The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-18
CHINA STATES HER
CASE AT LENGTH.
Communication From the
Pekin Government to MIN.
(. ister WI.

Washington. July IL An impe
rial decree dated third day Of sixth
moon wss received by telegraph
today By Minister WI, from the
Ysossi Of Shanghai, transmitted on
Jolly Let from the treasure of the
Ch'hli republic who received it by
special courier on June 30 from the
board Of war. Who in turn received
it from the privy council 10 Pekiu
This decree 10 % follows
"The oiHoumstsL oes which led to
ths commencement of fighting be.
tween Chinese sud foreigners were
OF suoh . compiler, confusing and
unlortunsts ohsrsoler % to be entire
y unexpected. Our diplomatic rep.
reseutssives abroad, owing to their
absence from ths Scene Of action,
hsvs had no means Of knowing The
true ststs Of things. and accordingly
caasot ley the views Of their govern.
oeot before the ministers Of foreign
shairs Of the respective powers 10
which they are accredited. Now We
take this opportunity Of going fully
into The matter for the Information of
our representatives aforesaid.
"ln the 6rst place, there arose 10
che provinces Of Chilli and Shan
Tung bssd Of rebsllious subjects,
Who he'd been In the habit Of pracsic.
Ing boxing and fencing in their re-.
spsotive villages. and ct the same
tine clothing their doings With spir.
itualiseio end strange rises. The local
sethesisiss failed to take due notice
Of then se the time. Accordingly
The infection spread with astonishing
sspidity. Within the spsos Of .
ooath % seemed to make its appear.
escs everywhere spd 6oslly even
rseehsd che espital issslf Every one
licked upon the movement % super.
Dssural ssd strange sad many joined
% Thss there we're lawlsss end
ssesebssous persous. Who sounded
~ osy Of Down with Ohrissisuity.'
About The middle Of the 9th moon,
these psrsoes began 10 create dis.
turbsness without warning Churches
were burnt snd converts we're killed
The whole oity wss in . ferment A
eituation wss created which could
not be brought under control. At
Asss, the foreign powers requested
that foreign troops be allowed to
enter the ospitsl for the protection Of
the Legation. The imperial govern.
asnt. having in view the compare
tive urgency Of the occasion. granted
the request, 90 an extraordinary
mark Of ooustssy beyond the require
Esuts Of international intercourse
Over 500 foreigo troops were sent to
Pskin. The shows clearly how
ouoh care China exercised 10 the
msiutenance Of friendly relations
with other countries The Legations
at the capital never bad much 10 do
with the people But from the time
following tho troops entering the
city the gusrds did not devote them
selvss exclusively to the protection
OF their respective legations. They
soustiues fred their guns on top Of
the city walls. and sometimes patrol
led the streets everywhere There
we're repeated reports Of persons
being biz by stray bullets More
over. they stsolled about the city
without restraint. and even sttempt.
Cd 10 enter the Tung Hus gate (the
eastern gate Of the palace grounds)
They only desisted when sdmittance
wss positively forbidden On this
sccount both the soldiers and the 4
people were provoked to resentment. {
end voiced their indignation with !
one accot,...
"Lawless persons then took advan
tage Of the situation to do mischief,
snd became bolder than ever in burn
ing and killing Christian converts
rsinforoe the foreign troops in Pekin.
but the SeinforcsDents encountered |
resistance aud defeat at the hands of
she insurgents on the wsy and have
not yet been able to proceed The
insurgents Of the provinces Of Chihli
end Shan Tung had by this time
Effected . complete union and could
not be separated. The imperial
government wss by 90 means reluct.
sss TO issue orders for the entire sup.
preston Of THE insurgent element.
Bot 90 the trouble wss 90 near at
hand. thsre wss . great fear that due
protection might not be assured to
tine legations. " the anarchists should
DO driven to extrcmities. thus
bringing on . national calamity.
There slso 50 . fear shss uprising.