Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-12-14

toCneo Dy Ut. ". l. MoritssoA, ufHSs.
pondent of the London Times, and
Prof. James, formerly sn English mis-
sfouIary but now Teaching in the I'm.
perial university. Chinese want us to
leave the city-that is, they want us
| TO 90 out where they can kdll US ON
tho plains. Prof. james shot and
killed this evening outside the legation
wallis.
June 21.-Chinese soldiers fired on
Us last night. The legation is sur.
rounded by a high wall which makes
Q good barrlcade. One Russia SOL
dder killed. Mr.. Gamewell OF the
Methodist Episcopal mission (.liuerl-
CAM has been appointed by the Britt
ish minister ITO take charge of the
Notifications. The Boxers seemed to
be going Ito make an a'tuaclS on the
Untted States legaIbion, but the sol
diers swept THE street with the Cat
ling gun.
June 22.-The Boxers and soldiers
fired the buildings west of us today in
order to burn us out. The wind drove
the fire toward us, but it suddenly
changed and carried the fire in an
uther direction. A German soldier
! was killed. The ladies made bags
from dawn till dark. Bullets fell like
hail.
June 23-The Chinese set the great
Hanin library on fire i'm un.er to
burn Our buildings on the north. We
worked for hours to quench the
flames. The fire was kept under con-
troll.
June ga fire, started by the
CHINESE, spread far enough 10 catch
the British legation STABLES at the
south corner This WIS the most
dangerous fire we have had.
June 23.-No sign of relief. AT p.
m. Chinese raised a sign that they
would not fire on us, and asking our
soldiers not ito fire. The faltter held
their fire. Many fear this is Chinese
treachery. They attacked us during
the night, but were repulsed. We
have only pne cannon,,-a one FOUNDER
and very little ammunition for It,
An Italian gunner was killed to-day.
Firing and Smelling all day long.
June 26.-Last night was "a sample
of Chinese honor. After declaring a
truce they made the most furious fus-
ilbade at midnight that We have had
yet. The Japanese ARE protecting the
native converts.
June 27.--Constant firing at night.
Heavy fusillude from Chinese soldiers
ait p. III. They shelled us ALI day.
Attack on Japanese legation braveay
repulsed by band of Japanese SOL
oilers. AT 1915 a. m. adj volunteers
with rifles called out. Heavy attack
but the Chinese did not rush the wal
as expected.
June discontinued firing during
the night. Three messages (Chiuese)
came in today saying the foreign
troops left 1ien4tsin on Saturday.
General belief that the relief column
on the way found itself too small. We
are now eating horse and rice. There
are about 50 to 80 ponies in 1.-THE diff
ferent Legations. We have "a fair
amount of food, calculated to last six
weeks
Chinese got range Of one of our
buildings today and niddled ut. They
seldom get correct range; many shells
pass over us. There is a constant
whz of bullets in the air. Maj. Conger
says he never heard such 'terrify.
ing, demonical sound during his three
years in the civil war as the last two
hours firing kept up by the Chinsee
last night. Fortunately our high
wallis protect us, and most of the bull
lets pass overhead, but SONS lines un
comfortably close.
June 3O-A cannon baM came
through into our house this afternoon
Irhe marines think that CHIMES cannon
burst. 1t stopped suda my after
Handing three sheds inio one house.
'Ihree soldiers lo>H today. Six wounded
,up to date. Twenty six have died from
wounds or were killed instantly
July The women have made
abows 5000 sand bags. They are made
of all kinds pf goods-poltders from
the Legations. silks taken from "a
Chinese silk shop. anything that can
be spared is being made into sand
bags. We are now living under con
slant fire.
July 1.-The Japauis'se are doing
sbr.ave fighting. Seven thousand
dLrOOps are reported MO nave 'elt Ilell
tsin for Pekin. | could eat horse
meat if ii were not Cor the jokes some
people make AIT the horses expense,
One thousand taels offered to any
Nhinaman who would take message
to flemish. Very little firing today
American marines find holding the
wall with such a small force almost
Impossible. They gave up their posi-
.sion today, but later retook it, We
cannot hold out if they give up the
wall. DR.. Iippet. American surgeon
badly wounded in thigh. DR.. George
ID. Lowry, American missionary, takes
his place. A small company of sol
,iers tried ITO make a lsortie to capture
81 Chinese gun which had been peitine
ut us all day. Three men killed and
Il; number wounded without ge'thlna
the gun.
flashlights were seen hast night to
ward 1littn-tain. Many think they
came from the foreign troops.
July 3.-United StMte's marines on
The dlty waEl made brave attack or
cut .,tt