The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-22
-Four Thousand Armed Native Christians Helped Allies Capture
Pekin and Had Supplied Legations With Ammunition.
FOREIGN ENJOYS ARE NOW PROCEEDING TO TIEN TSIl
Troops Foreign through Canal Street Fighting cOunSssEmSs
With Chinese General Says
Foreign D.yI Upon Chinese PrOdue
tOas-Ameriea Refuses Consider Peace Negotiations

I. and the Americans at 3. There was
Joyful reception from the walls. The
cBIaclated tenants could have lasted but
little longer. They had only three
days ratlOns. The Chinese had been
attacking furiously for TWO days. -Four
thousand shells fell IN the legation dur
INK the siege. Slxty-ive men were
killed. and one hundred and sixty
wounded
The Japanese began the battle be-
fore daylight and they are stll hght-
INK about the north wall. where a BART
OF the Chinese are defending the imper-
| ini city The Japanese casualties have
not yet been ascertained.
Tho Russians had five killed and
The Americans and British mad few
wounded.
The ulan was 10 make a general at
tack tomorrow. and troops were arrly-
ing al camp five miles east. all night.
They were completely exhausted and
slept in the cornnelds In the rain The
generals however. alarmed at the
( sounds OF a heavy attack on the iega-
| tlOns. pushed forward Independently.
the British. Americans and French on
the left OF the river and the Russians
and Japanese on the right.
Beginning at o'clock this morning
the japanese diverted the brunt cf the
resistance to the northern city. their
artillery engaging the Chinese heavily
I there.
The Americans and British met but
! little resistance until they entered the
city. where there was street fighting.
/ Reiilys battery attempting 10 breach
an inner wall. The troops finally en-
tered the foreign settlement through a
canal
Company f. Fourteenth United States
| infantry. planted Its flag on the outer
wall. Musician Titus scaling the wall
I with a rope by means OF which others
climbed 10 the ton.
! The Chinese had continually violated
the armistlce.
SHANGHAI. Aug. 2f.-The foreign
I officials learn here that the telegraph
/ froni Tien Tsln has been cut The
position OF the allies is uncertain. and
a large body OF Chinese troops has taxi
/ en- the field.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2l.-The cabI-
net today decided TO reject the latest
appeal from III Hung Chang for a ces-
sation OF hostilltles.
/ The reply win be communicated at
once to the Chinese government with
a statement OF the reasons for the ac-
/ ton OF the government.
| The rejection is based on the nom
compliance OF the Chinese government
with the specific provisions Of the dec
| laration of the United States under date
OF August u.
/ The state department has received a
dispatch from Consul Fowler, at Che
/ Foo. but ii develops technical features.
and for this reason II will not be Civ
en- out II sheds no new light on the
I situation at Pekin. An appeal was to-
day received from the viceroys of Nan
kin and Human asking that no personal
| indignities be shown the emperor and
empress dowager and renewing assur-
ances Of friendship and maintaining
luiet In China II this is observed.
The communication from the viceroys
came through Minister WI and was
| delivered by him TO Mr., Adee this
morning. II Is understood that the
powers have already considered this
question and there appears to be no
disposition to give the emperor and
empress dowager affront.
Earl III Hung Chang has signified his
intention OF leaving Shanghai for Pc
kin as soon as he receives the reply Of
the powers to his request Of yesterday
for peace
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21.-The state
DEPARTMENT makes public the following
extracts from cablegram received
last night from Minister Conger:
Omitted States Legation. Peltin (un-
dated. via Che Foo. Aug 2O,-Secre-
tary of State. Washington: Saved;
relief arrived today. Entered city with
little trouble. Do not vet know where
imperial family Is. Except deaths al
ready reported. all Americans alive and
well. Desperate efforts made last night
10 extermnate us Mitchell. an Ameri-
can soldier, and a Russian and Japa-
nese wounded. German killed. Advise
Woodward, Chicago, Conger. Des
Moines: Sims. Council Bluffs; Conger.
Pasadena; Porter, Paris.
"(6y Fowler, Che Fooo CONGER."
WASHINGTON. Aug. H.-The Japa-
nese legation has received dispatch
from the Japanese consul at Annoy say
ing that Chinese mobs continue to
work devastation in that neighborhood
and have DESTROYED several chapels.
PARIS. Aug. 21-The Temps pub
fishes q dispatch from Shanghai of to-