The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-17

LONDON, Aug 1.-THE military forces
Of the allied powers have entered Pekin
ard saved the ministers and other foreign
ers who have been so long besieged BY Box
ers in the legations. The backbone Of Chi
nese resistance had evidently been broken
by the rapid advance and continuous sue
cess of the international forces. for there
was no opposition 10 their entering the
Imperial city
The allies completed their relief trip On
august Ia and are now in charge of the
foreign diplomats. The Empress Dowager
and her official household have fed from
Pekin and there are reports that the Ce-
lestial fanatics have sworn to slaughter
them for not resisting the international
army until the end,
It is understood uat the Empress de-
clined TO have the Imperial troops defend
the capital against the military represen-
tatfves of the powers, asserting that re-
ststance would be futile and that China
would only suffer the more from this ad
ditional outrage upon those who had come
TO rescue the ENJOYS.
The first definite news of the success of
the international relief expedition came
today by way OF Berlin The German Con
sui at Shanghai notified the Foreign Office
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and saved the ministers. and that this had
been accomplished without fighting.
The German Consul's telegram follows:
'"The allies entered Pelun without any
fighting The embassies have been reliev-
ed and the foreigners liberated"
Soon after the receipt Of this despatch
from Berlin, Dalziels News Agency pub
lished a telegram received from Shanghai,
dated August Il. 11:4O. which says:
The allies entered Pekin Wednesday
1T is believed that viceroy Yuan Shih
Kan's troops have gone 10 Shen-si to pro-
tect the Dowager Empress during her
flight
A despatch was also received by Reuters
Telegram Company from Shanghai, con-
frming the statement that the fnterna-
tional army entered Pekin on Wednesday.
Still another Shanghai telegram states
that Ii Hung Chang announces that he
has received a telegraphic despatch to the
effect that the allied forces entered Pek-n,
Wednesday, August 15, without opposition.
Hongkong reports that the customs Off
cals OF Canton have received a telegram,
announcing that Sir Robert Hart, the In
perial Commissioner OF Maritime Customs,
with his staff. has left Pekin under
Chinese escort, and that cruiser will be
sent to meet him when he reaches the
coast.
Regarding the flight of the Dowager EN-
press from the capt yaI there are condicl-
ing reports, \ Shanghai despatch saws
that local mandarins have received re-
ports that the Empress. Prince Tuan, and
the rest of the Imperial household, with
the bulk OF the army and the Boxers, left
Pekin on August for Hsian Flu.
Il is not believed in London that the
flight began as early as August :, although
there is no doubt here that the Empress
and the people of the Imperial household
have made their escape and are now seek
ing refuge from the fanatics Of the en-
broiled Empire.
despatch from Patris has just been re-
ceived which gives interesting details re-
garding the advance on Pekin. 1t saws
that General Frey, the commander of the
French forces in China. cables from Tien-
tsin under date of August as follows:
'On the march to Pekin the Russians
and Japanese received private information
10 the effect that the Chinese did not in
tend to offer any resistance To the allies
but would make proposals for peace after
pretended defence OF Tung-Chow.
"On returning to Tientsin proposed to
the Germans, Austrians, and Italians. who
had not been represented in the fighting
column. the advisabiiity of their fastening
forward with their deja chments to coon
crate with the other troops, if necessary
in an attack on Pekin. All the command
ers of these forces Willingly agreed to this
The French reserves from Tientsin are
hurrying forward by forced marches 10
join The main column Andouard will ao-
company me IN Pekin