Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-07-27
SUMMARY OF N
Historical Happenings that. Led to the
Massacre at Pekin.

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The story of the Pckin horror as sun
married. is as follows:
June 4EUnited States Minister ut rekin
cables danger to Washington.
June j-Chinese Government forbids land
ing OF more foreign troops.
June 6-German, French. English and
American ministers warn their governments
June Mime hundred British marines
Pekin.,
June S-Situation at Tien Tsin grows serl-
Gus.
June 9-Lung Chow. near Pekin. burned
ana TWENTY-FIVE native Christians killed.
juno 11-Heads of Christians carried on
poles. Native converts burned alive in in
terlor.
June 1o-Japanese chancellor slain at
;Manigatc Railroad station by the Empress
body guard.
June 13-International column lands ut
Taku en- route for Pekin.
June LAXATIVE troops oppose advance OF
column.
June 15-Forcign legations virtual prison.
ers In imperial city. Empress posts O 1000
troops outside walls to prevent entrance Of
allies.
June 1G-Gcrman Baron Won Ketteler re-
ported slain. American churches in Tien
rsin RACED.
June 1T-BoNers cut railroad behind relief
:orcc. All unprotected foreign buildings in
oekin destroyed.
June 1S-Chinese in Taxi forts fire on
Il tllItu uteCS. .AllleS reply ana capture lOrtS.
June 19-sclief force under british Al
alral Seymour reported outside Pekin.
June 20-lekin reported taken by Ad-
niral Seymour's relief force. Emperor said
% have fled to Mancluria.
juno 2l-Tien Ts.n hombarded by Chinese.
american consulate destroyed.
June 22-Foreign ministers reported safe.
oekin In state of anarchy.
June 23-Scymour said to he surrounded
,etwccn Ticn Tsin and capital. United
states Admiral KempG cables for se-en-
'orcements mt Tien TSin.
States regulars. with larger fleet than
Dewey had at Manila. sent to Tien Tsin.
June Delight thousand allies landed at
E Sssf. Allies enter 1lsn rs'n after hard
June ec-ssymour helicgraphs: "Lega-
ions safe. Hard pressed"
June S1-Ieiots ut WO Chow. XIII for
ign DEVILS was cry of Boxers.
June 2s-Seymour reported to have held
ut fifteen days against hordes of Chinese.
Had not reached Pekin. Forced to return
June 29-United States bat,le-ship Ore
ION. fastening to seat of war. grounds on
rock thirty-tive miles from Che Foo. Rus
hat sahs iesations At f Fslin wef e sa Mai q 5upe
-. Ministers given twenty-four hours to
cave. but refused. United States assigns
July. ITakl dispatch says: All Legal
ions burned EXCEPT those of France. Ger.
many and England. Won Aetteler'S death
confirmed. Hacked to pieces while on way
o Chinese Foreign Office"
July 2-Failure Of relief column to reach
,eleagured city reported in London. The
Kaiser sends 10000 men to avenge his min.
ster's death.
July 3-scores of heads on poles paraded
through towns.
July 4-one thousand foreigners reported
killed in Pekin.
July 5-Chinesc Emperor reported a sui,
eide. Empress said tn have been poisoned.
July G--Aliies In critical condition at Tier
Tsin. Loss to date. 600.
July T-COnficting reports of minister's
safety.
July S-Legations announced safe on the
4tll. Tien Tsin still hard pressed. one hun
drcd thousand Chinese surround city.
July 9-Oregon clears rocks and starts fol
Nagnsaki.
July 1O-Bombarlmcnt of Tien 1sin con
tinucs. Circular note to powers from
China tries to absolve nation from blame.
July 11-All foreigners reported to have
left Tien Tsin for Taku on the 18th. Grave
fears for Conger and missionaries. Chan.
cellor of Pckin University reported KILLED
with his family.
July 12-peril of legations confirmed. Tho
worst feared.
slaughter of Conger. his family and Frencl
and English Ministers confirmed.