Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-22

navy department yesterday. 1t reports
that the Empress Dowager IL prisoner
in the forbidden city and that the allies
have begun an attack upon the Chinese
army within that Enclosure. The cable
gram says:
ton: Taku, 1S.-Telegraph line to Pekin in
terrupted. Information japanese sources
Empress Dowager detained by Prince
Yungede inner city which is being bonn
barded by allies. Chaffee reports entered
legation grounds evening 14th. Eight
wounded during days fight. Otherwise all
we'll REMEY.
Eight Americans Wounded.
The war department has received the
following dispatch:
tered legation grounds at ) O'Clock last
night with Fourteenth and light battery.
i Eght wG"r we during days gHhtnFg 9th
War department officials think the date
Fekln. August 10, is an error IN trans
mission. They believe it should be Au-
gust 10. as all previous reports indicated
that iekln was captured on the 10th inst
That the Americans, while occupying
a conspicuous place in the attack upon
capture of the city was highly crafty
ing news Gen. Chaffee has been Off
cally congratulated by the President
upon the gallantry aud efficiency of his
command in the trying march from Tien
FTsin to the rescue of the imprisoned for
eigners.
Empress is a Prisoner.
The officials here are inclined to credit
the news that the Empress Dowager is
prisoner, Notwithstanding the previous
reports to the effect that she. with her
court and large treasure. had left Pekin
Il week before the allies arrived there,
and was proceeding to Hsian Flu. the old
lsAyfs I'm .,t.x
Pekin. II it is true that she is held Il
prisoner by Chinese force in the for
hidden city the diplomatic situation may
be vastly simplited. The Chinese govern
ment may then be in a position to prove
that the outrages committed upon the
foreigners were not sanctioned, and that
1t was powerless to suppress the bogus
eGlctS which were issued commanding
the destruction of the foreigners or TO
control the imperial troops.
Minister Conger has officially Informed
the state department, however that the
Chinese government was participating in
the attacks upon the legations. There
are other official reports on file here
which charge that government with full
responsibility for the outbreak. 1t is adj
mitted in diplomatic as we'll as admins
tration circles that in view of Admiral
Remey's dispatch the Chinese govern
ment may successfully establish its in
nOcence.
Fighting Within the City.
The inner. or, as it is popularity known,
the Forbidden city, evidently had not
been taken. 1t is surrounded by a mass
i've wall of solid masonry, more than 20
feet high, and it is not regarded as sur
prising that the Chinese should make
their final stand within its shadows.
While nothing is said in Admiral
Remey's advices as to the wherea bouts
Of the Emperor, it is deemed scarcely
probable that he left the city, without
the Empress Dowager. Some doubt Of
the accuracy of the information received
by Admiral Remey is expressed, par
ticularly as the Chinese minister, Mr.
EMPRESS Dowager and the entire Chi
nese court left Pekin before the arrival
of the allies at the gates.
The condition inside Pekin was made
more clear today by dispatch from Ad-
miral Remey giving authentic reports
from one of his staff officers Lieut.
Latimer, as to the situation on the 10Th
1t spoke of the troops moving on the
imperial city and clearing of the Tar
tar city This latter city contains the
Tartar arsenal and is the headquarters
for the vicious Tartar troops.
1t is said at the war department that
Pekin indicate that the allied forces
found a state of anarchy in the city, with
many disorderly people and no method OF
controlling them. This especially would
be the case if the reported flight of the
Empress Dowager and Emperor is true
Consequently, it has been found neces-
sary for the troops to restore order in the
city and carry out the instructions under
which our forces are acting.