The age-herald., 1900-08-20
Remey Also Sends Some Impor-
 tant Information.
SOME DOUBT AS TO ACCURACY
Minister Wu Says He Had Official Ad- vices to Effect That the Emperor and Empress Dowager
 Had Left Pekin

Washington, August 19.-From General Chaffee today the War Department re- ceived official confirmation of the fall of Pekin and the rescue of the besieger lega- tioners.
 The dispatch of the Americman com- details, but the unconcealed satisfaction with which it was received by the officials indicated clearly the anxiety that has been engendered by his prolonged silence His last communication to the government, prior to the receipt of todays advices, was dated August H. at Matow, almost thirty miles from Pekin. The explanation of his silence is suggested in advices received by the Navy Department today from Admiral Remey, who, telegraphing from Taku on the 18th, says the telegraph line between that point and Pekin is interrupted.
 The cablegram from Admiral Remey con- tains some important information not mentioned by General Chaffee He makes the startling statement, on Japanese au- thority, that the inner city of Pekin was being bombarded by the allied forces. Ad- miral Remey says, also that the Dowager Duchess is detained in the inner city by Prince Yungedo. .....-.- -.-..
 Advices received last night from the for eign office at Tollio, Japan, by the Ja- panese legation in this city confirm and amplify previous accounts of the capture of Pekin by the allied troops.
 General Chaffees Disp prtch
 Following is the text of the dispatch from General Chaffee:
 "CHE FOO, August 19, 1900. "Adjutant General, Washington
 "Pekin, August 15.-We entered legation grounds at o'clock last night with Four teenth and light artillery. Eight wounded during the day fighting; otherwise all we'll
 "CHAFFEE.'
 It will be noted that the dispatch indi- cates that the American troops entered the grounds at 5 o'clock on the evening of the 14th instant. By the Washington off cials and by the several legation officials to whom it was shown the date of General Chaffee's communication is regarded as an error in transmission. It Is believed that the word fifteenth" should be sixteenth" All previous advices, official and unoffi- cial, have indicated that the legations were relieved on the evening of the 15th We'd nesday.
 The fact that only the Fourteenth 1n- fantry and Riley's Battery entered the city, as shown by General Chaffee's dispatch, does not indicate that the Ninth Infantry and the marines, who were conspicu- ously gallant throughout the advance upon the capital, did not participate in the en- gagement which resulted directly in the rescue of the besieged legatoners. It is pointed out as likely that General Chaffee, acting with the other commanders, divided his force, leaving the Ninth Infantry and the marines without the walls of the city to act as a rear guard to prevent the escape of Chinese troops by other gates than those through which the allies entered, or for scme other excellent reason. Only two bat talions of the Fourteenth Regiment are with General Chaffee. They comprise about so men, This would indicate that only about one-third of General Chaffee's force actually had entered the city at the time he sent his dispatch The fact that only eight of the American force were wounded,