The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-07

munity is excellent and we are con-
tentedly awaiting relief"
After enumerating the casualties al
ready reported and giving totals of
deaths, including the American as fifty
six, Mr.. Morrison proceeds as follows:
1.-THE Chinese undermined the French
legation, which is now a ruin; but the
French minister on. Pinchon) was not
present having fled for protection to
the British legation on the first day of
the SIEGE"
Chicago, Aug. IA cable dispatch to
the News from Che Foo, July 81, via
Shanghai, Aug. 1. says:
DIR. Robert Coltman, Jr., staff CORE
spondent of the Chicago Record in Pc
kin, who has not been heard from since
June 10Th, sends the following dis
patch:
"Pekin, July 21.-Baron Won Kette-
Ter, the German ambassador, was muir
dered by Chinese troops, and his sec
retary wounded June Goth, while on his
way to the Tsung Ii Yamen. The for
eign residents are besieged in the
British legation and have been under
a daily fire from artillery and rifiA
''The cOwardice Of the Chinese Y6I'-
tunately prevented them from max
ing successful rushes. Our losses are
sixty killed and seventy wounded. The
Chinese losses exceed 1000.
'There has been no word from the
outside world. Food is plentiful. such
as 1t is-rice and horse flesh. Yester-
day, under flag of truce. a message
was sent by Yung Lu, asking II Sir
Claude Macdonald. the British minis
ter would consent TO truce. The min
lister replied he was willing, provided
the Chinese came no nearer. The shell
firing then ceased. and everything is
now quiet.
I'VE now hope that. having defeated
the Chinese, relief is near us. We are
all exhausted with constant standing
on guard, fighting. building barricades.
and digging trenches, both night and
day.
"All the legations except the British
are utterly wrecked by shot and shell.
The Austrian, Italian. Belgian and Hol-
land buildings are burned to the
ground. The British legation is also
much shattered The United States
marines still hold n vital position on
the city wall, commanding the lega-
tons.
after a brilliant sortie on the night
of July 3rd Captain Myers succeeded
in driving back the I<ansuh mounted
troops. During the fight Captain My
ers was slightly wounded.
Secretary Squiers of the United
States legation. deserves the greatest
credit for his services throughout the
siege. His military experience and
energy are invaluable. Many flags and
rifles were captured by Captain Myers.
I'VE fear that treachery is possible
when the defeated Chinese troops en-
ter the city. Meanwhile we are living
in intense anxiety and hoping for early
relief"
Another letter has been received at
Tien-Tsin from the British minister.
Sir Claude Macdonald. dated July
9th:
I'VE are cooped up in the legation
compound, surrounded by imperial
troops" he writes. who are firing on
us continuously, using shell, shrapnel,
round shot and expanding bullets. The
Chinese throughout, with characterist-
ic treachery, posted proclamations as
suring us of protection, and, the same
night, they made n general attack in
the hope of surprising us.
THE enemy is cnterprising, but cow
ardly. We have provisions for about
a fortnight and are eating our ponies.
1.-The Chinese government, If there
be one, has done nothing whatever to
help u.s."