The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-25
POUR INTO PEKIN.
Transports Arriving at Chinese
Port i'm Great Numbers.
Bearing ReinfOrcements For the
international Army.
GERMANS UNLOADING.
Three Russian Vessels Are in
the HarbOr.
Fifteenth e. s. Infantry Await
ing Orders at Tien Tsin.
GERMANS UNLOADING.

ICopyright, 1900, by Associated Press.1
Taku, Friday, Aug. 24-Transports are
pouring into Taku- Three large German
vessels have arrived and are unloading
One regiment has disembarlxed on it's
way to Pel1in and another is bound for
Tien Tsin. Three Russian vessels are al
so in the harbor. The Fifteenth infant
ry. the Third artillery and 500 marines
are camped at Tien Tsin awaiting or
ders
Rations for 40 days are being forward
ed to the Pekin contingent by boat A
hundred civilians have left Pel1in. in
cluding the customs force, and are on
their way down the river.
The foreigners here desire that new
expedition shall be sent against Pao Ting
massacreS Of foreigners which occurred
there.
CHAFFEE'S DEATH LIST.
Washington, Aug. 25-The war de-
partment has received the following list
of deaths from General Chaffee via
Taku:
AdJutant General, Washington, Tien
Tsin, August 23.-Deaths to date: Tien
Tsin hospital, August f. company M,
dysentery; company M. Ninth infantry.
Joseph l. Fritch. gunshot wounds
August z, company NJ, Fourteenth in
fantry, Paschal Y. Smith, gunshot; COM
pany K, Fourteenth infantry, James
Rice; August 8, company H, Fourteenth
infantry, John H. Hurst; company G,
Fourteenth infantry, Archie J. Ranney;
August 8, company K Fourteenth in
fantry, LATER J. Alley; August 10, COM
pany NJ, Fourteenth infantry, Joseph
Ouellette; August 13, company E, Four
teenth infantry, Robert Horan; August
is, company Nj, Ninth infantry; Charles
Frederick, August 20. company NJ, Ninth
infantry; Dennis Shea, dysentery; Aug
q, company B, Ninth infantry. Ezekiel
Hale. dySentery. CHAFFEE-
THE folIovVing LIST of casualties came
from Pekin via Taku.
Adjutant General, Washington: Pekin,
Aug 1s.-The following casualties have
occurred since last report:
Tantsung. August s, wounded Four
teenth infantry, company 3, Alfred
Evans. head, serious; company K,
Matow, August 16, killed by sharpshoot-
ers while foraging, company G, Four
teenth infantry, CIaud Smith
Pekin. Aug. 16.-Dfed from wounds re-
ceived in action, company E, Fourteenth
infantry, George c. Kaufman
Tien Tsin, Aug. 21-Deaths occurred on
August 10: Private William Brayton,
company G, Ninth infantry, dysentery;
August 20, Clinton W. Graham, COM
pany I, Fourteenth infantry, shrapnel
wounds CHAFF'EE
AMERICANS DEFEAT BOXERS.
London, Aug. 25.-Five hundred
American troops participated in a sig
nal defeat of boxers outside Tfen Tsin
August 19. The fact is briefly reported
from Vienna Details of the engage
ment come from the Reuter- agent at
Tien Tsin in dispatch dated August 20.
In addition to the Americans the force
consisted OF 375 British and 200 Japan
ese, all under the British General Dor
ward The fight took place at a village
six miles southeast of Tien Tsin, where
the allied forces found a considerable
number of boxers. whom they engaged,
killing over 300 and taking GA wounded
prisoners, who were sent to the hos
Ill
burned. The Americans had five wound
ed, the Japanese six and the English
none Hundreds of boxer flags, spears
and swords were captured.
From Shanghai comes a report, quaIi-
fed by the assertion that it is from
purely Chinese sources, that the en-
press dowager, after proceeding one
days journey from Pekin, became ter
rified at the looting by General Tung
F'uh Siang's troops and went back to
Pekin.
Chinese telegram from Tsinan Flu
says that Prince Tuan has been cap
tured by a detachment of the allies
Other Chinese messages record the for
nation of a provisional government in
Pekin by the allies, but this appears to
be a purely military measure and mere
ly an elaboration of the scheme for di-
viding the city into sections for police
purposes
Ii Hung Chang has received word of
the allies entry into Pelin, which was
of General Tung F'uh Slang utterly re-
fused to face the allies. According to
the Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Express, Earl Lii, recognizing the
futility of an attempt to drive the for
eigners from China, now processes con-
version to reform principles
Shanghai advices announce the re-
ceipt there Of Chinese official dispatch
asserting that Emperor Kwanss Su has
been found and rescued by the Jap
anese-
Messages from Tien Tsin report Sc
rious mortality among the American
horses, owing TO the heat
Delayed advices to Reuter-, dated
Peldn, August Il. reiterate the state
ments regarding the treachery of the
They had informed the members OF the
LEGATIONS that orders had been issued
to cease firing. This was followed by
a desperate attack, and it was only the
relieving force in the morning that re-
newed the courage of the foreigners
The correspondent adds: .fThe Chinese
admit having lost 5000 in the various
attacks upon the legations. Our ra-
tions dwindled to one pound a day, con
sisting Of horse flesh and rice. When
the American detachment attacked, the
whole Chinese force concentrated
against them, leaving the She Ho gate
unmatched. whereupon the British en-
tered without the less of a man.
CHINESE LEAVE PEKIN-
Washington. Aug 25-Actfng Secre-
tary Adee has made public the following
dispatch from Consul Fowler at Che
Foo, giving additional information bear
ing on events in Pelxin:
.-Che Foo (undated)-Receive August
o. midnight Secretary Of state, Wash
ington- Twenty-third- japanese report
emperor and empress left Pelin 18th,
rested at Wau-ShOu-Shan,S supposed deS-