The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-12
TEXT. OF IMPERIAL DECREE.
Statement From Chinese Privy
Counci1 setting Forth Causes Of
Trouble and Present Condition.

decree As anisa tSs t5S aay A ~ ,sa pfh rh
moon June %, was received by telegraph
today by Minister WI. from the taotai
OF Shanghai transmitted on July 1. from
the treasurer OF the Chill province, who
received u by special courier on June 30
from tho board OF war, who In turn re-
s Ssyed i frgm the ppiyy ,o Council in Pc
The chromosomes which led 10 the
commencement 81 sighting between CHI
nesc and foreigners were Of such a COM
ter IA 10 be entirely unexpected.
Our diplomatic representatives abroad.
owing to their distance from the scene
OF action. have had no means of kno wing
the true state of things, ana accordingly
cannot lay the Views OF the government
before the ministers for foreign affairs Of
the respective powers to which they are
accredited. Now We take this opportunl-
~ OF going fully into the matter for tho
information OF our representatives afore-
said;
ntse Of the boxers.
TN the nrst place there arose In tho
prnvince- OF Chli and Shantuns a band
OF rebsllious Subjects who had been In
the habit o. practieins boxing and fenc-
tha same time clothing their doings with
authorities failed 10 take due notice OF
ton spread with astonishing rapidly.
Within the space OF a month II seemed 10
m na ~ appearance seseryw,s , and md
Every one looked upon the movement as
supernatural and strange. and many
ssfhen there were iawiess ard trsachcrou.
persons who sounded the cry Of down
with Christianity" About the middle o!
the NTH moon. these persons began %
Churches were burned and converts were
killed The whole city was tn a ferment
A situation was created which could ma,
foreign pewers ' requested ths, - foreign % N
troops he allowed 70 enter tho capital Tor
the protection ef the legations Tho I'm.
psrsal government having in view tbs
comparative urgency of the occasion
granted the request ms an extraordinary
mark Of courtesy beyoaa the require ments
OF International Intercourse over 500 for
elgn troops were sent 10 Faking This
elbows clearly how much care CHINA exer.
cised IN tho maintenance of friendly re-
lations with ether countries The icKa.
10 with the people nut from he tim
foreign trrNpH entered the city the guards
atd oct devote themselves exclusively ID
the protection 0f their respective iega,
tlons They sometimes firod their s,Ins or
tho ton ~ tho clty walls ana sometimes
pauolled the strws.s everywhere. There
Ssss seraa,Ss % gessSas being ait BY stay
city Without gestsint Aad even a;,empsea
gate 81 the palace Nroundl They ontv
e.sMsy9 NhHn advance WAS positively for.
People Were Provoked
ION THIS a2sennt both the soldiers and
the people ware rravbkei to rpxsatn,,,s.,
and viiasi kreff tnAirats,n WatA one n :.
cord i.Awlsss persons thea took alvan,
taxs ~ the situation % DO taischtss ar1
became boi8er thas rvar rs burrlns sgi
ktlling Christian cNnyeTtA The nav, r,
thereCgor ATTEMPTED 70 reinforce ths for,
ELIZA troops N rotiny. tut the reinfar,.,.
tnertx encountered resistance and arf,.i
al the hands cf thu Insurgents an 49,
way ana have noi yet been able t.i ur.,.
,vsd n. Insurgents q thn Two -.
trc@s ofs'AGi ana shantaHk had ~ al,
time effected y enmpte,e salau aaA eoyfi
not b. separated The imperial gavrr5,.
msnt was ny ne means r-ucssut to ir.w,
nr,srrs taT she entire ruppreestor = ths,
tnstirxcnt element But as the s.onhl.