The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22
Sdll Fighting 10 Pekiu.
Dowassr Empress Said to be
Held In Sacred City While
Allies Bombard.

.Wsshiegtos, Aug 19.-From Gen
-Chs9ss today the var department
received ofislsl eop6sms.iou Of The fall
ef Pekio ssd tho rescue Of the besieRsd
hgssioesss.
The dispatches Of tho American oom
ossdsr was not lOog sod contained few
details. bss the uneOuoeslsd sstisfscsiou
visA which IL wss received by oficisls
% The sdaioissration indicated clearly
Ne soxissy that bad been soesud dsred
by bic prolonged silence. His last
ssosseisssion 10 the govsroueos prior
y sAs rsssips Of sodsy's sdvioss. vss
date Aug IL. at Mssow. almost 30
aiiss from Pskio. The sxplsos,ios Of
Ak silence 10 Suggested 10 sdvioss
ssssivsd By the navy department today
ffoa Admiral Rswsy. who telegraph.
ioe iron Tats oo che 18th. says the
sslssrsph liss bsswsss that point and
Rskis 70 is,srrupssd
TIE sableeram frem Admiral Rsmsy
sssssiss cone iuporsass ioiesmssioo
- nsesiened By Geo Chs1ss. He
0sAo shs startling sssssmess. 90 Jsp.
sssss ssshosisy. that shs iness city Of
Pstis Wss bsieg bombsrdsd By The
sllisd seeess Admiral Rsusy ssys
cleo that sts dovsgsr empress 10
Ssts!osd is The iassr city BY Prince
Yssgsls.
Advises received late last night from
We eeesiss oAlss ss Toxic. Jspso. BY
ths japanese legation 10 this city. oon
oro ssd soplify prsvioas seeouns Of
The ssptars Of Pskio BY the allied
ssoops.
Follovios 10 tho text Of the dispatch
itoa Gen Chs6se. 90 made public by
che Var department:
Chsfoo. Aug 10. 1900.
Adjassnt General. Washington
Petio. Aug 1--we entered lcea-
sios's grounds ss 5 O'Clock les, night
With Foursssosb sod light battery
light voeodsd duripg dsy's 6gh,iog {;
sebsrwise ell we'll Chsffee
The dispatch. which vas received
dsrioe the moruiog. was transmitted
Immediately TO the president. at the
White House. He expressed his
grssj6sstioo at the news il contained,
parsioslarly ss the small loss sustained
by ths Ansriean Roops. A copy Of
the dispatch Vas seos to Adj, Geo
Corbia. vho is in New York.
IL will be noted that the dispatch
indicates that the Amcriosu troops
satsrsd the Legation grounds ., S
s'elssk 90 tas evening OF the 14ih iost
BY che Wsshiogtoo officials sod by the
several lesssioa of6cisls to whom t Vas
shown. the date Of Gsu Cbsffse's coon
ousieasloo 10 regarded % 90 error OF
sssesuissioo. Il 10 believed that ,be
cord "6fesoth" should DO sixteenth
All previous sdvioss. official and aoof6
sal. have Indicated that tho legstioo
ssrs relieved 90 tho evening Of The
10th. Wsdossdsy. after . day Of sharp
Sighting Minister Wu. the Chinese
sspfssso,stivs. spd The japanese minis
tee, we're quito positive on this point.
eli Of their Official sdvises bsiug th.,
ssisssss 90 The city Of Pskio vas
elected early 10 the evening Of
Wsdsssdsy, tho 10th lost.
The fact that ooly The Four.ssu.b
isess.sy and RiIsy's battery entered
The city % shown BY Gen Chsfss's
dispatch, does oos indicate thar the
Nieth Infantry aud The msrioos, wbo
vsss 90 eosspieoously gsllsos through.
sss che advance upoo tho sspi,al. did
% participate 10 the sseseeueos,
vsiss resulted directly 10 ths rescue Of
he bssisgsd lsss,ioosrs. Il 10 pointed
go - likely thSs Geo Cbssss. sssioR
- sosssesses With the other oo~mssd
ess. divided bic force, lssviog tho
Nis'h iofss,ry and the marines wi,bou,
he vslIs Of The city to ses - . resr
esssd. TO prevent the escape Of Chinese
troops By other gates shao those
through which the allies entered, or for
some other excellent reason.