Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-21
RUSSIAN STRATAGBM
Contrary to Agreement Of the Allied
Commanders Russians Occupied
a Pekin Gate.
BRAYESlAND OF CHRISTIANS
Blk Thousand Of Them Held at Bay twenty
Thousand Boxers for Six Weeks
Their Lives We're Spared by
General Tung.

Their Lives Were Spared by
General Tung
New York;, August 21-A dispatch to
the Herald from Pekin, dated August
18th, via Shanghai says: Contrary to
the agreement Of the allied command
ers the Russians advanced and occupied
the first door of the east gate early on
the morning of the 14th (Tuesday) but
failed to force the second door. At 2
o'clock in the afternoon of the 14th the
British and Americans entered the gate
near the legations after only slight re-
sistance. The Japanese met more seri-
GUS opposition at the upper east safe
all day. At midnight on August 14th
they blew up the gate and entered the
city. Many Chinese were killed. The
people in the legation were we'll but
somewhat starved.
MADE A BRAVE FIGHT.
New York, August 21.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Tien Tsin says: Father
de Hets, Lazarist missionary. arrived
he, with 5000 converts held out six
weeks against 10000 Boxers armed with
rifles and swords, who intended binding
or killing the whole population. Cen
eral Sung sent word that the Christians
would be spared but must disarm, and
Father de Hets must leave for the
coast He was escorted to General Ma
at Pei Tsan and had been there three
days when Pei Tsan was taken.
ENTERED THE SACRED CITY.
London, August 21.-The following
dispatch was received from Rear Ad-
mlral Bruce: "Taku, August 19th.-The
allies are reported to have entered the
sacred city of Pekin on August 17th."
YUAN SHI KIA DEAD.
Shanghai, August 21.-Yuan Shi Kia,
governor of Shan Tung is dead.
THE LATEST FROM CONGER.
Washington, Aug. 2l.-It is under
stood that this government received an
extended communication from Minister
Conger, giving much later and fuller
advtces than those thus far received
The text of the message will not be
made public at present. The state de.
partment also received a dispatch from
Consul Fowler at Che Foo, but 1t devel-
ops technical features aud will not be
given out. 1t sheds no new light on the
situation at Pekin.
SUING FOR PEACE
Paris. August 21.-The French for
eign office received from Ii Hung Chang
request similar to the one addressed
to the United States government ask
ing the appointment of Pichon, the
French minister at Pekin. or another
person, to represent France at the peace
negotiations. 1t is said that all the
powers received like messages.
TWO VICEROYS APPEAL.
Washington, August 21.-The state
department today received an appeal
from the viceroys of Marking and Hu-
nan asking that no personal indignities
be shown to the emperor and empress
dowager, and renewing assurances of
friendship and promises maintaining
quiet in China If this is observed.
1t Is understood that the powers al
ready considered this question: and
there appears to be no disposition to
give the emperor and the empress dow
ager affront. Earl Ii Hung Chang sig
nified his intention of leaving Shanghai
reply Of the powers to his request made
yesterday for peace.
CONGER's STORY.
New York, August 21.-Minister Con-
ger said: "They tried to annihilate us
the day before you got in. Prince
Ching, the president of the Tsung Ii
Yamen sent us word that his officers
received orders to cease firing on us,
under pain of death. If the relieving
column had not arrived when it did.
we should probably have succumbed.
The Americans lost seven marines
killed, fifteen wounded, and one child
died. The whole movement Is purely a
governmental one. The Boxers are cnly
a pretense, having no guns. The conf
Dental adviser Of the empress was the
leader Of the imperial troops here. In
eleven days over 1900 shells fell among
u.s. The American marines, under Cap
tain Myers, held position on the wall
throughout the siege. The imperial
family left four days ago, for Shan 81
province. The Chinese in the imperial
city made stout resistance. After
shelling them, the allies succeeded in
forcing the gate, entering the city about
noon on August 18th. The American
loss in this action was the greatest.
I Captain Reilly Of the fifth artillery.
was killed."
AN EFFORT TO KILL MINISTER'S.
Washington, August 21.-The state
department makes public the following
extracts from the cablegram received
last night from Minister Conger: THE
United States legation, Pekin (undated)
via Che Foo, August 2Oth.-Saved. Re-
lief arrived today. 1t entered the city
with little trouble. Do not yet know
where the imperial family is. Except
the deaths already reported all Ameri-
cans are alive and well. A desperate
effort was made last night to extermi-
nate us. Mitchell, an American soldier,
and Russian and japanese were
wounded, and one German killed."
TELEGRAPH WIRES CUT.
Shanghai, August q, 6 p. m.-The for
eign officials here learn that the tele-
graph from Tien Tsin has been cut. The
position of the allies IL uncertain, and