The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-02

the Tsung Ii Yamcn demanded our
refugees, but the ministers refused.
Those who escaped the Boxers / am
sure must have been killed under edlct.
It is said the empress has fed to Shan
81, the ancient capital OF China.
It has been two months and more
since we have had any news OF the OUT
side world. except Consul Ragdale's
note of McKinley's nomination. Pc
king, ftself. is sealed book to us.
What tales, what tragedies we have yet
to learn. And what OF the poor inland
missionaries? Howcould they escape?
We are almost afraid to ask OF Pao
Ting Flu.
August q, 1900.
thought I had lost the letter COM
menced August Il, but found 1t in my
Journal to-day, so will finish, even L
disconnected. It was interrupted by
the cry Of "The troops have come
jumped up, dressed hurrledly and ran
out into Lady McDonald's front hall In
time to greet the British officers. The
court outside was filed with mngnih-
cent slshs, all turbaned and Jolly look
ing as could be. Oh, what cheering,
huzzas and tears! Old General Gazalee
and the officers, bronzed and sweating,
all had trembling Voices as well as tear
full eyes. H. n, 81
Crept Through Water Gate.
With them $50 Indian slkhs entered
the southern city. after sending a few
shells through the gate and then In
stead Of Smelling their way into the
North city they crept man after man
through the water gate, or where the
city canal runs through the city wall.
This canal is now dry. The British
were first in the North city. The Units
ed States troops lost their way IN the
South city and wandered about for two
hours, but the United States flag was
floating from the wall of the Chen Man
gate. from which point we suffered our
worst attacks AS the cheering In the
compound Increased so did the fire from
the Chinese barricades, for not having
seen, the entrance OF our troops s,they
thought to silence 4 most unusual nosie.
One Indian soldier was badlytwounded
and French woman was struck In
the leg by fragment Of shell. A
shell exploded In Sir Claude A1cDonuld's
bed room. a bullet came into our
room, SO the Sikhs said. I'VE hadn's
any fun to-day and they picked up
their guns and went out and drove. the
imperial soldiers from their barricades
without losing a man. IS. y
Eighteen or twenty British and Unit.
ed States reporters came along. also
young Mr.. Lowrie. who broke down and
wept when he met his wife and friends,
whom he had mourned as dead. 1t
was surprise to us to hear the rumors
Of our massacre In detail. Prison and
hanging are too good for some jouunal-
lists. Z.
Sick at Heart,
Our danger was great. but Gods ON
nipotent hand saved us. The stories we
hear OF missionary friends. their suffer
ings. In many cases OF their murder,
make US sick at heart, We cannot
speak OF Pao Ting Flu friends to each
other. Their massacre has been proven
beyond n doubt. A trusted servant
came from there and relates that their
homes We're burned. then all were led
in company to Boxers yard. by the
ri n al IT,, In,
who was executed In his own yard. One
small woman was SO overcome she had
to be carried. DR.. Taylor's head was
presented to the yamen authorities rs
an Offering. Flfty-one missionaries
were murdered In the yamen belonging
to the governor of Shan 81, whittier
the empress had fled with ller court.
AS think OF all these murders and
outrages almost lose my self-control,
Our trip from Picking to Tien Tsin
was most uncomfortable, We were de-
serted by the major In charge OF the
convoy, on a sandbar for len hours, and
had dsagresable time generally. The
river banks were strewn with the dead
bodies OF Chinese. The river banks
were lined with corn. and the soldiers
fired at every rustic among the leaves.
for they intend to keep the way clear.
We left Pekng on the 2ls. OF August.
The riiy has been looted and Il great
portion burned,
Foreigners to be Ordered Out.
a big English convoy came down to-
day and reported all foreigners soon to
be ordered out. Our church expects, TO
remove the refugees to the Che Foo dis
trlct where there has been no uprising
as yet. Consul Corles invited US to
Tlfln the day We arrived at Tlen TsIn
and we enjoyed Il 80 muGh-a table,
cloth and napkins. real heefsteak, etc.,
think OF II! Sir Walter HITLER was
there, nlso Captain Bailey, military
governor of Tien Tsn.
There is no American transport here;
no steamers running, so we all expect
to leave here on Wednesday. August
20. on British transport that carries
US for 50 tMexican money! q day, clear
to Calcutta. This Is less than by
steamer to Shanghai. We prefer lore
turn via Europe when we can do so
without extra expense and only 4 week
or two difference In time. The thing
that recommends 1t most 10 me Is that
we can visit the doctors parents first;
then on home where can stay Il good