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At PEK|NG
Events Prior To The
Relief.
MANY INCEuD|ARY FIRES
Three Hundred and Seventy five
thousand Russians in the Far
East t-Japan's Strength.

LONDON, Aug. ga a. m.)-"To-
day 1,500 Americans attacked the i'm
perial palace" says a despatch to the
Morning Post from Pekin, dated August
Il, "and captured four of the courts
The United States flag is flying over
the imperial granary. and the imperial
bank has been looted
Describing events prior to the relief,
the Morning Post correspondent cables;
"On August u, the Tsung Ii Yamen
requested a conference with view to
peace. No armistice was granted, how
ever, and that night we endured the
longest fusilade of the whole siege. 1t
lasted twelve hours.
on August 13 the Tsung Lii Yamen
begged TO be excused from any confer
ence, saying that the members were too
busy. Later they wrote that they had
forbidden firing on us and would court
martial any who disobeyed. During the
evening many shells fell in the legation
compound"
The Daily Chronicle published an in
terview with the Japanese minister in
London. Kato Kallaki, which repre-
sents him as having said:
THE Empress is the heart and soul
Of China Whether the supreme power
is taken from her or not she Will al
ways be the greatest force, the one
above all others 10 be reckoned with.
The difficulty will be to get any one
who can speak for her. l fear that the
influence of Ii Hung Chang is now OF
extremely little weight.
! The powers must come to final un-
derstanding quickly. Anarchy, blood
shed and misery throughout China
would be inevitable if a policy does not
Immediately disclose itself. The gov
erument must be re-established."
The japanese envoy expressed his ap-
proval regarding a conference Of the
powers. and said he believed that salts
factory pecuniary compensation woulc
be secured if the forces in China were
properly developed, despite the fac
that her present revenues are pledged
Three hundred and seventy five
thousand Russian troops are already II
the Far East or on the way by lane
and sea. or under orders to embark
This statement is made by the Moscow
correspondent of the Daily Graphic
vho adds that mobilization is in prog
ress all over European Russia, AM
that there are now at Odessa fourteen
steamers chartered to take troops. Ac
tn, CnHCIHl
telegram has been received at the Rus
sian capital from Shanghai announcin
the departure of Ii Hung Chang 70
Peking.
SITUATION IN PEKING.
LONDON, Aug. 24-3:5O II. m.-Fire
fighting and dissension are apparent
following in the wake of the relief {
Peking. The Daily Mail publishes dI:
patches from the Chinese capital, date
as late as August 18th, declaring ths
a great fire was then raging in the In
pcriaI city. The Russian Commissions
had declined TO accept the decision
th- other generals, not to violate II
Imperial precincts. and street fghtir
was going on. General Chaffee, so it
asserted. maintained that the Chine
had been adequately punished alread
and that it would be unwise TO take IL
imperial palace. This explains Il
withdrawal of the Americans. aft
,v breaking three gates as cabled by u
special correspondence of the Associa
w ed Press. The Russian General, hoy
be ever. maintained that his Governme
y had declared war against China. ~
N that. therefore there was no reason
nm prevent him carrying hostilities in
er the sacred precincts.
in Judging from various, and In mai
nd cases. contradictory dispatches. tn
r have reached Europe this mornl
~ from Peking. the commanders event
~ ally adopted a middle course, or
20 Reuter- telegram asserts that sentri
e were placed to prevent looting. Hen
lis il is assumed that the Imperial bull
ry ings. though captured, will not be {
hp stroyed.
ne The fires appear to be incendary "a
"a to be caused by the Chinese themselv
in All the dispatches point 10 the Fl
sed that. according To the latest receiN
is here from Peking the command
all were somewhat at sea regarding tn
future action. all awaiting instrucu'
, - from their governments.
nc The foreign residents appear to hs
hat been sent to TienTsin, although
pie. St Petersburg correspondent of
cry Daily Mail says that the Ministers '
ON not leave Peking until the negot
M tions for indemnity are under way.
- Neither the commanders nor dir
vul matists were in communication "
the Chinese Government on Aug