Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-31
SUMMARY OF EVENTS.
Historical Happenings that Led to the
MaSsAcra al PaLrfu

nlstOE1Cal happenings tnat Led TO the
Massacre at Pekin.
TIE story of the Pekin horror as sum-
married. is as follows:
June 4-UniteG States Minister at Pekin
cables danger to Washington.
june o-7chfnese Government. forbids land
ing OF more foreign troops
June 6-toefman, French, English gcd
American ministers warG their governments
Of impending disaster.
June 7-Nf1e hundred British marines
landed to protect railroad from lien Tsie to
Pekin.
June estimation at Tlen Tsin grows serb
Gus.
June 9-Lung Chow. near Pekin. burned
and twenty five native Christians killed
June 11-Heads of Christians carried on
poles. Native converts burned alive in in
terror.
June 12-Japanese chancellor slain at
Manigate Railroad station by the Empress
body guard.
June International column lands at
Taku en- route for Pekin.
Jure l4-Native troops oppose advance Of
June 15-Foreign legations virtual prison
ers in Imperial city. Empress posts 100, COO
troops outside walls to prevent entrance of
allies.
June 16-German Baron Won Ketteler re-
ported slain. American churches in Tien
Tsin RACED.
June 17-I- xers cut railroad behind relief
force. All unprotected foreign buildings in
Pekin destroyed.
June 1S-Chinese in Taku forts fire on
allied fleets. Allies reply and capture forts
June l9-Relief force under British Adj
mlral Seymour reported outside Pekjn.
June 20-Pekin reported taken by Ad-
miral Seymo1r's relief force Emperor said
70 have fed to Manehuria.
June 21-Tien Tsin bombarded By Chinese.
American consulate destroyed.
June 22-Forelgn ministers reported safe.
Ppkin In state of QnQrphv
June 23-Seymour said to be surrounded
between Tien Tsin and capital United
States Admiral Kempff cables for re-en-
forcements at Tien Tsin.
June 24-Six thousand five hundred United
States regulars. with larger feet than
Dewey had at Manila, sent to Tien Tsin.
June 2o-Eight thousand allies landed at
Taku. Allies enter Tien Tsin after hard
fight
June 26-Seymour photographs: 'Lega-
tons safe. Hard pressed
June 27-Riots at Wo Chow xiii for
eign deyilS,' was cry of Boxers.
June 2S-Seymour reported to have held
out fifteen days against hordes OF Chinese.
Had not reached Pekin. Forced to return
to coast.
June 29-ITnlted States battle-ship Ore
gon, Fastening TO seat of war. grounds on
a rock thirtyrfive miles from Che Foo. Rus
slams hinder progress from selfish motives,
June 30-Word received at Washington
that legations at pekin were safe on June
%. Ministers given twenty-four hours to
leave, but refused. United States assigns
Admiral Remey to Chinese naval command.
July 1-Taku dispatch says: "All lega-
tons burned except those of France, Ger
many and England Won Ketteler's death
confirmed. Hacked to pieces while on way
TO Chinese Foreign Office
July 2-Failure of relief column to reach
heleagured city reported in London. The
Kaiser sends 10000 men to ayenge his min
tster's death.
July 3--scores of heads ON poles paraded
through towns.
July 4-One thousand foreigners reported
killed in pekin.
July 5-Chinese Emperor reported sui
eide. Empress said to have been poisoned.
July 6-AlEes in critical condition at Tien
Tsn. loss to date, 600
July T-Conficting reports of ministers
safety.
July S-Legations announced safe on the
4th Tien Tsn still hard pressed. One hun
dred thousand Chinese surround city.
July 9-0regon clears rocks and starts for
Nagasaki.
July -Bombardment of Tien Tsln con
tinues. Circular note to powers from
China tries to aSsolve nation from blame.
July 11--All foreigners reported to have
left Tien Tsin for Taku on the 4th. Grave
fears for Conger and missionaries. Chan
cellor of Pekin University reported killed
with his family.
July 12-PeriI of legations confirmed. The
worst feared
July bah hope abandoned. Reports OF
slaughter of Conger. his family anG French
and English Ministers confirmed.