The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 17, 1900, Page 1

| The " VOLUME LXXXVIII—NO, 78, SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS, AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT HAS RECEIVED CABLEGRAM ANNOUNCING THE CAPTURE OF PEKING. Attack on the Chinese Capital Reported to Have Begun on Monday and Kept Up Until the British Iinister Opened Communication With Relieving Forces. foefest 3 e SUMMARY OF CHINESE SITUATION, e il e @) | of Li Hung Chang’s pitcous plea for an armistice while > Pek est an entry of the capital by foreigners should ted States showed that General stice if in the opinion of the military commanders | | | i | | in which the Uni | | | | | | | | | The British transports had ave now returned to JWu St sia has taken to take posses- nfirm the announcement potiers may now find 1 ne L O M S S R R S R O S RS 2 e cials in Shanghai are reported as admitting that se imperial treops around Tungchau Sunday, if true, carries the Japanese official advices an- > step further. to a dispatch to the Daily Express from Kobe, have ac- Japanese for arranging an armistice, dependent upon the L to the allies, or the granting of permission to the al- | 30 enter Peliah: it o | the legations. Upon these bases, the correspondent says, S se had intended to n 1l attack upon the | 1s carried out is not own there. ;‘ e statement that Vice Admiral Seymour and Brigadier ( € ( 1e British troops. All the g bject appeal to Lord § ury not to withdraw them, t action to British prestige. o ! iations looking to a cessation of hostilities also receive considerable atten- t e ar but all the editorials agree that a too precipitate withdrawal from € g aite - of the legations would have a bad effect upon the Chinese situation. Des “apture of Ho-Si-Wu, a special dispatch says that the headgear of the s was q nt for the awful heat, and that the consequence was direful. DANGER OF PARTITION OF CHINA. TREAU, WELLINGTON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, Aug. 16—Relieved by | that the foreign Ministers and those under their protection are no longer in dan- ministration here and the powers are giving attention to the policies that shall be ed te the Chirfese question. President McKinley and his Cabinet scus olicy of the United States. | F the occupation of Niuchwang by the Russians show that the Russia 1st 10 and formally notified the foreign Consuls that the | e 1 cen over the administration of the town “for the protection of foreign to the intention of the British with respect to the landing of 1 in Washington, and there is a disposition in some quarters to 1ment hesitates to take action which may precipitate serious compli- sists in retaining Niuchwang, it was stated to-night by a well-informed governments and Japan would find it necessary to take posses- receiv h Gove tration thoroughly understands the danger of the dismemberment of China, t any proposition for partition. When as to n to believe that the United States will propose a treaty permanently establish the principle of the “open door.” discussion I - HART SAID TO HAVE LEFT PEKING. ONGKONG, Aug. 16.—Tt is rumored that the Canton customs department has received a r Robert Hart, Director General of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, it Peking under Chinese escort and that a cruiser will be aching the coast. atch th |ALLIES SUFFERED FROM INTENSE HEAT —_— | LONDON, Aug. 16.—General Sir Alfred Gaselee. commanding the contingent of | Miss M. E. Huston from Lucheng, J. Cooper from Lucheng and | nders children are all dead, hav- | s while traveling.” m Haydenville, Mass., Miss Huston | 1d went to A dead, Mrs. | troops from India to China, has wired to o v Scotland to | the Government from Matow, under date : Fans onaries are | of August 11, via Chefu, August 15, as £t v Mission | follows ve fled| “Arrived here this morning early, after oS emers . J. Coop- | a most trying march. The troops of all or oy m at Lucheng; Rev. A. | nationalities are suffering severely from Glover. > heat. station at Luan: Rev. Mr. | nders from Ping Iaot and ntly the children of E. Mrs. Glover. ¢ from sunstroke. 3 The enemy lieved to be intrenched north of Chang- s be- chiwan. There is no further news from | the legations.” General Gaselee sends two earlier dis- DO NOT WANT 8R|T|SH ‘\ patches repeating advices already received | by the British Government. TROOF,S, p— TO PROTECT REAR OF RELIEF COLUMN Russian engl- | gugust 15 : The foreign Consuls, act _— ut 80 men of [0 oy a joint resolution, have sent to| ROME, Aug. 16.—The following dispatch rps at Ussurd, are expected | inoir respective Governments the follow- | has been received here from Taku, via n the fall of Tien- hout repairing the which will be » Chinese from the R 18| BERLIN, Aug. 16—A semi-official dfs- | ptai rafl patch from Shanghai, dated Wednesday, | ing tel | Chefu, August 15: tsin says he | Lye o fan troops (British) are with- | *“A Russian regiment has disembarked ) se from Pe-| grawn from Wusung it will constitute a | to protect the rear of the allied forces, menace to the safety of Shanghal. These | which is seriously threatened. troops ought to be landed on the bas anese admiral announces that the allies pim s an internatfonal und tanding. To insure | occupied Tungchau last Sunday and that e e heliaved. | the adequate safety of Shanghai more he is” awaiting news of an attack on 2 oy i Shangst . " | troops ought to be landed fmmediately.” | Peking to-day Beive s ¥S RECEIED OF THE | EFT FIVE HUNDEED Drap.| RICE AND ARMS CAPTURED. The Jap- Ta-F BERLIN, Aug. 16.—A dispatch received al b + ® DEATH OF MISSIONARIES | zation has reveived & Méatage Trvmsvhg o » legation has received a message from the = ::L;c{»ré"r:hflp?r‘;l"n'l;xo:(:L;’}:fi::&t (1;.];::4 | Foreign Office at Tokio stating that Tung- ¢ . e iman with slight loss. The Chinese |chau was occupied without resistance by TORONTO, Ont., Aug. 16.—A cablegram | chiw: { he Japancas. Jores st dRybresk. on the received this morning at the China Inland | left 500 dead on the field. The remainder | joth *"The Chinese apparently retreated sion from Shanghai reads: fled, some to Tungchau and some to Pe- ] toward Peking. Large quantities of arms ‘Miss H. J. Rice from Lucheng, mur- | king. and rice were captured at the same time. 'Y CNDON, Aug. 17, 8:45 A. M —A cabegram to Vienna from Hongkong announces the capture of Peking, but the Austran Government, like other European pcwers, is :till withcut corfirmation of this report. An officia telegram dated Taku, August 14, has been received at Rcme which assecrts the attack on Pek:ng began on Menday; tha: Sir (lzuce Macdonald, the B.itish Minister, had opened communication with the rel:eving forces, and that the allies have established treir headquarters at Tungchau. The consensus of (pinion expressed by the morning papers tends to the belief that the legations re now safe with the allies. Ll ! E COMPANY A, AMERICAN MARINES, FROM MANILA ON THE WAY TO PEKING. : ‘). From the Ill:::a:ibondon News. A 3 ; CHINA MAKES ANOTHER FRUITLESS EFFORT T0 STAY THE ADVANCE OF THE ALLIES '‘An Appeal by Li Hung Chang for an Armistice at Tung- chau Promptly Rejected and the Demand Renewed That the Ministers Be Delivered to the, Relief Forces at Peking. (0 e e S e ASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—At the close of a day of Intense anxiety, the State Department to-night made public the latest correspondence be- tween the United States Government and China, constituting not only a remarkable series of state papers but at the same time dispelling all doubt and uncertainty as to the American policy in the present critical juncture. The urgent, almost pathetic appeal of Li Hung Chang, submitted early in the day, that the victorious march of the-allies stop at Tungchau, and that the military commanders on the field be instructed to arrange an armistice at that point, was met with a response that General Chaffee already had been given complete instructions empowering him to carry- out an arrangement in concert with other commanders for the delivery of the Ministers and the per- sons under their protection to the relief column, now at Tungchau, as had been suggested, but at Peking. Furthermore, it was known to China that General Chaffee’s instructions left free rein as to whether he should insist upon entering Peking and going to the legations or should recefve the delivery of the lega- tioners at the -gate of the inner Tartar city or at the great outer wall. In short, China, through her peace envoy, besought a halt and an armistice at Tungchau, twelve miles from Peking, whereas the response of the American Government is that if there is to be a halt—an armistice—it must be at the walls of the imperial city. 5 The conclusions of the Government were announced after an extended Cabi- net meeting and were embodied in the following official statement: A cable from Earl Li Hung Chang, Envoy Plenipotentiary of China, dated August 15, and received by Minister Wu at 7 p. m. on the same day: “The allled force is approaching Tungchau. I have memorialized the imp&ial Gov- ernment to depute envoy to negotiate an armistice with the several commanders on the spot: I will also shortly proceed to Peking. The powers, being fully aware of the embar- rassing position in which their Majesties the Empress Dowager and the Emperor are placed, are earnestly requested to telegraph instructions to their respective commanders after arriving at Tungchau with their forces to stop their further advance to the capi- tal, so as not to cause alarm and fear to their Majesties and calamities to the people. For such advance would shake the foundations of the Ta Ching empire and wound the feel- ings of all her people, high and low. For a compliance with this appeal the millions of people of the empire will be profoundly grateful to the powers. Please communicate this cablegram at once to the Secretary of State.” The following memorandum in reply was handed to Mr. Wu this afternoon: “MEMORANDUM: ““Foreseeing that there would be insufficient time after recelving a reply to our memo- randum of August 12 to get instructions to the relief column before It had reached Peking we sent on the same day to the general commanding the American forces in China the following lispatch: « ‘ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 130.—Fowler, Chefu, for Chaffee, August 12: Secretary War directs me to Inform you that Li Hung Chang, ap- pointed by Chinese Government to negotiate with powers, requests cessation of hostilittes. “We have replied that we are ready to enter into an agreement be- tween the powers and the Chinese Government for a cessation of hos- tilities on condition that a sufficient body of the forces composing the relief expedition shall be permitted to enter Peking unmolested, and to escort foreign Ministers and residents back to Tientsin, the movement being provided for and secured by such arrangements and dispositions ASHINGTON, Aug. 16—Chinese Minister Wu promptly telegraphed to Li Hung Chang to-night the contents of the memorandum handed to him to-day by Acting Secretary Adee, giving the instructions which have been sent to Gen- eral Chaffee regarding his course in dealing with the Chinese situation. The Minister, while regarding the situation as critical, hopes that the instructions to the allied commanders may have reached them in time to provide for negotiations with a representative of his Government, whereby the Ministers will be escorted from Peking in safety. of troops as shall be considersd satisfactory by generals commanding the forces composing relief expedition. * ‘We have communicated this to all the powers. sition. e have not heard from other powers. And two days ago In view of the rapld progress of the rellef expedition, we sent lowing: *“ ‘Fowler, Chefu—For Chaffee, Aug. 14: In anticivation eriment of condition in our reply cabled you August 12 ingness to deliver Ministers and persons under their protect under arrangements which vou consider safe, you are aut arrangements in concert with other commanders without re communications with representatives of other Governmer substantially same position. Question Wh going to legations, or will receive delivery at g taking risk of Ministers b generals must determine. * ‘By_order Secretary of War. “We are advised by Minister Conger that the attacks by | legations in Peking hasre not ceased. Whne these attacks cont ” of our forces toward Peking. If such attacks I be allowed to stand, and they will seem to pr: under the circumstances stated by Earl Li in his dis I “ALVE August 13, 190, “Department of State, Washinston, At the same time the autborities gave out the latest dispatch from Min Conger, received to-day throdgh the Chinese Minister, Mr. Wu. It was e in an official statement as follows: dis- dee by Mr. e Taotai, or Acting Secretary of State Adee made public the following extract from a It was handed to from patch received this morning from Mr. Conger. Wu, who explained that he had received it at midnight Shanghal, by whom it had been received by way of T dated, but would seem to have left Peking some time Secretary of State, Washington: Our cipher is safe. be sufficient authenticity? We have been imprisoned and completely be- sieged since June 23. Continued artillery and rifle firing until July 17; only rifle since, but daily, with frequently desperate attacks, one last night. Have already reported our losses. French, Italian, Belgian, Austrian and Dutch legations and all other foreign property in Peking destroyed. Dr. Inglis’ child dead. Marines Fanning, Fisher, Turner, King, Tutcher, Kennly and Thomas killed. All other Americans alive. Nearing allied forces give us hope. CONGER. The appeal of China and the prompt response of the American Govern were the subject of supreme interest ihroughout the day. Coming at a when the allied armies were in the shadow of the great walls of Pe circumstances in which the corrsspondence occurred were of a peculiar mentous character. The President nad just returned from a brief respite at Continued on Second Page.