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DEATHS.

Hr'ENs-oa SATURDAY; December l.. 1897 a. Al,
| =. m. Mary Hurns; beloved wife OF R.chai1
| yid and the late John Burns and Mrs. Nantson
| TIurns. Jr.. No. 90 south Lsfnngwell avenue.
Monday December l.. at p. IN. TO 81 NAL
schys church. thence TO calvary Cemetery.
| Friends invited to attend.
Cairo. ILL.,. papers please copy.
rIEMMING-After u short Illness. OF ss,ur-
day December u 100 a. - o'cInt.s d N Mary
F1sr ming 'nee Joyce. beloved wife Of Richard
II. Fiemming.
puc motto. ot funeral from residence. No. ass
Hickory street. will h" given later.
g:S1 o'clock p m. ChrisjIanl beloved vile OF AG
Eust e l.. IIlass nee Spinsis'. In 'hs seventy
I.ue notice q funeral viii I've given.
E,taiab Ia Hspi,ai cahsriae Hs5,irtal' ne me
Of Joseph Nnv-y of Temple. To-
Fun. raj will take place SUNDAY December
&C. at l y. m. from family residence NJ 1857
I-inr street. Friends and relatives Invited to at
tend.
Temple Tex. papers please copy.
JENKINs--As Kifkweo.l. Friday. December II.
1900. 'lareE"" Trunhul Jenkins
Funeral fIom his late residence. sGnJ1y. De-
ceTnber I6. at l:ao ..
LIoYD-sudderly. December IL. a, IVES, End
I.otei. Mrs Winfield Scott Lloyd 'nee Elizabeth
fiH!ah'i.
. Boston rapers please copy.
NULEoI-Or Saturday. psceulheF IS 1870 at
II 81 o'clock y. m. ia mes Ea-thoidnlsw hsiy,II
.or Of John and Della Agnes MuIvqy tnee WaEihi
aged years months and dsys.
The funeral will take place MJuiay the 1Trh
inst; I:2h ocIoc1. D. m. from family res.Jerce
No 5SlI Old Manchester foad. b Church ~ ,he
Holy Innocenis thence & CalyaTy C.me;.ry
Friends are invited attend.
OTTO-On Saturday. December 10 1907 AT q
m Maria otto ,nec MulerD. dearly believed
mother Of Frank and William OTTO ared -
years
Ft.neraI Monday. December II. AZ I:21 D. ni,
from family residence. No $50 Eurgcr.
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covered to he on fire by some of the VII
layers and general alarm given The rob
bers had already fed. however. going south.
IN the direction from which they came.
In order TO make certain their escape
they went to the sectiOn-house of the Chi
cago. Burlington and Quincy Railroad and
stole a hand car.
The two explosions I'm the Butler store
were heard by II. A. Blpemer. manager
Of the central Union Telephone Company.
who lives at the Commercial Hotel, two
blocks away. Mr.. Bloem.r did not think
the explosions serious enough to investi-
gate. He was awakened. however. in half
an hour by the glare Of flames on his win
dow, He saw at once that the Butler build
ing was on fire. and awakened the hotel
guests
A general alarm was given in the village.
and after an hours hard work by the
bucket brigade the flames We're subdued
Early yesterday morning the surround
Ing towns Were notified. and the Alton po-
lice patrolled the outskirts of the city all
day. hoping to capture the men, should
they attempt TO enter the city.
Ev the Alton authorities the robbers ere
thought to be the same who made a whole
sale raid in the city two weeks ago and
were tracked into the American Bottoms.
LOGAN W. X. c. EUCHRE-The John A.
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TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Discount rates We're (" par cent on caii
and time. iaans. -, clearinIs. .&.Ss.2'.. -pti-
ances. Sss4u8c New York exchange. &c
premium bid, l5c premium asked: l-ouis'iiie'
2oc discount. bid. par asked; thicas". r'
discount bid. par asked; New orleans. -"'
discount bid par asked: Cincinnati &c
di.cuunt bid. par asked
The local wheat market closed steady at
7Daso nominal Dec. Ike nominal Jan, 'sc
asked Nav -3i-d3Ic No > red: corn closed
better at soc asked Dec. $issc JAN. SS'.c
May, SIC No . white. oats closed at - -
bid Dec. 2itac May. 2ic No. =
The local market for standard mess pork
closed quiet at SIS for new; prime seam
lard closed frrler al 1c for l.. side
The local market for spot cotton closed
higher.
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LEO ON THE PHILIPPINES.
Says Abandonnesif by America
Would Be aarpye Loss. 3.

Rome. Dec. 15-(Copyright. 1900, by W. r.
Hearst.p--A conference Of great importance
bishop Chapel1e of New Orleans, respecting
the Philippines. The Pope said he did not
the Philippines Abandonment by America
would be grave loss for Christian civiliza-
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ASUlNGTNN

Ior,i Pauncefote calls VI Secretary Hay
snd gives him TO understand that England
will not accept the proposed Changes IN the
Eay-Pauncsfotc treaty.
House passes the pension bin in eight
minutes. appropriating money at tho rate
Of SIS. .00o.0De a minute
Measure reducing the war taxes goes
through the House.
General HarriSon's attack On Mckinleys
policy with reference TO the new p sSHS-
ricns Is bitterly resented in administration
CtrclcS
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MANITOBA FLOUR EXPORTS.
One Million Bushels Were
Shipped Out This Season.

Winnipeg. Manitoba, Dec. 15.-FlOur ex-
ports continue TO be very large and nearly
l,eN.90 bushels have been shipped out this
season. The Lake o. the Woods Milling
Company is shipping between SaJ and 5S3
tons to Australia every month.
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RAILROADS.

Northwestern lines are having trouoie
over colonists' rates.
The Union Pacific has adopted a new plan
Of accident insurance.
Work has been begun ON the new electric
railway between De Soto. No. and St
Louis.
The famous Cascade tunnel OF the Great
Northern will be formally opened for traffic
to-day.
Columbus. O.. passenger men were indig-
nant over a contract for tho transportation
Of troops.
J. H. Barrett has resigned as general su-
perintendent Of transportation Of the South
ern Railway.
Colonel Jere Baxter was voted subsidy
for his new railway project by citizens OF
Nashville. Tenn.
1t is said the G. A r. Encampment will
have to be postponed until September II q
l-cent-per-mile rate Is expected
President Hill Of the Great Northern de-
MES the reports of a new transcontinental
deal. and says he bought Erie stock for in
yestment only. -
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Logan. w. r. c. will give euchre party
Thursday at 2 Il. m. at Mrs. Butterf1eld's
residence, No. S21S Locust street.
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TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.

ST LOUIS Ave. As-Three-room fat; newly
Isp"red. urstairs.
FOR SAIE-Real Estate loans in any sum at s
per cent. NJ. Il. D'E.iIy. IA Laclede building
FREE typewriter furnished students for home
use Central business COLLEGE. Si2 y. Twelfth all
branches: Day School. sl5n. Night School. 81
FREE typewriter Furnished students for home
rsv Central IEusiness college. 3l2 y Twelfth. all
branches. lay school. sl.Jc. Night school. 81
POSITION 10y refined. ..lucated lady %
pleasing Uanntr. fluent taiS'r. whore nEt TOO
much writing VIII be required. although c"rsii-
cred "A g"o-i I.Hman. y -. Rcpublic
CTIOUTEAU' Ave !o'c- Nicely furnished large
fToat room. first nppr. reasonable.
rHoI'TEAl' Ar. aii-Nic-ly furnished ru"rns
cnmpct" f.. housekeeping. $40 NJ. also hall
Ioon'.
MAID Situation as maid Ia family. il good
hoUseI'~ i.T aud sea:ustrrss. good references ~.
a15" Page ave.
NEWCpNR Place r2. Near Eas.on-Sice
tArc.-ruom nat. inst FIR, =. -. ais, y'itag'-
EIGHTH st. siI-Gi7 N.-on- weli-iirhtel i':t.
heat and elevator. Apply on premises.
COMPANIoN-Fos'tion a. rEra'licn 70 n lady
aged couple twi'lrc to remain ~ HON ~
tra,en. by a refined Eastern lady. scucitsi. En"i
disposition and pleasing iiaHn': II 70, l.c-
public.
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| pue motto, ot funeral from residence No ?si
! Hickory street. will h. given later.
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LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.
Peter Huels. ~ years old. died sitting IN
. chair. -.... ....
John Krahs fell down an elevator shaft
and was killed.
The New England Society will celebrate
Forefathers' Day next Friday.
William Schultz of 47S9 Hammott place
was injured by falling OF a car.
William Il. CorpinSer. son Of the late
Senator Coppnger. dies at Alton. III.
An East Side woman arrests nine boys
whom she accuses of stealing her poultry.
Daylight burglars ransack the home "f
Joseph Green IN Che absence of the family.
Mrs I.avina Conn. descendant Of old
Nuguenot families. dies ut Rush Tower
SIo.
Father Srigarii Is barely rescued from nis
burning church at Nineteenth and Morgan
streets.
Friends o, the Worlds Fair are working
ceaselessly TO complete the local suhscrip-
tion fund.
Benjamin Thinner in custody Of a depu-
ty. attended the funeral Of his sister, who
committed suicide.
Maude Holmes. Is years old. who disap-
ncared from, her home at Catawissa. Mo.
is sought by her father in St. Louis.
Governor-elect Dockery spent a busy day
giving audiences to large number of pol
itcians and oftice-seekers. but making
promises to none
Relatives OF Thomas Quisenberry. who
disappeared several years ago. want him
declared legally dead. So that they may col
lect his life insurance
Water Commissioner F1ad has perfected
plans for public baths and park IN North
St Louis TO cost $4,000. which he VIII sub
NIT to the Board OF Public improvements.
Work on the big sewer which is to drain
the cellar OF the new Bank OF Commerce
building has begun. and the erection or
the building will be commenced after New
Year.
Alexander Konta, a former resident OF
this city, but now of Italy. is negotiating
with Senator Proctor OF Vermont Tor the
transfer to the latter Of the famous Carrara
marble mines Of Italy.
FOREIGN
Eners defeat British and capture 0a3 pris-
oners Lord Kitchener's report Of the dis
as,er plunges London into gloom.
French astronomer claims to have dis
covered an active volcano in the mooh'
which would upset all accepted theories con-
cerning that planet
British Minister at Pekin Is not yet au-
thorized to sign the joint note of the Pow
ers to China.
Missionary who has Just returned from
China says Thibet Is anxious to throw on
the yoke of China and has asked England
and Russia to assist her.
SPORTING.
Fake won the Preliminary Derby at New
Orleans.
Ed Corr,gan will race twenty-four horses
In England next year
The Buriingame selling stake at Oakland
was won by Pat Morrissey. Havilaad
made a bid for the money. but blew up in
the stretch. -
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LLsYD-SuiGenly. December IL. a. West End
Hotel. Mrs. Winfield Scott LLOYD ,nee Fizabe; III
iistyah.i.
. Boston rapers please copy.
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TI.I.NMINt;-Aftsr a short Illness o1 Satur-
day December u 800. al - o'clnt.s p m Mary
Frsulming 'nse joyce. beloved wife Of Richard
tplHut
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HAASE on SATURDAY. Decrr'her T. 1907 a.,
g:Sp o'clock p m. ChrisjIanI. beloved wife oi AU
gust = l.. El.ss ,r"c spin:iGI. In .Hs seventy
sixth year ri her aC.
Iaue notice of funeral viii be given.
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JFSKINs--At kiTkwco.l Friday. December "a
1900. 'TareEo" Trumhull jenkins.
Funeral fIom his late residence. SGajly. pe-
csTuber lS at 20 =. IN.
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OTT't-tbn saturday. Ic''en1her 10, lgt', at p.
m. Maria otto ,nec Muller) dearly beloved
mother Of Frank and William otto. ared -
years.
Frfneral Monday. December It. AZ f:2l p. n,
from family residence. No $50 Eutgcr
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TI'I;N2-oa Saturday. December Il. 1897 a. Al.
y M. Mary Burns. beloved wife OF R.char1
Burns and mother Of Richari. Jr.. Thomas l's
yid and the late John Burns and Mrs. Nantson
tsr aham.
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THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
wasliington Items.

The President has appointed H. Per-
sival Dodge and Samuel Morrill,, Of
massachusetts. respectively, as Sec
ond and third secretary Of the En-
bassy at Berlin.
The greatest activity prevails
throughout the War and Navy De-
partments. ~
The body Of Senator Gear, Of Iowa,
was sent to the Gear home, at Burling-
:on. Iowa, where funeral services were
held.
The Government has taken. measures
20 suppress sternly and promptly any
lnti-Chinese outbreaks that may occur
n this country.
President Mckinley proclaimed the
provisions Of the reciprocity treaty
with Germany.
Commissioner Hermann. of the Gen.
eral Land Office, holds that the gen.
eral appropriations for surveying pub
lie lands do not in any sense apply to
public lands in Porto Rico.
Two additional surgeons have been
ordered to proceed at once from San
Francisco to Cape Nome. % assist in
stamping out the smallpox now cpl
1emic at that point.
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BLANKET INDIANS RISING.
Armed Force or Teamsters Subdue
monstratIon in Minnesota.

Armed Force or Tea1nBters SuDdue .
Demonstration In Minnesota.
Bemidji, MINI. (SpeciaD.-An armed
force, made up of teamsters from Sol
way, Mimi, has subdued threatening
element of Blanket Indians at Red
Lake. Captain Mercer, in charge Of
Indian affairs in this State, has been
called to the reservation to quiet the
reds, who attempted to prevent the
building Of a schoolhouse on. the res
ervation. At the same time other In
dians in the Red Lake district threat
ened a rising because Of a prediction
by medicine men that great cyclone
would destroy all whites in America.
Trouble was rapidly heading. The
Indians were drinking and dancing
and had collected a large stock OF
arms and ammunition. Captain Mer-
Ger deputized thirty friendly Indians,
and with armed men forced the
Blanketers from the site, and under
protection the house is being built.
Promiscuous shooting took place
throughout most of the day. A call
has been made for soldiers.
Realizing the condition of Indian af-
fairs in Minnesota. the War Depart
ment has withdrawn the order to the
Eighth Infantry to leave Fort Smelling
for the Philippines. This regiment
may be brought to Red Lake.
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HARVARD TUTOR FREED.
Professor Eastman Not Held For the
Shooting of His Brother-in-Law.
Evidence of Quarrel Had No Weight
When All the Circumstances or
the Tragedy Were Considered.

Boston. Mass (SpeciaD.-Charles r.
Eastman. assistant instructor in ZOO
logy in Harvard University, who was
accused of the murder Of his brother
in-law, Richard H. GrOgan, on July 4,
was discharged from. custody. Judge
Almy. after hearing the arguments OF
counsel, failed to find probable cause
for the charge.
The Judges announcement was
surprise to everybody In the crowded
courtroom, for it was understood that
l the most Eastman's counsel hoped for
was that the charge would be changed
to manslaughter.
When Judge Almy's court convened
in Cambridge in the morning the pros
ecution surprised the defence by an
nouncing that all its testimony was in.
The defence produced no witnesses.
Lawyer Elders shrewd and ingenious
plea was Its entire case, He said that
the story of Titus, who saw the two
men struggling over f1rearm, amount.
ed to nothing, because the struggle did
not precede the shooting. "The prose
cntion, - he continued, would have you
believe that Eastman deliberately shot
Grogan and then tried to make 1t ap-
pear that 1t was an accident. At the
same time it seeks to show that East
man wounded himself. These are two
totally inconsistent theories"
AS to the eXclamations Of Grogan af-
ter being shot, Mr.. Elder said they
proved nothing. The first feeling Of
man in Grogan's position would be one
of outrage, Of resentment, against the
man who shot him, even IL accident
ally. Furthermore, no motive had
been shown.
As for the evidence given by John
Grogan, brother Of the dead man, of
the trouble in the Grogan stable, when
he said his brother and Eastman had
q quarrel, and Eastman on going away
said: I'll plug you, If it takes five
years." it was denied altogether.
Judge Almy. in discharging East
man, said that 1t did not appear from
the evidence that murder had prob
ably been committed. It was doubt.
full how much the statements of Gro
gan were worth at the time when he
was suffering acutely from the bullet
wound. There was considerable doubt
that q jury would convict on the evil
dence. He therefore did not think he
would be justified in holding Eastman
for the action Of the Grand Jury.
On being released Eastman hurried
up to Judge Almy and spoke briefly to
him. The Judge smiled in return.
Then Eastman greeted his father, and
Mrs. Hollander, the third Of Alvin
Clark's daughters. came up and kissed
him. Mr.. Hollander and he shook
hands very cordially.
When District-Attorney Weir was
asked If he would 80 any further with
the case he said he preferred not to
discuss the matter. Others believe
that this is the end Of the case.
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WORST FEARS IN China CONFIRMED.

going to tho aid of the foreigners. A
desperate battle cnsucd between the
various forces of Chinese and Man
chuS.
unfortunately, many Of Prince
Chins's troops deserted to Prince
Tuan. Prince Ching fell and was sup
posed to have been killed, but as the
search for his body was unsuccess-
full. it is now believed that he was
only wounded and was carried
off and sccreted by his faithful re-
tainers.
General Wang-Wen-Shao, although
gray-haired and seventy years old,
valiantly led his troops in person. He
was killed, and his force, which was
completely outnumbered. was routed.
'Throughout the night repeated at
tacks were made o.! the legation, but
these were Invariably repulsed with
heavy losses. Toward the end Of the
third watch. about 8 a. m, the allies
had practically defeat ed the besiegers,
who were wavering and gradually
! withdrawing.
But just then General Tung-Fu-Si-
ang arrived from the Vicinity Of Tien-
Tsin with large forre of Kan-Su
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are in the legations. Prepare to hear
the worst"
The correspondent Of the Daily E1-
press. who sends details of the Pckin
massacre, adds:
"All China is now aflame with re-
volt against foreigners. Only in the
extreme west is there Quietude. Every
port, even Shanghai, is mcnaced.
In the provinces of Hu-Pe and HUI
Nan thousands of native Christians
have been mutilated and tortured, the
women being first outraged and then
massacred."
The morning papers are unanimous
in believing that the foreigners have
been annihilated and Ill calling for
retribution.
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braves. By this time the walls Of the
legation had been battered down, and
most of the buildings were in ruins:
Many of the allies had fallen at their
posts. and the small band that was
left took refuge in the wrecked build
ings, which they endeavored hastily
to fortify.
Upon them the fire of the Chinese
artillery was now directed. Toward
sunrise it was evident that the ammu-
milton OF the allies was running ont,
and at Z o'clock, as the advance of the
Chinese in force failed to draw re-
sponse rush was determined upon.
Thus, standing together, as the sun
rose, the little remaining band, all Eu-
rOp(ans. mot death stubDo"nly. Thcrc
was desperate hand-to-hand enooun-
ter. The Chinese lost hcaviiy, but. rs
one man fell others advanced. and,
finally overcome by overwhelming
odds, every one Of the Europeans re-.
naming was put to- tie sword III the
most atrocious manner"
Tnn Shanghai correspondent Of tht
Daily Express, on the alleged author
ity Of the couricrs who brought the
story. gives :; very sensational ac-
count. He says:
"Maddened with hunger. after hav-
ing been without food fcc many days,
the members Of the legations and the
guards; made Il Sortie on the night OF
June 80 and killed 200 Chinese in an
unexpected attack.
General Tung-Fu-Siang, enraged
over the loss Of so many men. brought
up heavy guns, and Prince Tuan gave
the order that every foreigner must be
destroyed. His words were: Destroy
every foreign vestige and make China
a sealed book to all Western Powers
prince Tuan had previously discov-
cred that Prince Ching was supplying
the foreigners secretly with ammuni
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Cycling Notes.

A. wheelman named Grimwood has
been sentenced in England to fourteen
days Imprisonment, without the op-
tlon Of a fine, for alleged furious rid
ing.
Bob" Walthour, the Southern pro-
fessional, is threatened with suspen-
sion for failing to appear recently at
q meet in New England, after having
entered.
General Maurice, commander-in-chief
at Woolwich, England, has PROFOUND
ed an elaborate scheme for the defense
of London by large corps Of cyclists,
land it will be tested in August.
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Foreign.

Li-Hung- Chang has been appointed
| Viceroy of Pe-ch-Li. China. and will
have supreme command in the dis
trict that is the centre of disturbance.
Mr.. Goschen, Chancellor Of the EX-
chequer, made statement in the
House Of Commons, giving details re-
garding the building Of new British
| warShipS.
Boer reports Of the Nitral's Mex affair
put the British loss at 200, together
with four guns and ammunition and
also horses. mules and foodstuffs. The
Boer loss is said to have been only
| ten.
The twenty-eight wounded Canadian
volunteers, who arrived at Quebec on
the Allan liner Partisan. received q
tumultous welcome. The entire town
turned out.
The Boxers have become active in
Korea. They have destroyed a Cath
olic mission. three miles from the
Korean frontier and fifty miles from
the American mines.
Muzaffar- ed Din. Shah of Persia. ar
rived in st. Petersburg. He was well
coined at the railway station by Em.
peror Nicholas and many other men,
bers OF the Imperial family. who greet.
ed him cordially.
General rains which fell in India
improved the situation in the famine
districts.
1t is semi-ofticially denied that 10000
Russian troops are marching to Pekin
from the north.
Because of general corruption the
jury law in Spain will probably be sus.
pended.
The Cantacazune Ministry Of Rou'
mania has resigned.
Tice-Admiral Seymour sent a dis
patch to the Admiralty ut London
from Tien-Tsin, China. saying that
there was urgent need Of reinforce.
mGntS.
An enormous plant for the counter.
feiting of Brazil banknotes was seized
in Paris.
An exceptional heat wave is causing
numerous sun strokes and prostrations
in London.
According to reports from Lorenzo
Marques the Beers are receiving large
quantities Of supplies Of one kind and
another through that port.
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nese to retreat from the immediate
vicinity.
These reverses had disheartening
effect upon the Chinese; and there
soon began to be open signs of dis.
affection. followed by desertions to
Prince Ching's army, which was en-
deavoring to cooperate with the be-
seiged. Ultimately Prince Tuan decid-
ed to make a night attack In three
powerful columns.
"At 6 o'clock on the evening Of July
g." says the correspondent, fire was
opened with artillery upon the Brit
ish Legation, where the foreigners
were concentrated. For two hours the
walls were battered with shot and
shell, and huge breaches were made
in them. Then general advance was
ordered, and the Chinese infantry. vol
leying constantly. moved toward the
gaps. The fire Of the defenders. how
ever. was so accurate and steady that
hordes of Chinese soldiers and Boxers
broke and fled j. the widest confusion.
leaving large numbers Of dead and
wounded around the legation. They