Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-23

eminent mas IeCtlNeu q SopiS an
tErongh Consul Fowler at Chefoc,
s.ag consul RagsdaIe at Tientsin, say
~ the Chinese troops are surrounded
Ir the allied army in the palace
grounds at Pekin.
prominent Officials Beheaded.
s-anghai. Aug. 21.-Oficlal advices
t-,~ pellin say Hau Tung and Vi Lien
yrap of the anti-foreign party, and
n shan pro-foreigner, have been de-
,aoitqted and that Yung Lu has been
imprisoned by Prince Ching, 1t is
aided the emperor and dowager en-
rrass are sixty miles west of Pekin,
,.raar constraint of Prince Tuan. Ii
Hung Chang goes north Immediately.
psn Tung was a member OF the Imper-
9- secretariate and president of the
ivl board. Ii Shan as a member Of
The ministry of the imperial household
Tbe identity of VI Lien Yuan cannot
be traced.
Situation in Pekin.
Washington, Aug. 21.--rhe war de-
par.ment has received the following
dispatch:
"Chefoo. Aug. is, Peltin, Aug. 10,
We entered legation grounds at 8
o'clock last night with fourteenth reg
inent and light battery. Eight wound
I'd during days fighting. Otherwise
all well Chaffee."
The war department office thinks
the date Pelin, Aug, 10, is an error in
transmission. They believe it should
be Aug. Is, and all previous reports
indicated that Pekin was captured
Aug, Is.
Gen. Chaffee's dispatch was received
with great qualification at the news
contained, particularly at the small
loss sustained by the American troops.
ID viii be noted that the dispatch iii
dIeated that the American troops en-
tered the legation grounds at o'clock
on the evening of the 14th inst. Gen.
Caafiees communication is regarded
as an error of transmission Ii is be-
Eeysi that the word fifteenth should
be sixteenth"
Tile fact that only the fourteenth in
aury and Riley's battery entered the
ctv as shown by Gen. Chaffees dis
patch does not indicate that the ninth
infantry and the marines, who were so
r8uspieuousiy gallant throughout the
advance upon the capital, participated
10 The engagement which resulted di-
lt.tly In the rescue of the besieged le-
garouers 1t is pointed out as likely
that Gen, Chaifee, acting in conso-
nance with the other commanders di-
vIed his force, leaving the ninth in
taarv ana the marines without the
walls of the city to act as a rear guard,
tapeyent the escape Of Chinese troops
dgar5or gates than those through
which the allies entered or for some
gaa excellent reason.
Only two battalions of the four
tenth regiment are with Gen. Chaffee
Ta.y comprise about 500 men, This
Would indicate that only about one
rar0 VT Gen Chafiee's force actually
had aaered the city at the time he
SID his dispatch The fact that only
a.a. pc being killed, is regarded as
notably fortunate
Admiral Remey's dispatch which
contains much interesting information
law words is as follows;
#Gaf0o (no date), Bureau Of Nayi-
-au Washington Taku, 1S.-fele-
h line to Pekin interrupted. In
' lion Japanese sources, empress
-r detained by Prince Yung Edo
- 5y. which being bombarded by
ALLIES. Chaifee reports entered lega-
1u grounds evening Aug. il. Eight
"Mej during days fighting; other
$50. a.I well. -Remey."
t startling feature of the dispatch
nt lighting within the city Of Pekin
uuuuuing according to the adj
Admiral Reney The inner
IS popularity known the forbid
~ evidently had not been taken.
4 lrrounded by a massive wall OF
masonry, more than twenty feet
and ID is not regarded as surpris-
aat the Chinese should make their
stand within it's shadows. Prior
receipt Of the dispatch it was ac-
generally as a fact that the
zgE empress, in company with the
lr and a large suite. had left
L# While nothing is said in Adj
B1ney's adgices as to the where
IF the emperor. it is deemed
E probable that he left the city
t tine empress dowager. Some
II the accuracy Of the informa-
a.yed by Admiral Remey Is ex-
particularly as the Chinese
yen Mr. WI. is very positive that
p.ror, empress dowager and the
Chinese coufs left Pekin before
Ital az the gates Of the allies.
no surprise was evincei at the
nt of Admiral Remey that the
ty vas being bombarded, some
was eyiuced lest the final
the Chinese troops within
regard as the most sacred
should prove a very serious
Pekin comprises possibly four