Show GH N A TELLS HER STORY j I Celestials Version of Cause of Present Trouble I HOW THE REBELLION AROSE I A Bond or Athletes Who Practiced I Boxing1 and Fencing at tho Same Time Clothing Their Doings With Spiritual and Strange Rites Started tho Row Infection Spread Rapidly Within n Mont it Made its Appearance Everywhere in the Empire Washington July 11An Imperial de rreo dated 3rd < dny of the 6th moon June 29th was received by telegraph I today bY Minister Wu from the Taotal I of Shanghai transmitted on July 1st from the Treasurer of the Chi Li province pro-vince who received it by special courier on Juno 30th from the Board of War who In turn received It from the Privy Council In Peking The decree is as follows fol-lows HERE IS THE DECREE The circumstances which led to the commencement oC fighting between Chinese Chi-nese and foreigners were of such a complex confusing and unfortunate character as to bo entirely unexpected Our diplomatic representatives abroad owing to their distance from tho scenES of action have had no means of knowing the true state of things and accordingly cannot lay the views of the Government before the Ministers for Foreign Affairs oC the respective powers pow-ers t which they are accredited Now I we take this opportunity of going fully into the matter for the information of f I pur representatives aforesaid I 1 HOW REBELLION AROSE In the frt place there arose in the 1 provinces of Chi Ll and Shan Tung a baud of rebellious subjects who had been In the habit of practicing boxing and fencing in their respective villages and at the same time clothing their doIngs I do-ings with spiritual and strange rites The local authorities failed to take due notice of tem at tho tune Accordingly Accord-ingly tho infection spread with astonishing aston-ishing rapidity Within the space of a month it seemed to make Its appearance appear-ance everywhere and finally even reached the capital itself Every one looked upon the movement supernatural super-natural du and strange and many Joined i I DOWN WITH CHRISTIANITY Then there were lawless and treacherous treach-erous persons who sounded the cry of I i Down with Christianity About the I middle of the fifth moon those persons uejjan to create disturbances without warning Churches were burned and converts were killed Who whole city was in D ferment A situation was created I cre-ated which could not be brought under t control l At Ilrst the foreign powers requested i quested that foreign troops be allowed j to enter thc capital for the protection I of the leprationa The Imperial Government Govern-ment having in view the comparative 4 1 urgency of the occasion granted the ie quest a an extraordinary mark of courtesy beyond tho requirements of international intercourse i I I TROOPS SENT TO PEKING I Over SOO forelpm troops were sent to r I Peking This shows clearly how much caro China exercised In the maintenance of friendlv relations with other countries coun-tries Tho legations at the capital never iad l much to do with the people But from the time foreign troops entered the city the guards did not devote thtm selves exclusively to the protection of j their respective legations They sometimes r some-times fired their guns on the top of the city walls and sometimes patrolled the f street everywhere There were reports 1 i of persons being hit by stray bullets f i Moreover they strolled about the clty without restraint and even attempted t to enter the Tsung Hua te the east j era gate of the palace ground They j i only desisted when advance was posi Ii lively forbidden 1 PROvOKED TO RESENTMENT F On this account both the soldiers I and tho people Were provoked to resentment 1 resent-ment and voiced their indignation with 1 I ono accord Lawless persons then took advantage of the situation avant the aton to do mls I chief and became bolder than over In t burning and killing Christian converts t rho powers thereupon attempted to re I inforco the foreign troops In Peking but 1 the reinforcements encountered resist k l ance and defeat at tho hands of the In It surgents on the way and have not yet 1 q i ben able to proceed r t UNION OF INSURGENTS The insurgents of the two provinces 1 1 of Chi Li and Shan Tung had by this i1 i time effected f complete union and I i could not be separated The Imperial Government was by no means reluctant to Issue orders for the entire suppres sion ot this Insurgent element But Insurgentelement as t the trouble was so near at hand there a was a great fear that due protection might not be assured to the legations If the assure bo driven to ex tremities thus bringing on national calamity There also was a fear that iipr1s1ng might occur In the provinces of Ch Li and Shan Tune a the tame time 1th the result that both foreign forclgl r missionaries and Chinese cdnverts in cdnvelts 1 the two provinces might fall 1 victims to fnl t popular fury it was therefore abso lutely necessary to consider the matter f Srs point of view As a rntasure mater precaution It of precauton was finally ced t o request the foreign Ministers to retire temporarily toTlcn TUn for safety VON KETTELER MURDER f I was while tho discussion of this r I proposition German LI Y35 in Baron progress von that Kctteler the was assassinated by a riotous mob one mO nlns while on his vay to the Tsung 1 ilamci On fbe amcl Drevlous Pevious day the Ir German Minister had written UlstCl a letter Tsting1iya appointing n time for calu Ictet TsunrUYnmen But the Yamen fearing ha might bo molested on the way did not conset to the appoint mont as SUggest by the suggestd Minister Since this thi occurrence the anarchists assumed a more bold and threatening attitude deemed wise and icon quently it was not deee to carry out the ot sending the dl carryout corSs nrofact SSff B diplomatic corps to Thn Tsln under an a escort However orders were Issued to the troops detailed tooDS detled ror the protection of the legatlons to leatons keep Lions tLicter watch and take greater precau on5 against any agnnt emergency TROUBLE AT TAKTJ 1To our surprise TAl 01 surprie on the 20th of ihe ntth moon June 16th 1t mon foreign officers at naval i ofcrs Taku called al Kwang the caled on Lo Jung demanded h1 Gneral commanding and sur enderof th forts a notifying hIm that tailing te ort tolDC receive I complIance complaco they vouk at 2 oclocl tb next day take steps to ceizet1o forts by force L Jung Kwang being bound liy the duties ot hl9 dutes ofilco to hold forts how could he yIeld to holI the de nlnad On nnd the day named ally frst fred on nomed fort they which actu tort re sponded and Bponde lnd kept up fighting and then fghtng all day lnd Surrendered filet of t surendcrcc but Srtalily con certainly the crtln Initiative did ntatvo not come from our side Even conscious supposing of her that true China condition were not 1 how could oho take such 0 cnditon eniSSo 5n war with all the powers slmultatuS ouely and how could she relying upon J the support ot an anarchistic populace go Into war with the powers CHINAS POSITION Our position In this matter ought to t Ibe clearly understood by all the powers I pow-ers The above In i n statement of tho wrongs we have suffered and how wlongB China was driven to the unfortunate I position from which she could not escape I encaJC several Ministers will make I known accurately I and In detail the I contents of this decree and the policy of China to tho Ministers of Foreign I Affairs In their respective countries and 1 assure them that military authorities L arc still strictly enjoined to afford pio tectlou to the legations as hitherto to the utmost of their power As to the nnarch hnS they will be severely dealt with as clrcumatanrcs permit I The several Ministers will continue In the discharge of the duties of tliejr offices as hitherto without hesitation or doubt This telegraphic decree to oe transmitted for their Information WASHINGTON PLEASED I The document gave great satisfaction hero as it showed apsumlng there was some foundation for the first reports that the Imperial Government had encouraged en-couraged the Boxers and even participated partici-pated In the attacks on the legations that an effort Is about to be made to ictrleve that mistake The note Is said I to have originated with the Privy I Council and at the State department this body is declared to be identical with the TflunghYamen being the power next the throne and one that deals exclusively with the foreIgn powers CURIOUS WAY OF SENDING NOTE The curious means adopted of for warding the note are supposed to have been resorted to because what amounts to martial law In civilized countries Is dvHedcountres now in force Jn Peking and Shan Tung so that the hOard now In supreme control con-trol was ablci l to secure its transmission to Shanghai The announced purpose of the rnnienLtoprotecf the i foreign Ministers Is gratifying to the officials here for they have ng al along been more or less doubtful of the authenticity au-thenticity of the several dispatches which have emanated from Shanghai Respecting the relations between Prince Chlng and the legatloners A I NO ANSWER REQUIRED I Is salfl that the note does not call for an answer from the State department depart-ment at this stage and will not materially mate-rially affect the ° military programme laid down by our Government Such forces as we can land In China will be pushed forward with rapltlity to Peking Pe-king The only consideration that j would Induce the Administration to r lax that programme at any point i would 1 be the reopening of communication with Minister Conger and his release from any sort of duress or restraint Possibly nw that the TsungllYamen is communicating with the outer world It will permit the foreign Ministers In Peking l If they are alive to do the same Our Government will probably suggest to the TsungllYamen through Mr Wu here that this be done Much will v depend upon the response I |