The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-20

nese troops by other gates than those
through which the allies entered. or for
some other excellent reason. Only two bat
talions of the Fourteenth Regiment are
with General Chaffee. They comprise about
eight hundred men. This would indicate
Chaffee's force actually had entered the
city at the time he sent his dispatch. The
fact that only eight of the American force
were wounded, none being killed, is re-
garded as notably fortunate.
REMEY's STARTLING NEWS
Admiral Remey's dispatch (given else
where) contains much interesting informa-
ton in few words. The startling feature
of his advices is that fighting within the
city of Peking was continued. The inner,
or as it is popularity known, the Forbidden
city. evidently had not been taken. 1t is
surrounded by massive wall of solid
masonry more than twenty feet high, and
it is not regarded as surprising that the
Chinese should make their final stand
within its shadows Prior to the receipt of
the dispatch 1t was accepted generally as
pany with the Emperor and large suite.
had left Peking. While nothing is said in
| Admiral Remey's advices as to the where
abouts of the Emperor. it is deemed
scarcely probable that he left the city with
out the Empress dowager. Some doubt Of
the accuracy of the information received
| by Admiral Remey is expressed, partic-
ularly as the Chinese minister, Mr.. Wu, is
very positive that the Emperor, Empress
dowager and the entire Chinese court left
| Peking before the arrival at the gates of
| the allies
| Minister WI said TO the Associated Press
to-day that he had official advices to the
effect that the Emperor and Empress dow
ager had gone from Peking to the province
of shen-Sf. a considerable distance west Of
| the capital city. He had not been advised
as TO what city they had gone, but it
seemed probable that their destination was
| the capital of Shen-Si province. The min
Il
| danger. The statement that the dowager
Empress was detained by Prince Yungedo
| therefore gave him little concern. although
/ he expressed some interest in it. He said
there was no Chinese Prince Yungedo. 1t
| is not a Chinese name. 1t might be, the
minister thought, Japanese name, but,
personally, he knew of no such person.
| At the japanese legation the dispatch of
| Admiral Remey was read, quite naturally,
with the deepest interest. There, too, it
| was said that Yungedo was not Chinese
| name. No Japanese official of that name
was known to the legation attaches. Their
| solution of the question raised by the dis
| patch was that the name should be Yang
Lu. He is the commander-in-chief of the
| imperial Chinese troops and is said to have
/ strong pro-foreign sympathies and in
/ clinations. No conjecture was offered as
| to the reason for the detention of the
dowager Empress by him. Among Wash
/ ington officials it is regarded as hardly
/ likely that the Empress dowager is being
detained by any Chinese official If she be
| in Peking at this time, she is there, prob
| ably, of her own accord. The assertion of
| Minister WI, based on official advices from
/ his government however. is most positive
| that she is not in the city of Peking.
WELL FORTIFIED.
| While no surprise was evinced at the
| statement of Admiral Remey that the inner
/ city was being bombarded. some concern
was expressed lest the final stand of the
| Chinese troops within what they regard as
most sacred precincts should prove very
| serious affair. Peking comprises possibly
Il ofti in, In axfa of
about the size of New York city. The four
segments of 1t are the Chinese city, the
Tartar city. the Imperial city, and the For
hidden city. The last is the "inner city,
mentioned in Admiral Remeys dispatch
and is the residence of the Emperor and
the seat of the imperial court Nobody is
allowed within its massive walls. except by
| special permission of the Emperor or. En-
| press dowager. The foreigners who have
entered its gates are comparatively few in
number. The Imperial city is occupied only
| by the highest Chinese officials and men,
bers and attaches of the imperial court.
| Further information as TO the reported
bombardment will be awaited with keen in
/ terest-
| Late last night the Japanese minister.
| Mr.. Takahira, received the following ad-
| vices from the Japanese Foreign Office at
| Toxic: The Japanese consul at Che-Foo
| wired under date OF Aug IL. to the follow
ing effect: The foreign forces attacked on
/ the eastern side of Peking Wednesday
| morning. They were obstinately resisted.
In the evening the Japanese blew up the
| Chio-Yung gate and the Tung-Chih gate
of the Tartar city and succeeded in enter
| ing. In the meantime other foreign forces
entered the Chinese city by the Tung- Pien
| gate. Detachments were sent Immediately
10 the legations and opened communica-
i tions. The ministers and stats were found
| safe The losses of the japanese were 100.
| including three officers, namely Captain
Michiiye and Lieutenant watanabe wound
| ed, while Lieutenant Yazaki was killed.
| The Chinese loss is computed at about
/ 4O0'''
Substantially the information contained
| in the above dispatch was received by the
Associated Press yesterday directly from
| Toxic. 1t contains the explicit and reas-
suring statement that the ministers and
STATS were found safe. 1t is more direct
and complete In detail than the American