The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-29
WILL ATTEMPT 70 REGAIN PEK|NG
BOXERS M0BlilZED.
Force Of Imperial Troops and Boxers Pre-
pairing 10 Attack the Allies-capital
Cleared Of the Enemy.

kilograms from Shanghai, dated
Tuesday, say: The flags OF the allies
are now floating over the imperial pal
ace. Street fighting, however, contin-
ues. The walls OF the city were blown
up with dynamite.
Considerable assistance in the cap
ture Of Peking was rendered by 1000
armed native Christians. The legations
were enabled to hold out by purchasing
ammunition from the Chinese. The
foreign ENJOYS are proceeding to lien
tsin.
The dowager empress fed from Pc
king with treasure amounting to $780,
100000 taels She is surrounded by Jap
aneso cavalry II the Chinese govern
mem is at Sinan-Fu there is no means
nj getting at them, according to the
military men. without prolonged
campaign and with much larger army.
The State department Wednesday re-
ccived, through Consul Fowler, at
Che Foo, the following dispatch from
Minister Congcr. dated at Pekn: The
entire city, with the exception oi the
imperial palace, is occupied by japanese,
Russian, British. American and French.
1t is being apportoned into districts for
police supervision. The Chinese army
fled The imperial family and the court
have gone westward. probably to 81 An
Flu. in the province OF Shan 81, No rep
resentatves OF the Chinese government
are in sight in Pekin and the conditions
are chaotic. The palace is expected to
be taken Immediately. Many mission
aries have started for home. while 9TH
ers remain in charge OF the Christian
refugees. numbering about 1000.
4,
ington. Friday, that the powerful Chi
ncse viceroys were disposed to accept
the new conditions OF affairs in China
and would assist in the maintenance OF
peace.
The information came in a dispatch
through diplomatic channels. and stated
that one OF the foreign officers had re-
ccived telegram from two OF the most
powerful central viceroys. stating that
they intended to give their best efforts
to maintain duiet throughout the cenral
portions OF China
As this assurance came subsequent TO
the capture OF Pcking, it is regarded as
a favorable sign OF the disposition OF the
viceroys whose authority in the interior
is very great. Their course has been
watched with much concern by officials,
for since Pcking is in a chaotic coudi-
ton the most influential authority in
the empire Is that OF the viceroys.
Sunday evening the japanese Lega-
ton at Washington gave out the follow
ing telegram. dated Pekin. from Gen.
Yamaguchi, commander oi the japanese
forces:
"The capital is now entirely cleared oi
the enemy A cavalry regiment which
had been sent to Wan Shau Shan, where
the Empress Dowagcr's palace is locat-
ed, reports that the imperial iamily,who
had left Pekin, started, after short rest
at Wan Shau Shan, for the west, and
were under the escort OF Gen. Ma and
his troops, consisting OF only about SOC
horsemen and 20 carts. The Japanese
forces occupied the Treasury Depart
mcnt, in which over 1000 oco tacls in sill
yer and large quantity OF rice were
found. Another dispatch dated Taku
states that as the Chinese troops and
Boxers who had gathered at Nan Yuer
were about to attack the foreign forces
at Pekin japanese and Russian cavalry
were expected to encounter them. Tho
dispatch further states that Chinese IN.
fantry some 5000 strong, with IS guns
are advancing northward from Shanp
Tung to make a rear attack on the al
lies"
The news OF a possible rear attack
upon the comparatively small force o
the allies was not regarded as serious
as the foreign forces are believed to bC
abundantly able to take care of them
selves against any force of Chinese like
ly to be sent against them.