Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-08-23

| following plain telegram received
| last evening from Mr.. Fowler, the
United States Consul at Che Foo:
"Che Foo, Aug. II (received 1:5j p.
m.)-Japanese admiral reports that
| the allies attacked Pekin from the
east on the 18th. Obstinate resist
| ance. In the evening the Japanese
entered the capital with other forces
and Immediately surrounded the le-
| cations. Inmates safe. japanese loss
| over 100. Chinese 300"
The officials here were aware of she
| fact that the stronghold of the BOX
ers was in the Chinese city and that
| for the allies to attempt to force
| their way through it into the Tartar
city, in which the legation compounds
are located, might mean a great loss
! of life and possibly defeat. 1t was
| also known that the imperial troops
which have sided with the Boxers
were many of them in or near the
| Chinese city and that much of the
artillery and rifle fire which has been
! poured into the legations had been
| from the walls separating the two
| cities. These facts evidently were
| communicated to Gen. Chatfee and
| the other commanding officers of the
allies.
| Realizing these obstacles, it APP
pears the allies decided to attack I'll"
city by the east gate. There are four
| entrances to the city on the east, two
| leading TO the Chinese city and two
to the Tartar city. Just which of
| these was selected as the attacking
point Consul Fowlers dispatch does
| not disclose.
The japanese force engaged with
| he advance, according to the under
| standing Of the officials here, num-
| hered 10000 men. so that the loss SUI
! fered by them was about l per cent.
No mention is made of the losses OF
| the other armies,
4 cabinet official said yesterday
| that unquestionably the native Chris
tians in China. said to number sever
| al thousand, will be included in any
| arrangement made between this gov
| ernmcnt and China incident to the
cessation of hostiIities.
| At the present stage of the Chinese
situation this subject has not Yet been
| seriously discussed by the cabinet,
| but there is no doubt. according to
this member. that the United States
| is in honor bound to protect them
| and will look out for their security.
"What Will be done with them?' he
was asked.
"That has not been decided. but
rest assured that in their disposition
the honor Of the Unitd States will be
| fully preserved. II may be arranged
for them to 90 to the Philippines. or
one of many other plans that are
| available NAV be adopted.
II also was stated that, while the
meter has not been formally con-
sidercd. the indemnity to be collected
bv the United States will be not only
for the families of the victims, but
also probably to compensate this gov
| crnmcnt for the expense it has been
put to in prosecuting the campaign.
at has not been n heavy expense,
compared to the Spanish war, he
said "but il will he sufficient, togeth-
er with the indemnity to. the families
of missionaries and other victims and
for all loss to property of the United
States government. or of american
| citizens. to make it a very serious
matter. financially, to China"
London. Aug. 1S.-"Pekin was re-
| Ieyrd on the night of the 18th" This
message WAS received last c"enin% 1T
| the imperial customs Office in London
from the commissioner of customs
at Che Foo. 1t is the only official
| message that has reached England in
confirmation of the earlier reports.
Proceeding to discuss the probable
flies of a cessation of hostilities. the
Morning Post assumes that IN" Uni
ted states is willing II a!mrnnn any
idea of further aggressive action. but
il. questions The disposition of Ger
many and the other powers 10 agree
to such a course.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Morning Post says he learns that no
formal request for an armistice has
vet reached the powers and that it is
improbablc that any such request
will be granted.
| The other papers comment guard
edly upon the situation, owing to the
lack of definite news when the editor
ials we're written. Most of them ad-
vocate n stern inquisition regarding
outrares and the punishment of The
leaders. even ii they have to be pur-
sued all over China.
The Daily Graphic, in a paragraph
anparcntly inspired. says there is ne
reason to believe that any of the
powers viii repudiate the previous
understanding to respect the integri-
tv of the empire and the dynasty
adding thar the proposal to land &
British force at Shanghai originated
not with the British government. but
with the Chinese, who at the same
time urged that this shonId not ht
done if likely to lead to intcrnationa
complications.
Shanghai dispatches say that Emre
ror Kwang Su accompanied the EN-.
press dowager to llsian Flu much
against his will. Prince ruan com.
manded the rear guard of the impe
rial escort, of which Boxers formed
65 per cent All the palace treasures
were sent to Hsian Flu. /.