Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-21

banners of the Imperial cortege were
seen leaving Pekin on the 18TH and
that probably the Empress Dowager
as well as the Emperor, had left the
city. Consul Goodnow advised the
State Department that he had infor-
nation from Chinese sources that the
Empress Dowager had left Pellin.
ATTITUDE OF THE POWERS.
The attitude which the international
forces Will observe toward the En-
peror and Empress Dowager is under
stood TO have received official consider
ation among the Powers. resulting
from request by the southern viceroys
mat no personal indignity be shown
70 China's rulers. In response to this
IL Is quite generally understood that
tnere VIII be no personal indignity to
the Emperor ana Empress Dowager.
not because it is felt that there is any
speciai consideration due them, but
because China would be precipitated
into Il chaotic condition if the respon-
sibie heads of the empire lost their
junction: In view of the general de-
sire OF this government and the others
concerned to keep China intact and
speedily restore quiet, the disposition
among officials IS toward refraining
from any personal indignities to the
Chiiiese rulers. 1t develops in this con-
nection that all OF the Powers recently
rejected the proposition OF the consuls
Ut 1lcn ISin to destroy the tonbs of
the Ming Dynasty. The proposed de-
struction was n threat held out to the
Chinese i'll the hope of bringing them
TO terms. But the Powers rejected
their proposals and thus gave sirniil.
cant evidence that anything calculated
10 give personal affront or indignity to
me Chinese was not part of the pres
ent campaign
FROM JAPANESE SOURCES.
The Japanese legation to-day received
several important dispatches. giving
fullest and latest information of the
events in Pekin. A telegram dated at
TOXIC, August 10, says:
Alter entry into Pekin was effected
py the allied troops the Chinese troops.
on August 10, betool1 themselves to
ana remained in the imperial palace A
oody OF Japanese troops was told TO
guard the palace and there they met
with obstinate resistance by the Chi
hese troops. Fighting is still going
on. The headquarters of the Japancse
army is in the legation and the division
is mainly quartered in the villages ont
SIDE Of An Ting Men"
CHRISTIAN CIIAPELS DESTROY
ED.
"A telegram dated the Goth. from the
1apahese Foreign Office. says:
me JAPANESE consul at Annoy tcle-
graphs as follows on August 18th.
1T Is reported from the interior
tnat IN ring Chou Flu and Lung Yuen
thou several Christian channels were
destroyed by mobs. The anti-Chris
.ian movement appears to be spread
ING toward the district of Chang Chou
fu. There do not. however seem TO
be any foreign missionaries in the in
terior'" 80 WV III
Prince Ching. referred TO as still In
rekin, Is the Chinese official most
friendly to the foreigners, while
irlnce Tuan, who is said to have fol-
loWed the Empress. is the head of the
,antl-ioreign clement. Yung Lu proba-
ply is the Jung Lu in command of the
imperial forces.
AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
washington Aug. 20.-The Bureau of
NnN ls:ttloh inns morning received the
ioilowing cablegram from Admiral
"Taku, Aug. 19.-Authentic rcports
from Pckin. August Is. from Lieut..
latimer. Troops moving OH imperial
city. Cleared out Tartar city. An
A .nn VINO remained in Pckin arc
well. except one child. Capt. Myers
recovered from wound. has typhoid
crisis passed, and now conyaesccnt
assistant surgeon Lippctt was wound
cd, upper leg, bone fractured. leg
SaVed' NOW recovering. The follow
sergeant }. T.. canning, privates
{. j.. King, ]. w. Tucher, j. Kennedy.
H. t. Thomas. y. Turner and II. s
Fisher" -
Observation-Disclosures j. S. Chroder. cl-
DOW severe. now dangerous i'll from
i seaman j. Mitchell upper arm.
severe, now recovering. All other
wounded and sick returned to duty.
"Casualties-Major Bddlcs com
mand attack Tan patng; First Lieu
tenant-Gut+ef7 chest; -p,.it.t -eii---.-r,-
wrist; Private Wetrell. right temple
all slight.
Reported from Chinese sources that
the Royal family have ESCAPED and are
en- route to Sian Fu
"REMEY."
Washington. Aug. 20.--The State De-
partment this morning received a dis
patch from Consul Fowler, dated Che
Foo. August 10. II relates to the mas
Sacrc of missionaries and others at
Ting Flu, which has been referred to
number of times in the press dis
patches, and has generally been con
coded to have occurred on June goth
The first part of the dispatch is so
badly mangled in transmission that il
is impossible to make much of it, The
text is as follows:
Che Foo. Received August Is. 1900
Secretary of state. Washington,
d. c.:
Evening thirteenth. Reported nil
Presbyterian missionaries Pao Ting Flu
killed June so; premises burned same
night; Catholic Mission. Rain stopped
work. July first attacked American
Cboard Pitkin) shot load trying to
keep gang out. Misses Morrell Gould
taken Boxer headquarters. killed Bag
nall killed. near temple. Cooper and
Bclgians fate uncertain. Officials had
sent all home from Xamen. All ma
tives connected with foreigners suffer-
ed like fate. Authority. special mes
senger sent by Tien Tsin missionaries.