The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 23, 1900, Page 1

This Paper not to be taken from +e e e VOLUME LXXXVIII-NO, 84. SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AMERICAN TROOPS ATTACK THE IMPERIAL PALACE AND CAPTURE FOUR OF THE COURTS - | here Is No Longer Any Doubt That the Emperor and Empress Dowager Have Fled, and the Chaotic Condition of the Chinese Government May Be Followed by Anarchy and Bloodshed Throughout the Empire—Fighting With Boxers Renewed Outside Tientsin. ’ ONDON, Aug. 23, 4 a. m.—“To-day 1500 Americans attacked the Imperial Palace,” says a i h to the Morning Post from Peking, dated August 13, “and captured four of the ing over the imperial granary, and the Imperial Bank has £ The American flag is fl 1g events previous to the relief, the Morning Post correspondent cables: “On Au- a conference with a view to peace. No armistice was grant- It lasted twelve li Yamen req lured the longest fusillade of the whole siege. Yamen begged to be excused from any conference, saying that s, and would they wrote that they had forbidden firing on us, Dt shes an interview with the Japanese Minist ‘ing the evening many shells fell in the legation grounds.” rin London, Kato Ta- ingrsaid: So long as she lives, so long as she remains not, she will always be the greatest soul of China. is taken from her or o be reckoned with. The difficulty will be to get any one who can 1ce of Li Hung Chang is now of extremely little weight. The a we bloodshed and misery through- The rstanding quickly. Riots, anarchy it of a policy that does not immediately disclose itself. ble re: 1t he believed that satisfactory Envoy expresse approval of the reported American suggestion kganling wers, and said pecuniary compensation could 1 were properly developed, despite the fact that her revenues are dersee. according to the Daily Mail's correspondent, expresses the cult under- g g ina will be of long duration, “as pacification will be a dif enty-five thousand Russian troops are on their way to the Far East by e and under orders to embark. This statement is made by the Moscow . who adds that mobilization is in progress all over European ire now at Odessa fourteen steamers chartered to take troops. ershurg special, a telegram has been received at the Russian capital ure of L.i Hung Chang for Peking. LATEST NEWS FROM MINISTER CONGER. WASHINGTON. A A a m LLINGTON HOTEI reign Mir 22—That no responsible governmental authority ex- can deal is shown by the following dispatch, re- € the exceptjon of imperi is occunied by ts for police fon. T army fled. The r ince of Shensl. No representatives of the Chinese to be numbering about taken Im 1000. xpected n refugees, nedlately. Man co; mission- R. of the Chinese ng in the appoint a rep in Government are iIn sight in Peking and conditions swer to Li Hung Chang to-day the statement ntative to confer with the representative of the 1ser had gone westward, effectunily disposing of the reports that the ge: e city. His Infc n on this 1 t iz confirmed by the acting teh, dated a Chinese official of Paoting-Fu ror on the 1 Tung Fu Siang's troops for Wu- A 16, he wire advices from Paoting-Fu were to ror the Empress Dowager left she avenged the vic- sers of the Progressive party and im; soning Yung Lu s who passed thrc s n them to the they will ) perso! n, tt ugh the sleg m, W ho professes the Chri e powers will do all they i religion shall be inter- an to extend protection to the disposition of the Preside to meet his wishes half way. er is ordered to return to the United States or proceed to any point, he Rockhill arrived, it is believed, at Nagasaki, and as soon as he reports he Mr. Conger, or to relieve him of his dutles that the Minjster may obtain rest in sioner assist - FOUGHT WITH BOXERS NEAR TIENTSIN. & mi reported ¢ ary situation of as m 1y in the morning. br est in to-day’s developme » story of the Pekirg ope ts as was the diplo- ations up to the 16th in report of the death of the gallant Captain Reilly. Alm. ant as the Peking as the t the Boxers are again concentrating itsin, and that last 400 English and Japanese troops, had a lively brush with the Boxers 1M of the Chinese were killed d five Americans were wounded. It was evident air that while the Chinese are in force enough around Tientsin to make consider- ror to hotly contest an engagement. The casualty list in this fight seems to in- Admiral Remey’s dispatch is as follows: 21 (Taku, Aug. 20).—Dickens' command is landing to-day. Peking 16—All except imperial city cleared of Chinese troops first . have penetrated to the gates of the palace. Captain Rellly, Fifth Artillery, killed & of the and about 400 English and Japanese dispersed about 1000 Boxers eight miles outside of Tiemtsin. About 100 Chinese were killed and five Americans wounded. Chaffee’s losses are six killed, thirty wounded, two days' fighting. REMEY. The signal office contributed its quota to the news in the following dispatch from Major Scriven, chief signal officer of xpedition, dated Peking, August 17: “City occupled. All well.” signal office says that while this dispatch was several days in coming through to Washington there is reason to be- the military telegraph line is now working into the Chinese capital. Some delays are expected at first, as the line an insulated wire laid on the ground, there not being enough timber in that region to erect it on poles until lumber e shipped in. Notice also was received at the department to-day that the Taku-Chefu cable is in working or- yught there will soon be a direct and reliable line of wire communication from the War Department to General uarters at Peking. OUR TROOPS YET NEEDED IN CHINA. ASHINGTON, Aug 22.—The most Important dispatch of the day was not made public by the War Department, but was the subject of an extended conference at the White House this morning between the President, Secretary Root and acting Secretary of State Adee. It was from General Chaffee and arrived about the same time as e casualty list of the Peking fight. It was dated the 18th, and, therefore, was not a reply to the message inquiry sent to General Chaffee by the War Department on Monday night. Still, it answered a number of the tained in that message. It dealt entirely with military operations and conditions. While it cannot be sald to ined any bad news, and recorded the brilliant success of the American troops, who have borne themselves go antly in the assault on Peking, it contained enough as to the unsettled conditions in China and the prospect of long s arduous work in restoring peace to form the subject for a consultation of some hours between the President and -.s It was hoped in officlal circles that when General Chaffee should be heard from he would report that the work of expeditionary force had been accomplished by the rescue of the Ministers and that the blow struck at urgents by the forelgn column had dissipated the revolutionists and left China with hands free to make % ihe civilized world. Instead of this, however, General Chaffee had to report an utterly chaotic condition airs and the capture of s capital whence all the heads of Government had fled. There was nothing for the victors , prevent anarchy by administering on this derelict empire which had fallen Into their hands. 'I'herefore- prospect opened by General Chaffee’s dispatch is that the American contingent of necessity will be detained in ina for some titme to come, probably for the whole winter. This will necessitate the hurried completion of prepara- tione that already have been begun to comfortably subsist our army through the severe winter weather which will soon close In on Northern China. EXECUTED BY ORDER OF THE EMPRESS. ASHINGTON, Aug. 22—The Japanese Legation has received a telegram dated August 21 from the Foreign Office &t Toklo giving the following dispatch received yesterday from the Japanese acting Consul General at Shanghai: “A dispatch received yesterday from a Chirese offical at Paoting-Fu shows that by the Empress Dowager's ’ ders, Husi Yung Yi, Li Shan and Lien Yuen were executed on the 1ith, and Yung Lu, who was to have shared the same fate, 1s now in a jail of the judicial department and that the Emperor and the Empress Dow- ager left Peking on the 13th, escorted by Tung Fu Siang troops for Wutaishan via Chuchow and Tsechiangkwan. Kang Ye, it is further stated, has been appointed commander-in-chief of the Wu Wel army, while Princes Tuan and Chwang and Tsong Chi, Kang Yi and Psul Tung have been ordered to remain at Peking. Another telegram dated the 16th has been received here from Paoting-Fu, to the effect that though the Empress Dowager has left Peking, the Emperor has decided to remain behind.” 1@ o >0 00—0@‘«:\0-?4?,»0«)0-@»@0000400 D R S g S S o S g |+ WHO ARE ABOUT TO DEBARK AT i 2= i Avoid Peri ey ALL BUREAU HOTEL, W, Although the conditions set forth in the American’ memorandum of Au- gust 12 were not fulfilled and the LINGTON T ation of the representatives in Peking by force of arms, the United States is willing to use its good offices to bring about peace for Chin insisting, however, that the Chinese Government first establish order empire. When this has been accomplished this Government will be willing to appoint a representative to.confer with the repre- sentatives of other powers and the author- itative and responsible Government of China to carry out the purposes described in the American note of July 3, addressed to the powers. On the authority of a high cfficial of the administration whom I saw to-night, the foregoing may be accepted without re- serve as the of a memorandum hand- ed to Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister to.the United States, of State Adee. Considered by the Cabinet. This response was carefully discussed at the Cabinet meeting yesterday when the grave question as to the ability of the Im- perial Government to administer affairs in China was raised. Further advices re- celved by the State and War departments to-day convinced the officlals of the tnad- visability of calling into question, except in the most Indirect manner, the strength of the present recognized Government of China. The reply was drafted to-day during a conference of more than three hours be- tween the President, Secretary Root and Acting Secretary Adee at the White House. Consideration of American in- terests largely influenced the President in declding again to place the good offices of, the United States at the disposal of China.’ In his response to the first appeal cf by Acting Secretary Kwang Su the President stated that should certain conditions, which he named, including the liberation of the legations, the protection of foreigners and the restoration of order, be fulfilled, he believed that *“no obstacle will be found to exist on the part of the powers to an amicable settlement of all questions aris- ing out of the recent troubles, and the SHINGTON, Aug. 22.— | powers are compelled to effect the liber- | | in the Chinese capital and throughout the | 94— THE STEPS SHOWN B e e e B e o o o e UNITED STATES IS WILLING TO ABOUT PEACE IN By Complying With Certain Conditions the Celestial Government May anent Occupation of Territory by Troops of the Powers, BRING H-EB E-E-NB8B ESE WATCHING BOAT PL G ON THE CA ASHINGTON, Aug. 22.- received at.the War Depa “PEKING, Aug 17.—Cas low knee, moderate; slight. MART Company C—Frank W. Green, thigh, slight. ¥ wounded in arm, serious. pany L, Fourteenth Infantry. for Willlam Earle. friendly good offices of this Government will with the assistance of other powers be cheerfully placed at your Majesty's disposition for that purpose.” Powers Should Withdraw. 1t is regarded as important, if American interests are to be conserved, that the powers withdraw from China as speedily as possible. The occupation of Niu- chwang by Russia, the landing of British troops at Shanghai, the prospect that troops of other nations will be landed there and the necessity for keeping for- eign troops in China carry with them complications of a most dangerous char- acter, with the possibility that the powers concerned will not be willing to relinquish their grip on the empire if their troops are long retained in her territory. China must, of course, pay an indemn- ity, and it is apparent that the indemnity, if it includes the expense of retaining the troops for any length of time, will be so enormous that China will never be able to pay it. In such case, the powers, un- able to collect the sum demanded, would in all probability announce that they pro- posed to remaln on Chinese sofl until T AMERICAN CASUALTIES . [N BATTLES AT PEKING The following casualty report was ment from FOURTEENTH .INFANTRY. Company E—William Parle, wou Company G—John.G. Hauser, sergeant, w M. Higgin, wounded in foot, slight: August P. Rufus Lawyer, wounded in leg below knee, Company H—Henry Hopkins, first sergeant, wounded in leg above knee, Company K—Frank L. Whitehead, first knee, slight; Jesse A. Foulkes, wounded in leg above knee, slight. BATTERY F, FIFTH ARTILLERY. ‘William P. Nanney, woundéd in chest, serious. Captain Smedley D. Butler. wounded in chest Company A—George P. Farral, wounded in hea wounded on the Company I—Harry L. Dubin. wounded in leg below kneee, slight. Company L—Thomas Lanker, wounded in chest, serious; Thomas King, Company M—Willam B. Hoffmann, cook, Henry G. Davies, wounded in leg below knee, serious. Battery F, Fifth Artillery—Lee Doyle, wounded in hand, slight. August 16, died of wounds received in action, Edward B. Mitchell, | CASUALTIES IN ACTIO UGUST 15. | ] The following officers and men were Killed: Battery F, Fifth Artillery—Captain Henry J. Reilly, morning of 17th. * Company C, Ninth Infantry—Robert E. Walsh. Company E, Ninth Infantry—James O. Hall, Daniel W. Simpkins. Company K, Fourteenth Infantry—Russell T. Elliott. Company M, Fourteenth Infantry—James C. Wiber. ’ WOUNDED. [ | Ninth Infantry: Company F—Martin A. Silk, wounded in head, serious. Company M—A. Bailey, first sergeant, wounded in arm, slight. ) [ Company K—George H. Siemens, wounded in leg below knee, serious. ] Company M—William F. Norton, wounded in leg below knee, slight. " FOURTEENTH INFANTRY. Company E—George Fox, sergeant, wounded in hand, slight; Harvey Baker, musician, wounded in thigh moderate; Calvin P. Titus, musician, * Wounded in neck, slight; George C. Kuffman, wounded in hip. ] Company G—Henry J. Kylzla, wounded in chest, serious. \ Company H—Charlie H. Margon, corporal, wounded in leg below knee, B moderate; Ora F. Tyler, —; George King, —; John L. Lynch, wounded in =2 | | | = [ | L] William Parle is not found on the to-day eneral Chaffee, via Chefu: ction August 14: ties in ed in hand, slight. unded in hip, moderat Troutman, nde : Themas n leg be- ght, sergeant, wounded in leg below slight moderate, nd, moderate. wounded in thigh, moderate; Com- “CHAFFEE.” rolls; the name is probably intended [ o e B B b ) satisfied, practically involving permanent occupation. Note Is Cabled Abroad. A Cabinet officer who discussed the con- tents of the note said that should it de- velop that the present imperial Govern- ment, of which Li Hung Chang apparently | is the representative, is unable to estab- | . lish and maintain order, then the powers would be confronted with the problem of strengthening the government of the Em- peror. When this Government was in possession of the governmental machinery formerly operated by the Emperor and Empress Dowager, further negotiations would occur relative to the indemnity which China must pay. Immediately after the delivery of the note to Minister Wu it was cabled to representatives of the United States abroad for presentation to the Governments to which they are ac- credited ———— WILL SAIL FOR ORIENT. ' ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 22.—A special to the Pioneer-Press from Helena, Mont.. The commandant at Fort Harrison recelved notice from the War De- partment that the Twenty-fourth Infantry would sail for the Orient October 1. Part of the regiment is still in Luzon. It is understood that the regiment may be sen: to Chira. A company of the Eighth In- antry, now at Fort Snelling, will relieve | Company D of the Twenty-fourth at Fort | Harrison. | CONGRATULATIONS WIRED TO GENERAL CHAFFEE WASHINGTON, Aug. 22—The War De partment has made public the following: “The War Department, Aug. 22.—Gen- eral Chaffee, Peking, via Taku.—The President joins me In congratuiations to you and the officers and men of your command on the briillant achievement, in which the courage, fortitude and skiil ON THE EDGE OF THE FORBIDDEN CITY, BOMBARDED BY ALLIES. THE ABOVE PICTURE TAKEN FROM COLLIER'S WEEKLY SHOWS A CROWD OF CHI AT THE RIGHT FROM A AL SURROUNDIN —E 58588 DR R R e R T e A S g Sebe b eI e Preiesebebeiebe® PR *b e * ve@ e v o0 A PARTY OF DEVI CITY R e e A SR . -9 CHINA played so prominent a part. ing for your ¢ proud and gratefu “ELI ROOT t War [ R e e e e ey ] PEKING REPORTED T0 BE BURNING 0SCOW, Aug. 23.—A report from St. Pe- tersburg says the Japanese le- gation has received a dispatch from Peking stating that the legationers are all liberated, but that the allied forces are powerless to quench a ter- rible e which is ma great inroads in the thickly bujlt portion of the city. The soldiers are too fatigued to master the disastrous flames threatening the whole capital. R RAR R A S R AR AR R AR S S ] [t St e s RECORD OF MUSICIAN WHO SCALED THE WALLS WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—The War De- partment has prepared the following sketch of Musiclan Titus, who, according to an Associated Press dispatch publishe this morning, scaled the walls of Pek with a rope by means of which the climbed to the top: Calvin P. Titus enlisted April 5, 159, at Wichita, Kans., aged This was his second e ing in Company try, from which he 1808. He was a Fourtee 8 try. was b cablegram from inst., shows that he thers was w he w Salv He was a member of the for several months Captain _Lee, a we Army officer and a note. Titus is a good sang at all of Lee's r. is a good cornet playe was y Evangelis hing here trouble is bad in Ch a good time; knows only one way ward.” i THE NEW ORLEANS WASHINGTON, New Orleans Department as the port of Sha ARRIVES. Aug. uiser reported at the Navy aving arrived at Wusung, Colonel Muse’s Successor. VALLEJO. Aug. “olonel F. W. rington a be n marine barracks at Wasb one month's leave of after is to report to Mare Island. He will succeed Colonel Muse in command of the Marine Corps at of the American forces in China have | Mare Island.