The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-24


the face of obstinate resistance, ana
the members of the foreign legations
are safe. Official confirmation of the
fall of the Chinese capital came to the
United States government last night
in the shape of two cablegrams' one
from Admiral Remey and the othef
from Consul Fowler at Chefu. Inc ca
blegram from Admiral Remey came
first early in the evening, 1olioweu
very soon after by one from Consui
Fowler, and the officials, reailzias 'he
great public interest in the events
which it is believed had happened III
Picking, at once made them pubic.
Admiral Remey's dispatch is as tol-
lows:
Legations Safe.
"Just received telegram from TEN
tsin dated 18th, 10 p. M: Picking was
captured on Aug. Is. Foreign legations
are safe. Details follow shortly.
That from Consul Fowler, giving inn
nortant details of the occurrences at
the time of the capture of the city,
was given out in the subjoined ohciai
statement:
"Japanese admiral reports allies at
tackled Picking, east, 18th. oostlnate
resistance. In the evening the Japan
csc entered capital with other forces.
Immediately surrounded legations. IN
mates safe. japanese loss over 1oo.
Chinese 300"
Previous Information
which has been received here showed
that the allied armies took possession
of Tung Chow on the 18th inst. From
that city to Picking the distance is
not YER: great-not more than dozen
miles. 1t seems evident. therefore.
that the armies halted for time at
Tung Chow, probably for the purpose
of giving the men a rest and to pre-
pare for the attac kupon the capital
CITY in force after waiting until the
rear Of the advancing hostsshould ar
rive at the front. Possibly, also' the
delay was the result of negotiations
inaugurated by the Chinese officials
looking to the delivery Of the ministers
with a Chinese or other escort. Ii ne
gotiations We're attempted they must
have failed, as the army continued on
it's march and attacked the capital
three days after reaching lung CHOW.
News Reaches London.
London. Aug. 1S.-"Peking was re-
lieyed on the night of the 18TH.
This message was received last even
ing at the imperial customs office in
London from the commissioner of GUS
toms in Chefu. 1t is the only official
message that has reached England in
confirmation of the earlier reports, Ad-
miral Remey's dispatch not having ar
MI
London morning papers. The Morn
ing Post. which is the only paper
printing the Chefu message, says:
To-day is not only day of national
rejoicing, it is also day of congratu-
lation for all the powers of the world.
Procseeding to discuss the probaoll-
ity Of the cessation of hostllltles, the
Morning Post assumes that the United
States is willing to abandon any ldea
of further aggressive action, but 1t
questions the disposition of Germany
and the other powers to agree to such
a course.
Advocate IL stern InqaisftiOn.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Morning Post says he learns that no
formal request for an armistice has
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improbable that any such request
would be granted.
The other papers comment guarded
ly upon the general situation, owing to
the lack Of definite news when the ed
itorials were written. Most of them
advocate a stern inquisition regarding
the outrages, and the punishment OF
the leaders, even if they have to be
pursued all over China.
The Daily Graphic, in a paragraph
evidently inspired, says thre is no
reason to believe that any of the pow
ers will repudiate the previous UNDER
standing to respect the INTEGRITY of
the empire and the dynasty, adding
that the proposal to
Land II British Force
at Shanghai originated with the Chi
nese and not with the British govern
ment and the Chinese at the same
time urged that this should not be
done if likely to lead to international
compiled tons. This says the Daily
Graphic, "disposes of the story that
the viceroy of Marking changed his
mind under the infiuenc eof the con-
suls. Her majestys government, we
DelleNe, mas IlO lilleIltlOIl VI COliIeSliIlS
the right of France or the United
States to land troops, should either
think it necessary
Shanghai dispatches say that En-
peror Kwang Su accompanied the en-
press dowager to Hsian Flu much
against his will. Prince Tuan COM
manded the rear guard of the imperial
escort, of which Boxers formed IS per
cent. It was expected that Gen. Tung
Fuh Slang would follow after the ar
rival of the allies. All the
Palace Treasures
were sent to Hsfan Flu.
The hearsay accounts Of the allied
entry into Picking are contradictory,
some maintaining that there was Sc
we're fighting and others that the en-
trance was not opposed New Chwang
was again attacked on Aug 10, but
the Russians repulsed 1000 Chinese,
inf1icting heavy loss, although they
also suffered severely. According to a
dispatch to the Daily Express from
Chefu, the dispatch from Conger.
which was received by United states
Consul Fowler on Wednesday, after