The Atlanta constitution., 1900-08-27

the empress dowager had left Pekin.
The attitude which the international
forces will observe toward the emperor
and empress dowager is understood to
have received official consideration among
the powers. resulting from request by
the southern viceroys that no personal in
dignity be shown to Chinas rulers. In
response TO this. IL is quite generally un-
derstood that there will be no personal
indiguity to the emperor and empress
dowacer not because IL is felt that there
is a sepcial consideration due them. but
because China would be precipitated into
n chaotic condition IL the responsible
heads of the empire lost their functions.
IL develops in this connection that all the
powers recently rejected the proposition
of the consuls ut Tien Tsin to destroy
the tombs of the Ming dynasty. The pro-
posed destruction was IA threat held out
20 The Chinese In the hope of bringing
them to terms.
Japanese Well Advised.
The Japanese legation today received
several important dispatches giving the
fullest and latest Information of events
in Pelin. a telegram dated at Toxic Au-
gust 18th says;
AFTER entry TO Pekin was effected by
the allied troops the Chinese troops, on
August 18th, betook themselves 10 ana
remained in the imperial palace. "A body
OF Japanese troops were told OH To guard
the palace and there they met win oD-
stinate resistance by Chinese troops.
Fighting Is still going on. The mead
quarters OF the japanese army Is in the
legation and the division Is mainly quar-
tered in the village outside OF An-Ilns-
Men"
A telegram dated the 18th instant re-
ceived from the Japanese foreign office
gives the following dispatch from the
acting Japanese consul general at Shang-
hal:
From Shen's statements to me. / am
inclined TO think there is truth in the
rumor that the empress dowaSer az
least. II not the emperor. too. has LETT
Pekin for Wutat-Hsien. in Shersl prov
ince via Tao Ting-Fu, for he told me
that some OF the secretaries OF the priNy
council crossed the Lulson bridge on the
18th with banners bearing inscriptions de-
noting that they formed a part OF the
imperial escort. and that L.u Chuan-Liu,
governor of kiang-Su.. sent telegram
on the lith to the southern VlceroyS ana
governors, directing them To Forward an
war funds To Shcnsi. But as an Imperial
decree was issued on the 18th, the depart
urc. II IL took place at all, must have
been subsequent To that date.
Il have also learned from another re-
Iu and kang vi are still I'm Pekin,
though Prince Tuan has followed the
empress dowager."
a telegram dated the 2oth from the
THE Japanese consul at Annoy tele-
I graphs as follows on August 18th:
lit is reported from the interior that
| I'm Ting Chou Flu and Lung Nuen Chou.
/ several Christian chapels were destroyed
bv mOhS. The anti.ChriStian movement
appears To be spreading toward the dis
! trict of Chang chou Flu. There do not.
I however. seem to be any foreign mis-
l sionaries I'm the Interior
Prince Ching. referred to rs still NJ
/ pelxin. IS the Chinese official most friend
\ ~ to tn. foreigners. while Prince Tuan.
who is said To have followed the en-
/ press dowager. is the head OF the anti
I foreign element Yung Lu probably is
| the Jung I.u in command OF the impe-
I rial forces.
The state department this morning re-
ceived a dispatch from Consul Fowler.
dated Che Foo. August 18th. 1t relates
I to the massacre of missionaries and
! others At Pao Ting Flu. which has been
I referred to- a number Of times In the
1 press dispatches. and has lately conceded
A., TO have occurred on June aOth. The irst
part OF the dispatch is SO badly man.
/ gled in transmission that il is impossl-
| bic TO make much of II. The text IS
| as follows:
"Che Too. received August Is. 19o0.-Sec-
rctary Of State. Washington: Evening
/ 18th. Reported all Presbyterian miss!ona-
| rics at Pao Ting Fu Killed june sun,
premises burned-same nightO Catholic
| mission Rain stopped work July lst at
tackled American (boardD CPttkn2 Shot
dead trying to keep gang out; Misses Mo.-
reu Could taken boxer headquarters,
killed. tBagnallD killed near CTcmple1
Cooper and Belgians fate uncertain. olil-
ciais hau sent all home from yamen. Al
natives connected with foreigners suffered
like fate. Authority special messenger
FOWLER"
The state department today issued the
q /. "H.HH ..FFH.. .HHH
The acting secretary OF state makes
public the receipt 81 a telesram rom
Consul General Goodnow. dated the 20th
instant. reporting a statement ot the gov
ern0r OF shan Tung. that the empress
left Pekin on the 18th for Slnan fu IN
the province Of Sheusi. and that Princes
Ching and Tusn and Niceroy kans N
are still in Pekin.
'Sinan Fu' appears to be another pho
urtfc YES on oi Tho u1snr ot IN t1iia "a
~ Shens. where there is an imperial pal
ace. u Is otherwise Spelt lis An. - An
and 81 Ngln the sufliN 'fU' Gcnoting city,
which is Z seal Of administration
The bureau 90 navigation this morning
I received the following cablesram from
.sTakn. August l9.-Authentic report
from Pekin 18th from Lieutenant Lati-
mer Troops movinE on imperial city.
who remained I'M Pckn are well EXCEPT
One child. Captain Myers recovered from
wound. has typhoid fever. crisis passed
I I.upett was wounded ia upper left leg,
bone fractured: leg saved: now recover
7 ing. The following killed during siege IN
I Pekiu. Sergeant J +. Fanning. PriVates
/ =. u. King. J. W. Tucher. J. Kennedy,
| T. T.. Thomas. \. Turner and n. ). FISH
er Wounded-Private j. Scholder. elbow.
severe. now dangerously in from fever;
| seaman j. Mitchell. upper arm. severe:
now recovering. All Others wounded and
sick returned To duty. Casualties, Major
R.dllc's command. attack Tan Patlng;
I First Lieutenant Butler. chest; Private
Green. wrist: Private Warren. right tem-
PIE: all slight Reported from >,hinese
I sources that the royal family have es-