Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-08

,s acomprehensiye synopsis OF the pres
dents annual message to congress;
Tho presldent gives first place in his
4 ,,assope TO the troubles In China, and
n,r llV rnnnectlou with the allied forces op-
oSating there. He reviews the causes
iaoing IN to the Boxer outbreak and
,Se dTst murders of foreigners in Chi
rese territories In TINS connection he
A says ,... ,rro.,.i,,, 40 tho o,,,,,7t,to,.
A /, china and the mminence Of peril to our
A awn diversified interests In the empire, as
U"i u'oi as to those of all the other treaty gov
orrments. were soon appreciated by this
yorernment, causing 1t profound sollcitude.
4 TGo limited states from the earliest DAYS
~ g},rsien Intercourse with China had fol-
iowei policy of peace. emitting no occa-
sI,rs Ia testify good WILL to further the
sytenslon of lawful trade, to respect the
4 soverauniy of its government, and to in
s1re by ali legitimate and kindly but earn
sSt means the fullest measure of protec-
lion for the lives ana property OF our law
4 abiding citizens and for the exercise Of
their benelceht calIIiisS among 'he Chlhese
Pundrl Of this, It was felt to be appro-
,rote that our purposes should be pro-
Souncel in favor of such course as would
hasten united action of the powers at Pc
4 tirp to prom0te the administrative reforms
so greatly needed for strengthening the
lmperal government and maintaining the
Integrity Of China, In which we believed the
whole western world to he alike concerned.
IN these ends [ caused to be addressed to
the several powers occupying territory and
ManSE R dI.dnI8 slnTgs dlroIos,I5 of lSGg inVitin@
tne eICu.d' i,7, of ,hoir ,rtartinrS
lTJh UeI' "l' ~ oi oiSI6i, - III
adoption of measures insurng the benefits
Of eguaity of treatment Of all foreign
uaue 'hlousHv"t N'"I"'
Proposals "cll Received.
With gratifying unauimity the re-
snonscs roincide in this common policy
enabling me to see in the successful ter
mlnaliOn of these negotiations proof of
yorions nowar5 interested in the un-
uammeIcd development Of commerce and
industry in the Chinese empire as a
source of vast benefit to the whole com
meTCla world
,s m , Ti,9 ,Iaiuii, "i,iVn nau ~
NVduoh 10 dHIouhte as Il CuHlplctSl en-
slSe4ilSnt o0 10 ihe lnlerest19d powers on
MSsgt' Eg'' itope 40 tu,iE u,aI icy ~
str5s @ G gl,, ,U, ,''y o CO., ny
vear nast bod 2nnr.raJ n insrjra no
eai PaS' Ia" uppgait tu " INSURE Wy
gy.'t{ VI llt li"peTi4i boVeriiiiheht, M anu
and sy' 'v eAyl tioH ny ~ o. poMgi
1,rsi, 80 1''T r.i,lTn' , -,
mceg5 mayt ' tl VIZ da 1oi ,,o5 ~,
Msnob," s.nt',,t 'N'' 4'i'"e'eeu "S 'he
Seeking IN fssfif,. co,sdorco IN tho
willingness and abilfty of The imneriaI
oiminjgtrati,' '' u, ',e Ia
pTavcnt tSS s 10 cg VIZ miI'ss a,l4
he m9rins g,,lrj Win baJ ~ d,, "a o; eo.
10 Pokng I'm the autumn NJ iSGq for ths
protection ot No le"atim, as i,oJ ,,,j tlo
at the onr1iesf nrarticahIo moment anI
all pending tuestions were remitted as
far as we we're concerned to mo or
dnary resorts of diplomatic intercourse.
Niyor of ,,,o st,uo
III, .,., i~"F OF the siege
peyTr '''soi t5o U' lhe tll,orts made at re-
kng tbofnagb7v rC,tore5 ,,n ~
deld. is lacking. ana every engagement
with the Chinese forces is menfiancd
TThelAeF our forces were engaged or not.
~ SNOW ihe NEor with which the siege
y. lne legations was pushed by the Chi
r Gyae He quotes reports from Minister
OS,TS2yI, ,S2rlr,, az loU93"s;
Mri3t"r S S""v ~ uiltll july H. writes
SS''l''yt Soi'n' lohEcr there was scarcely an
no.r r3. ugIluE which there was not firing
sic,o spyn SVHG part oi our lines and into
s.rgro vi ,"t 'ts3ton5, varying from a
sTssoL S""v 10 general ana continuous
wgS Hfgraj '4c "no'e me. Artillery
The 6yorIool ',,r o"'aa la, tue .eEauohs ana on
sands 6f tbre"51 i,trE Eh'a{t Walls, ana thou-
sroyng some LuiIdjngs "nj H. ,,, ~ ~. Gu-
all S6 tbinlI,, ~ piut.iiu.IEa anu damaging
when rbo ,,i,S 9n,fnSI,,,i, w 'uS paIs ram that
low 0yo ,iart, OF the besleged ran
gathered IN ".,7 , ~ nHlhese bullets We're
and rpCast ''' o"o 0ONipouAu
Attempts warn pado 10 t,,r, A.. -.
tons by setting neighborin" o,,5 .uo , ~ 50, 50,
Ire, but the flames were encnassf,,ii,,
fought off, aIthougb tSSoo Stn StugGessI1lly
g.an, Italian and RrtdS ,Ie austrian Bel
then and subsequently, hit,mdsS s'''TiiS VI, WIZ
aid OF the native ra5veris d;,nl, w VI tte
lNe missionaries. to whose bninf,i c,rJS
grafton Mr. C6nger awards nstiutad
praEe the British legation was made a
SiT"SoIe Si1 GogIe fortress. The British minister,
era commander Of the dcfensc sno5yH vein gen en-
FFcrSeary of the American legation Mr.
l. L squicrs, as chief Of sf9ff MI
Defense ne u,at ". ''aii'
To save Ifo a,a ''e : ''',ohers'
seged sparmgly retnrned qi,t'iUn ibn iUnothe the Pc
VI Ie Chinese s0ldiery. NghtinT o,'iy 20
iepei attack or make an occasiSoroi oi'S S,,co ~
WS,iu y. m soTte for strategic adyanta@e sucb
sian maTirSs 90 hiii4e{lca1s, ia4 British and Rus
United States marine corn, corns Myers, nhi, OF ne
ed the canine nf ~ fCu.pS, Whlch result
On the wall that erayai, a iopImluaole barricade
american position. II was bai{ ii'1'.aVIu "a ~, the
snl proved an invaluable acGniSjtin, y t,,e idst'
s%ust commanding the woter 5,otn -, y
which the relief eolunn on soIe through
During the '' siege goittnh tba entered
MMed M 1855 wounded and md severn %y,gnq1rs by lost %
% On ,aiI irl. all children.
comm1u ST Suy y, i the hesieged had their first
from rom''UIb'Cuuon Wbomu with the tsung-li-yamen,
conferenCan enUn' am message came inviting to
nrrypiSeinee' however, ensued and eort of
5sce ~ was agreed upon wbjeb SS sfopbed fopt oi
tor ooV,nDardment and lessened The rifa tIro
svs, svs ,me Even then no protection 'g wha are
I 70 seHS wpi ~ afforded, nor any aid given save
Duplicitv ,,v ., suths C, OF Hour
Indeed t,,' VI ohihese Government.
The h'GIvT, Cbin,ocln lne only communication had with
caslonaI slISsG dNi government related to the oc-
Or to ibe oediyery aver or dispatch of telegram
for tba wy w,, demands of the tsung-lI-vamen