The Irish standard., 1900-08-25
MINISTER'S ARE SAFE
Allies Forces Capture and Enter
Chinese Capital.
They Meet with Desperate Resistnnce
hut Are Finally Succenxful-
Empress and Emperor
Leave PckinE.

Washington, Aug. 1s.-The allied ar
mics have captured and entered Peking
in the face of obstinate resistance, and
the members of the foreign legations
are safe. Official confirmation of the
fall of the Chinese capital came to the
United States government Friday night
in the shape of two cablegrams, one
from Admiral Remey and the other
from Consul Fowler at Chefoo.
Remey'x Dispatch.
Admiral Remey's dispatch is as fol-
lows:
"Taku, Aug. 17.-Just received telegram
from Tientsin. dated 10th, ten p. M: Pc
king was captured on August Is. Foreign
legations are safe. Details follow shortly
"REMl1Y."
Met with RcxIstance.
That from Consul Fowler, giving i'm
portant details of the occurrences at
the time of the capture of the city, is
as follows:
"Chefoo. Aug. 17.-Secretary of State.
Washington: Japanese admiral reports al
lies attacked Peking. East, 18th. Obstinate
capital with other forces Immediately
surrounded legations. Inmates safe. Jap
anese loss over 100. Chinese 800.
(signed FOWLER"
Strongly Resisted.
Contrary TO the press reports of Fri
day, Consul Fowler's dispatch shows
that the attack on the city met with
strong resistance. The Japanese force
engaged with the advance, according
to the understanding Of the officials
here, numbered 10000 men, so that the
loss suffered by them was over one per
cent. Allowance is made for losses in
the forces of the other armies, but it
is presumed that it was in proportion
to that suffered by the Japanese.
Empress Leaves Peking.
London, Aug. 1S.-A special dispatch
from Shanghai says:
'The allies entered Picking August Is. 1t
is believed that Yuan-Shi- i-IIais S troops have
gone thence to Shen-Si to protect the en-
press, who. according to reports received
by local officials here, with Tuan, the i'm
perial household and the bulk OF the army
and Boxers. LETT Peking August T. for
Hsian-Fu."
lombard Inner City.
London, Aug. 2O.-Rear Admiral
Bruce cables the admiralty from Che
!; foo, August10, as follows:
"Am informed on the authority of the
japanese that street fighting still continues
in Pckins, part of which Is on fire. Yang
lu prevented the empress from leaving. and
last tsand is now being made in the inner
city, which is surrounded by the allies and
Is being bombarded."
Another Confirmation.
Washington. Aug. 20.-From Gen.
Chatfee Sunday the war departmentre-
ceiyed official confirm alton of the fall
of Pelling and the rescue of the be-
leaguered legationers.
"Chefoo Aug 10.-Adjutant General,
Washington. Peking, Aug. l5: We entered
legations grounds at five o'clock last night
with Fourteenth and Light battery. Eight
wounded during days fighting; otherwise
all well. CHAFFEE."
Appeals for Peace.
Washington, Aug. 21.-rhe Chinese
government, through Lii Hung Chang,
has made application to the United
States for the appointment of Minis
ter Conger or some other American Of
fetal with authority to open negotia-
tions for the establishment of peace
and for fixing definite terms for tho
settlement of the present trouble.
Ii Hung Chang's application for the
appointment of Il peace commissioner
expresses willingness 10 conduct the
negotiations at point desired by he
powers and ii is expected hat this will
be Peking OF Tienlsn. a similar nppli-
cation has been made by Earl Ii to all
of the other powers interested.
1t is likely that the matter will be
one of the main subjects of considcra
tion at the abinet meeting to-day. Bul
there is reason TO believe that the over
lures will in effect be rejected. on the
ground that the conditions laid down
in the American note of August IL have
not been complied with, and unit.
complied with the governments s course
must proceed without reference to
China's appeal for halt in the pro-
ccedings.
Legations Ready to succumb.
Picking, Friday, Aug. II, via Shang-
hal, Aug. 21.--"If the relieving column
had not arrived. when it did we should
probably have succumbed." Thus says
Minister Congcr.
Minister Conger continued:
"They tried to annihilate us the day be-
fore you got in. Prince Ching. president of
the tsung-li-yamen, sent word that his Off
GERS had received orders to cease firing on
us under pain of death. AT seven O. clock in
the evening of the same day the Chinese
opened fire and this continued all day. Tho
Americans lost seven marines killed and Is
wounded. and one child killed.
Chinese Government Responsible.
'"Thc whole movement is purely q gov
ernmcntnl ono. The Boxers are only q
pretensc, having no guns.
1.-THE confidential adviser Of the empress
was the leader Of tho imperial troops here
"In II days over 1000 shells fell among u.s."
British Minister'S Statement.
In an interview Sir Claude MacDon.
aid, the British minister, states:
1.-The Chinese broke every engagement
with the foreign ministers. There is no
truth in the story that the imperial palace
supplied the legations with food They sent
vegetables. which were refused. The total
casualties during the siege of the legations
were G7 killed and 120 wounded"
Mndc Il Heroic Resistance.
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