The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
THE FOREIGNERS IN CHARGE
No Chinese Government I'm Pekfn.
Divided Into Districts for Police
Regulations by the Allies-Captafn
Reilly Killed.

REILLY hIlIGu.
Washington, August 22.-The war
department has received the following
~cablegram:
''Tien Tsin, August 10.
7 Adjutant General, Washington:
With reference to your telegram of
the 18th; horses, materials and troops
promptly lighered TO Taku and for
warded to front. Sixth cavalry
mounted. Grant (~transport) due in
Manila now. Hospitals excellent;
ample for present army, We'll supplied
INT in fine condition Everything sat-
isfactory. Go TO Pekin tomorrow.
Sick and wounded doing we'll.
"REMEY."
A CABLEGRAM FROM CONGER.
The state department authorizes the
announcement of the receipt at al ear
ly hour this wednesday, morning
through the consul at Che Foo, of a
telegram from Mr.. Conger in the de-
partment cipher to the following eff
feet:
"Pekin, August 10.
Secretary of State, Washington:
The entire city, with the exception
of the imperial place, is now occupied
by Japanese, Russians, British, Amer
leans and French 1t is being appor-
Toned into districts for police super
vision The Chinese army fled. The
imperial family n the court have
gone westward, probably to 81 An Flu,
in the province of Shen ST. No rep
~resentatives of the Chinese government
are in sight in Pekin and the condi-
tions are chaotic. The palace is expect
n1 70 hn rnlnn ~ n O / n ra11- Monu
missionaries have started for home,
while others remain in charge of the
Christian refugees, numbering about
], 900. 'tCONGER."
BEHEADED BY ORDER OF THE
EMPRESS.
The Japanese legations has receiv-
ed a telegram dated August 21st from
the foreign office at Toxic, giving the
following dispatch received yesterday
from the Japanese acting consul gen.
eral at Shaghai:
"A dispatch received here from a
Chinese official at Pao Ting Flu says
nat by the empress dowager's orders
Hsui Yung Vi, Lii Shan and Lien Yuen
were executed on the 18th and Yung
Lu, who was to have shared the same
fate, is now in a Jail of the judicial
department n that the empress
dowager and emperor left Pekin on
uie 1olH SScorleu Dy lung ru oIldnS
troops for WI Tai Shan, via Chu Chow
and Use Ching Kwan. Kang vi, it
is further stated, has been appointed
commander-in-chief of the WI We
army while Princes Tuan and Chwang
and Tsong Chi, Kang vi and Hsui
Tung have been ordered to remain at
Pekin.
Another telegram dated the 18th
has been received here from Pao Ting
FL m tho affect rhnr rhnJrOh the
empress dowager has left Pekin, the
emperor has decided to remain be-
hind"
CAPTAIN REILLY KILLED.
The navy department has received
the following cablegram from Admiral
Remey:
che Foo, August u
"Taku, August 20.
"Dickins command is landing today.
Pekin 18th all except imperial city
cleared of Chinese troops. American
have penetrated to the gates of the
palace. Captain Reilly with artillery,
killed on 18th. Morning 18TH sixth
cavalry and about 400 English and Jap
anese dispersed about 1000 Boxers
eight miles outside of Tien Tsin.
About 100 Chinese killed, five Ameri-
cans wounded. Chaffee's losses six
killed. thirty wounded in two days
fighting. "REMEY."
CONGRATULATIONS TO CHAFFEE
The war department has made pub
lie the following:
WA Department, August %.
T Major General Chaffee, Pekin.
The president joins me in congratu-
lations to you and h officers and men
of your command on the brilliant
achievement in which h courage,
fA~f ~ o-l It'll 14-
forces in China have played so honor
able a part. With mourning for your
fallen comrades, the whole country
is proud and grateful for you great
success.
FIGHTING NEAR ITEM TSIN.
London, August 22.-"The allies are
fighting the Chinese outside Tien Tsin
August 19th," so Rear Admiral Bruce
wires to the admiralty from~Taku I'M
der date of August goth adding h a
the engagement was reported to have
occurred six miles south of Tien Tsin.
ADMIRAL Bruce also sent a dispatch
dated Pekin August 18th from the gen.
eral officer commanding there, In which
nothing is said as to the situation at
Pekin. 1t gives a partial list of the
British casualties during the siege Of
the legations, the death of Captain
Bernard Strouts, and regrets that "ow-
ing to the heavy o and forced march
the naval brigade was a to par
ticipate in the entry" adding h a the
way they brought their guns by boat
and roe from Tien Tsin is an achieve
ment OF which they may be proud"
An official dispatch from Tien Tsin
dated August Goth, and received at
Toxic repeats hat the Japanese occu-
pied the imperial palace at Pekin Au-
gust 10th and says that about August
18th the empress dowager n the en-
peror and ministers left Pekin with
5000 troops.
Half the Tartar city was placed un-
der control of the Japanese and oom-
mittees of Japanese, Americans, Brit
ish, Russian and French officers We're
appointed I o maintain order. A de-
tachment Of Japanese troops rescued
the foreign missionaries and Chinese
Christian converts who had been i'm
prisoned in the palace Two hundred
Japanese were killed or wounded.
THE AMERICAN FORCES.
London. August % 4 a. m-'Today
1900 Americans attacked the imperial
palace" says a dispatch to The Morn
o.