Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-23
STATE OF CHAOS.
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| ing how completely the entire city is
| dominated by the allies. Mr.. Conger's
statement that the conditions are cha
| otto was taken as another strong jus
| titication f1r the firm reply given t"
| China. today. He emphasizes the fast
| that the Chinese army had fled. the
imperial family ana court have gone
and no representative of the Chinese
government is to be seen in Pekin.
Minister Conger makes no mention
Of his desire To come home. and il is
stated officially that this government
has made no suggestion that he return
| TO this country
Admiral Remey reported early in the
morning. today, bringing the story of
Pekin operations up to the 10Th in Pc
kin. and confirming the press report
already printed Of the death Of gallant
Capt. Reilly in the final assault On the
outer walls Of Pekin.
/ Almost important as the P-kin news
in today's dispatch was the statement
that the Boxers are again cancentrat-
ing around Tien Tsin and that. last
Sunday morning, the 9Th Cavalry with
about 400 English ana American troops
,,
eight miles outside Of Tien Tsin. where
about 100 Of the Chinese We're killed
and five Americans wounded The cas-
ualty list in this fight seems t. indi-
cate a sudden and total rout The text
Of Admiral Remcy's dispatch is as fol-
lows:
che Foo. Aug. II. Taku, Aug 90
Dickens command is landing, today
Pekin. IS. All except Imperial city
cleared Of Chinese troops American
troops first to enter Imperial city. have
penetrated to the gates Of the palace.
| Captain Reilly. 9Th Artillery. killed on
18th. Morning 18th, 9th Cavalry and
about 400 English and Japanese dis
perSed about 1000 Boxers eight miles
outside Of Ticn Tsin. About 100 Chin
csc killed, five Americans wounded
| Chaffee's losses six killed. 80 wounded,
| two days fighting. (SigneO Remey."
The navy department understands
! from the reference to the palace that
the American troops after penetrating
the Imperial city. when the dis
patch was sent, We're attacking the for
hidden city. This is in the inner inclos-
ure Of the Imperial city.
The signal office contributes its quota
to the news in the following dispatch
| from Mai Scriven. chief signal officer
Of the expedition. dated Pekin. Aug. IL:
City occupied. All we'll (Signed)
! Scriven."
| The signal office says that while this
| dispatch was several days in coming
through To Washington. there is reason
to believe that the military telegraph
] lip.N IL ,,1..
| capital 1t is thought there soon will
| y" direct and reliable line Of wire COM
munication from the war department
! to General Chaffce's headquarters at
| Pellin.
The most important dispatch Of the
| day was not made public by the war
department. 1t was from General Chat
fee and was dated the 18th and there
| fore was not reply to the message OF
| inquiry sent to Gen. Chaffee by the war
department. Monday night. Still there
are a number Of inquiries contained in
the message. 1t dealt entirely with mill
itary operations ana conditions.
! While it cannot he said to have con-
| tanned any bad news and recorded the
! brilliant success Of the American troons
who have borne themselves so CALAMITY
I in the assault On Pekin it contained
! enough as 70 tn" unsettled conditions in
China and the prospect of long and ardu-
GUS work i'll restoring peace. to form the
! subject for q consultation OF some hours
/ between the President ana his advisors.
/ 1t was hoped in official circles that when
/ Gen. EhIffee should be heard from he
would report that the work OF the Amer
J lean eXpeditionary force had been accom-