Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-08-09
STORY OF PEKIN.|
Chinese Treachery and Deceit Is
Fully Proven.
4 Correspondent of the London Times
Gives am Interesting Account Of
the Siege of the Legations
Seven Americans Killed.

London, Aug. 2.--Dr. Morrison, the
Pekin correspondent of the Times,
has been heard from direct. The
Times this morning prints the fol-
lowing dispatch, dated July 21:
There has been a cessation OF hos
tilities here Pekin) since July IS, but
for fear of treachery there has been
no relaxation of vigilance. The Chi
nese soldiers continue to strengthen
the barricadc around the besieged
urea. and also the batteries on top of
the imperial city wall, but in the
meantime they have discontinued fir
ing, probably because they are short
of ammunition.
"The main bodies OF the imperial
soldiers have left Pekin in order to
meet the relief forces. Supplies are
beginning to come in and the condi-
tiOn of the beSieged is improving.
The wounded are doing well. Our hos
pital arrangements are admirable and
$50 eases have passed through the
hospital.
"The Tsung Ii Yamen forwarded to
Sir Claude Macdonald copy of
dispatch telegraphcd by the emperor
to Queen Victoria. attributing all
deeds of violence TO bandits and re-
questing her maiesty's assistance to
eNtricate the Chinese government
from its difficulties. The queens re
ply is not stated, but the Chinese min
lister at Washington tclegraphS that
the United States government would
gladly assist the Chinese authorities.
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sent to the Tsung Ii Yamcn by the
grand council on July 3; yet the day
before an imperial edict had been is
sued calling on the Boxers to continue
to render loyal and patriotic services
in eNterminating the Christians. The
edict also commanded viceroys and
governors to eXpel all missionaries
from China and to arrest all Chris
tians and compel them to Tenounce
their faith. Other decrees applaud
ing the Boxers speak approyingly Of
their burning and staying converts.
"On July IS another decree made a
complete about face, due to the vic
tories of the foreign troops at Tien
Tsin. In this decree. for the first
time and one month after the occIr-
renee, an allusion was made to the
death of Baron Won Ketteler, the
German minister. which was attrib-
uted to the action of local brigands,
"The force besieging the legation
consists of the imperial troops under
Gems. Tung Lu and Tung Fuh Slang,
whose @allantry is applauded in ir-
perial DEGREES, although it consisted
in bombarding for one month defense
less women and children cooped up
in the legation compound, using shell,
shrapnel, round shot and expanding
bullets.
"They posted proclama tions assur-
ing us of protection and, the same
night, they made a general attack in
the hope of surprising us.
"There is still no news of Pei-Tang
cathedral. The wounded number 135. |
including the American surgeon Lip
pitt, severely wounded, and Capt. |
Myers, who is doing we'll Seven |
Americans have been killed"
Victoria, Il. C.. Aug. 2.-Lieut. Won
Krohn, of the GerIcan army. has ar
rived at Yokohama in company with |
300 wounded and incapacitated Ger
mans and others on the steamer |
Korn. chartered by the German gov
ernment. Won Krohn told OF his cN-
perienccs with Admiral Seymour in |
his attempt to reach Pekin.
Asked what the Chinese did with |
their women and, old men, Won Krohn |
said they emigrated with all spee,i. |
but if this was not possible, rs in tie |
case of one village taken by the nj |
lies, they cut off the heads of the wo-
men and children and threw them in |
the river.
Eve did not take prisoners" said |
Lieut.. Krohn, las far as the capture
of prisoners is concerned. This was |
an impossibility, as the Chinese arc |
not civilized for that kind of wall |
fare"
Won Krohn was asked about tho |
statement of a German thar the Rus
slams had dispatched the wounded |
with the butts of their rifles. The |
lieutenant said it was not quite so |
bad as that. but undc- the circum-
stances of the present r~ar they had
been and probably wou;d be in the
future compelled to xii wounded
prisoners with the bayoret. In the
beginning they had sent wounded |
prisoners TO the hospitals in Tien
Tsin, but they soon found out that
as long as a man was able to raise a
hand he would try and stab the for
eigners. Frequently they found Box
ers who had taken their red badges
and clothes off in The hope of trying
the "amigo" trick. and while the trick
worked at first, the allies soon gave
orders to kill every Chinese who
would stand. Lieut.. Won krohn said
the Chinese decapitate and mutilaIe
every foreigner VINO is unfortunate
enough to fall into their hands.
Gordon VIII be "a Guest.
Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 2.-Gen. John Z.
Gordon, commander-in-c chief of the
United Confederate Veterans, will be
a guest at the annual cncampment Of
thn O A L. ut Chicn 90 nmuSt o.