The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-09

were imprisoned. The ~.
through the State Denar,n,ef u
Conger refers to Mrs. Woodn' u
detailed account of the siega e Ior
of her as about to leave for bo ,iu spsl
woodward Is expected to arri, NJ
FRANCISCO on the steamer Cont
urday. Mr.. Woodward is in sa ga 81
cisco. awaiting her coming NJ Fra,
ward Is accompanied by her a. "ON
lone. anu Miss Cecile Payen Of sa sg
kee. Mrs. conger's letter is a. Masss
Peking, Aug. ,s ,.,
we are alive and safe. Our troo. ~
rived on the i4th. Oh. what a rsia,s a
What day 1t was! If Won le!oieag
have seen us you could realize wi Ont
true feeling of the heart. Hear, a.lie d
heart. spose
I'VE had been besieged in ~
Legation ever since June % pns nfus
day and night At times the ho.a-f IL
be terrific. 1t would seem that nc wosl3
right upon us. But they We're NO. ws5
tried to shoot us and kill us W.T.. Iaa
bullets and shells, then to brra el 'hse
then to blow us up with their mis- y
at last to starve us out. No, this ~
all, they kept laying traps to ga, IS 30
come out of our fortified CITY u,i.h Us
ises to escort US to Tien-Tsin or - prea
the Tsung-li-Yamen to be under tho ~
lection. We did not listen to them ~
ate horse and mule meat, and II M
we ate rice. rice and rice, and II W., sood
1 will tell you we are grateful. We sON
how to be. For two days We kin AAas
for the Chinese. The night of ~ cos
was the most terrific of all. W. Ao
under fierce and angry firing tho .'
through. They again opened thoj.
non on us. 1t seemed as though -
would break through and come dow
Jus. The bell in the tower of the IsS. u
Itolled and tolled for every man 10 aug 80
ito his post. A general attack was ="
luS.
"I cannot tell you how dreadful :,
this has been. But the Almighty bsrs
God alone has saved us. No human y
Ter could. OF course, 1 depend upoo H.
woodward to tell you. Mr.. Con,s. ~
much to do here, and so have mos. !. ~
other Ministers. All have worke rt
will. Our barricades, bitches. es =.
wonderful. The troops came ins =,
city with little firing at last.
your affectionate sister,
MRS. f. H. CoNGERs
GERMANS EXPECTING WAp
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-That the os.
and men in the German army are sr, q
the belief that war is Imminent betrss
Germany and China is reflected In the m
usual number of applications which h,,.
been made to life insurance COMPANY !.
this city for policies. Hundreds of ami
cations have been received Through 4,
Berlin agency. The process of issuI,
these policies or risks which have prove
acceptable was begun several days a,
by one company, and large corps
clerks has since been employed night Al
day preparing policies to be sent abros
The information which came from Be,l
: was of such a character that a declar
ton of war was believed to be close
hand.
With each application there was
Quest that it should be issued at once a
the risk be made binding. The requ
!, was also made to have the policies g
, to Germany as speedily as possible
: order to do this extra clerks were set
, work.
e RUSSIANS KILLING CHINESE
E LONDON. Sept. N.-The Times pr
! correspondence from New Chwang dec
, ing that the Russians have killed In
: fortunately between 1850 and 1900 +
. lers and Chinese civilians, men, wor
: and children, both inside and outside
the walls.
The correspondent adds that from
sides come reports of violence to wol
and that the Russians are carrying OF
policy of the destruction Of property
+ the determination Of the people In
: lChau.
Nearly all the villages have been bur
and the inhabitants killed. For 81
days, the correspondent declares. the
q idiery and Cossacks have been allowet
> DO what they like, and he thinks the
oinexatfon of Manchuria is INTENDED