The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 24, 1900, Page 1

[} VOLUME SAN - FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENT FIRE AND DISSENSION FOLLOW THE CCAPTURE Gt s . CHINESE CAPITAL EKING, Aug. 17, 7:30 a. m.—0On Wednesday, August 15, the American troops attacked the gates lead- ing into the imperial citv. A battery of the Fifth Artillery sent shells from an elevated position on the The Fourteenth and Ninth Infantry and marines entered below and fired on the Chinese troops. They then pushed on to the west gate. The American Gatling guns did good work. Gate after gate was blown gate. oottt el oo el e ol e e ek el e el e e S e b e @ This dispatch is specially copyrighted and any invasion of the rights of The Call and New York Herald will be prosecuted according to law. and the Chinese shelled out of them and the infantry rushed in until the four gatzs were taken. In the afternoon operations were halted and a conference of generals was held, wh|ch resulted in the wm% Hussjan to Accept Other Ge Lonflnmncmr nerals Sacred Precincts Imperial Palace. Declines Decision of Not to Vio- the late the of the L.eader of the Asserts That ment Czar’s Troops! His Govern- Has Declared War on China--Soldiers of Various Nationalities Are Placed on o Guard 24,3a.m arently fo [ n imperial amtain S ersbure co he 1 ling repo 1e from n SIXTH Ccav ALPY Special Cable to The Call and New Y Herald Pnh whmg Company. Aug. 1 WMADE MNST HEROIC FENSE OF CHURCH vt foreigners during siege, has been re- and British. The most heroic. w posting church ws fore re n The where- Empress Dowager is not GOOD PROGRESS IN MANCHURIAN CAMPAIGN | an campaign. The nmn tured August 18, with while the Chinese ving ten guns, 700 tities of ammunition he Russians. of risings in Northern Ko- ifirmed. It is belleved that these are not due to i1l will toward for- elguers. but to local dissatisfaction. The 1e Daily Mail mpe after o7 1or the \gs to prevent | revent L.ooting. ¥ IS —Fires, fighting them and dis- llowing in the wake of I publishes dispatches from the t 17, declaring that a great city. serted — maintained that the and that it would >eking’s This explains the with- ing three gates. The Rus- his Government had de- hat therefore there was no reason es into the sacred precincts. in many cases contradictory dis- this morning from Peking sted a middle course, for a Reu- es were placed to prevent loot- imperial buildings, al- ed that pe T \‘»'("L O B O R L R I ry and to be caused by the that when the latest T ders were some- -all waiting for in- have been sent to Tientsin, the Daily Mail negotiations for, respondent of Peking until 1 dig were in com- August They lomats rnment n. on 17. ts as to the whereabouts of the St. Petersburg that she is in the led. The Emperor seems to have ranghai considerable un- that no dispatches have been st 20. Other Shanghai re- s under the protection of the captured by the Japanese. DEFEATS BOXERS. ork Herald. Copyright. 1900, by the xth United States Cavalry to-day en- ps ten miles west of Tientsin. s was about 330 killed and fifty v of the Chinese, the American The bungling of Gen- fought bravely. There es Cavalry, who worked Peking residents are ex- iwang, they will maintain cials decamped. A He will organize a mixed court, nent {s sending troops to tricts. the engagement west of August 8 a special dispatch say xth United St drill-iike prec nd fighting and the Chinese hnl\ through the bungling of General Dorward.” | Berlin learns that there has been fur- ther fighting west of Tlentsin, which cre- | ates the impression that the province of Pe Chi Li must be effectively occupled be- fore peace megotiations will become feas. | ible. CAPTAIN McCALLA'S REPORT. | WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—The Navy De- | partment has made public the report of | Captain B. H. McCalla, who was in com- | mand of the American contingent of the | | international column under Admiral Sey- | | mour that on June 10 made the first move | .(n the relief of Peking, but which was cut | | off by the Chinese troops on the road and | forced to turn back from Yangtsun, bein |in danger of complete annihilation betore | coming In touch with the reinforcements | | sent out to meet them from Tientsin. The detatls of theunsuccessful expedl’u'm‘cre iven in the report of Admiral - "l‘!‘(l)llgl' lz,l:mln McCalla in conclugion ::gu a gl g tribute to his fellow command- ers and -lpeclnllg praises Admiral Sey- | . He asks that a number of forcign | officers be offered medals for al ;fi United Btates forces in action. I Tient ing | hours B i S e L o S S A S 2 . @ TAX COLLECTING IN CHINA —THE CHIEF SOURCE OF LI HUNG CHANG'S + ins or others speclally appointed for the purpose. ; 1d to meet the people. 4 it at the first general market. ch as gc moun the Qeieioiedsie 3 Heavily. T. PETERSBURG, Aug. 23.—General Linevich, commander of the Rus- sian troops in the province of Pe- chili, telegraphs to the Minister of War as follows: ning of August ern gate of Peking the city. The Rus- 1 on the, wall. sted fourteen ceupied and were the flag was the first ho t of the gat “Ihe the wall, The Chi observatory and of ted our troops to a heavy enfilading fire, r infantry forced them to leave their positions, Our losses were: Killed—Colonel Antinkoff Wounded—General Wasilowskl, Colonel Modl 2nd five other officers and twelve men. In the meanwhile the allled troops stormed ani captured another gate and entered the city. We found the Imperial Government had fled and that the legationers were in great straits. The dispatch concludes with describing the recent attacks on the legations. Dur- | ing the siege the inmates of the Russian | legation had five men killed and twenty | wounded. Work of British Troops. LONDON, Aug. 23.—General Gaselee, commander of the British forces at Pe- | king, has telegraphed to the War Office as follows: PEKING, Aug. 15 (Wedneeday), via Chetu, Aug. 21 (Tuesday).—At o conference August 12, it was agreed that the allles shoul; com- centrate within five miles of Peking August 14, and the assault should begin August 15 The attack, however, commenced early In the morning of August 14, and our troops had to make & forced march of fifteen miles from Tungchau In great heat, We were on the | entoe lect and attacked the southeast gate | ot the Chinese city. There was practically no and twenty men. | These come sometimes with money, but more often with some product of the fac- hase instead, which is taken at the Mandarin's own valuation, usually about 20 per cent of what It is no unusual thing to see valuable sable and fowls, among the collector’s gatherings. of taxation is ordered fram Peking for any special province, not more than 30 per The collecting Mandarin and those above him s, pigs 2 from the people ever reaches the imperial coffers. >4+ | | ers. WEALTH. Besides the likin and customs dues which are collected through Sir Robert Hart's office in Peking the Chinese & pay a land tax and other duties to the Viceroys of their respective provinces. S R S S Foreign Commanders Send Reports Concerning the Siege of Peking and Fighting Within the Chi- nese Cap1tal——The Russians Lost opposition as we were not expected at that point. The Indian troops rushed the gate and I entered with cavalry and guns. T then sent other cavalry and the Punjadb infantry to the Temple of Heaven to securs our left flank and camping ground, and with the other corps pushed on toward the legations. At 3 o'clock got on the canal opposite the water gate, and were signaled from the wall held by the legationers. I, with a portion of the staff, end seventy Indians, rushed across the almost | dry moat and entered through the water gate without loss. We found all well in the lega- tions. MacDonald Immediately showed me | around the positions, with the view of further action. In the meantime our fleld artillery had been | brought up to bombard the central gate of the Tartar city, and Russians of the garrison along the wall anticipated this bombardment and the gate fell into our hands. Two fleld guns were then brought into legation and the rest were sent back to Temple of Heaven. At about 5 o'clock in the afternoon Americans under General Chaffee entered the legation and then we moved on toward . the central gate of the Tartar city for the night. the the the | By nightfall we had 400 men In the legation. (Here apparently some Words ‘are missing.) During the evening at the Temple of Heaven | we were engaged, and Inflicting heavy losses, we occupied the north gate of the Chinese city. . Reported by the Japanese. WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—The Japanese legation to-day received the following ad- vices from the Forelgn Office at Tokio, dated August 23: The commander of the Japanese fleet at Taku transmitted by telegraph, on the 2lst, the tollowing repert from Peking: ‘“The Jap- anese regiment, which had been detalled early on the 1ith for the purposs of protecting the tmperial palace, had hard fighting all day, but they could not bring it to a decisive issue, as These are collected by the local Mandar- The collector travels from place to place through his district, setting 400000000000 but a sortle by the Americans | not in communication with the Chinese Government. sion of the Tartar city. wounded furs. common earthen It has been estimated by good beoe@® they refrained from firing on the palace. On the following day, however, they took its prin= cipal gate, and now the city is almost entlirely cleared of the enemy. “The imy family and the ministers of | state left for Sian-Fu five or six day: escorted by 3000 troops under Tung Fuh 2 With the object of restoring order, the city has been divided Into districts, Japan being assigned the northern half and the United States, Great Britain, Russia and France have each deputed an officer to carry on the ad- ministration. “Prince Tuan's residence has been burned down by the Japanese. The Japanese naval detachment which guarded the Japanese lega- tion lost during the siege five killed and eight wounded. The Japanese forces, which now occupy the Imperial palace, have rescued for- eign and native Christians from their con- finement.”" Ttalians Sent to Shanghai. ROME; Aug. 23.—Rear Admiral Candie, in command of the Itallan squadron in Chinese waters, has cabled the Italian Minister of Marine, Vice Admiral Morin. that he is in direct communication with the Itallan Minister In Peking, Marquie Salvago Raggi, who has informed hir that an Italian lleutenant and six marines were slightly wounded In the defense of the legation. Candie adds that he has no news regarding the whereabouts of the Empress Dowager, but that he has sent all the staff of the TItalian legation to Shanghal, where they arrived safely. — CAPTAIN REILLY WAS KILLED INSTANTLY Copyright, 1900, Assoclated Press. PEKING, Aug. 15, via Chefu Aug. 23. - The Americans breached three gates be- The Chinese are now all out. PN !¥12F!._----vi;MM.’%¢F%F1H—H.%H.J—H+ PPN P SO D A A S DD D OGP A S PG SO ey S T . o L e o o S g 90«»03;0@0@060@0 @03»‘00 * believe that Li Hung Chang’s credentials are satisfactory. drawal of the American troops. At this conference all except the Russians agreed not to violate the imperial city and decided that the object of the expedition had been accomplished, pending further advices from interested pow- The Russian general stated that his Government had declared war on China. The military authorities are The Japanese, Russian and British troops are now in posses- The American casualties were ten killed and twenty-five b @ Ger’many Causes Ser’lous Com- plications in the Far East by Refusing to Recognize Li Hung Chang as a Peace Negotiator. President McKinley Is Striving Most Energetically to Restore Harmony Among Powers and Bring Peace When a Chinese Government Is Es- tablished. ’ Special Dispatch to The Call. ALL BUREAU, \\'El;;‘f&_GTo.\’ HOTEL, WASH- INGTON, Aug. 23—Germany has injected a serious complication into the international situation with respect to China by declining to recognize Li Hung Chang as a peace negotiator. To this, perhaps, more than anything else is due the President’s decision not to go to Chicago. The attitude of the other powers on this point remains to be disclosed, but it would not be astonishing should at least one and probably two of the other powers interested in the Chinese ~mnn< n support Emperor William's policy. Mr. Takahira, the Japanese Minister, led Acting Secretary Adee to understand yesterday that his Government would prove the American note, but this, of course, was merely an ex- pression of personal opinion. Officially Japan has not been heard from, nor ha$ Great Britain. But it is regarded as certain by the authorities that these two powers will approve the reply of the President to the appeal of Li Hung Chang for the ap- pointment of a peace envoy. The powers, unless skillful diplomacy restores the harmony which has hitherto characterized their actions, will be arrayed against one another, and the rift may widen until a peaceful dis- cussion of the Chinese question is no longer possible. Baron von Sternberg, the German Charge d Affaires in Washington, called at the State Department to-day, and, ac- cording to a high official, communicated to Mr. Adee the sub- stance of the reply made by the Berlin Government to the ap- peal of Li Hung Chang. An official whose statement may be regarded as authoritative said that Emperor Willlam an- nounced that it was not possible for the German Government to accede to the wishes of Li Hung Chang until it was acquainted with the character of his credentials and the extent of his pow- ers and the ability of the source from which they spring to con- fer them. Mr. Adee’s reply on the other hand made its acceptance of Li Hung Chang’s appeal dependent upon the Chinese Govern- ment’s demonstration of its ability and willingness to make an effective suspension of hostilities in Peking and elsewhere in China. not questioning Li's credentials. Supplementing this declaration to the Chinese Government, a member of the Cab- inet added that when Li Hung Chang was able to give a posi- tive guarantee that order was restored and that the disturb- ances would not recur, an American envoy would be sent to China and an invitation to the other powers to join would be ex- tended to them. Li Hung Chang would then present his cre- dentials and their sufficiency would at that moment and place be determined. Administration officials fear that no Chinese Government will be found which can produce evidence of its power to a suf- ficient degree to satisfy Emperor William. It is pointed out that by indirect reference the United States calls attention to the fact that China’s representative must be appointed by “re- sponsible and authorized government,” but officials profess to Ac- cording to the German point of view, since the Chinese Govern- ment has only broken assurances, the powers are justified in sus- pecting any further promises which it may make. Li Hung Chang's assertion in his memorandum of August 21 that there will be “positively no more fighting” has been disproved by re- ports showing further operations on the part of the allies in Pe- king and in the vicinity of Tientsin. It is questionable whether a government exists which can negotiate peace, and the powers should first ascertain whether the government which accredited Li Hung Chang has sufficient power to enforce any agreement that may be reached with him. It is the President’s purpose now to address himself energetically to the powers to secure har- mony of action to bring peace to China. ap- fore the Imperlnl palace and occupied meI gates until they fell. approaches to the east wall. Captain| In the meantime the infantry cleared the Rellly, Battery F, Fifth United States | street and walls, where the Chinese sol- Artillery. and five privates were killed | diers, with a fine cover, stubbornly re- and sixteen wounded. During the after- | sisted. The fighting was close and sharp. noon the Americans returned to camp.| A French battery. while shelling tue pending a conference between the gen- approaches to the palace, narrowly missed erals. Thereupon the Russlans occupled | the Americans, the approaches to the palace. General Chaffee and Mr. Conger ara Captain Rellly was standing on the wall | gonferring | regarding the diplomatic fea- and directing his battery when a bullet | " Cfeivates kiifed” during the struck him In the mouth, kiiling him in- were burled In the grounds of the stantly. The battery hammered at the! can legation during the evening. stege Ameri-