The Forrest City times., 1901-01-04

without rumors from China of repeated ;s,troeities These finally led to protest,a- Ing became matter of international pol'ti- cal Importance.
 May S-Boxers reported marching toward
 Picking burning bridges en route. Jun l-Marines guard legations at Picking ..At Taku 2S foreign warships gather. s-Many mission stations reported de- stroyed; Minister Conger wires Picking
 government Inactive. Russia offers to put down Boxer uprising. IAdmiral kempT lands |. s. marines at Taku. and engages Boxers. t-Pres. Mckinley's cabinet decides to pro- tect foreigners in China, but to avoid en- Ianghng alliance with powers ... China refuses use of railroad to Peking to for eign troops.
 t-China protests against presence of for eign troops City Of Tung-Chow burned. and 20 missionaries killed
 10-Foreigners in Picking compelled to seek refuge in legations, which are surrounded iS-Allies marching to Peking defeated 62 killed, S12 wounded.
 f-Japanese legation burned and chancei- 26-von Ketteler. German minister. mur- dered.
 T-Chinese forts at Taku ordered to sur render to allies, open fire on allied fleet.... Oregon ordered to Taku.
 E-Gen. Chaffee selected to command Amer lean troops in China.
 K.seymour's expedition returns to Tien- sui. i-frince Iuan reported in full control at Peking
 s-ln Picking 5000 native Chinese Christians massacred.
 l6-Col. Liscum, of 9th U. S. infantry. and of their men, killed In battle at Tientsin .,i In which allies were repulsed by Chinese. H.Ghinese routed and Tientsin captured after fierce battle.
 So-Wave of massacre sweeps through Ae central nH and southern provinces t-German Field Marshal Count von Wal dersee appointed commander-in-c chief of B-Peking captured after hard fight. and legationers relieved. Empress dowager and Emperor kwang- Hsu flee to Hsian Flu sS.Army Of 10000 Chinese routed near Tien- A. Military administration, consisting of representation of each of allied powers, established at Peking
 Sep. s-orders cabled to Gen. Chafree 10 pre- pare his forces for withdrawal from E-Gen. Chafree's forces ordered to Manila .o leaving only legation guard of l 400 so-Russia withdraws troops to Tientsin osi shoWing accord with American policy. Ocl. @Emperor and dowager remove to Singan Flu. alleging scarcity of food in B-China's peace commissioners send peace proposals to envoys of powers admitting liability for indemnity.
 b-Minister Conger authorized to begin = peace negotiations.
 Nov, Prince Tuan fees to Mongolia. Itive officials of Pao-ting-fu sentenced to .. oeath Tor ourages on missionaries E-Envoys in Peking agree on preliminary conditions 10 peace negotiations, demand .. ing execution of II guilty high officials -Frlhce iuan hanished by imperial de- creei other princes punished Dec, 3-Over 200 Christians massacred in Shansi " EEnXeys at Picking sign new protocol. Li dung Chang reports execution of so boNers. Russian report estimates mas $50 o00' 0 "' Ao-Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching found 10 De without credentials from Chinese emperor.
 A-Minister Conger signs international agree ment with explanatory statement of exact position of U, s. government 1-Chinese viceroy has 800 re formers mas sacred in PechiH
 b-Massacre of 21 Catholics by Boxers re- ported.