Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-09
4 YELLOW CRIME,

y y OJAlJYEA
IN PEKIN.
II our troops are defeated they will
turn on us and slaughter us. In the
meantime We have resting spell OF q
few days.
On July 1s the Chinese sent reply
to Sir Claude's letter OF the 18th. In
which they explained that the reason
for suggesting the removal Of the le-
cation STATS to the tsung-li-yamen
was that the Chinese government
could afford more efficient protection
to them II concentrated there than IL
scattered. as at present. AS the for
the Chinese will. as In duty bound. do
their utmost to protect the legations
where they are. They will bring REIN
forcements and continue their efforts
to prevent the Boxers from firing. and
they trust the foreign ministers on
their part will restrain their troops
also from firing.
July II (morning). Sir Claude re-
piled to the effect that the foreign
troops had all along acted entirely in
self-defense and would continue to do
so. But the Chinese must understand
that previous events had led to want
of confidence and that II barbados
We're erected or troops moved in the
vicinity of the legations the foreign
guards would be obliged to fire on
them.
July II (afternoom. The Chinese re-
piled, reviewing the situation and
ascribing the present hostilities to the
attacks previously made by the lega-
ton guards. They noted with satisfac-
ton that cessation of firing is agreed
to on both sides, but suggest that as
foreign soldiers here have been firing
Men they should be removed from that
position.
July is (noon). Sir Claude replied
With review of the situation from the
foreign point of View. On June 10 the
yamen had given the legations notice
to quit Picking and the foreign repre-
sentatives had replied, pointing out
that there We're no facilities of trans
portation. The yamen had then re-
of this fire was opened on the legations
on the following day, and they had
been under constant fire ever since
from the Chinese government troops,
a condition of things unparalleled In
the history of the world. He alluded
to the incident of the board displayed
on June %. the free moving of troops
during the cessation of hostilities thus
caused and the renewed attacks made
after the completion OF the prepara
tons thus facilitated. He hoped that
mutual confidence would gradually be
restored, but meanwhile he again
pointed out that cessation OF hostile
preparations as we'll as of actual fir
ing was necessary on the part OF the
hi tn IN fho
eign troops shsould cease firing. AS
for the suggestion that the foreign
troops should leave the city wall, It
was impossible to accede to 1t. because
great part of the attacks on the le-
cation had been made from the wall.
He concluded by suggesting that SELL
ers OF fruit or ice should be allowed to
come In. On letter addressed the
same day to Jung Lu the substance Of
Sir Claude's previous letters was re-
peated and suggestion was made
that communications would be facili-
tated If a responsible official We're sent
to the legaton.) In response to this
suggestion yamen secretary arrived
this afternoon with n card from Jung
Lu. He had no special message, but
promised to see whether Peking Ga
zettes could be procured and a market
established for ice. fruit. eggs. etc,
and also to ascertain whether tele-
grams could be transmitted on behalf
Of the foreign ministers to their gov
ernments. He mentioned that tele-
graphic communicati ton was interrupt
ed. He expressed the concern of the
Chinese government at the Goines of
the Boxers who had caused the whole
difficulty between China and the for
elgn powers.
July 19. A very quiet day. No fir
ing on either side. About $50 eggs and
!; few vegetables were brought in by
Chinese soldiers for sale. The yamen
sent another message asking that the
ministers leave here for Tien Tsin.
July 90 Several copies of Picking
Ciazettes of the past month were pro-.
cured from the Chinese. Translations
of number of edicts contained therein
are given In another chapter. The
ministers replied to the yamen's re-
quest OF yesterday. saying that as the
city they would not dare to trust
themselves on the road Four cart
loads of watermeons and vegetables
We're sent to the ministers by the va
men as a sign OF good feeling ~. No
firing all day. except for few shots
fired by Boxers in the south city
against our men on the wall.
July "a. Mr.. Narahara, second secre-
tary of the japanese legation, died in
wound. a. m.-Following received
from Colonel Shiba; A Chfnaman
who came to our barricade this after
noon says that on the 18th Of this
month Yangstung was occupied by the
foreign troops, and on the 10Th a bat
tie took place around the same place.
About $50 wounded of Tung Tu
iisiang's troops have just been
brought to Picking. The foreign troops
We're about forty II this side of yopu
stun when the wounded men started.
July 26. Colonel Shiba reports: A
Chinaman states that about II o'clock
on the Gath instant the Chinese troops
under General Chang were attacked
by foreign troops thirty Ii south Of
Hosiwu (half way between Tien Tsin
and here by road) and driven back at
midnight to the latter place At 10
a. m. yesterday Hosiwu was attacked
and the Chinese troops driven back
with heavy loss to ten II north of the
latter place. The force Of 1890 men
who came from the west with nine
guns left Picking at o'clock yester-
day morning for Hosiwu. Since the
beginning of the truce. on July is, the
those fronting us on the north wall
and on the west of the legation have
started sniping again. The latter are.
Tung Flu Hsiang's troops.
July 25 Chin Tsu-hsi, messenger
who left our lines eigh days ago car
rying an official letter to Jung Lu. re-
turned today. He says that he deliy-
cred the letter at Jung LUIS head
quarters and was locked up there
seven days. Jung Lu goes to court
every day. The emperor and empress
dowager are still here in the city. Box
ers patrol the streets in small bands.
four days ago ragged. dirty for