Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-03

llnrHe. Armed tultrS luIhrl OUT
against the legations Their quarters
were surrounded and attacked. The
mission compounds We're abandoned
their inmates taking refuge ZOO The Britt
l-h legation where am the other lega-
tons and guards gathered for more
effective defense. -Four hundred per-
sons We're crowded IN its narrow CONF
pass Two thousand native converts
Wcro assembled in nearby place under
protection of the foreigners Lines of
defense were strengthened trenches
dug barricalps raised. and preparations
made TO stand a siege which at once
began.
FIRING or FOREIGNERS,
From June 20. until July IT," writes
Minister Congcr there was scarcely
am hour during which there was not
firing upon some part of our lines and
into some of the legations. varying
from a single shot 90 "a general and
continuous attack along the whole
line Artillery was placed around the
legations and on the overlooking pale
ace walls, and thousands of 3-iDCh shot
and shell were fired destroying some
buildings and damaging an So thickly
aid the balls rain that when the am-
munition of the besipgad ran low Eve
quarts OF Chinese bullets We're gathered
''' an ''''' 90 Oh ''''' ''''' anu
TRY TO BURN LEGATIONS.
,.... &c.,.
AlleI't,S N.!g l"ou9 40 uqIn iIr ~,
sa',onS ny ',,'E ~. i,U'i ,'- ''u s,',,,.
fought off although the Austrian. Bel
tban ana s,,bseausTtl,. brrro5 win
IA. ala ~ tbs rgtl,-. cor,srts airsgtsJ
nv, NE rissjoporias IN ,rbose bolpf,ii
ro -or,sration Minister Cor,,sr aftoryrard
,,,.e ,,petirto5 rr,iss me pritisb 1eoo
ti,, ,,'as r,9ds "a ,,sritohis eortrsss THO
pritls,, r,irIsts, Sir CLAUDE ,tacroraid
,,.os obasar o,rerol oo,5r,,,,5e, ~ ,bo
s,Cor,.a ,-,L ,ba s..rat,,,. 30 ,Lo
A,,.,lc,r 1sgstIor Is n Co,,ir.s oe
cbisf ~ stso
M s,,., llf. or1 a,,,r,,,rl,i,r tbs Ia.
slooeJ srarins,l,. raturned The ipcsss7p,
Grs NJ the Chinese soldirrv fgbtiDp
o,l,, ~ ro,,at ,tt,ct or r,oi.e an rg,
c,sjorai sncc.ssr,,i eortia Tor etrotogi,
alvaniage Sog ,., as ih9t , OF i,Ily-lye
zines led bv Captain Myers. Of The
United states marine c0rps. which re-
suited I'm the capture NJ n formidable
harricade on the wall that gravely
menaced the American nosition. 10 was
held 10 tho last. and proved an invau.
able ACQUISITION because commanding
the water cate through which the re.
lief column entered.
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H0''' VIZ Allr '''' TN DI-i'''
Durlpe the ei,go the defap5ers ioe,
eivtv.01e tuo5 one bur5rs5 and
tbirt,,-G,a ,ro,,,d,1 ana Seen b,. Ale.
eage me lset ali cbp5rGr
or Irl,. "A t,o hos,sg.5 b,5 .,b.ty
erst con,n,,,,i,oti,r ,,i,L ,io ts,,rsli
,.sr,., fro,, r.bo.,,, p, ,,,s'5sa'.,, cone a..
,.ltjno 20 a. co,,fora,,a ,,.5iob v..s do.
clino5 CorrosnondanCa bov,a,or en-
s,,17 ana "a Cor, ,,r o,,,ist i,' ,,.,, .5,,.,.,l
mon Witch ston,cd he bor,b,rlr,e,,
or5 iossorod ,bn Mo- o. sor Tine
T,,.ar tbo, No ,,r,too,io,, ,,ho,.,.s, ,,.os
sqor5ej non sry oi1 Gloon sove M
sar5 ~ ~ to,,.,,o,s sr,a1 s,,,,,i,
~ fr,,it o,I Enc socl,s 10 go,r
PEl'FIDN OF CHINA SHOWN
indeed we only communication laa
Mllu lHe uIHeSe SoN'I''Il'elll IeIate1 'l
.i'y uDv'a'o'l"l u'il very ul uesPa'cll W
''lvsI @i' on 10 'He uel"ailus ol 'n,
suns III yaI"sh LOT 'le "l1uuIa""l o'
sIc ''salloH 10 '"' coast uilueI esD'i
~ oI'S are llle pIotes !"t.ous OF l"y,
'u,ilese soNvI i!ii'eh' lH'tt IL pIole'' ,l
anu aut'oIeu lne lesalitnS posl'iN,y
Soil u ,,'i-,'u, uu, l'',slsliue proc! "g-
vullul"Vss ,Ila' lNe dt'0cNs upon tHsu'
VIZ I ,l"ug py ultIla' troops re u''lIS
uH'3 'l'lyu' ull'lvu anu Yl"yeIeu' "t'olih
LUZ ~ ,''g 1ol''','3uU vi yUl,s ~ ll'g
encouraging the Boxers. organizing
,.lSln qnasI pt9lnlhenl impeilal ollcfLs
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W. , ~ ',l'''' MUNSTER '''
"'''''''s ''''
TEST MESSAGE SENT.
WIZ, a.. .....i,.,.. a.. --.,.,
armistlce OF July a. a proceeding which
sensations of Inc Chinese envoy In
washington the way WAS onened for
The conveyance 10 Mr.. Copgei of n tast
message sant Inv he sacrstaTv of sf,te
through the kind offices of Minister Wu
ring Fang Mir Conrer's renly dis.
patched from Pokin. on July Is. through
the same channel afforded 10 The ont
side world the first tidinrs that the in
mates of the legations we're st1l alive
and hoping for succor.
PREPARATIONS FOR RELIEF.
This na,vs stimulated tho rrero-a .
,ions for n ioint r.iief evno5i,,or In
numbers suaicIont An overcome tba re-.
sistonco which for NJ r,onth Mad bsor
orranizing betwar T,l.n ana tbs coni'