Show PEKIN N STORY TOLD ATTRO CITIES COMMITTED BY E government orde riner th ill am ere ro promulgated by the Ii war alay T lie do de D alured by tho the 1 aers dr ernest george morrison Morr Kon the pekin correspond culot tile tho london ri rimes nice who has been besiege besieged e d with tile the foreigners telegraphs telegraph s his paper M follows under date of 0 july 21 which arrived at tien tsin august 2 tile the chinese soldiers continue to strengthen the bar barricades ri calles around tile besieged area and also batteries on top of bt the imperial city wall but srini firing has bas ceased since tile aith the main bodies of the imperial soldiers leave left latt pekin in order to meet the relief relict forces tho the tsung tsuna li yamen ailts lilts forwarded to sir sie clauze claude macdonald a copy of 0 a plied by the emperor to queen victoria attributing all deeds of violence to bandits and requesting questing her Maj Maje ettya assis tareco to extricate the ilia chinese government out of the d difficulty I 1 ty the rile queens reply is not lot stated but the chinene minister at washington telegraphs that the united states government would gladly assist tile the chinese authorities this di db to the hie was sent to the tsueio li danien by the grand council on july 3 1 yet tile day before an imperial edict had been issued calling on oil the boxers to continue to render loyal and patriotic services lu in exterminating the iho christ christians lans tho the edict also commanded viceroys vice roys and governors to expel ill all missionaries from china and to arrest all christ christians lates and compel them to denounce their faith other decrees applauding tho the boxers speak approvingly of 0 their burning out and slaying converts their leaders are stilted stated in im a decree to b be a princes and ministers the force besieging the legation consists of the imperial troops under general tung lu and general tung full fish siang whose gallantry is applauded in imperial decrees although it lias consisted in bombarding for one month defenseless women bomea and children cooped up in the legation compound shell baell shrapnel round shot and expanding bullets the chinese throughout with characteristic act treachery posted posited proclamations assuring us of protection and tho the same night they made a 0 general attack in tile the hope of surprising us all the minister sand luebbers lu members embers of the legations and their families are in good health the general health of tile tha community is excellent and we wa are contentedly awaiting relief As a result of 0 this information war var may be declared against china by the powers in any event tile the knowledg knowledge ii that the government ordered the massacre is will make a great difference in exemplary damages assessed when the time for settlement arrives the allied forces left tien tein tain tor for pekin august 2 |