Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-23
THE CHINESE WAR.

Tung- Chow, ten miles from Pekln. An
undated cipher dispatch from Conger
gave a list of the killed among names
defending the legations, and said the
legation was yet besieged, with tre-
nuent attacks. The Russians were re-
pairing the railroads from Tien Tsin to
Yangtsun. The Empress was again |
reported to have fed the Capital.
FALL OF PEKIN.
Friday evening the acting secretary
of State at Washington made public the
following telegram received that morn
ing from the United States consul at
Chefu:
"Chefu. Aug. 17.-(Received Aug. II,
7:55 P. M
Secretary of State, Washington
1.-THE japanese admiral reports
the allies attacked Pekin, east, on the
18th. They met with obstinate resist
ance.
Evening japanese entered the
capital with other forces and immediate
ly surrounded the legations. Inmates
were safe. The japanese loss was over
100: Chinese. 300. tOWLEh.
The navy department that day received
the following cablegram from Admiral
Remey:
"TAKU, Aug. II, a. IN.
Il have Just received telegram from
Tien Tsin, dated August 16, 10 p. IN:
Pekin was captured ON August 10.
Foreign legations are safe Details
follow shortly.
On SUNDAY a dispatch from London.
dated a. N. said:
Ample confirmation has been received
of the report that Pekin was captured
August Is. Official reports to various
countries concerned in the relief expedl-
ton leave NO doubt that the capital OF
China il in the hands of the allies, and
that all the foreigners besieged there
have been rescued. The japanese
official dispatches and one news dispatch
from Shanghai speak Of fighting ana
obstinate resistance by the Chinese.
Admiral Bruce's cable and some other
official message say nothing about any
conflict. while some news reports tell
about troops entering the city unopposed.
II appears that the Americans and
British entered the city at one point, To-
gether. and they may not have been op-
posed, while the japanese and RUSSIANS,
approaching at another point, had to
fight their way in after blowing down
gate. The imperial family seems to
have taken fight.
Europe, America and Japan agreed
some time ago to restore order through
out China after the legations were saved
and to establish stable government for
the empire. That is the task now before
the Western nations. 1t is likely to be
long and hard.
Three-thousand British Indian troops
landed at Shanghai, Saturday, and more
were considered necessary, as the Six
weayers were parading the city and an
outbreak was feared. The London
papers criticized the English Foreign
Office for being so slow in occupying the
nerve centre" of the richest region in
China which sustains $4,000 600 OF
people. The Foreign Office adJutanis
were bewildered at the ado raised
throughout the country by what they
consider an amusing little game Of Lord
Salisbury. ending to Englands advant-
age. It is explained thus to the Associ-
ated Press
"First-The formal announcement
that troops would be landed, then five
days' wait, in which the foreign consuls
at Shanghai wagged their heads and
wired to their home Governments; NUT
terings Of disapproval on the Continent
and the stirring up of Chinese opposition
at Shanghai; troops arrive at Shanghai
and the Viceroy resists their landing,
saying that France and Russia object;
the Consuls meet and several Of them
assert. IF the British land we will
land troops, too; Admiral Seymour.
after wiring London, announces ttat
England withdraws and the troops do
not land a sailing hour is appointed; the
next day every variety Of foreign com
mercial intesest in Shanghai cries out in
dismay. the Consuls revise their views
and Join in requesting their Govern
ments 10 induce the British to land for
the security Of Shanghai; the British
sail away; intimations are received at
the Foreign Office from France, Ger
many and Austria that they are quite
willing the troops should land; the trans
ports are pursued and brought back and
the troops are disembarked.
The Foreign Office expresses the opin-
ion that the business was admirably
worked.
A dispatch from Pckin, dated the nth
| said that the Americans and British en-
tered the city by the gate nearest the
| legations and met with but slight resis-
tance; but the Japanese and Russians
blew up another gate Mt midnight, and
had a fierce fight This was on the nth
| On the 18th the allies forced the gate Of
the Imperial City, and entered it. Min
lister Conger was quoted as follows:
They tried to annihilate us the day
before you got in. Prince Ching, Ires-
id ent Of Tsung M-Yamen, sent word
that his officers had received orders to
cease firing on us under pain Of death
At o'clock in the evening Of the same
day the Chinese opened fire and this
continued all day. If the relieving col
umn had not arrived we must have suc-
cumbed The Americans lost seven ma
rines killed and - wounded and one
child died The whole movement IL
purely n Governmental one. The Box
ers' are only pretense. having no guns.
The confidential adviser Of the Empress
was the loader Of the Imperial troops
here. In II days over 2, 900 shells fell
among US. The American Marines I'M
der Captain Myers, held a position on
the wall throughout the siege Upon
the allies passing the wall, the Chinese
retreated The Imperial family left
four days ago for Shansi province.
A member Of the British legation
after describing the condition Of a1aiJs
just prior 10 the Boxers outbreak
continues:
After the murder of Baron Won KetteleI
all the foreigners from the different
legations hurried to the English one and
made preparations for siege Sir Claude
Macdonald superintended the prepara
tions, gathering up such supplies Of rice
and uDultry as were to be had We were