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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 safe.
Allies Used Artillery.
Toxic, Aug. 2o.--Gen. Yamaguchi
wires from Picking. under date of
August 16. as follows:
'"rhe allies attacked Picking early yester-
day, opening with artillery on the eastern
side The wall was obstinately held by the
enemy. The japanese and Russians were
on the northward of the TungChow canal.
The Americans and British were 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
of each force were sent towards the lega-
ton The parties met near the legations
and opened communication, All the minis
tiers and their STATS 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"
New York. Aug. 20.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: A
Yokohama message to the Mail says
that LII 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
sympathy, but stating that interefer-
ence is impossible at present
Why America Gets News First.
London. Aug 20.--While awaiting de-
tails of the taking of Picking the papers
here again comment on the superior
official intelligence of the authorities
at Washington, the st. James Gazette
saying:
THE relief of the legations may now be
accepted without reservation"
The Westminster Gazette attributes
the celebrity of the American reports to
the fact that the Americans are erect
ing field wires and have a staff of Of
fcers assigned for the express purpose
of sending news.
Russian Success.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived 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 l., after three days fight
ing The Chinese loss was 400 men and four
guns. Five hundred Chinese retreated
with eight guns
| missionaries Mt PaO-TinE-Fu Killed.
New York, Aug. 20.-The Presby-
terrain board of foreign missions in this
city received the following cablegram
Saturday:
"Chefoo-Detinite news via Tientsin mis-
sionaries Pao-Ting-Fu all killed.
| (Signed) wv o. ELTERICH."
Mr. Elterich is the Presbyterian
boards member at Chefoo. 1t was
thought that the Presbyterian mission
aries at Pao-Tin9Fu numbers three,
and that altogether there We're ten for
eign missionaries at that place,
His Daughter Probably Safe.
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 20.-Alr. Henry
s. Ledyard, president of the Michigan
Central railroad. has received d num-
Der Of letters and kilograms since the
news of the entry into Picking 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 Picking. Gen. j. H.
Wilson, formeIhgovernor of Matanzas,
was intrusted BY Mr.. Ledyard to find
the baroness and is supposed to have
been with the troops wh~"