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Show THE WAR. IN CHINA. Conger Reports That Pekin is in a Chaotic Condi-, Condi-, lion Government Without a Head. Fighting: is Reported by Admiral Remey in the Vicinity of Tien Tsin Boxers are Dispersed. Yokohama, Aujr. 2?.-An official dispatch from Korea savs that the rebels have attacked Sons' Sing, burning the government buildings located there. London, Aug. 22.-Rear Admiral Bruce has cabled to the British admiralty admir-alty from Taku, under date of Monday. Aug. sn. that the allies were fight-f fight-f mg the Chinese outside of Tien Tsin on Sunday. Aug. 19. London. Aug. 23. 4 a. m. "Today 1.500 Americans attacked the imperial palace," says a dispatch to the Morn i ng Post from Pekin, dated Aug. 15, "and captured four .f the courts. -The American Hag is flying over the imperial granary and the imperial N bank has been looted." 1 ionic. Aug. 22. Dispatches received here from Taku, under date of Aug. 20. sav that according to advices from a Japanese source, dated Aug. 17, lm i eivin was then finished and the Japanese had entered the im perial palace. The foreign ministers with detachments of the allied troops were then occupying the imperial city, the Chinese princes and ministers having retired to Seian (Sian Fu), west of Pekin. Washington. Aug. 22. The state department authorizes the announcement announce-ment of the receipt at an early hour this (Wednesday) morning, through the consul at Che Foo, of a telegram from Minister Conger, in the department . cipher to the following effect: "Pekin, Aug. 19. "Secretary of State, Washington: "The entire city, with the exception of the imperial pala-e, is occupied by Japanese, Russian, British, Americans and French. It is being apportioned appor-tioned into districts for police supervision. "The Chinese armv fled. The imperial family and the court have gone westward, probably to Si An Fu. in the province of Shen Si. "No representatives of the Chinese government are in sight in Pekin, und the conditions are chaotic. "The palace is expected to be taken immediately. "Many missionaries have departed for home, while oth?rs remain in charge of the Christian refugees, numbering about 1,000. (Signed) "CONGER." |