The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-08-23

LIEUT.. SMEDLEY ID. BUTLER.
D. Butler. Privates Greene and Var
rell. all slight. This Is the second time
Lieut.. Butler has been wounded
The japanese minister, Mr. Taxa
hira. has received the following ad-
vices from the Japanese foreign Office
at Toxic:
"The Japanese consul at Chefoo
wired under date of Aug II to the fol-
lowing effect: The foreign forces at
tackled on the eastern side Of Pekin on
Wednesday morning. The enemy OBJ
stinately resisted. In the evening the
g"J... 'se hlew up go ChiaO Yarg gate
and the Tung Chih gate Of the Tartar
city and succeeded In entering. In the
meantime other foreign forces entered
the Chinese city by the Tung Pien gate.
Detachments were sent Immediately to
the legations and opened Communica-
tions. The ministers and stats were
found safe. The Japanese loss was
over 100, including three officers,
namely. Capt. MiChilye and Lieut..
Watanabe wounded. while Lieut.. va
zaki was killed. Tho Chinese loss
computed at about 400
After entry in Pekin was effected by
the allied troops, the Chinese troops on
Aug. Is. betoOk themselves to and re-
manned in the imperial palace, and
there they met with obstinate resis-
tance by the Chinese troops. Fighting
is still going on. The headquarters of
the japanese army Is in the legation,
and the division Is mainly quartered
in the villages outside Of An Ting
Men"
Now that the primary object for
which the allied armies marched upon
Pekin, viz, the rescue of the besieged
legatione S, has been accomplished,
the drift Of discussion in official and
diplomatic circles revert to the next
step to be taken. The presumption hero
Is that the next move made will be an
agreement for an armistice. This may
be undertaken by the commanders OF
the Chinese army and those Of the al
lies on the spot where the fighting ap-
pears still to be in progress. This ac-
the question Of the with
drawal OF the foreign armies, the pay
ment OF indemnities, and many other
problems may be left to commissions
duly appointed to adjudicate them
There are II nations which have suf-
fered as result Of the Chinese distur-
Dances. All will expect settlement OF
damages which have resulted from the
boxer outbreak, the murder of mis-
and the destruction OF le-
CATION property. Spain is one Of these
and, although she has not participated
in the relief expedition, she has suf-
'ered alike with others and will ex-
pect to be indemnGed for her losses.
The dispatches seem to make clear |
hat the emperor and the empress |
lowager have made their escape from |
'ekin, and that about the only present |
ervice Of the imperial palace and |
grounds is an asylum in which the de-
Chinese soldiers are making
last stand. The japanese legations
Idvices show that the banners Of the
cortege were seen leaving
'ekin on the 18th, and that probably
he empress dOwager, as well as the
mperor, had left the city. Consul Cen
raj Goodnow advised the state depart
nent that he had information from
'hinese sources that the empress dow
ger had left Pekin.
China's latest application for peace
was received early in the
ay at the Chinese legation and was
by Mr.. WI to the state
apartment. Earl LIS request Is that
he United States shall name Minister
onger, or some other official, to act
r peace envoy for the cessation OF
He expressed his willing
ess to go to such point as the powers
lay desire, and under the limitations
lade 1t is thought that Pekin or Tien
sin would be selected for the negotia-
ons. The Chinese envoy proposed no
,rms as to the withdrawal Of troops,
nd made no other suggestion as to
hat was to come before the commits !