The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-07-21

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half Who are supposed to carry
billions ct the deadly germs with
them. surely there isn't much left to
live for. We've all got to pea out
some day. The .'scaredest" fellow
that lives will have to hand in his
checks. and precious little comfor:
he will get out Of the visions of
microbes which the scientists are
continually holding before his eyes.
IN CHINA.
Tiaes- Denocras.
The news that has nov come
from China is expvessibly sad-sad
der alsnos, than anything that vas
anticipated. Every white person,
man, woman and child, who was in
Pekiog, persisted either ON the night
of July s or the morning of July 2,
and there is NO one left Of . western
nationality to tell exactly how the
end came; but that 1t was cruel
enough may be gathered from this
extract from q dispatch in the Lon
don Daily Express which had the
story through native couriers to
Shanghai:
.'In the final attempt 20 cut their way
through, the legationers formed square.
With the women and children in the centre.
When the Boxers realized that they were be-
ing attacked they became like Wild beasts,
and shot each other with revolvers. Heavy
guns bombarded all night, until the
buildings were demolished and in flames.
Many foseiRuess were roasted in the ruins.
and stabbed both dead and wounded, cut
ting of their heads and carrying these
through the streets ON their RIFLES, shouting
6ercely. They then attacked the native
Christian quarters. massacred all who re-
fused to join them, outraged the women aud
Drained the children. Hundreds of mission
buildings were burned.'' =
1t will be observed here that it
was the women and children of the
native Christian quarter who were
assaulted and Drained after the le-
cations had finally fallen-it was
not the women and children of the
legations; they, we may be sure,
we're not left by their fathers and
husbands and brothers to the mer-
ciless fate they would have had at
the hands of the Infatuated Celes-
tials. Euthanasia was no doubt
provided for them, as the final
triumphant yell of the Chinese
broke on their ears.
And as if this narrative of sadness
were not sufficient for one day, we
must have 1t the same time the story
of Admiral Seymoui's wounded be-
ing killed by their own comrades.
1t is passage infinitely pathetic in
its simplicity:
.sWhen Admiral Seymour, in his retreat
found himself 50 hard pressed that he was
unable longer to carry his wounded with
S which do you pref>r-to be left to the
mercies of the Chinese or be shot by your
own comrades7'
the tears were running down his cheeks.
s. We prefer death to torture. Shoot us
now, that we may die like men, was the
piteous response Of the helpless men.
"a firing squad was told of, and while
with gun fire the Chinese horde that sur
rounded it, inside its lines an act of mercy
was performed as the firing squad carried
out ITS Order.
And still another tale of disaster,
from Tien Tsin. The Chinese who
have been in possession of the ma
tive or lower quarter of the city
have for the past ten days been
making things uncomfortable for
the Westerners who inhabit the up
per part of the city, Smelling the
foreigners quarter and threatening
to capture it. The forces of the
allies, therefore, took to the often
sive, and with their guns and shells
returned the compliment to the
Chinese. But the Chinese by their
overwhelming numbers and the su
periority of their guns were getting
the better of the allies, who deter
mined in consequence to storm the
native part of the city.
On the 18th, 1000 of the allied
troops. consisting of Russians,
French, Americans, British and
Japanese, made an attack on the
city. but met with such a reception
as no force was ever known to meet
with from Celestials before With