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but it undoubtedly fastened as well as cut
short the salvage OF property. all OF which might
. else have been brought away In safety.
/ Promptly at the stroke Of 4. the troops nj
Gen. TunR Fu-hsiang opened the expected
rife fire on the Austrian legation. and soon
shots began to be heard In every direction.
and every one hastenedt to get under safe cover.
PROF. JAMES MURDERED.
Explicit assurance had been given from
Jung Lu himself TO Prof. James that there
should be no attack upon foreigners at this
time and implicitly confiding In this declara-
tion. the latter after visiting the palace OF Prince
Su In the interest Of the native Christians To
be quartered there. was returning by way OF
the bridge over the canal near the wall Of the
Imperial city when he was challenged by Chi
nese soldiers. Prof James threw up his hands
TO show that he was unarned. What followed
Ia imperfectly known. but 1t IL certain that
he was taken In charge by the soldiers and
was never afterward heard Of. though subse-
ouently every effort was made to ascertain
his fate. lie was a man Of scholarly habits.
Of long acquaintance with China and with a
wide knowledge Of the Empire and its people.
He had especially Interested himself In a study
Of the development Of the Boxer movement.
having for some months made a careful collec-
ton Of all DEGREES and other documents bear
INK upon tne hlDlect. ne results OF tnls lhDOT
like 40 much else Of value was lost in the general
weller OF ruin when all foreign property was
destroyed on June l3.
DIPLOMATIC fioHr RESUMED.
II ia worthy Of mention at thi. point that the
lons expected reply Of the Tsung-li- iamen
TO the Diplomatic Corps through the doyen,
NJ. de Cologan, was received during the eI-
element Of removal to the British legation.
/ \ - - -, 90 - 90. ~
the evening before. and informed the Minister
that in making the statement that you ought
TO leave Pekin within twenty-four hours. we
we're guided by no other consideration than
that OF the disturbances raised by the bandits
in the city OF Pekip itself. But the regions
surrounding Pskin being at present disturbed.
il IL 60 he feared also that the departure OF a
procession Of the families Of members Of the
legation and their children cannot occur with
out danger. Since your despatch declares
that it Is impossible for you to prepare to leave
within twenty-four hours. we naturally agree
to the delay and TO negotiate anew.
The relations between China and foreign
Powers have not been strained by any luminosity
But at present by reason Of the disagreement
which exists bet ween the people and the
Christians, a state OF things has actually oc-
CURED which could not really have been fore
seen. With regard to the interview, the trav-
l arvinD nf the straat. l.. AatunrnIa and tho
Princes being daily OIL guard at the palace can
not be- in two places al the same time. The
priroas a,d N;,i.,.rs &. rloasa, with m,
daoloro,io, n, naa,a,,i ,,to,,ions and n de.ir.
10 safeguard good relations"
Tha Latter concluded nv osl,rc Win, xera
IN. i,,ep,ions and ,ns,r,c,ions NJ tho Covarp-
ments. The following day a reply was sent
on behalf " the diplomatic corps assuring
their TX cellencies that the Governments had
,u,ar c;rsr = h,t On. moe, fr;.,dly ,rs,ruo-
,iors IN ro,ard N china Tn. detachment
m..aon ,hahw.r, >. paLIn ,o,no o,h,r ,,rnnsa
,har ossuI,, s,,o,, A,te,t,or was ca,Ied
% tho erin, nnor tha ,soatIons uhich had CON
,i,rad sinca tho dav hefore This must bs
ayains, tho wish NJ tho Government and charge.
a,l, 10 r.,,l, =, 70 ~, ~ .o,di.,s o,,,n,
ipdonepdeptlv The yancn vos ssked tn
hoya n, Immediate s.o, ~, IN ,bis a,cr.ssLor
a c,rtrorr T., tho ,.,m. a, tho ro,e inst ra-
.ar.d 80 10 ~. s,ir,, -, ri do.,oo,h
rrom tho NOR. ,orns,I q, ,hese ,nrn,aI md
com, ao,s Letters No one would hav. had ,ha
.,.nII,I, .us,ioio, ~, enc Corarn,ar, -,
IN. chinese rrrire uns 4, IA. very ar, ~ ,,,L.
in, uar non ~. rhoIo civiU,ed u,-, tho,
On. F,,oi,r o1,cc uaa for tho n.,t eli, ,xeeLs
to remain absolutely silent, ignoring the For
elgn Ministers and that ia" latter were to be
boinbarded Tor Two months with shot and
oHV'i ""H' ~ 10Y '"''' '"h W
IL has already been mentioned that the proc
"ss by which the palace of Prince Su was
made available Tor the christian refugees
was a gradual one when they began to stream
IN on The afternoon of june 70 they we're Tor
some hours Kept IN the Wild" passage In front
OF the outer gate under The trees. where II -
not surprising that. hungry and thirsty their
soul tainted In them \ party of women went
over from the britlsh legation 10 look after
them, soon after which Prof James opened
the gate and let them into the outer courts.
where by diat OF much occidental help rub
blsh was removed sWeeiHnH ana dnstinS ex-
ec'ited. and a comfortable place at last pro-
vlded Tor all the women ana children. A large
kitchen was furnished with every requisite
Tor cooking incilidlne an abundance OF coal.
and the expansive d''ans Afforded accom-
rnodatlons Of comparative luxury IL was
at TINS luncture tha' IRE was opened by INT
nese soldiers on the Austrian legation near
nv and that Prince Su prndently retlred To
the security OF the Imperial CIV his whole