Show STORY OF PEKING TOLD Defenseless Women and Children in Legation Compound Bombarded by Chinese Imperial Troops Chinese Government Guilty to a Decree r of Infamy and Duplicity that Exceeds the Surmise of its Worst DetractorsAssures Legations Lega-tions of Protection Then Makes General Attack Hoping to Surprise Sur-prise ThemWounded Number 138Dead 56 I I i tI London Aug 2 4 a mAt lat the story of Peking has been told O1A O1tf t Dr George Ernest Morrison the Poking correspondent of the Times has tf been heard from direct and in today a Times liolds up the Chinese Government tfS > Gov-ernment before the world D guilty and to a degree of infamy and duplicity r du-plicity that exceeds the surmise of Its worst detractors In the same dispatch he gives a more hopeful view of the prospects of the besieged than has been expressed by any ot the others who have been heard g from The dispatch from him dated July 21st Is as follows DR MORRISONS STORY There has been a cessation of hostilities here Peking since a a cesston hostltcs July s > Y 16th but for fear of treachery there has been no relaxation of vigilance 2tf The Chinese soldiers continue to strengthen the barricades around the tfXf f besieged area and also batteries on top of the Imperial city wall but in 1 the meantime they have discontinued firirig probably because they are t g short of ammunition < I v o f I WOUNDED DOING WELL The main bodies of the imperial soldiers have left Peking in order tot to-t meet the relief forces Supplies ara beginning to come In and the condition con-dition of the besieged Is Improving Tfrex wounded are doing well Our ys hospital arrangements arc admirable I and 150 cases have passed through X the hospital DUPLICITY OF CHINESE JULICIT x The Tsung11Yameri forwarded to Sir Claude MacDonald a copy of 4 4 n dispatch telegraphed by the Errs peror to Queen Victoria attributing coI all deeds of violence to bandits and1 al decs bandls andrequesttng her Majeslys assistance to extricate the Chinese I Government out of the difficulty The Queens reply is not slated but the ChlneseJailrlster at Washington telegraphs a cf that the United States Government would gladly assist the Chinese authorities 51c au-thorities a 51fS thoriies fSX I ORDERED TO KILL CHRISTIANS fSar ci ar This dispatch to tho Queen wa sent t04he Tsunsl Yam en by the 1 ars tt Grand Council on July 3rd yet they day before an Imperial I edict had > > i been Issuea calling on the Boxers tol continue to render loyal and patriotic A patri-otic services In exterminating they Christians ftK EDICT APPLAUD BOXERS ftA 2 The edict also commanded Vlqe l roys and Governors to expel all missionaries 1 mis-sionaries from China and to arrest Christians and compel them to 1 A b renounce their faith Other decrees applauding the Boxers speak approvingly A 4 ingly of their burn out and sl yJrigconverts Their leaders are staled In n decree to be Princes and Ministers j ji f j CHJp1PRQT I 1 HOr July 18th another decree wade a ompletevvnltefaco due to tho 1 victories of the foreign troops at Tl ei Tsin In this decree for the first L time and one month after the occur ence an allusion was made to the 2 death of Baron von Ketteler the G erman Minister which was attributed z attrib-uted to the action of loyal brigands although there Is no doubt that 11 was premeditated and that the assassination was committed by an Imperial 4 Im-perial officer a the survivor Herr ConIes can testify cf IMPERIAL TROOPS SHELL LEGATION ft The force besieging the legation consists of the Imperial troops under un-der Gen Tung Lu and Gen Tung Fu h Slang whose gallantry Is applaud etl In Imperial decrees although it hns consisted In bombarding for one month defenseless women and child ren cooped up In the legallon compound com-pound using shell shrapnel round shot and expanding bullets TREACHERY OF CHINESE i The Chinese throughout With characteristic trea hery posted proclamations q proc-lamations assuring us of prolecllon and the same night they made a general attack In the hope of surpris Ing us NUMBER OF WOUNDED 4 4 There Is still no news of Pel Tang cathedral The wounded number S 138 Including the American surgeon Llpplt severely wounded and ft Capt Meyers who is doing well Seven Americans have been killed > 1tAli the Ministers and members of the legations and theIr families are J In good health The general health of the community Is excellent and jj contentedly relief I A b r we are lynwaltnr relef t > FRECH LEGATION UNDERMINED K i After enumerating the casualties aready reported and giving the total a to-tal of deaths Including the Americans at fiftysix Mr Morrison pro Sf r cecds as follows The Chinese undermined the French legation which f Is now a ruin but the French Minister I M PIchon was not present S t having fled for protection to the Ddt sh legation the first day of the siege GREAT DANGER FROM FIRE f The greatest peril we suffered during the siege was from fire the 1 i i Chinese In their dctcrminallon to destroy the British legation burning j the adjoining Han Lin Yuen pinltocal college one of the mQst sacred colleges 1 col-leges In China sacrificing the unique library i f f UNDER CONTROL OF CHINESE v 7 > 7 g j Commenting upon Dr Morrisons dispatch the Times says I Is K now beyond doubt that the frequent assertions of the different Chinese 3 g r representatives for a month past the legations have been enjoying the g f protection of the throne are one and all unqualified falsehoods The cu 3 a mulatlvc evidence is overwhelming that the whole affair has been C throughout under the control and direction of the Chinese Government to make the Chinese Government un > jj I now rests with the powers Goverment J 1 derstnnd that It will be held fully responsible for whatever happens In 1 r S p Peking 4 p r |