New Ulm review., 1900-08-22

ready escaped from the city The Imperial
court left for Shen-Si on August IL with
the Manchuss The Kausu troops have gone
southwest with the object of drawing off
the allies and preventing them from fol-
lowing up the court 3. s} " 5s.is # 4
Austrian Minister Wounded
# Vienna, Aug. The Austrian for
eign Office has received "a dispatch an
nouncing that the Austrian acting min
lister at Peking, DR. Won Rosthorn, is
slightly wounded. IA s=<s @..-ss ..*.s .=.1 81
Obstinate Resistance.
Shanghai, Aug. 20.-The general at
tack on Peking began August Is, in
the morning. The enemy obstinately
resisted. The same evening the Jap
anese. demolished the Cham-Lang and
Tong-Chi gates and entered the capital.
The other armies entered by the Tong
Quien gate. They sent detachments at
once to the legations, where the minis
tiers were found sa fe r. y. - '' / s. - 49,,
Allies Used Artillery. -" ~
/. Toxic, Aug. ao.-Gen. Yama guchi
wires from Peking, under date of
: august 10, as tOllOWS: .,>..:..-. ~',--.z !.
The allies attacked Peking early yester-
day, opening with artillery on the eastern
side The wall was obstinateIy held by the
enemy. The Japanese and Russians. were
on the northward of the Tung7Chow canal
The. Americans and British We're on the
south side. At nightfall the Japanese
blew up the two eastern gates of the Tartar
City and entered In the meantime, the
Americans and British entered the Chinese
city by the Tung Pien gates. Detachments
or each force were sent towards the lega-
ton. The parties met near the legat ations
and opened cOmmunica ton. All the minis
ters and their staffs were found safe. The
Japanese loss was over 100 killed including
three officers. The loss Of the allies have
not been ascertained. -Four hundred Chi
nese were killed., .. -.,,.,-.
Ito Refuses to Interfere.
New York, Aug. 20.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: A
Yokohama message to the Mail says
that Ii Hung Chang has sent an urgent
appeal to Marquis. Ito asking him to
Use his good offices with the powers.
The marquis has replied expressing g
sympathy, but stating that interefer-
ence is impossible at present. =
Why, America Gets News First.
London, Aug. 2o.-While awaiting de-
tails OF the taking of Peking the papers
here again comment on the superior
official intelligence of the auth horities
at Washington. the St. James Gazette
saying: -
THE relief of the legations may now be
accepted without reservation" :.
Ihe Westminster Gazette attributes
the celerity of the American reports to
the fact that the Americans are erect
ing field wires and have a staff of Of
ticers assigned for the express purpose
of sending news.
Russian Success.
The following dispatch has been re-
celved at the Russian war office in St.
Petersburg from Gen. Alexieff:
Port Arthur, Aug 13-Gen. Fleischer,
with force Of all arms, captured Hal
Cheng August T., after three days fight
ing The Chinese loss was 400 men and four
with eight guns
New York.. Aug. 20.-The Presby-
terrain board Of foreign Inissi ions in this
city received the following cablegram
Saturday:
"Chefoo-Defin1te news via Tientsin mis-
sionaries Pao-Ting.Fu all killed.
(Signed) 'W. o. ELTERICH."
Mr.. Elterich is the PRESBYTERIAN
boards member at Chefoo. 1t was
thought tina the Presbyterian mission
aries at Pao-Ting-Fu numbers three,
and that altogether there were ten for
eign missionaries at that place.
His Daughter Probably Safe.
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 2O.-Mr. Henry
B. Ledyard, president of the Michigan
Central railroad, has received num-
Der of letters and kilograms since the
news of the entry into Peking of the al
lied forces was published, congratulate
ing him upon the probable survival OF
his daughter, Baroness Won Ketteler
whose husband, the German minister
was murdered in Peking. Gen. j. H.
Wilson, former governor of Matanzas
was intrusted by Mr.. Ledyard to find
the baroness and is supposed to have
been with the troops when they
marched into Peking.