ChefoO.
repeating "a dispatch received from Con
sui Earadaie at Ticn-Tsln. The latter re-
ports. Chinese troops surrounded In pal
ace grounds" The Japanese Legation re-
ccivod dispatch Of the same general
t,nor. but more I'm detail. stating that tha
CHINESE troops rctreated on the 18th with
[ In the imperial palace. and that they were
surrounded there. with the japanese mill
tary headquarters located In the Japan
ESQ Legation.
l Admiral Remey also transmitted an au-
| thcntic report from reking on the 18th,
saying: Troops moving on the lmperlal
city"
These several dispatches nom different
sources establish clearly that the lmpc-
rial palace and grounds were under siege.
But not one OF the dispatches Ia clear as
10 how late this condition OF affairs eN-
isted. The Fowler dispatch Is the latest
to be received, and is dated the 9th, but
probably that IL the date on which 10 left
lTicn-Tsin. Tho Japanese dispatch also
lrefers TO the Chinese taking refuge In the
imperial palace on the 18th. but does not
bring the situation beyond that day; 80
that the latest information. while show
Ting the Imperial city 10 be surrounded
does not disclose the issue Of this situa-
tion. nor how long u has continued.
Today's dispatches seem to make clear
that the Emperor and the Empress Dow
sEcr have made their escape from Pekins
and that about the only present service OF
the Imperial palace and grounds IL as ar
: asylum In which the demoralized Chinese
I" soldiers are making n last stand. The Jap
sneso legations sdviccs today showed
= that the banners OF the Imperial corteg'
were seen leaving Peking on the 18th. ant
- that probably the Empress Dowager. M
;. we'll "a tho Emperor, had left the city
;. Consul General Goodnow advised tn
4. state Department that he had informa
ton from Chinese sources that the I'm
- press Dowager had left PeklnE.
:. The attitude which the internationa
=. forces will observe toward the Empero
!. and Empress DowaEer II understood Z
have received official consideration anon
the Powers. resulting from request b
the southern Niceroys that no persona
lndignity be shown 90 Chinas rulers. 1
'u response to'this Il IL quite generally un
sr dsrstood that there will be no persons
m Indignity TO the Emperor and Empires
-. ~ any special consideration due then
~ but because China would be precipitate
Into a chaotic condition II the responsible
- heads Of the empire lost their function
GEN. cHAFFEEs REPORT.
D. WASHINGTON. August i9.-Gen. Cha
Fee reports that the American troops 81
- tered the legation grounds at o'cloc
A. on the evening OF the 18th inst. by n
!, Washington officials and by several IL
cation officials, 20 whom 10 was show
the date of Cen. Chaffee's communicate
IL regarded as an error OF transmissio
q H. is believed that the word 18th" shou
q. be- 18th"
l.. The startling feature OF the dispatch
that tho fghting within the city of i
- lklrR was continuing. according 20 the a.
vices OF Admiral Remey. Tho inner. o
as IL II popularity known. the ''Forbldd,
h, CITY" evidently had not been taken.
It- surrounded by massive wall OF sol
masonry more than twenty feet hig
v and a is not regarded as surprising tn
=. the chinese should make their final star
w There Prior to the receipt OF the dspat'
h. " was accepted generally as a fact IN
70 the Dowager Empress. In company wi
Or tho Emperor and large suite. had le
pekinr. while nothing II said In Admi
y. al Reney's advices as 10 the whereabou
70 OF tho Emperor. u IL deemed scarce
probable that he left the city without q
ed Empress Dowagor.
u coNGER ANNOUNCES RELIEF.
70. WASHINGTON. August 2i.-The Sta
70. Department makes public the followii
ne extract from n cablegram received~1ro
~ Minister Conger;
UNITED STATES LEGATION, y