Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-08-21
THE GOVERNMENT TO BLAME
Adviser of Empress was Leader
OF rhe Movement. Empress
has Disappeared.
WANTS TO TREAT FOR PEACE

the Herdlu, from fekln, August
18th, via Shanghai. says: Contrary to
The agreement OF the allied command
crs the Pussiars advanced and occu-
pied the first lsor'uf the cas-; gate the
morning Of the iath lTuesday) but
failed to force the second door. At
o'clock of the afternoon of the 1ith
the British and Americans entered
the gate near the legations with only
slight resistance. The Japanese met
more serious opposition at the upper
east gate all day. At midnight of
the 14th they blew up the gate and
entered the city. Many Chinese were
killed. The people in the legation
were well, but somewhat starved.
Minister Conger said. ''They tried
to annihilate us the day Before you
got in. Prince Ching, president of
the Tsung Ii Yamen, sent us word
that his officers had received orders
to cease firing on us under pain of
death. If the relieving column had
not arrived when it did we should
prtbably have succumbed. The
Americans lost seven marines killed
fifteen wounded, one child died. The
whole movement is purely a govern
mental one. The boxers are only a
pretense, having no guns. The con-
fidential advisers of the empress was
the leader of the imperial troops
here. In eleven days over 1000 shells
fell among us. The American ma
Sines under Capt. Myers. held a posi-
tion on the wall throughout the siege.
The imperial family left four days
ago for Shan 81 province. The Chin
ese in the imperial city made stout
resistance After shelIing them the
allies succeeded in forcing the gate.
entering the city about noon, Aug
ust 18th. The American loss in this
action was the greatest. Captain
Reilly of the Fifth artillery. was
killed.
Washington, Aug. 21-The state de
partment makes public the following
extracts from cablegram received
last night from Minister Conger:
United States legation, Pekin. (un-
datedJ. via Chefoo, Aug. 2O-Saved.
Relief arrived today. Entered city
with little trouble. Do not yet know
where imperial family is. Except
deaths already reported, all Americans
are alive and well. Desperate efforts
were made last night to exterminate
us. Mitchell, an American soldier,
and Russian and Japanese,
were wounded, and German killed"
New York. Aug. 21--A dispatch to
the Herald" from Tien Tsin says:
Father De Hets, a Lazarist mission
ary, arrived here. At village forty
miles northwest, he met with 6,000
boxers, armed with rifles and swords
who intending binding or killing the
whole population. General Sung sent
word that Christians would be spared
but must disarm and Father De Hets
must leave for the coast He was es-
corted to General Ma, at Peitsan, and
had been there three days when Peit-
san was taken.
Shanghai, August 21-Yuan Shi
Kai. governor of Shan Tung, is dead.
London, Aug. 21.-The following
dispatch was received from Rear Ad-
mjral Bruce:
" Taku, Aug 2I.-The allies are re
ported to have entered the sacred city
of PekIn August IT.
Washington, Aug. 21-It is under
stood that this government received
an extended communication from
Minister Conger giving much later
and fuller advices than those thus far
received The text of the message will
mot be made public at present. The
state department also received dis
patch from Consul Fowler at Chefoo
but It develops technical features and
will not be given out. It sheds no new
light on the situation in Pekin.
Tien Tsin. Aug. 15.-About fivt
thousand Chinese troops reported
to have been at Sung Liu Ching. lefl
today for Peitsang. two thousand mors
Chinese troops have gone TOWARD
Tung Chow.
London. Aug. 21.-Divers paragraphs
as 70 movements Of Chinese imperia
family continue to be received a
treaty ports, and are thence faith
fully transmitted to the European cap
.itals. Those representing the cour
as having left Pekin are Of exclusive
sChinese origin. According to them
their uajesties are well On their Hal
to Sian Flu, about 700 miles Inland
Fighting was going On in PeAin Sal
nrday. according to one report, bu
according to dispatch received b
the admiralty from Rear AdmIra
Bruce. the allies entered the sacre'
city q Pekin On Friday. II the Chi
nese government IS At Sian Fu ther
fl 10 means Of getting ct them. =