The Portland daily press., 1900-08-21
SIXTY MILES FROM PEKIN.
Empress Reported Under Restraint of
Prince Vuan.

Shanghai, August 20 Official Chinese
advices from Pekin say that Hsu Tung
and vi Lien Yran of the anti-foreign
party and Lii Shan, a pro-foreigner have
been decapitated and that Yung Lu has
been imprisoned by Prince Ching. 1t is
added that the emperor and dowager en-
press are sixty miles west of Pekin under
the constraint Of Prince Tu an.
Ii Hung Chang goes nUrth immediate e
ly.
Hsu Tung was member of the imperi-
al secretariate and president of the civil
boarI. e. LII Shan was a member of ths
ministry of the imperial household, The
identity OF Vi Lien Yuan cannot be
traced
MARCHING TO MEET EMPRESS,
. London, August II The Chinese ma
1--WE press, according to the Shanghai
~urresU0ndent of the Times, asserts that
Yu Hsien, governor of the province OF
Snan 81, with force Of Boxers, is march
ng coward Kalagn, or Chang Kia KhOu
10 meet the Empress DoWager and to
esct 1T her south,
RUSSIANS DEFEAT CHINESE.
ST. Petersburg, August 90 General
Orloff, chief of staff to the Russian forces
=
Office the defeat Of 2, 900 Chinese after a
hard fight the capture Of Yuk Shi pass
and the occupation of Meduchei.
An Imperial ukaS9 has Eeen issued
prohibiting the expor tation of arms or
ammunition to China.
THE CASUALTIES AT PEKIN.
Washington. August 2O.-The bureau
OF navigation this morning received the
following cablegram from Admiral
Remey:
''Taku, August 10.
Authentic report from Pekin, Aug
ust TO- from Lieut.. Latimer. Troops
moving on imperial city. Clearing out
Tartar city. All Americans who re-
manned in Pekin are we'll except one
child. Captain Myers recovered from
wound has typhoid. Crisis passed and
is now convalescing. Assistant Surgeon
Lippett was wounded in the upper part
of the left leg; bone fractured. Leg
saved; now recovered.
"The following were killed during the
siege in Pekin: Sergeant j. f. Fan
ming, Privates G. D. King, J.W. Tucker,
j. Kennedy, r.. E. Thomas, A, Turner
and d. Fisher. Wounded: Private j.
Schroeder, elbow, severe, now dangerous
~ i'll from fever; Seaman J. Mitchell,
upper arm, severe, now recovering. All
other wounded and sick returned to duty.
Casualties: Major Biddles command
attack Tan Pating; First Lieut.. But
Ter, chest; Private Greene, wrist; Pr1-
ve6e Warren, right temple, all Slight.
Reported from Chinese sources that
the royal family have escaped and are
en- route to Sian Flu.
"Remey."
EMPRESS HAS LEFT JIpY.
Washington, August 20.-The Japanese
egat1on has received several imporban t
dispatches. One received today from
Tokio, dated August 10, says:
AFTER entry into Pekin was effected
by the allied troops, the japanese troops
an August 10, betook themselves to and
semained in the imperial palace. A
body of Japanese troops was told off to
guard the palace and there they met
with obstinate resistance by the Chinese
troops. Fighting is still going on. The
headquarters of the Japanese army is In
the legation and the division is mainly
quartered in the villages outside OF An
fling Men,"
Another telegram dated the 10Th gives
the report OF the Japanese Consul Gener-
al at Shanghai, saying Sheng credits
the report that the Empress Dowager and
probably the Emperor also had lett
PelSin as the priyy council crossed the
I4ukon bridge on the 18th, bearing the
banner of the imperial cortege. Also.
that Prince Ching is still in Pekin al