The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-01-10
MAY

g. Missionaries in China cabled appeals to Pres
dent Mckinley for armed protection.
n. The Boxers. Chinese rebels, began their
march toward Peking.
20. American. British, German, Italian, Russian
and Japanese troops ordered to guard the lega-
tions in Peking.
4. Empress Of China ordered the foreign Office
not to suppress the Boxers.
8. Fighting began at Taku.
IL. Sugiyama chancellor OF the japanese legation
at Peking, killed by the Boxers
International forces attacked Tien-tsin.
II. Chinese forts at Taku on being summoned to
surrender to the allied feet opened fre; Rus
sian. British, French. German and Japanese
ships replied; the American commander, Ad-
miral Kenpf. refused to join in the summons
or the bombardment; the forts surrendered.
Wild riots of Boxers in Peking.
Is. Gen. Macarthur ordered to send troops to
China and Admiral Kempf directed to act
concurrently with other nations for the pro-
lection Of American interests
Baron Won Ketteler German minister to China,
killed by the Chinese troops and mob in Pc
king.
81. Major waller's marines ambushed while on
the road to Tien-tsin.
%. The allies, 9. 900 strong captured Tien-tsin.
25. The Chinese minister. WI. st Washington
asked for armistice. which was refused.
%. Gen. Adna X. Chafee appointed to command
the American troops in the allied army oper-
ating in China.
2s. The international relief column under Admi-
raj Seymour returned to Tien-tsin after max
ing desperate fight to reach Peking; casual
tics 60 killed and 300 wounded.
30. Battle at Ten-tsin; 1000 Chinese killed;
British Admiral Seymour wounded; foreign
ministers ordered to leave Peking, but refused;
arsenal at Tien-tsin captured by the allies.
JULY.
he tfark fha nil af
Ten-tsin
2 Heavy bombardrnent Of the native city OF
Ten-tsin by the allies.
3. United States defined its policy with regard
to China to be the restoration of order.
4. Two attacks Tien-tsin repulsed
8. japanese captured the Chinese arsenal at Tien
tsin.
13. Allies repused at Ten-tsin: the American
commander. Col. F. H. Liscum. killed
IA. Native walled city Of Tien-tsin captured by
the allies and afterward burned.
20 China appealed to Japan, France and the
United States to intercede in her behalf with
the powers.
Chinese routed by the Russians the Amur.
AUGUST
3 Allied army advanced from Tien-tsin toward
Peking.
g. Stubborn battle between allies and Chinese at
PeisanS.
6. Yang-tsun. important point the road to
Peking. captured by the allies.
l3 Pekng entered by the allies after a battle at
the gates.
SEPTEMBER.
"a American troops ordered Withdrawn from
China.
OCTOBER.
Is. PaotingFu captured by 1000 allies sent out
from Picking.
Is The Chinese reformers under Sun Vat Sen
captured the town Of Ku Shan. East river
200 imperial troops killed.
81. The Anglo German alliance to maintain the
integrity Of China announced.
81. The state department announced the indorse-
nent by the United States of the Ango Ger
man agreement as to preserving the integrity
of China and the ''open door,"
DECEMBER
IL. The allies defeated large force OF Boxers at
Hosiwu between Tien-tsin and Peking.
l3. Hongkong piacardcd with incendiary appeals
to drive out the foreigners