The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-08-08
NEWS FROM PEKIN,
ThlrtY-six DAYS and Nights OF
rielcs Assault.
THEKELLED AND WOUNDED
Four Hundred Non Cort.sfants
in British legation Con-
Verss Holding the
Cathedral
Cathedral

Verss Holding tbs
Cathedral
a message from Pekin, dated July
u, has just been received at Tieo Tsin
The message says The 67st outside
news reached Pek;n July is The fail
ure of the relief expedition made the
siege far more perilous. Ga June l9
the tsung Il yamen broke of relations.
June 20 China declared war. Baron
Won Ketteler and Francis James, su
Ecglish professor, were murdered
Over 4G0 ncn-com5atants occupied the
British legation | understand converts
holding tie north cathedral, A thous-
and refugees occupied the palace of
Prince Lu a truce began July Il after
thirty-six days Of 6erce assault, Oae
night the shelliog was uninterrupted
for six hcucs Four attempts were made
to FIRE the British legation. Two at,
tacks resulted in the ruin Of the Chi
Dese national college. The cowardice
of the Chinese prevented successful
rushing. Total killed or dead is; Ger
mans 10; japanese 10; Frerch II;
British 5; Russian +; Americans {:
Italians I; converts 9; total with wound
ed 9S. The spordents Morrison,
Reid and Teneny are Ill. At least .
600 Chinese have beed killed.
''The America-s occnpy strong
position on the city wall Provisions
are still sufficient. The haspital ar
rangemepts are excellent Everybody
is much exhausted BIZ continuous work.
Imperial edicts have commended the
Boxers and ordered missionaries to
leave the interior and com pended all
viceroys TO help Pekip; but an edict
dated July is epjoins protection and
promises compensation The report
that large relief force was coming
produced this change. F0reigh govern
ments should bawarc being hood
winked."
''wHEN ARE YOU COMING y
The following letter from Col. Sbiba,
military attacbe Of the japanese legs-
ton at Pekin, dated July %, has been
received at lien Tsin:
''We are all awaiting iupatiently ar
rival of reinforcing army. When are
YOU coming? All legations have been
blockaded since l3 last III ,oth and since
the 10th We have been attscked con
tinually night and day By the Chinese
soldiers from more than ten cncsmp-
ments. By supreme effort We are
still defending. We are daily awaiting
With the greatest anxiety arrival Of re-
enforcing arm aoG ii you cannot reach
here in less than weeks time it IS
probsble that We vii BE- unable to hold
out any longer. Emper aud IMPRESS
doRager appear to lie sti.l at Pekin
Were our reinforce msnte 10 arrive very
probable that they would fee to Wan
Shossn. Killed and wounded up to
date: Eight killed, one captain Of
infantry and 81 ambassadors a,tache;
seven seriously wounded. the first sec
retary Of the legation b ing one Of 20
slightly wounded The nuaber Of
Europeans killed i, 50 in all "
''wE CAN HOLD OUT"
The japanese consul at Ten Tsia
telegrsphed on the 9th inst, dis
patch dated the 10 h from the japanese
minister at Pekin to the foreign Of
fee at Lckio, which had reached Iien
Tsin by special courier on the 10Th.
The minister says:
''The japanese marines aud others
continue, under the command Of the
military a,tsche, Lieut.. Col Shiba, to
resist the repeated attacks Of Tang Fuh
Sisps's troops. | think We can hold
ont. though the task IS by 20 means an
easy one, uotil We are relieved By the
division Of japanese troops which, !
hear through special messenger, will
arrive at Tien Tsin by the end Of this
mouth. The Chinese have stopped
fripg since the 18th and the Chinese
authorities are apparently disposed to
ooen negotiations. Attache kop5lma,
Capt. ADdo Of the imperial army, Wm,
s.. Sakamura AMI FIVE MARINES have
been killed, while Narabara, secretary
of the legation, 8 student, and sly
marines have been wounded though not
mortally. Many others have also been
slightly wounded.
DIFFICULT PROBLEM
A London dispatch says the allies
now confront a most difficult and
dangerous problem. Without doubt
the ministers are held by the Chinese
as hostages, aud toe outcome of the
aSvance Oh PekiD, will be await
81 with intense anxiety. The Chinese
are strongly eotreDcbed at Wang Ts1n
from which position, however, 1t is be
;sved they can be elected Withou
creat difficulty. The danger is that
f defeated, there the Chinese will re
tire On Pskin and put the re mainder o.
the Europeans to death. 1t Is a!s'
noss;ble that the sd7arcs Of the allie
viii be the signal for tie Chimes
antborities 70 compel all foreigners tt
quit the capital, in which event the:
might become the prey Of the fanati
cal Boxers. a dispatch from lien ISL
saws the missionaries report that all tn
AmericaBs in Pekin aud Tung Cha
are safe, but their property has ose
DESTROYED.
Makes Good Fodder,
sora-oI vears aco when the Russia