The age-herald., 1900-08-20

fortunate.
 Admiral Remey's Dlsp itch
 Admiral Remeys dispatch, which con tains much interesting information in few words, is as follows:
 "Che Eco Qo date) Bureau of Naviga- tion, Washington:
 "Taku, August 1S.-Telegraph line to Pe- kin interrupted. Information, Japanese sources. Empress Dowager detained by Prince Yungedo, inner city, which being bombarded by allies. Chaffee reports en- tered Legation grounds evening 14th. Eight wounded during days fighting; oth- erwise all we'll
 (Signed) "REMEY."
 The startling feature of the dispatch is that fighting within the city of Pekin was continuing, according to the advices of Admiral Remey. The inner city, or as it is populary known, the forbidden city, evidently had not been taken. It is sur rounded by a massive wall of solid ma sorry more than twenty feet high and it is not regarded as surprising that the Chinese should make their final stand wltnln it. Prior to the receipt of the dis patch it was accepted generally that the Dowager Empress in company with the 44mperor and a large suite, had left Pe kin. while nothing is said in --imiral kemey's advices as to the whereabouts of the, Emperor, it is deemed scarcely prob able that he left the city without the Elm press Dowager.
 Some Doubt as to Accuracy
 Some doubt of the accuracy of the jn- formation received by Admiral Remey is expressed, particularly as Minister Wu said today that he had official advices to the effect that the Emperor and Empress Dowager had gone from Pekin to the pro- vince of Shen Si, considerable distance west of the capital city. He had not been advised as to what city they had gone, but it seemed probable that their destina- ton was the capital of Shen Si province. The Minister believed they were entirely out of danger. The statement that the Dowager Empress was detained by Prince Yungedo therefore gave him little concern, although he expressed some interest in it. He said there was no Chinese Prince Yungedo. It is not a Chinese name. It might be, the Minister thought Japanese name, but personally he knew of no such person.
 At the Japanese Legation the dispatch of Admiral Remey was read, quite with the deepest interest. There, too, it was said that Yungedo was not a Chinese name. No Japanese official of that name was known to the Legation attaches. Their solution of the question raised by the dis patch was that the name should be Yung Lu. He is in command of the Imperial trOonS and is said t0 have strong prO-for- eign procilities.
 Four Cities in One
 Pekin comprises possibly four cities in one In extent of area it is about the size of New York City. The four parts of it are the Chinese city, the Tartar city, the Imeprial city and the Forbidden city. The last is the inner city, mentioned in Admiral Remey's dispatch and is the rest ing place Of the Emperor and the seat of the Imperial Court Nobody is allowed within its massive walls, except by special permission of the Emperor Empress Dowager. The foreigners who have en- tered it's gates comparatively few in number. The Imperial city is occupied only by the highest Chinese officials and members and attaches of the Imperial courts.
 Late last night the Japanese minister MT. Takahira, received the following from the Japanese foreign office at Tokio:
 ''The Japanese consul at Che Foo wired, under date of August r, to the following effect: The foreign forces attacked on the eastern side of Pekin Wednesday morn ing. The enemy obstinately resisted. In the evening the Japanese blew up the Chao Yang gate and the Tung Chih gate of the Tartar City and succeeded in enter ing. In the meantime other foreign forces entered the Chinese City by the Tung Pien gate. Detachments were sent immediately to the legations and opened communica- tions. The ministers and staffs were found safe. The Japanese loss was over 10O in- cluding three officers namely, Captain Mi chiiye and Lieutenant Watanab wounded, while Lieutenant Yazaki was killed. The Chinese loss computed at 4OO.' f@ uHu@ -Hlnu