Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-16
ALLIES ARE IN PEKlN
A Che Foo Correspondent Reports
That the Legationers Have All
Been Rescued.
APPEALS TO STOP ALLIES
The British Object to the Landing Of tho
Troops Of Other Nations at Shanghai
A Big Granary and Arms
Captured.

Toxic, August 16.-A semi-official dis
patch from Fung Chow (Tung Chau?)
dated August 18th, says: 1.-THE Japanese
troops occupied Fung Chow today. We
are now ten miles from Pekin. Chi
nese seem to have retreated towards
Pekin. Last night quantity of arms
and a granary with great stores Of rice
We're captured
ENTERED PEKIN.
New York, August ia despatch, to
the Journal and Advertiser from Che
Foo quotes Edwin Wildeman, corre-
spondent, as follows: II learn from
thoroughly trustworthy Chinese source
that the army Of allies reached Pekin
on Monday. I have every reason to
believe that the army forced an en-
trance and that the ENJOYS and their
friends were rescued today. They are
probably now safe within the Chris
tian army"
Ii HUNG CHANGES APPEAL.
Washington, August 1.-THE Chinese
minister this morning received be-
lated cable dispatch from Minister
Conger, In American cipher. addressed
to the state department.. He delivered
1t to Acting Secretary Adee at nine
o'clock. The department also received
an appeal from Ii Hung Chang, the
Chineses peace envoy, to have the al
lied army stop their advance at Tung
Chow. at which place he says they may
be met by high officials of the Chinese
government and the legationers be
turned over to them. This Is in re-
sponse to the demands of our govern
ment in it's communication to Ii Hung
Chang.
ARMISTICE PROPOSITION RE-
JECTED.
Washington, August 16.-This gov
ernment will reject Ii Hung Chang's
proposal for armistice. 1t will stand
on the proposition heretofore an
nounced.
TWENTY MILES FROM PEKIN.
London, August ia news agency
dispatch from the seat of war reads as
follows:
''At the front. August nth. via Che
Foo, August 14th. The Chinese retreat
continues. They will not make stand.
We are only twenty miles from Pekin.
The entire force is straining every nerve
to reach the capital before 1t is too
late"
TO ATTACK PEKIN TODAY.
Washington, August 16.-The navy
department made public the following
dispatch from Admiral Remey:
"Taku, August B.-The front has
been unheard from since August 18th.
Lieutenant Latimer is on Chaffee's
staff expressly to furnish me authentic
information. The latest report from
Japanese sources says that the allies
occupied Tung Chow on August 18th,
and would attack Pekin today (Signed)
Remey."
THE BRITISH OBJECT.
Shanghai, August 16.-The consuls
will meet today. The landing Of Brit
ish troops Is not objected to by the rep
resentatives of the other nations; the
latter have declared that they will
adopt the same course. To this the
British objected, and threatened to
withdraw the troops now ready to land.
THE NINTH BOUND FOR CHINA.
San Francisco, August 16.-The trans
port Warren sailed today with the
ninth (colored cavalry for Taku by
way Of Nagasaki.
RAILROAD RESTORED.
Berlin, August 16.-An undated dis
patch from Tien Tsin says that the
railroad between Tien Tsin and Pei
Tsun has been restored and that the
Russians were repairing the line in the
direction of Pekin.
WALDERSEE LEAVES AUGUST 22D.
Pekin, August 16.-Fieldmarshal
Count Won Waldersee, commander Of
the allied forces in China sails from
Naples on August 22d.
MORE TROOPS ASKED FOR.
Berlin, August 16.-A semi official dis
patch from Shanghai dated August 18th
says: 1.-THE foreign consule acting on
joint resolution sent their respective
governments the following telegram:
If the Indian troops (British) are
withdrawn from WI Sung, 1t will con-
stitute menace to the safety of Shang-
hal. These troops ought to be landed
on the basis Of an international UNDER
standing. To insure the adequate
safety of Shanghai more troops ought
to be landed Immediately
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
New York, August 16.-A cable dis
patch from Kobe, Japan, dated today
to the Evening Journal says: Japan
porposed an armistice between the
powers and China, and China has ac-
cepted. The terms to the powers are
that the ministers either be placed un-
der the protection Of the allies at the
gates of Pekin. or that the allies be
admitted to Pekin to receive them.
Japan begun the negotiations.
FRANCE Is AMIABLE.
Paris, August 16.-France notified
Germany that when Field Marshal
Count Won Waldersee arrived at China
to assume command of the allied forces
General Voyron, the French military
commander in China will act in per.
feet accord with him.
MISSION WORKERS SAFE.
New York. August 18.-Rev. John
Fox, of the Bible Society, today re-
ceived the following cablegram from
Rev. DR.. John r. Hykes, and dated
Shanghai: The workers are SAFE" DR.
Fox said: 1.-THE dispatch certainly
means that all Of our people are safe.