Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-30
ALLIES NOW IN PEKIN.
CoNGER SAYS HELP ARRIVED
JUST IN TIME.
Americans and British Were First TO
Enter the Chinese capita-Trouble
Spreading to Southern china-Ameri-
cansat Swatow Ask for " arship.

| Nv cable via Shanghai Pekin CORE
| spondent tells of the entrance OF the al
| hes INTO the Chinese capital. Contrary
| to the agreement OF the allied command
| ara the Russians advanced and occupied
| the first door OF the east gate early III
| the morning Of the 14th, but talleu 70
| force the second door. At O'Clock on
| the afternoon Of the l4th the BRITISH anu
| Americans entered the gate near the le-
| cations and met with only shgnt resist
| ance The Japanese met more SERIOUS
onnosition at the upper east gate all Gay.
| Al midnight on the l4th they blew up tue
| gate and entered the city. Many Cnl-
| nese were killed.
| The peopIe III the legation were Well'
| but somewhat starved. Minister Con
| ger SAID: .Iney tried to annlhllate US
| the day before you got in. Prince Cnlng'
| president of the Isung-li-I amen, sent
word that his officers had received orders
| to cease firing on us under pain OF death.
| At o'clock in the evening OF the same
| dav the Chinese opened ire, and THIS
| continued all day. If the relieving col
umn had not arrived when IL old we
should probably have succumDeu. Inc
| Americans lost seven marines Killed anu
| fifteen wounded, and one child dleo. Ane
| whole movement is purely a government
| al one. The Boxers are only pretense'
| having no guns. The conhdentlai ADVISER
| of the Empress was the leader Oh LIE
| imperial troops here. In eleven days over
| 200 shells fell among us. Inc American
| marines. under Captain Meyers, held
position on the wall throughout the slege.
1 IJnon the allies passing the wall the chi
| nese retreated. The imperial family lett
| four days ago for Shan-si province. IL
| is estimated that the strength OF the
| Pekin garrison was 10000 men. line ie
| cation was urged to leave the city unoer
| an escort of Chinese troops, but refused
| fearing treachery. The chinese III tne
imperial city made stout resistance.
After Smelling them the allies SUCCEEDED
| in forcing the gate and entering the CITY
about noon on the 10Th. The American
loss in this action was the greatest. Gap
tain Reilly Of the Fifth artillery was
killed"
In an interview Sir Claude Macdonald,
the British minister, states: Ihe Chlnese
| broke every engagement with the iorelSn
| ministers. There is no truth in the story
that the imperial palace supplied the ie-
cations with food. They sent vegetables,
which were refused. The total casualties
during the siege of the legations were
sixty-seyen killed and 100 wounded.
Serious trouble is now threatened IN
the neighborhood of Canton. The Amer
leans at Swallow, according to the Lon
don Chronicles Shanghai correspondent,
applied for warship in consequence OF
serious rioting. 1t is believed that II the
inner CITY is satisfactorily reduced 1t IS
nrobable that the powers will agree not
to push military operations further than
is necessary to effect the punishment OF
those directly responsible for the dlsor-
ders. to secure indemnity for injury to
the persons ard property OF their SUD-
iects and to re -esta olsh a stable govern
ment.
The Yokohama correspondent OF the
London Mail says there is citation there
over the relief of the legations, when Is
ascribed chiefly to the Japanese contln-
gent but there is also keen anxiety
regarding the final settlement. The Jap
| anese distrust Germany, and Russia is
equally suspected of Interior designs.
The newspapers urge that Japan, hav-
ing horne the chief burden in the opera
tions. must see that the future of China
is not determined merely by the pleasure
| of the western continental powers.
concentrated loan of $1OO,OOO,OOO and
other facts show that the Government IS
preparing for emergencies. There is gem
erally a pessimistic feeling, but 1t is the
oninion of the japanese generally that
Great Britain, the United States ana
Ianan will avert the danger arising from
the ambition of continental Europe.
Pekin comprises four cities in one. In
an area the size of New York, four seq
ments of it are the Chinese city, the
Tartar city, the Imperial city and the
Forbidden city. The last inner city
mentioned in Admiral Remey's dispatch
;s the residence Of the Emperor and the
seat of the imperial court. Nobody is
allowed within it's massive walls except
by special permission of the Emperor OF
Empress Dowager. Foreigners who have
entered it's gates are comparatively few.
The cabinet on Tuesday decided to re-
iect the appeal from Li-Hung- Chang for
. cessation of hostilities. The reply was
| communicated to the Chinese Govern
ment with a statement of the reasons for
the action of this Government. The re-
lection is based on the noncompliance OF
the Chinese Government with the spe-
| c;fc provisions Of the declaration Of the
United States under date of Aug. II.
The following are the important fea-
lures of the Chinese note: When the pre-
yailing trouble began the several powers
Handed troops and officially declared that
the purpose Of such action was to accom-
plish the liberation of the ministers. The
allied troops having entered Pekin and
Found the ministers safe, it is proper to
REQUEST the powers to direct that hos
tilities cease and commence negotiations
for the restoration of peace. SO there
fore Li-Hung Chang requested the United
States Government to appoint an envoy,
with full powers, or to designate the min
lister now in Pekin, who is well acquaint-
ed with the question at issue between
China and the powers, to conduct the me-
gotiations.
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