Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-13

damted spirit that led their relievers
through battle and suffering to the goal.
1t is memory of which my countrymen
may he justly proud that the honor of
our flag was maintained alike in the
siege and the rescue.
From June 20 until July II. writes Min
lister Conser, there was scarcely an hour
during which there was not firing upon
some part of our lines and into some of
our legations, varying from a single shot
to a general and continuous attack along
the whole line. Artillery was placed
around the legations and on the over
looking palace walls, and thousands of
three-nch shot and shell were fired. de-
stroying some buildings and damaging
all. SO thickly did the balls rain that,
when the ammunition of the besieged ran
low, hVe quarts of Chinese bullets were
recast.
Attempts were made to burn the lega-
tions by setting neighboring houses on
flre. Fa. put the names were. successfully
gian Italian and Dutch legations were
tnen and subsequently burned. With the
ald OF the native converts directed by
the missionaries. to whose helpful coop
GRAFTON Mr.. Conger awards unstinted
praise; the British legation was made a
Veritable fortress.
During the siege the defenders lost Co
kllied, lSo wounded, and seven by disease
the last all children. On July IL the be-
steged had their first communication with
lne lsung-l- amen, from which mes
sage came inviting to a conference which
was declined. Correspondence, however,
ensued and sort of armistice was agreed
upon, Which stopped the bombardment
ara lessened the rifle fire for a time
Even then no protection whatever was
afforded, nor any aid given, save to send
TO the legations small supply of fruit
and three sacks of flour
Not only are the protestations of the
ChIhtse government that ii protected and
succored the legations positively contra :
uLcted' Dut irresistible proof accumuates
he, j
py imperial troops, regularly uniformed.
armed and officered belonging to the com
inanu o,,. oil Jung Lu, the imperial command
er-in-chief DEGREES encoura ging thn
Boxers, organizing them under prominen +
imperial officers, provisioning them, and
even granting them large sums in ;he
name OF the empress dowager are known
10 exist. Members of the Tsung-li-Ya-
men VINO counseled protection of fbe for
elgners were beheaded. Even in the ~
..a.n Iant provinces men suspected of foreign
sympathy were put to death
win the negotiation of the martial ~
mlstce OF July IA, a proceeding which
tstioT Vas uou5tiess 40 les promoted by the represen-
ton, the way was opened for the conveT-
ance TO Mr. Conger of a test message
SSSat 9y the secretary of state through
Mr Me- 9ilices Gnr sI OIL Minister Wu Ting Fang.
vi, III EStrs S reply, sent from Pekin on
July 10 through the same channel. afford
ed 10 the outside world the first tidinee
ina, Inat tne inmates of the lerations were
The news stimulated the prenar.tiors
II,H IUf JOINT relief expedition in numbers
SIiiiGIeRt S,hioh at 10 overcome the resistance
hatr,.a. mitirm LOT a month had been organizing
petmeen an IaKu and the capital. Reinforce
nnents sent by all the cooperating gov
ggIIihehts were constantly arriving The
b1nd tdIef fr states contingent, hastily assem-
pied from the Philippines or disnatched
from this country. amounted r. sn,oa
o'OVo men. under the able command a.
or o1 Soi, esI. Liscum and afterwards of Gen,
Towards the end of July the movemar.
p1egan. A severe conflict followed at TIen
Ism, IN which Col. Liscum was i,iiIed
ed He IisS Its was was stormed and partly destroy
atlohs from which to make the final ad :
vance, which began in the first davs Of
1apans 1Hususts the expedition being made up of
franne ~ ~ tib'ussian, British and American
Iought and won at Yangtsun. Tbsrsa - - o. as
ine dlsheartened Chinese troons offarsd
the The csnitsI smGw or resistance On August IA
coAH!ct beneath the walls the relief cnI-
s utnh entered and the legations were
The imperial family and tho oo,o-.
meht mad fled few days before rba
cIy was without visible control II faII
10 10 the occupying forces to restore ordar
The 6oiicS 6oiicze "a provisional administration
All thls trying period was cleariy 80 q
ni,d,Go nnumGen ana scrupulously carried ont
prociai,,nS9 ~ ~ tne powers dated July 2
PIoS5td!Hneu our attitude. Treatjng fbo
condltlon in the north as one of v1rtt'aI
anarchy, in which the great nroIt;noa nat Cua "a :
.ne south and southeast had no share, we
tsSdIueu the local authorities in the 70 : :
ter quarters as representing the Chines,
people, with whom we sought To rarI q i,,
al IMP peace ana friendship. Our declared
ainis @ IhVoINed no war against the Chinese
nation. We adhered to the IeeitinI q ,e
once or rescuirS the imperiled iegatiop
pls5i1ng redress for WRONGS already suf
sefet;.. SECURING Wherever possible the
SAFETY OF American life and property in
emma and preventing a spread of The ~ di.I sn
As was then said "thS policy q, tha
seek a solution which may bring a5onf AZ TO
permanent safety and peace To- GbiDa
preserve Chinese territorial and admirie mir a
radve tead re ENTITY protect all rights guaran.
ternational law, and safeguard for the
world the principle of equal and imnat7
tiai trade with all parts of the Chinese
>, Faithful to those professions which as
II proved, reflected the views and nur.
poses OF the other cooperating govern
tnu.n iuntss al our enorts have been directed
Emma py negotiations for a settlement g
the earliest possible moment AS soon - :
the sacred duty of relieving our legation
ana lts dependents was ACCOMPLISHED ua
withdrew from active hostilities ieavino
our legation under adequate guard in Pc
KIN as a channel of negotia ton and SET
tiement-a course adopted by Others of
the interested powers. Overtures of the
empowered representati of the Chi
nese emperor have been considerably en-
tertained. @i'
The Russian proposition looking to the
restoration of the imperial power in Pc
KIN mas been accepted as in full conson-
ance with our own desires, for we hold
that effective reparation for wrongs suf-
fered and an enduring settlement that
VIII make their recurrence Impossible can
best be brought about under an authority
which the Chinese nation reYerences and
o6eys While so doing we forego no lot
OF our undoubted right to exact exem-
plary punishment of the responsible an
thors and abettors of the criminal acts
whereby we and other nations have suf-
fered grievous injury.
l regard as one of the essential factors
OF durable adjustment the securement
OF adequate guarantees for liberty of
faith, since insecurity of those natives
who may embrace alien creeds is a
scarcely less effectual assault upon the
rights of foreign worship and teaching
than would be the direct invasion thereof,
The matter of indemnity for our wrong
ed citizens is question Of grave concern
Measured in money alone, a sufficient
feparatlon may prove to be beyond the
ability of China to meet. All the powers
concur in emphatic disclaimers of any
purpose of ACKNOWLEDGMENT through the
diane m nbermHut ba MT