The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 20, 1900, Page 1

VOLUME LXXXVIII-NO, 81. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS GUNS OF THE ALLIES HURLING SHOT AND SHELL AT THE YELLOW FOE IN THE FORBIDDEN CITY Chinese M aking a Last Stand, Yung Lu Holding the Empress Dowager a Prisoner in the Palace. O 000 0 0 X XX TKTATEOSEDS IS H 5 * line to Peking interrupted, ° Chaffee reports he entered lecation grounds evening of the 14th, 0000 0 x-xX¥xX¥< Fighting Continues in the Streets of the Chi- nese Capital, but There Is Assurance of the afety of the Ministers and Their Staffs. .m@—o—em OO OB 19.—A dispatch from Taku via Chefu, Au- Fighting continues in the streets of Pe- es have bombarded the point that is Pm.c: Yung prevented the departure of the press.” Aug. 20, 4:20 a. m.—Rear Admiral Bruce imiralty from Chefu August 19 as follows: “Am n the authority of the Japanese that street fighting 1 Peking, a part of which is on fire. Yung Lu s from leaving and a last stand is now being , which is surrounded by the allies and be- DETAILS OF STORMING OF PEKING. HINGTON, Aug. 19.—The Japanese Minister, Mr. I ast night received the following advices Foreign Office at Tokio: nese Consul at Chefu wired under date of Au- effect: ‘The foreign forces attacked on eking Wednesday morning. The enemy ob- evening the Japanese blew up the Chih- gchih gate of the Tartar City and suc- meantime . other foreign forces en- v the Tung Pien gate. Detachments ' to the legations and opened communica- fs were found safe. The Japanese three officers, namely, Captain nt Watanabe wounded, while Lieutenant se loss is computed at about 400.” ” formation contained in the above dis- press dispatches vesterday direct st to t following In the from licit and reassuring statement that the und safe. It is more direct and com- an the American advices thus far received. CHINESE WILL FIGHT FIERCELY. Express from Hongkong, have issued an important proclamation regarding the apture of Peking a just punishment tionary offic and warning the Chinese not to interfere with foreigners but also poin of the of the ff were fc powers should be the punishment Boxers and the confining, however, ns to the north. mperor Nicholas has wired to General itz. commander of the ,Russian ps In the province of Pe Chi L4, con- lating him heartily upon the rapid re of Peking and bestowing upon m the third class ordef of St The Ace. their opera- Russian Emperor also thanks Vice Admiral Alexiff and the heroic Siberian tr A9 2B WABM thelr present friendly at- ops. General Godkoff, Russian commander of the 2 nnounces Amur_Government, reports to_the sian War Office that Chingan Pass ptured August 16 after a_bloody in which the Chinese suffered losing four or five guns. The cavalry were in pursuit of the and efore Pe prov- the Dally ' er ROOSEVELT SAYS HE HAS BEEN MISQUOTED Writes to General Palmer in Explanation of His Speech at St. Pau!, Which Has Been Freely Criticized. Ovber 3 1s a policy of Infamy; that their triumph would mean misery so wide- letter which he had writ- | spread that it is aimost unthinkablc and a to General John M |disgrace so lasting that more than a‘gen- d. Til., relating to | eration would have to pass before it could made by the Gov- | be wiped out. They stand for lawlessness had been quoted as |and disorder, for dishonesty and dishonor, remarks concerning | for leense and disaster at home and cow- etter says, in part: | ardly shrinking from duty abroad. We e that in your recent very manly k the support of all Americans who ng why vou could not sup- | have the welfare of the country at heart, Democracy and the | no matter what their political affiliation and nominees you |may have been in the past’ tatement 1T was supposed to “You will see that here I most explicitly ttack Democrats gener- | draw the line between the men who sup- speech. port and ask support for the Kansas City v seen =a report platform and all other citizens, whether rbled but falsi- | Democrats or Republicans. I feel that as a matter of fact the greatest pogsible credit Is due to men like you, my dear sir, and to the other gold Democrats who | four years ago and now stand for national honor. Aug. 18.—Governor Roose- | sponsors) y, L. L, to-day gave out > point out where ately inverted. by saying: ‘We - ublicans but to all | “I hold up the policy advocated in the ? 1 citizens, wi Americans In fact Kansas City platform as a base and cow- s well as in name, to hr—lp us In re- | ardly policy, to emphasize our right to electing Pre nt McKinley.' T ended by |appeal to the countless thousands of high- saying: ‘Study the insas City platform | minded Democrats who abhor baseness &nd you cannot help realizing that their |and cowardice and are quick to see and policy itha wolicy of its makers and |disown them.” restoration of P s e g I DDA 0004—0&“—«044“&”00000000 ting ‘out that the sole object | George. | H..x..f.;‘i& PP S S oot Do ASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—From General Chaffee to-day the War Department received official confirmation of the fall of Pe- » <ing and therescue of the be- sieged legationers. The dispatch of the American com- mander was not long and contained but few details, but the unconcealed satis- faction with which It was received by officials of the administration indicated clearly the anxiety that had been engen- to the receipt of to-day's advices was dated August 11 at Matow, almost thirty miles from Peking. The explanation of his silence is suggested in advices re- celved by the Navy Department to-day from Admiral Remey, who, telegraphing from Taku on the 1Sth, says the tele- graph line between that point and Peking is interrupted. The cablegram from Admiral Remey contains some important information aot mentioned by General Chaffee. He makes the stirtling satement, on Japanese au- thority, that the inner city of Peking was being bombarded by the allied forces. Admiral Remey says also that the Dowa- dered by his prolonged silence. «His last | communication to the Government prior | f)t@;‘s&Q A RS ETS RS AT RT, ¥Q«¥@#MQ¥M A R KD KK DA A AT RSN — @ H—Q—H ON THE RUSSO-CHINESE FRONTIER. Invasion of the Amur Provinces-by the Chinese. From Le Petit Journal. R s xS IR E R TRy 4| SUMMARY OF NEWS REGARDING CHINA. The allies are bombarding the forbidden city, where the Chinese are making a last stand, and fighting continues in the strests of Peking. Prince Yung Lu, commander of the imperial forces, ASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—The Navy Department has received this cablegram: - ‘‘CHEFU, Aug. 19—Bureau of Navigation, Washington: TAKU, Aug. 18.—Telegraph 1 Information frcm Japanese Sources that Empress Dowager detained by Prince Yungedo in inner city, which is being hombarded by allies. Eight wounded during day’s fighting, Otherwise all well, REMEY,” @ 06 >0 b e . 4 .0#040000000044N0¢¢Q§¢4¢¢ PRV SR is holdh:; the Empress Dowager as a pris- e e B R 4 oner in the palace of the forbidden city. 1 iy General Chaffee reports that only eight Americans were wounded in the storming of the Chinese % Germany is collecting a formidable force in the Orient to protoct her interests. 5 3 + President McKinley is considering the uadvisability of proposing to the powers an international” J: :E congress to settle the Chinese questions. x B e o 2 S SR Y ) ADMIRAL REMEY'S REPORT . | SURPRISES WASHINGTON 5" Empress is det-lnea in the inner city Prince Yunged “Advices recelved last night from the Forelgn Office at Tokio, Japan, by the ganene legation in this city confirms amplifies the previous accounts of the Capture of Peking by the allied forces: The President Is Pleased. The dispatch from General Chaffee that was received during the morning was transmitted immediately to the President at the White House. He expressed his gratification at the news and particularly at the small loss sustatned by the Amer- ican troops. Tt will be noted that the dispatch in- dicates that the American troops entered the legation grounds at 5 o'clock on the gvening of the Ith inst By the Wash- on officials and by several legation of. cials to whom it was shown the date of Genernl Chaffee’'s communication, is_re- arded as an error of transmission. Tt is elieved that the word “I5th" should be “16th.” All previous advices, official and unofficial, have indicated that. the lega- ;lon- ‘were :l‘;eved on the evl.'nx of the nesday, after a da sharp fightt Minister Wi, the Chinese rep. rnenutlve, and Mlnmer 'L‘-k.mn of m. fantry and Riley's bnuary entered the clty, as shown by Geperal Chaffec’s dis- f' does not Indicate that the Ninth nfaniry and the marines, who were so con!ph:rwuxll‘r1 gallant throughout the ad- vance upon the capital, did not participate {n the engagement which resulted direct- 1y in the rescue of th- besieged legation ers. It is pointed out as Iikely that Gen- eral Chaffee, acting in consonance with the other commanders, divided his force leaving the Ninth Infantry and the ma- rines without the walls of the city io act ts a rear guard to prevent the escape of he Chinese troops by other gates than those_ through which the allies entered >r for some other cxcellent reason. Only two battalions gf the Fourteenth Regi- ment are with neral Chaffee. They comprise about men. This would indi- Gate ihat bnly abaut oue-third of General Chaffee's force actualiy had entered the city at the time he sent his dispatch. Bombardment of Forbidden City. In Admiral Remey’s dispatch. which contains much interesting information in a few words, the startling feature is that fichting within the city of Peking was continuing. The inner, or as it is ponu- larly known, the *“Forbidden City.” evi- dently had not been taken. It is sur- R T R I D e e T wt The éntrance to of Pel 10 1e hot Fegarded as surprising that th w. e in - flu eminl mi Tacfact that oniy the Fourteenth Tn.| , Continued on Second Page. B N s o™ ™ e = S S Jstswwwmmwtstm .+0—.~.—M+¢4 s+o4o+o+«>+oa }0. | 60+ O eeoeo@ © . 70 PRESIDENT'S NEW SCHEME mmipifiagiyaios International Congress of Powers to Settle China Troubles. C;\LL HEADQUARTERS, WELLINGTON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. i—Prc\i(knt McKinley is consid- ering the advisability of prop ing to the powers the organi | tion of an international congress, | which shall sit in China and rec- ommend to the several govern- 1ments represented a permanent ‘solutlon of the pending ques- ‘ tions. This proposition is a develop- | ment of the previous one to send |a commission to China to assess the damages sustained by the citizens and interests of the United States preliminary to the submission of a demand for rep- { aration. The President recog- nizes that the duties which Min- ister Conger will be called upon to perform will be and arduous that it would be un- fair to ask him to take an addi- tional burden: that Special Com missioner Rockhill will be too busily employed in obtaining in- formation and in communicating with high Chinese officials to give time to them and that direct ne- gotiation among the powers is likely to prove f and give rise to complications which might otherwise be avoid- ed. The proposition is therefore to send a third representative China who shall be charged with the work of dealing speciallv with larger questions involved in the situation and in his work he will have the assistance of Minister Conger and Mr. Rockhill. Who this representative shall be has not yet been determined. Talks which I have had with diplomats here indicate that their govern- 040‘00&0‘%'@00000@0@000@00000 so exacting to 0+ 0009990000090 40 004040400000 40 000000 e CH++44 444444444444 GERMANY TO HAVE FORMIDABLE FORCE IN THE FAR EAST é WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—Ger- - iy many is collecting a formidable 4| ments would be willing to join force in the far east to provide pro- 4 | tection to her interests there. Four 4 |and Baron von Sternberg, the battleships, the pick of the German | A s M navy, and one protected cruser 4 | German Charge d’Affaires in passed through the Suez canal, Y"asliinzton, has been suggested bound for the east. on July 27. An- other “battleship is under orders to proceed to China. Nine thousand men, with the usual number of offi- cers, sailed from Germany a few days ago. Altogether 60,000 Ger- man troops are en route or under orders to proceed to China. ++ 444444444444 444440 EARTHQUAKE RENDS NORTHERN MOUNTAIN High Promontory on the Stewart Is Split by the Shock of August 10 and Tumbles Into the River, Special Dispatch to The Call | as the representative of Germany. | No final action in the matter will | probably be taken until the Presi- |dent has heard from Minister Coneer and General Chaffee. 00?000000600040&6&060#446 VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 19.—A moun- | tain in two. A great mass of rock at the tain on the Stewart River was rent in|summit came down the steep face of the twain by the earthquake that shook the | cliff. As this occurred the mountain sim- Alaskan gold country from Skaguay to |ply fell apart. One stream was dammed Dawson. That is the story brought into | up partfally by the fallen rock. and it the northern mining city by prospectors, | turned into the newly formed canyon and the tale has been brought hence from | through the mountain. Five miles of this awson by the steamer Cutch, which ar- | stream and two miles of the second tribu- rived here this afternoon from Skaguay. | tary of the Stewart were left dry. A The earthquake of the 10th instant, | number of miners were stampedine te i™a which shook Skaguay for seventy sec-|place to wash gold from the former hot- onds, the reports say, was even more se- | toms of the river. verely felt at Dawson. All the way down, Water is scarce, according tc the river the earthquake was .pp;remlva-senterx on some of the Kl and at geveral places the shock was pdr- | creeks. Raln is needed all through ticuarly well defined. At Dawson two |district and it is ventured that small government buildings in the course | the supply becomes more plenti’i of construction were toppled over. | cold weather comes the summer Arrivals from the Stewart River, half way down the Yukon to Dawson, tell of the peculiar result the recent earthquake had on a mountain there. The mountain was covered with large bowlders, and, in fact, was composed of great masses of jagged rock. Two branches of the Stew- art flowed around it, one on either side, 'the mountain being about 1200 feet high. | The earthquake simply split the moun-lhr 8 efore outaut | will be no more than 3 per cent of What it would otherwise be. Half the elaims are idle on several creeks. El rr 10 bas not water enough to run a good siuice head and what there is Is used o\ .r and over. On Upper Bonanza the watar s Lower Bonanza Is 2 Bonansa HIII has been aimost bmught to a standstill. A al on Gold Run, H