The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-29
SIEGE OF
MISSIONS
How French Priests
Held Out.
lis PEACE IN PR0SPEC12
.
Victory Of Reformers--Pai Ting Ex-
pedition-- Russo Chinese Bat
tie Near Mukden. :.

tHflllinS siege or four French priests ci
the Missions Etrangeres, who, with their
Chinese converts, the latter not number
irg many, defended themselves in a Man.
chnrian village for close on two months.
against 1900 Chinese regulars and 1,20)
Boxers. They had all but given UP hope
/ of successfully continuing the siege when
relieved by the Russian invading army III
Manchuria. The village defended by the
priests, Santaize, has only about LOO peo-
pie as its Inhabitants In ALL six hun
dred cannon balls and 10000. cartridges
were fired into the city, and yet the be-
sieged lost only twenty dead and had sew
ehteen wounded, mostly women and chill
dren.
4 The village, was; though almost COM
pietely destroyed, and the church, in
which the converts were at one time fore
ets to take retreat, was wrecked. 1t was
LEARNED that the attacking force had 10
killed and 70 wounded. The Christians had
only fifty guns among them, and these
flor the most part were Chinese guns.
The Russian force which relieved the
brave defenders was brought by two Sis
tiers of Providence, who had never ridden
before, but who volunteered ride to
lVladivostock and get relief.
| One of the four priests was killed in the
tdcfence. He was cut off with a party OF
five Chinese in one of their rushes and his
ammunition gave out. When his last car
fridge failed him, he broke a dollar into
quarters and used these. Then he took.
some paper money from his pocket. burn,
ed it. broke his gun, so that the enemy
could not use it, and Offered his neck to
thc-foe. The priest. Father Borgeois, was
iamedia tely killed.
A newspaper correspondent who return
led af,1ux tz1l s,f oh a G1
~ execution by Japanese The victims,
! two Chinese, were arrested for assisting
Russians to loot and assault Chinese
| women, were loaded down with chains and
carried in baskets, supported on long BAN
bcos, carried by coolies, to the place OF
: execution, at Tien-Tsin, and both Were
, 'rrceremoniously dumped out in the cen
! tel of a square Of soldiers. They werc
! then seized by their queues and jabbed a
number of times with bayonets. Then
: pieces We're cut from their backs, ana
other toftures We're inflicted before thee
were at length shot.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
| PEKING. Oct. Is, via Tien-Tsit1, oct ii II
: via Shanghai Oct. 17-Prince Ching anC
= Lii Hung Chang have addressed a join
' meeting of the foreign ENJOYS, fixing Sat
liiday next for the first meeting to dis
II cuss the conditions of peace
n LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE Chinese Minis
: ter here asserts that peace negotiation
$ have actually begun Peking betwee'
S the Chinese plenipotentiaries and the rep
4 lresentatives of thespoweTs, in the Tsun'
II Yamen buildings. which have been Civ
e EN- over 10 the Chinese for that purpose
- BERLIN, Oct I'm. dc Giers and tn
X Russian Legation, according to a dispatc'
c from Tien-Tsn to the Koinische Zeitunc
have been ordered to return to Pekinl
NJ 'vithin "a few days.
I'd PARIS. Oct. 1.-THE Havas 4gepcy ha
he oil Inc diCr FOL o..
rs king:
The diplomatic representatives have re
r iceiyed joint note from Ii Hung Chan
C. and Prince Ching, saying that it IS tim
n, u end the present situation and to trea
Tor peace and that the Princes and Mir
- fsters who We're accomplices of the Box
4 trs viii he handed over TO the courts I
6. lie indGe6 and punished according to CHI
& nese law.
In their quality Of plenIpotentiaries, J
Hung Chang aud Prince Ching offer I
treat for peace. and accept the principl
of indemnities for the LEGATIONS DESTROY
K eG.- The losses are TO be eEtmated by de
fegates OF the powers. European nation
can he accorded fresh commercial advaT
o. ltages or the old treaties modified, but
Sc TIE requirements Of the powers var
leach power must formulate its own.
- The plenipotentiaries demand an tmm'
oy date cessation of tOstilities because
n this offer, ard request an interview wit
"a The Tsung Ii Yamen for october 81
- Replying to the note. NJ. Pichon, Il
at French Minister. said that China havir
recognized that she had violated the la
- of nations. was DO md to accept, for thu
very reason, the responsibilities Involve
n consequently he demanded that eXen
e- piary punishment be inflicted upon II
III principals guilty, namely, Prince Tua
-, Prince Chwcng, Kang Ii and Tung T
"a IIisiang. adding that so long as their hea,
~ had not fallen it was impossible to cea'
- hostiIiti,s.
cd II. Pichon has been confined to his b'
- Tor several days with a slight attack
n ty-phus. but his condition is not grave.
L owing to the arrival of Count Won Wa
IT ccrsee. Gen. VoyTon Commander Of Il
French forces has decided TO prolong \
or stay in Peking until he receives fresh o
ne lders.
fits LONDON. Oct l9-The Times. who
,eS Pc king correspondent, Or Morrison. d
ch gcribes the tone of the joint note of
IS Hung Chang and Prince Ching as chaTa
Fu tteristically arrogant, as if it were Chin
en- and not Europe. that is debating torn
ey suvs eduorial1y:
he THE description applies with equ
truth to the substance of the circular
De- whatever cause this attitude is due. it
till la bad augury for the progress of the n
Or gotiations. which cannot be fruitful un
in. China has been taught her place. NJ T
lg- lchon has given her the answer her imp
ks Gence deserves
ers VICTORY OF PERFORMERS. :
HONGKONG, Oct. 17.-Advices frC
Canton say it is reported there that s
Vat Sen, the reformer, captured Hui Oh,
Ia last Monday. The Cantonese assert II
II Hui Chow. which resisted the insui
zen ents in the Tai Ping rebellion. falls TIL
en- the rebels will be able to take Cant
within a week.
the RUSSO CHINESE BATTLE,
hey ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 1f-Detai
& reports to the War Office of the Occur
inc ton of Mukden. Manchuria, show II
- the Russians met with strong. opposit
saS at Sehaeho, where the Chinese, with
ian tattalions, 20 field guns and Krupps q
rty Naxims, occupied the railway embal
ght ment and heights. The fighting conf
;nz ued from in the morning until in
Afternoon After artillery preparauS
1.-The whole Russian column was thro
me tayainst the Chinese. who, by event
en- were in full retreat. Next day the {
viii lnese made less stubborn stand Il
strong position on the mountain chs
W TIE position Vas captured at noon.
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