The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-22
ALIIES ENTERED pEKIN WEDNESDAY,
MINISTER'S SAFE.
Dispatch From Consul Fowler Confirms the
Capture After an Obstinate fioht-Iapan
Il, Lest Over One Hundred Men.

kilograms from Shanghai, dated Tues
day, say: Numerous reports from Pc
king have arrived describing the situa-
ton at the Chinese capital The Chi
nese are again desperately attacking the
legations. which had very few defeni-
crs left 1t is also alleged that Prime
Tuan and 100 high officials have left Pc
king. and that the news OF the capture
OF Nangtsun caused a heavy exodus oil
residents.
The execution OF Cheng Yin Huan,
the Cantonese who was special ambas-
sador of China to Queen Victoria's jul
bilee, has created widespread terror, and
il is believed to be fac1 that Iu Lu,
the former viceroy OF Pcchili, was killed
in battle at Iangtsun.
Two OF the principal Boxer leaders a.
Peking, Chang Tie Chang and Tusan
Ful Tel, are reported to have been MUIR
dcrcd by the Chinese since the success
OF the allies at Tien Tsin.
The Chinese Minister in London, Sir
Chih Lo Fcng Luh. is quoted as say
ing that he believed that peace would
be established between China and the
powers within the next six weeks.
A dispatch to Vienna from Hong
Kong announces the capture OF Pekin,
but the Austrian Government, like
other European powers, is still without
confirmation OF this report. An official
telegram dated Taku, Wednesday, has
been received at Rome, which asserts
that the attack on Pekn began Mon
day; that Sir Claude Macdonald, the
British Minister has opened communi-
cations with the relieving force and that
the allies have established their heal
quarters at Tung Chow.
Chinese officials in Shanghai are re-
ported as admitting that the allies in
ilicted a heavy defeat on the Chinese
imperial troops around Tung Chow
Sunday, and then marched direct on Pc
Kin. This, ii true, carries the Japanese
Official advices announcing the capture
OF Tung Chow one step further.
The Western powers, according to a
dispatch from Kobe, have accepted the
proposals formulated by Japan for ar
ranging an armistice, dependent upon
the immediate delivery OF the foreign
legations to the allies or the granting
OF permission to the allied forces to en-
Ter Pckin and to guard the legations.
Upon these bases Japan has already be-
gun to negotiate.
Dispatches dated Frida y say: The
acting Secretary OF State makes public
the following telegram received Friday
morning from the United States Consul
at Cheir: The Japanese admiral reports
the allies attacked Peking, east, on
Wednesday. They met with obstinate
resistance.
In the evening this message was also
received; The Japanese entered the
capital with other forces and immediate
ly surrounded the legations. Inmates
were safe The japanese loss was over
100: Chinese, 800. Fowler"
The Navy Department Sunday re-
cclvcd the following dispatch from Rear
Admiral Rcmcy dated at Taku, Satur-
day: Telegraph line to Pekin interrupt
cd. Information, Japanese sources. EN-
press Dowager detained by Prince Yum
ged;, inner city, which is being bonn
barded by allies. Chaffec reports en-
terc legation grounds evening I4th.
Eight wounded during days fighting
otherwise all we'll"
\ Shanghai dispatch announces the
death OF Ii Ping Hong, Cheng and
Chang Lui Lin in the fighting before
Pekin. Ii Ping Hong was the former
Viceroy OF Shanghai who took UP with
the Boxer cause and became the most
rabid and fanatical OF the anti-foreign-
leaders.
The mandarins in the Southern prov
inces have issued proclamation recog-
nizing the capture OF Pekin as just pun
ishmcnt OF reactionary officials and
warning the people not to interfere with
foreigners, but also point out that the
sole object OF the powers should be the
punishment OF the Boxers and then the
restoration OF peace, confning their
operations to the norh.