Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-18

Toxic. Aug. 17--General Yammguuchl
wires from Pelzln under date OF AUG.
l6. as follows.
'sThe allies attacked pebin early yes
terday. opening with artillery 0n the
eastern side. The wall was obst.natg.y
held by the enemy The japanese and
Russians were on the n0rihwari of
Tung Chow canal, The Americans and
British Wcre on the south side. At
nlghtfal the japanese blew up the two
eastern gates of the Tartar city and
entered In the meantime the Ameu.
cans and British entered the Chinese
city by the Tung PIen gates Dee
tachments OF each force were sant TO-
wards the Legations, The parties met
near the legations and opened CONTINUE
uiCluou All the ministers au. llo.T
STATS were found safe. The japanese
loss was over one hundred killed. Joe
Guiding three officers. The losses Uf Die
allies have not been asgertaIned. -Four
hundred Chinese We're killed.
OFFICIAL AT WASHINGTON
Washington. Aug ls-OmciaI condr-
nation continued tu pour LOO today that
the allied armies had taken Pek.u and
that the legatlOuers We're safe. The
first dispatch from BupalIur General
Barry. who had just arrived al Che
Foo. 20 become CHIEF of stan 90 General
Chanee. His dispatch said.
'Che Foo, Adjutant General WASH
ineton.-
"Taku. Aug. l1.-ludlaua transport
arrived on the 10th AN lp wgM WIN
go 90 front PeklD taken la.a Ltga-
lions safe BARRY
The Indiana carried battalion OF
the Fifteenth Infantry which had
trans-shipped from the sumner az Na-
gasak.
THERE WAS FIGHTING.
About the same time. the stato lc.
partmcnt received cipher cable
sage from Consul G0Dlu0W at Shllg.
hat, stating substantially the same
thing as 90 the arrival 0f the allied
forces az Pekiu. and the safe deliver
ance of the leEau1usrs. The taNt ut
the Goodnow dispatch VIII Doe given ou
later in the day
These dispatches, together with those
OF last night from Admiral Rvmey and I
Consul Fowler dlssIpatel The slightest
yestige of doubt as 90 th. arrival lt
Pekin and The safety of the legations.
but there ~ stil an eagauess among
officials for the details of the moment |
Gus event
The Barry dispatch spoke Of Pekn as |
being taken which t9 o. man oi mU- |
i,ary training, clearly meant that 30 |
was not without struggle This
tailed with the Japanese admIrafs |
statement Of fierce resistance, ana @ |
considerable number of casualties !
among the japanese attacking party
Admiral Remey also uses the express !
sion that Pekin was captured il is
therefore accepted among officials that !
an engagement occurred in the shadow
of the great walls ~ PekIu
The war department as well as the
navy department is expecting almost
moment8rily from Admiral Remey the |
details OF this engagement
LOOKING FOR MORE NEWS.
General Chaffee. being at the front
and IN the midst of the trials at Pee |
Kin, is hardly expected Co be able 90 |
get through Information with the fa-
cility which Admiral Remey can COM |
mand. The admiral has stated that he |
sent Lieutenant LattimVr, one OF his /
stan officers, 90 the front for the exc
press purpose OF furnishing accurate |
Information, His dispatch last night |
came from Ten Tsin. only eighty miles |
from PekIn. and gave promise that wire
communication with the port was open.
al least IN part.
MINISTER WI RELIEVED. TOO.
The Chinese minister. feeling that the |
crisis was relieved took a days rest, ]
leaving az 10 o'clock for Chesapeake 1
beach. nearby resort
With the allied armies at Pek.n and I
the legations rescued. % can Doe stated T
that the American administration con- .
siders one Of lis essential purposes 20 .
have been accomplished and that 10 .
now remains only 20 carry out with .
answering fidelity, the purposes all /
ready clearly defined by this govern .
ment. Although these purposes were .
made known some weeks ago To- Sec
rotary Hays note of July Bird, they now .
assume special importance Ia the light .
OF the work 20 be taken up.
WHAT THE UNITED STATES
INTENDS.
The purpose OF the President IS. as 70 .
has been heretofore 20 act concurrent
Is with the other powers.
First In opening up communication