Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-11-22

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been manned 'Beltsey." 1t knocked
down "a Chinese barricade. Shells
bursting overhead every few minutes
This is terrible for women and chill.
dren.
July 9.-No news Of the troops
July 1O.-l have had my clothes of
but once in a month. We have picked
up 90 cannon baCIs In the legation, and
not one has killed a man. Chinese
messenger returns today with no
news of troops. Heat increases.
Many children sick.
July 12.-Japanese made sortie;
captured some Chinese rifles and am.
munition.
July 15.-Chinese undermined two
houses in French legation and blew
hem up. Several French killed, but
the mine blew up several Chinese Them
elves.
July 17.-Chinese have given us a
truoe and opened communication with
the tlsung.li yamen. Truce continued
until the 9th or 10th OF August.
August lO.-Chnese troops have re.
newed their ATTACKS. They have given
US q rest of 10 days more. In the mean.
time Mr.. Camewell has kept on with
the Notifications We are fairly we'll
Testified.
August 11.-Constant firing today.
We have received weird from Tien. tsin
that the relief troops were Nbout to
leave July 81 or August /. The tsung.
III. yamen has sent in several kilograms
to- the foreign ministers which we're
cent Ito them by home governments
lhe IMPERIAL troops have fired ON US
shot and she'll for ~ days from the
wallis of the emperor's city and the
gates of the city way itself In other
words. we have simply been fighting
the Chinese ARMY and theS.mperees
duwager's own guards.
August 14.-TheChinese have made
ono more EFFORT to massacre u.s. We
believe they tried to do this bs.
cause they know the troops are near
ing the city.
Ihter.-We cam hear the foreign
tr,oOps outside the city cannonading.
Help has come at Last. The Chinese
troops outside the legation continue
to fire on us.
10 a. m.-0ur soldiers on the wa1a
have seen the Chinese troops ON tho
wanl turning their cannon toward In.
vsding army.
IL m.-We.are waiting to see the first
,alief soldiers who get In, for weknow
they are knocking down the gates Of
the old capilal.
Up. m.-The cry is going over the
legation; "They have come! they have
oome!" | hurried down into the tennis
ground and found the British regl.
ment from India ON the ground. How
glad We we're Ito see these sun.burned
British officers and the dark SKINNED
Skhs! The latter are magnificent NJ.
dkers. | understand the Americans
were first no raise their flag on the
walls of Pekln; the Brltlsh the first
Ito reach our besleged quarters. The
Chinese opened fire iust ufter he
British ppi I'm. and one Sikh was bad.
lv wounded Soon after the Sikhs ar.
rivea qhev eho,lldcrel their puns and
off thew went To drive the Chlntse sol.
oilers from their barricades.
August Id sllood on the wallis Of
pekdn TODAY by the side of a l5-pound
gun. watched il sbNIlnc the forbidden
citv Tho American soIdiers did mos,
of The fighting from sa m 40 a n m
When Y6ev Reached the cate before
the forbidden paare 0he Daet one to
be taken before reaching the palace OF
the empress) they were recalled and
the Russians allowed 10 capture the
richest snot in China II was a great
dfsappoin,ment l our soldiers and Ia
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asked wbv the American soldiers after
fighting a1 day were noa ,l,,owed IN
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