The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-08-23

~h,ue.e 200 i'm the Encounter
w.s,;npton. Aug. IS. - The aliieo
,,ies have entered Picking, anu IA
.ha face OF obstinate resistance anu
.ho members of the foreign legauohs
80 safe OfRcial confirmation OF the
81, 80 the chinese capital came TO the
limited States government last me-
IN the shape Of two cabiegrahs' ~
from Admiral Remey ana the o
from Consul Fowler at Chetu. Inc 20
blegram from Admiral Remey an
erst carly I'm the evening, follower
very soon after by one from Cohsui
row,ar and the officials. realizing the
great public interest in the events
Which II is believed had happened III
pal,;,,r at once made them pupiic'
ADMIRAL Remey's dispatch Is as ioi
lows:
Legations Safe.
Gust received telegram from Ten
tsin dated 18th, 10 p. m: Pekihs We
captured on Aug. 10. Foreign iesa.io"e
are safe. Details follow shoruy's
That from Consul Fowler, giving I'M
portant details of the occurrences d.
The time of the capture OF the city,
was given out in the subtoined ohciai
statement:
"Japanese admiral reports allies at
tackled Picking, east, 18th. opstina'e
resistance. In the evening the Japan
csc entered capital with other iorces'
Immediately surrounded legations. IN
roo+as cafe Japanese loss over lo0.
Chinese &c.,"
Previous Information
which has been received here showed
that the allied armies took possession
of Tung Chow on the 18th inst. FROM
that city to Picking the distance Is
not ver,, great-not more than dozen
miles. II seems evident, therefore,
that the armies halted for time at
Tung Chow, probably for the purpose
of giving the men a rest and TO pre-
mare for the attac kupon the capltai
city in force after waiting until the
rear of the advancing host should ar
rive at the front. Possibly, also, the
delay was the result of negotiations
inaupurated by the Chinese officials
looking to the delivery of the ministers
with a Chinese or other escort. III ne
gotiations were attempted they must
have failed, as the army continued on
it's march and attacked the capital
three days after reaching Tung Chow.
News Reaches London.
London. Aug. 19.-"Peking was re-
lieyed on the night of the 18th.
This message was received last even
.sal CT
London from the commissioner OF GUS
toms in Chefu. 1t is the only onciai
message that has reached England III
confirmation of the earlier reports, Al
miral Kemey's dispatch not having ar
rived in time for publication In the
London morning papers. The Morn
ing Post, which is the only paper
printing the Chefu message, says:
To-day is not only day of national
rejoicing, it is also day OF congratu-
lation for all the powers OF the woria.
Procseeding to discuss the probable
ity of the cessation of hostintles, the
Morning Post assumes that the united
States is willing to abandon any IDEA
of further aggressive action, but II
questions the disposition of Germany
and the other powers to agree to sucn
a course.
Advocate stern Inquisitfon.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Morning Post says he learns that no
formal request for an armistice has
yet reached the powers, and that 1t is
improbable that any such request
would be granted.
The other papers comment guarded
ly upon the general situation, owing to
the lack of definite news when the ed
itorials were written. Most Of them
advocate a stern inquisition regarding
the outrages, and the punishment OF
the leaders, even il they have to be
pursued all over China.
The Daily Graphic, in a paragraph
evidently inspired, says thre is no
reason to believe that any Of the pow
ers will repudiate the previous under
standing to respect the INTEGRITY OF
the empire and the dynasty. adding
that the proposal to
Land n British Force
at Shanghai originated with the Chi
nese and not with the British govern
ment, and the Chinese at the same
time urged that this should not be
done IL likely to lead to international
complications. This" says the Daily
Graphic, 'disposes of the story that
the viceroy of Marking changed his
mind under the infiuenc eof the con-
suls. Her majesty's government. We
believe, has no intention of contesting
the right of France or the United
States to land troops. should either
think ii necessary"
Shanghai dispatches say that En-
peror Kwang Su accompanied the en-
press dowager to Hsian Flu much
against his will. Prince Tuan COM
manded the rear guard Of the imperial
escort, of which Boxers formed 65 per