The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-28
PASSENGERS TOMORROW STORY Of TIE VICTORY.
THE NATIONS AT THE GATES OF
PEKING.
Russians and Japanese Meet Resist
ance-British and American Enter
Near the Legations.

NEW YORK, August 2O.-A Herald
cable from Peking, Friday, August 18th.
via Shanghai, Monday, says: Contrary
to the agreement of the allied cOmThan-
ders, the Russians advanced and occu-
pied the first door of the east gate early
in the morning of the 14th CTuesday),
but failed to force the second door. At
o'clock on the afternoon of the 14th
the British and Americans entered the
gate near the legations and met with
only slight resistance The japanese
met more serious opposition at the up
per east gate all day. At midnight on
the 14th they blew up the gate and en-
tered the city. Many Chinese were kill
ed. The people in the legation were well
but somewhat starved.
Minister Conger said: "They tried to
annihilate us the day before you got
in. Prince Ching, president of the
Tsung-li Yamen, sent word that his
officers had received orders to cease fir
ing on us under pain of death. At
o'clock in the evening of the same day
the Chinese opened fire and continued
all next day. If the relieving column
had not arrived when it did we should
probably have succumbed. The Ameri-
cans lost seven marines killed and
fifteen wounded, and one child died.
THE whole movement is purely a
governmental one. The Boxers are only
a pretense, having no guns, The con-
fidential adviser of the Empress was
the leader of the imperial troops here.
In eleven days over 200O shells fell
among us"
American marines, under Captain
Myers, held d position on the wall
throughout the siege. Upon the allies
passing the wall the Chinese retreated
The imperial family left four days ago
for Shan 81 province. 1t is estimated
that the strength of the Peking garri-
n VI Asy
urged to leave the city under an escort
of Chinese troops, but refused, fearing
treachery. The Chinese in the capital
made a stout resistance. After she'll
ing them, the allies succeeded in fore
ing the gate and entering the city about
noon on the 18th. The American loss in
this action was greatest. Captain
Reilly of the Fifth Artillery was killed.
In an interview Sir Claude MacDon-
aid, the British Minister, states 1.-THE
Chinese broke every engagement with
the foreign Ministers. There is no
truth in the story that the imperial pal
ace supplied the legations with food.
They sent vegetables, which were re-
fused. The total casualties during the
siege of the legations were sixty-seven
killed and 120 wounded"
WASHINGTON Aug. 20~rThe State
Department tonight mad hblic the
following:
'tHEf L, August ZU.-lO secretary Ol
State, Washington, d. c.: Twentieth
Ragsdale reports Chinese troops sur
FOWLER"
Ragsdale is Consul at Tien Tsin.
TAKU, August 1S.-The telegraph line
to Peking is interrupted. Information
from Japanese sources is to the effect
that the Empress Dowager has been
detained by Prince Yungede in the in
ner city, which is is being bombarded
by the allies. Chaffee reports that he
entered the legation grounds on the
evening of the 14th. Eight men wound
ed during the days fighting All are
we'll. REMEY.
TELLS Of PEKING'S FALL.
WASHINGTON, August 19-The War
| Department has received the follow
| ing dispatch
| "CHE-FOO, August 19.-Pekng, Aug.
15.-We entered Legation grounds at 8
o'clock last night with Fourteenth and
| light battery. Eight wounded during
days fighting. Otherwise all well.
"CHAFFEE."
War Department officials think the
date Peking August 18th, is an error
| in transmission. They believe it should
be August 10th.
LONDON, August IT, 3:45 a. ma
cablegram to Vienna from Hongkong
announces the capture of Picking, but
| the Austrian Government, like other
European Powers, is still without con-
| frmation Of this report. An official
telegram, dated Taku, August 14th, has
been received at Rome, which asserts
the attack on Peking began on Mon
day; that Sir Claude Macdonald, the
British Minister, had opened communi-
cation with the relieving forces and
that the allies have established their
headquarters at Tung Chau (Chung
! Chow)
Chinese officials in Shanghai are re-
ported as admitting that the allies in
! hicted a heavy defeat on the Chinese
! Imperial troops around Tung Chau
Sunday and then marched direct on Pc
| king,