New-York tribune., 1900-08-20
ATTACK ON FORBIDDEN CITY
MINISTER WI SAYS EMPEROR AND
EMPRESS HAVE LEFT PEKING.
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Washington, Aug. 19.-The startling feature OF
Admiral Remey's dispatch was that hghtins
within the city of Peking was continuing The
inner or, as it is popularity known, the Forbid
den City, evidently had not been taken. 1t is
surrounded by a massive wall of solid masonry,
more than twenty feet high and IL is not re-
garded as surprising that the Chinese should
make their final stand within its shadows. Prior
to the receipt of the dispatch 1t was accepted
generally as fact that the Empress Dowager,
in company with the Emperor and a large suite,
had left Peking While nothing is said in Ad-
miral Remey's advices to the location of the
Emperor, It is deemed scarcely probable that he
left the city without the Empress Dowager.
Some doubt of the accuracy of the information
received by Admiral Remey is expressed, par
ticuiary the Chinese Minister Mr.. w. is
positive that the Emperor. the Empress Dow
ager and the entire Chinese court left Peking
before the arrival at the gates of the allies
The Chinese Minister said to-day that he had
official advices TO the effect that the Emperor
and Empress Dowager had gone from Peking to
the Province of Shen-Se. a considerable distance
west Of the capital city. He had not been ad-
vised to what city they had gone but 1t seemed
probable that their destination was the capital
of Shen-Se Province. The Minister believed
they were entirely out of danger. The state
ment that the Empress Dowager detained
by Prince "Yungedo." therefore gave him little
concern, although he expressed some interest in
1T. He said there was no Chinese Prince
"Yungedo." It is not Chinese name. It might
be. the Minister thought, Japanese name, but
personally he knew of such person.
At the japanese Legation the dispatch Of Ad-
nairal Remey read naturally with the deep
est interest. There, too. 1t was said that Yung-
edo nt No of
ficial of that name known to the Legation
attaches Their solution OF the question raised
by the dispatch that the name should be
Yung Lu. He is the commander-in- n-chef OF the
Imperial Chinese troops, and is said to have
strong pro-foreign inclinations and sympathies
No conjecture offered as to the reason for
the detention of the Empress Dowager by him.
Among Washington officials 1t is regarded as
hardly likely that the Empress Dowager is be-
ing detained by any Chinese official. If she be
in Peking at this time, she is there probably of
her own accord. The assertion OF Minister wu
based upon official advices from his Govern
ment, however, is most positive that she is not
in the city of Peking.
While no surprise evinced at the state-
ment of Admiral Remey that the inner city was
being bombarded, some concern was expressed
lest the final stand OF the Chinese troops within
what they regard as most sacred precincts
should prove serious affair
Peking comprises practically four cities in one
In extent Of area it is about the size of New
York. The four segments of it are the Chinese
City, the Tartar City the Imperial City and
the Forbidden City The last is the inner city
mentioned IN Admiral Remey's dispatch, and is
the residence of the Emperor and the seat of the
Imperial Court Nobody is allowed within its
massive walls, except by special permission of
the Emperor or Empress Dowager The for
eigners who have entered it's gates are com
paratively few in number. The Imperial City
is occupied only by the highest Chinese officials
and members and attaches of the Imperial
Court. Further information as to the reported
bombardment will be awaited with keen inter-
est.
Late last night the Japanese Minister Mr.
Takahira, received the following advices from
the japanese Foreign Office at Toxic:
The japanese Consul at Che-Foo telegraphed
under date August IL. to the following effect:
The foreign forces attacked on the eastern
slde OF Peking on Wednesday morning The
japanese blew up the Chieo- Yang gate and the
Tung-chih gate OF the Tartar City. and sue
ceeded in entering In the mean time other
foreign forces entered the Chinese city by the
Tung-Pien gate Detachuients were sent imrGe
diately to the legations and opened comcnuniea-
tions The Ministers and STATS were found
safe. The Japanese loss was over one h;tGdraJ.
Including three officers, namely, Captain Micht
ye AID Lieutenant Watanabe. wounded. while
Lieutenant Yazak was killed The Chinese loss
computed at about four hundred"
, Substantially the information contained in the
above dispatch was received yesterday direct
from Toxic. The officials of the Japanese Lega-
ton are much gratified at the conspicuous gal.
iantry displayed by the Mikados forces during
the advance upon Peking, and they have
ceived with unconcealeG pride the congratula-
tons not only of the officials Of this Govern
ment. but also of the diplomatic representatives
OF other countries at this capital
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