The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-08-24
THE CHINESE SITUATION
The Toking of Pekin and the Relief
Of the Legations is Fully
Confirmed.
only The DETAILS ARE NOW lACKInG.
Ssly Eight Americans Wounded During
ths Assault Fighting Continues 1T
Pekin The Empress Dowsger said tn
Ne = Prisoner In the Inner or ''Forbid-
den" City.

Pekin-Ths Empress Dowsger said IA
Ne = Prisoner In the Inner or .sForbld-
den" CITY.
Washington. Aug. i9.-From Gen.
Chaffcc to-day the war department
received official confirmation of the
bcsieged legationers.
Breaks His Long silence.
The dispatch of the American com
mander was not long, and contained
hut few details. but the unconcealcd
satisfaction with which it was re-
'ceivcd by officials of the administra-
tion indicated clearly the anxiety that
had been engcndered by his prolonged
silence His last communication to
the government, prior TO the receipt
Of yesterdays advices, was dated Au-
gust III. at Matow. almost thirty
miles from Pekin. The explanation OF
his silence is suggested in advices re-
ccived by the navy department to-day
from Admiral Hemey, who. telegraph
ing from Taku on the 18th. says the
telegraph line between that point and
Pckin is interrupted.
ADMIRAL Remey's Dispatch.
I. The ca blegram from Admiral Remey
contains some important information
not mentioned by Gen. Chaffee. He
makes the startling statement, on
Japanese authority, that the inner
city OF Pekin was being bombarded
by the allied forces Admiral Remcy
says. also. that the dowager empress
is detained in the inner city by Prince
Yungedo.
: Adviccs received last night from the
foreign Office at Toxic, Japan, by the
japanese legation in this city, confirm
and amplify previous accounts of the
capture of Perrin by the allied troops.
Dispatch from Gen. chanee.
Following is the text of the dis
patch from Gen. Chaffee. as made
public by the war department.:
Che Foo. Aug. 10. 1900.
''To Adiutant General, Washington:
Fekin, August 18th.
I'VE entered legations grounds at
five o'clock last night with Four
wounded during days fighting: other
wise all well.
tSignedl "CHAFFEE."
The President Gratiaed.
The dispatch. which was received
during the morning. was transmitted
Immediately to the president at the
White House. He expressed his graft
fcation at the news contained. par
ticularly at the small loss sustained
by the American troops.
A copy of the dispatch likewise was
sent to Adjt.-Gen. Corbin, who was in
New York.
An Error In Transmission.
II will be noteH that the dispatch
indicates that the American troops
entered the legation grounds Mt five
o'clock on the evening of the l4;h
instant. BY the Washington officials
and by several legation officials to
whom it was shown, the date of Gen.
Chaffee's communication is regarded
IS an error of transmission. 1t is be-
heved that the word "fifteenih"
should be sixteenth" All previous
advices, official and unofficial. have in
Dictated that the legations were re-
heved on the evening of the 18th.
Wednesday. after a day of sharp
fighting. Minister WI, the Chimes.
minister. and Minister Takah;ro. of
Japan, were quite positive on this
point, all their official advice being
that the entrance TO the city Of pel.in
was effected early in the evening of
Wednesday. the 18th.
Divided His Forces.
The fact that only the Fourteenth
infantry and Rilcy's battery entered
the city. as shown BY Gen. Chaffee's
dispatch, does not indicate tina. the
Ninth infantry and the marines, who
were so conspicuously ga!lan.
throughout the advance upon the cap
ital. did not participate in the en-
gagement which resulted directlg in
the rescue of the besieged legation
crs. II is pointed out as likely that
Gen. Cha flee. acting in consonance
with the other commanders, divided
his forces. leaving the Ninth infantry
oHu th' iidtiitS NliuOut tut NAslS "a
the city to act as rear guard to pre-
vent the escape of Chinese troops ly
other gates than those through which
the allies entered. or for some other
excellent reason. Only two battalions
OF the Fourteenth regimen. are with
Gen. Chaffee. They comprise about
eight hundred men.
small Anne rican LOSSES.
This would indicate that only about
one-third of Gen. Chaffee's force actu-
ally entered the city at the time he
sent his dispatch. The sact that only
eight Of the American force were
wounded, none being killed, is regard
ed as notably fortunate.
Admiral Rcmcys dispatch. which,
contains much interesting informa-
Oon In few words. is
Dispatch from Admiral Rcmey.
Che Foo. tho date).
TO Bureau Navigation, Washing
ton: T0ku. Eighteenth. Telegraph