Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-01

HRTTlSH -LEGATION, pEKIN
tsin. German loss is ten dead and
twelve wounded. Chinese ceased their
attack on the 18th. Baron Won ket-
tcler's body said to be safe.
II, - Legations Destroyed.
The Austrian, Dutch and Spanish
legations destroyed and the French
partially. a letter. from the japanese
legation dated 22d arrived at Tien-
tsin OH 25th. Ten battalions of Chi
nese shelled tire legations consecutive
ly from the Goth of June and stopped
OH the nth of July, but may renew.
The enemy are decreasing. The Ger
man, Russian, American, British and
half the Japanese and French lega-
lions still defended. japanese say
they have food for six days but little
ammunition. The emperor and en-
press are reported Mt Pekin."
Berlin, July SO.-The Chinese lega-
tion In Berlin has received nessag e
from ShsnS director general sf rail
ways and telegraDhs, saying that he
has ysegayaa = dsseasea. fsSN Eeasiag
announcing that Gere,al Tang Euh
Slang threatens to kill all the members
Of the legations If the international
forces advance upon Picking.
London, July 3O.-The Shanghai cor
respondent of The Daily Express, tele-
graphing yesterday, says: ga new i'm
perial edict promulgated this evening
urgently orders all viceroys and pro-
vincial governors to endeavor to ncgo-
tate peace With the powers, whose
ministers are held as hostages pend
.Ag the result of the overtures for the
abandonment of hostilities against
China. The viceroys are also com
manded to guard tier territories
vigilantly against attack. and to pre-
vent by all mems in their power the
advance of the foreign troops, especial
~ along the iYang-tse-I Siang. The
decree says that the officials will an
swer with their lives for any failure
to execute these orders. Commands,
iire also given that not single for
eisner shall be allowed to escape from
the Interior, where there are still fully
1000 Europeans connected with mis-
sionary work, in isolated situations.
What La Wanted of Ii Hung Chang.
when the governor of Shan-Tung
communicated to the consuls the i'm
perial decree OF July "a lie omitted
important passages addressed to III
Hung Chang: 1T is admittedly mad
visable to Kill all the ministers, but
1t is cqlkllly unwIse to send them to
fien-Tsin. 1t will be much wiser to
keep the survivors ut Picking as host
ages. You are commanded to hasten
to Picking. You are ineurring Imperial
lispleasure by delay. You have been
appointed viceroy Of Chilli because,
with your military experience, you
will successfully lead tile imperial
armies against the foreigners in Chi
Ii, which Yu Lu, the present vlceroy,
Us unable to do, owing to his ignorance
vt military affairs
Ii Hung Chang Wants Rest.
Iii Hung Chang replied to this
edfct asking to be allowed to retire on
account of his age. Sheng now ad-
mits that he has had kilograms since
July 10 announcing that every for
eigner III Pao Ting Flu was murdered,
including forty British, French and
American missionaries and announcing
also that two French Jcsuits and 1000
converts have been massacred at
Kwang Ping Flu, on the borders ~of
Shan-Tung and Chilli. A majority of
the consuls favor strong measures
against SheDg'S uuplicity"