The sun., 1900-08-20
Reports That Inner City Is
Being Shelled.
EMPRESS SAID TO Be THERE
AIso Rumored That Part OF
Pekin Is Burning.

...u,.,, s,or, Given a. From japanese
..,,,., by Admiral Remey and British
.auir.l Bruce-Recsived with Doubt BY
u..s,ns,ou OniciaIs Not Credited By
x,,,,,,r va. who Has Despatch From
II Hung Chang. Nor by the japanese
,...uon-Chanes Reports That He En-
.. p.L,a on AuE. IA-His Losse, Small.
u,.rxoroN Aug. is.-The sensational an
,,..ro.n, came 20 the Government to-day
,,or Admiral Remey at Taku that the Empress
no,sg.r was in the inner or Forbidden City
a, p.sin, which was being bomoarded by tho
,u.. Tbs Admiral says this information
oor,., from Japanese sources. but does not say
xb..her IL IL Official. When doubt Is expressed
,.-., a. 10 the correctness Of this report IL Is
,.o.u4d that the Japanese were in the lead IN
furnishing Trustworthy Information about the
,.u q, pektn and that the news Of the relief OF
m. lasations was credited by Admiral Remey
n IN. Japanese. Admiral Remeys despatch
follows
-CHEYoo. Aug. 10. 1900
.R,-,au Ndr4odton. Washington!
rAxr. Aug. isr-Telegrsph line to Pekin
,r,srrupted Information. Japanese sources.
Enpross Dowaser detained by Prince Yuns
Edo inner city. which being bombsrded by
allies Chafee reports entarod legation
grounds evening ilth. Eight wounded during
davis lighting Otherwise all well.
-REAdKI-
Cen. Charee was heard from to-day for the
srst time since the capture Of Pekiu. As de-
tail, vere expected from him. the bare an
pouuoemsnt In his cable message TO the War
Departmeut of the relief OF the legations was
disappointing The message which came early
follows:
-CHEToo. Aug. 10. 1900.
war Department. Washington!
-PKuS. Aug I5.--we entered legations
grounds al o'clock last night with Fourteenth
and Light Battery. Eight wounded during
DAYS Aghung Otherwise all we'll CHArrKE.'
Minister WI has received confirmation OF
the entrance OF the allied army into Peldn In a
message from IA hung Chang at Shanghai.
dated Aug. IS.
The Rsmey despatch created intense In
t,rest aud was the subject Of an informal con-
ference between the President aud the mem
ber. o, the Cabinet who were iu town. For
severa reasons IL Is believed by tho President
aud The Cabinet members that tho Empress
Dowsser Is not in Pekdn. nor is It deemed likely
that the inner cty was under ths bombardment
st he tine such q report must have come
from Pekln through the japanese sources
Admiral Remsy was careful TO credit
With his information. Information from
Oh eIoept otidL sources heretofore received
toss to show that the Empress Dowager left
psktn With the Emperor and the members OF
hs Imperial Government and a large part
Of the Imperial army. They were supposed
10 have gone 10 Ahan-fu or Sian. the capital
Of shsna Province, which Ia BOO or 100 miles
southwest Of Pekin By road and remote from
rrtwsys
he Chinese Minister. when told Of Admiral
aSmsy's message. said that his own message.
received from Ii Huns Chang last night oon-
trmins the report Of the entrance of the allies
Into Pekin. said also that the Empress Dowaser
and Emperor a. well ss members Of the Impe-
nL LGovrnmsnt T. had left Pekin before the allies
arrived Minister WI stated this as bis own
belief he would not say any thing more about
he contents Of his message. Minister WI
aid that Admiral Remey probably meant
Prince Yuns Lu where his despatch said -Yuns
Edo.
The japanese legation here has not been In
formed BY the To hio Government that the
Impress Is In the Forbiddsn City. A the japan
ee Minister received to-day a long cable from
AsForeisn once at Toxic. dated Aug. 10, giving
ns particulars Of the fall Of Pekin. similar TO
As despatch from London last night. of the
japanese loss OF 100 men and three officers
ana The Chinese loss Of 200 In the 1ght he be-
"es that any such important news as Admiral
Esney sends would have been Included In
As message.
ie last instructions sent to Gen. Chaffee
uSoothad time to reach him BY the 18th. the
u''e OF his message that came to-day. but
VS. believed that he received the instruc-
"o' In tine to have Understood that his Gov
"~nent expected him to assist In rescuing
VIC legations aud beyond that to protect aud
'" In protecting all the for
e0en and native Christians In Pc
~" Every confidence is expressed In
o'u ehanee's Judgment by Government on
A' who feel sure that II he Joined with the
'A''' IN an attack on the inner city IL was for
y" good reasOns. The suggestion is made
Onno'als that the allies and legations may
oeeh bombarded from the inner city
ans In which event there would be return
f'and attack.
I, NI he noticed that Con Chairee reports