Evening star., 1900-08-18
LEGATIONS ARE SAFE
Dispatch From General Barry Re-
eeived Today.
ALL VESTIGE OF DOUBT REMOVED
Purposes of This Government to
Be Firmly Carried Out.
AGREEMENT AT SHANGHAI

Official confirmation continued to pour in
today that the allied armies had taken
Pekin. and that the legations were safe.
The first dispatch came from Brig Gen.
Barry, who had just arrived at Chefoo to
become chief OF staff to Gen. Macarthur
and who stopped in China for the express
purpose of looking over the situation and
advising the War Department. His dis
patch said:
War Department, August 1S. 1900.
CHEFOO.
Adjutant General. Washington:
Taku- 1Tth- Indiana transport arrived on
the 10Th All are well. Will go to front
Pekin taken 18th. Legations safe.
BARRY.
About the same time the State Depart
ment received a cipher cable message from
Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai. stat
ing substantially the same thing to the
arrival Of the allied forces at Pekir and the
safe deliverance of the legationers. The
text of the Goodnow dispatch will he given
out later in the Gay.
All Doubt Removed.
These dispatches. together with those of
last night from Admiral Remey and Consul
Fowler, dissipated the slightest vestige of
doubt as to the arrival at Pekin and the
safety of the legations. But there was still
an eager awaiting among officials for the
details Of that momentous event. The
Barry di: patch spoke of Pekin as being
taken" which to a man of military train
ing clearly meant that 1t was not without
struggle
This Tailed with the japanese adniraPs
statement of fierce resistance and con-
siderable number Of casualties among the
Japanese attacking party. Admiral Re
mey also uses the expression that Pekin
was captured" 1t is therefore assumed
by the officials that an engagement oc-
CURED In the shadow of the great walls of
Pekin.
The War Department. as well as the
Navy Department, is expecting almost mo-
mentarily from Admiral Remey the details
of this engagement promised in his dis
patch Of yesterdcys date. General Chat
fee being at the front. and in the midst of
the trials at Pekin, IS hardly expected to
be able to get through information with
that facility which Admiral Remey can
command The admiral has already stated
that he has sent Lieut. Latimer one of his
staff officers, TO the front for the express
purpose of furnishing accurate information.
His dispatch last night was based on a re-
port from Tien Tsin, a point only eighty
miles from Pekin. and indicated that wire
communica ton with the front was at least
N part open
Purposes Yet to he Carried Out.
With the allied armies at Pekin and the
legationers rescued. 1t can be stated that
the American administration considers that
one OF It's most essential purposes has been
achieved. and that 1t now remains only to
carry out with unswcrving fidelity the pur-
poses already clearly defined by this gov
ernment- Although these purposes Were
made known some weeks ago in Secretary
Hays note of July 3. they now assume ad
ditional importance in the light of the work
to be taken up. -Four distinct purposes
were laid down in that declaration, viz:
The purpose of the President Is as 1t
has been heretofore, TO act concurrentIy
with the other powers.
First. IN opening up communication with
Pekin and rescuing the American officials
missionaries and other Americans who are
IN danger
Secondly. in affordng all possible protec-
tion everywhere in China 10 American life
and property.
Thirdly. in guarding and protecting all
legitimate American interests: and
Fourthly. in aiding to prevent spread
Of the disorders 70 the other provinces of
the empire and recurrence of such disas-
ters."
Secretary Hay also added the significant
words:
1T is. Of course. too early TO forecast the
means Of attaining this last result but the
policy Of the government Of the United
States is 20 seek solution which may bring
about permanent safety and peace TO China
preserve Chinese territorial and adnnlnis-
trarve entity. protect all rights guara nteed
10 friendly powers by treaty and interna-
tional law. and safeguard for the world the
principal equal and impartial trade with all
parts of the Chinese empire"
II can be stated authoritatIvely that the
foregoing declarations stand today as they
DID on the day they were enunciated. The
government considers that the first uurnose
enumerated. namely opening up commun,
cation with Pekin and reScuing the Amer
Icdh ohlciaIs missionaries and other Amer
leans who are in danger" is now achieved
There may be details Of this rescue sttr Tn
De- carried out. but no doubt is entertained
that the rescue will be fully ACCOMPLISHED
Ihdt leaves the three remaining rIirpnsas
SCI i"fth Stii 10 be carried cut. and these
are chiefly in the line Of restored order
quiet and security TO the disturbed conn
try.
supplies for the TROOPS
Previous to the capture Of Pekln. and
Z a
would be done with the United States
troops tIready in China. the quartz rma-ter
and curnniisSary departments took 1uto
consideration the subject Of supplies for
the troops. should II be found necessary.
for them To remain in China during the
winter Owing to the blockade Of ice in the
Gulf OF Pech! il was known that fl
would De- imnracticable 10 land supplies at
1aku' after November l. and unless some
oiher port could be found the supplies
would have 10 be shipped within the next
thirty days IN order to be landed The
war Department has received information
that there is an open port during the winter
at Shan-hai- i-kuan, near Lin-yu. Supplies
can be landed by tugs and lighters at this
port during the entire year and can be sent
by rail TO a point opposite Taku the rail-
road connecting with the same road that
runs from Taku through Tfen Tsin. and
On I'd Dali