River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-23
MINISTER'S ARE SAFE
Allies Forces Capture and Enter
Chinese Capital.
They Meet with Desperate Resistance
hut Are Finally Successful
Empress and Emperor
Leave Picking.


Leave Picking.
Washington, Aug. 1s.-The allied ar
mics have captured and entered Picking
in the face of obstinate resistance, and
the members of the foreign legations
are safe. Official confirmation of the
fall Of the Chinese capital came to the
United States government Friday night
In the shape Of two cablegrams, one
from Admiral Remey and the other
from Consul Fowler at Chefoo.
Remey's Dispatch.
Admiral Remey's dispatch is as fol-
lows:
"Taku. Aug. T.--Just received telegram
from Tientsin. dated 18th, ten p. m. Pc
king was captured on August l5 Foreign
legations are safe. Details follow shortly
''REMEY."
Met with Resistance.
That from Consul Fowler, giving i'm
portant details of the occurrences at
the time Of the capture of the city, is
as follows:
'Chefoo. Aug. 17.-Secretary OF State
Washington: Japanese admiral reports al
lies attacked Picking. East, 18th. Obstinate
resistance. Evening, Japanese entered
capital with other forces. Immediately
surrounded legations. Inmates safe. Jap
anese loss over 100. Chinese 300
(Signed FOWLER"
strongly Resisted.
Contrary to the press reports of Fri
day, Consul Fowler's dispatch shows
that the attack on the city met with
strong resistance. The Japanese force
engaged with the advance, according
to the understanding of the officials
here, numbered 10000 men, so that the
loss suffered by them was over one per
cent. Allowance is made for losses in
the forces of the other armies, but it
is presumed that it was in proportion
to that suffered by the japanese.
Empress Leaves Picking.
London, Aug. 1s.-A special dispatch
from Shanghai says:
1.-THE allies entered Picking August 15 1t
is believed that Yuan-Shi-K troops have
gone thence to Shen-Si to protect the en-
press, who, according to reports received
by local officials here with Tuan, the i'm
perial household and the bulk of the army
and Boxers, left Picking August Z, for
Hsian-Fu."
lombard Inner City.
London, Aug. 20.-Rear Admiral
Bruce cables the admiralty from Che
foo, August 10, as follows:
"Am informed on the authority of the
Japanese that street fighting still continues
in Picking, part of which is on fire. Yang
lu prevented the empress from leaving, and
a last tsand is now being made in the inner
city, which is surrounded by the allies and
Is being bombarded."
Another Confirmation.
To
Chaffee Sunday the war departmentre-
ceiyed official confirmation of the fall
of Picking and the rescue Of the be-
leaguered legationers.
"Chefoo. Aug 1s.-Adiutant General.
Washington. Picking. Aug. 10: We entered
legations grounds at five O'Clock last night
with Fourteenth and Light battery. Eight
wounded during days fighting; otherwise
all well. CHAFFEE."
Appeals for Peace.
Washington, Aug. 21.-The Chinese
government, through Lii Hung Chang,
has made application to the United
States for the appointment of Minis
ter Conger or some other American Of
fetal with authority to open negotia-
tions for the Establishment of peace
and for fixing definite terms for the
settlement OF the present trouble.
Ii Hung Changes application for the
appointment of peace commissioner
expresses willingness to conduct the
negotiations at a point desired by the
powers and it is expected that this will
be Picking or Tientsin. A similar appli-
cation has been made by Earl Ii to all
of the other powers interested.
1t is likely that the matter will be
one of the main subjects of considera-
ton at the ca binet meeting to-day. But
there is reason to believe that the over
lures will in effect be rejected, on the
ground that the conditions laid down
in the American note of August IL have
not been complied with. and until
complied with the governments course
must proceed without reference to
China's appeal for a halt in the pro-
ceedings
Legations Ready to Succumb.
Picking, Friday, Aug. II, via Shang-
hal, Aug. 21.-''If the relieving column
had not arrived when 1t did we should
probably have succumbed." Thus says
Minister Conger.
Minister Conger continued;
They tried to annihilate us the day be-
fore you got in. Prince Ching, president of
the tsung-li-yamen, sent word that his Off
GERS had received orders to cease firing on
us uRder pain of death. At seven o'clock in
the evening OF the same day the Chinese
opened fire and this continued all day. The
Americans lost seven marines killed and Is
wounded. and one child killed.
Chinese Government Responsible.
1.-THE whole movement is purely gov
ernmental one. The Boxers are only a
pretense, having no guns
THE confidential adviser of the empress
was the leader of the imperial troops here.
"In11 days over 2 900 shells fell among u.s.
British Minister'S Statement.
In an interview Sir Claude MacDon-
aid, the British minister, states:
THE Chinese broke every engagement
with the foreign ministers. There Is no
truth In the story that the imperial palace
supplied the legations with food. They sent
vegetables, which were refused. The total
casualties during the siege of the legations
were 81 killed and 120 wounded"
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