The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-21
C0NCER TALKS.
Chinese Tried to Annihilate the
Ministers.
Relieving Force Arrived Just in
Time.
DUPLICITY OF CHING.
Sent Word That There Would
Be No More Firing.
FusiIade AfteEward Commenced
and Continued All Day.
SACRED CITY FALLS.
Report That it Was Captured
August IL.
Telegraphic Communications
From Tien Tsin Are Cut.
: Peace Proposals Rejected by
Uncle Sam.
SACRED CITY FALLS.
Report That it Was Captured
August IL.
Telegraphic Communications
From Tien TSin Are Cut.
Peace Proposals Rejected by
Uncle Sam.

New York, Aug. 21.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Pekin, Friday, August Ii,
via Shanghai says:
Contrary to the agreement of the al
lied commanders, the Russians advanced
and occupied the first door of the east
gate early in the morning of the 14th
CTuesday), but failed to force the second
door At o'clock on the afternoon of
the 14th the British and Americans en-
tered the gate near the legations and
met with only slight resistance.
The japanese met more serious Oppo-
sition at the upper east gate all day.
At midnight on the 14th they blew up
the gate and entered the city. Many
Chinese were killed. The people in the
legation We're well, but somewhat starv-
ed.
Minister Conger said:
They tried to annihilate US the day
before you got in.
Prince Ching, president of the Tsung
Ii Yamen sent word that his officers had
received orders to cease firing on US un-
der pain of death.
AT o'clock in the evening of the
same day the Chinese opened fire and
this continued all day.
If the relieving column had not ar
have succumbed-
The Americans lost seven marines
killed and Is wounded. and one child
dead.
The whole movement is purely a gov
ernmental one. The boxers are only
pretense, having no guns
The confidential adviser of the en-
press was the leader of the imperial
troops here.
In eleven days over 1000 shells fell
among us"
LIS APPEAL REJECTED.
Washington, Aug. 21.-The cabinet
today decided to reject the latest ap-
peal from Ii Hung Chang for a cessa-
ton of hostilities- The reply will be
communicated at once to the Chinese
government with a statement of the
reasons for the action of this govern
ment. The rejection is based on the
noncompliance of the Chinese govern
ment with the specific provisions of the
declaration of the United States under
date of August u.
TELEGRAPH CUT.
Shanghai, Aug. 21-6:1O P M-The
foreign officials here learn that the tele-
graph wires from Tien Tsin has been cut
The position of the allies is uncertain
and a large body of Chinese troops has
taken the field.
SACRED CITY FALLS
London, Aug. 2L-The following dis
patch has been received from Admiral
Bruce:
''Taku, August 10 Sunday. The al
lies are reported to have entered the sa-
cred city of Pekin. August H.
MISSIONARIES HELD OUT.
New York. Aug PA dispatch to the
Herald from Tien Tsin via Shanghai
Father Dehets, a Lazarist missionary.
has arrived here
At village forty miles to the north
west he, with six thousand converts held
out for six weeks against boxers armed
with rifles and swords
Ihey numbered 10000. They intended
ollnolng or killing the whole population.
Ihe village officials sent Father
Dehets word that he must leave China
put with a few rifles and a small cannon
ne held on until General Sung sent word
tnat the Christians would be SHARED hIt
that they must disarm and Father
Dehets must leave for the coast
tie was escorted to General Ma at
Feltsan and had been there for three
Gays "hen PeItsan was taken. The re-
manning converts We're given one weeks
food. by General Sung acting unde, or
ders from Pekin. The boxer exceeded his
GERMANS FALL OUT
New ork, Aug. PA dispatch to the
Herald from Berlin saws:
OF the last day or two rumors have
been current in the press of a conflict
between Count Won BeuIow and rbe
kaiser and the military party regarding
China. 9
DIR. Theodore Rarth. a we'll known
member of the reichstag. is known to he
IN the confidence of the foreign secre-
tary. publishes an article in Die Nation
in which he declares that Count Won
Buelow could not regard the appoint-
ment OF Count Won Waldersee as a pure
~ mlltary question. He had proba bly
given his consent to it, but its premat1lre
announcement to the press before he
had finished negotiations with foreign
cabinets was sprung upon him by the
military party. anxious to bring about
a fait accompi.
DIR. Barth declares the treatment of
the W aldersee question causes anxietv
as 1t looks as if military influences were
at work on the foreign office
GOVERNMENT HEARS FROM CONc-
GER
Washington, Aug Pit is understood
this government has received an extend