Arizona republican., 1900-08-20
CHAFFEE,S REPORT.

CHAFFEE'S REPORT.
 Washington, Aug. 19.-From General Chaffee today the war department re- ceived official confirma ton of the fall of Pekin and the rescue of the lega- tioners. The dispatch of the Ameri- can commander was not long and con- tained but few details, but the uncOn- cealed satisfaction with which il was received by the officials of the admins tration indicated clearly the anxiety that had been engendered by his pro longed silence.
 His last communication to the gov ernment prior 10 the receipt of today's advices was dated August Il at Matow, almost thirty miles from Pekin. Ar exploration of his silence is suggested in the advices received by the navy de- pertinent today from Admiral Rcmey, who. telegra phing from Taku, on the 18th, says the telegraph line between that point and Pekin IS interrupted. The cablegram from Admiral RemeS contains some important information not mentioned by General Chaffee. He makes the startling statement, on Jap anese authority, that the inner city of Pekin was being bombarded by the al lied forces.
 DOWAGER A CAPTIVE.
 Admiral Remey says also that the dowager empress is detained in the in ner city by Prince Yungede. The ad- vices received last night from the for eign office at Tokio, Japan, by the Jap anese legation in this city confirms and amplifies the previous accounts of the of pal<in hU the allied trnDnE.
 Mir. Wu said to an Associated Press representative today that he had off, cial advices to the effect that the em- peror and empress dowager had gone from Pekin to the province of Shen Si, a considerable distance west of the capital city. He had not been advised as to what city they had gone, but said it was probable their destination was the capital of Shen Si province. The minister believed they were en- tirely out of danger The statement that the dOwager empress was delayed by Prince Yur~ede. therefore, gave him little concern, although he expressed some interest in it. He said there was no Chinese prince Yungeds. It is not Chinese name. It might be, the min ister thought, a Japanese name. but personally he knew of no such person. At the Japanese legation the dispatch of Admiral Remey was read quite na- turally with the deepest interest. There. too, it was said that Yungede was not a Chinese name. No Japanese of that name was known to the legation at taches. Their solution of the question raised by the dispatch. was that the name should be Yung Lu. He is com mander-in-chief of the Chinese imper- ,gl pro-foreign inclinations and sympa- thies.
 CONFLICTING STORIES.
 No conjecture was offered as to the reason for the detention of the dowager empress by him. Among the Washing ton officials it is regarded as hardly likely that the empress dowager is be- ing detained by any Chinese officials. If she is in Pekin at this time. she is there probably of her own accord. The assertion of Minister Wu, based upon official advices from his government, however, is most positive that she is not in the city of Pekin. While no sur prise was evident at the statement of Admiral Remey that the inner city was being bombarded, some concern was ex- pressed lest the final stand of the
 
 gard the most sacred precincts should prove q very serious affair.
 Pekin comprises possibly four cities in one. In extent of area it is about the size of New York city. The four segments of it are the Chinese city. the Tartar city, the Imperial city and the Forbidden city. The last is the 'in- her city" mentioned in Remey's dis patch and is the residence of the em- peror and is the seat of the imperial court. Nobody is allowed within its massive walls. except by special per mission of the emperor. or empress dowager. The foreigners who have entered its gates are comparatively few in number. The Imperial city is occupied only by the highest Chinese officials and members and attaches of the imperial court Further informa-