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FALL FOREIGNERS IN PEKIN MURDERED s » o
Tug fliiiea Foreis ai lien fsiri fire Routed
Willi fieavij loss Du General Mas forces.
LONDON. July 12. 3:30a.m. —The Chinese situation presents an aspect more ominous than
ever. A dispatch from l ien Tsin announces that after a heavy engagement the allied forces |
have been defeated and driven out of the eastern arsenal by General Ma. This dispatch, 1
dated Friday and sent via Che Foo. is as follows:
“General Ma has defeated the allied troops and re-occupied the Chinese eastern arsenal,
after inflicting great loss upon its defenders. The engagement lasted six hours, and was
fought with great determination by both sides.
“The Chinese were eventually able to use the effective guns of the fort abutting on the city
walls near the Taotai’s yamen. the allied troops suffering severely from lack of heavy guns and
cavalry -
“The Japanese commander sent an urgent appeal to hurry re-enforcements, as the allies
were in imminent danger of a general defeat. ”
Eighteen .lays ago Sir Robert Hart dispatched his last message, declaring that the situation ,
was desperate, and since then no word has come from the Europeans in Pekin.
\ccording to The Daily Mail’s Shanghai correspondent. Li Hung Chang has received an im
perial decree ordering his immediate departure for Pekin, presumably to break the news of the ■
l‘ <in tragedy to the European powers and in his usual role of negotiator with Europe in diiti
< nit matter- to endeavor to art as mediator and to avert the vengeance of the powers. To add
to the grimness of this suggestion, all advices from Tien Tsin tend to confirm the reports of
the perilous condition of the allied forces and belie the optimistic Chinese rumors. I’nless re
enforcements speedily* reach lien I sin another disaster may be expected.
The Dailv Mail’s l ien Tsin correspondent, telegraphing on July sth. says:
“The situation is about as bad as it can well be I only trust that we shall not soon want
relieving ourselves. A forward movement is impossible. From 30.000 to 40.000 troops are
wanted and there are only 10.000 here. The foreign troops are working well together, but it |
is inconvenient that there is no supreme commander. In some quarters the feeling is let us res
cue Pekin and then clear out in favor of Russia.’”
The French consul at Shanghai has news that the Chinese prefect at Moukden himself mur- .
deml the Catholic archbisliop. Gttillon. in his yamen. Resides Archbishop Guillon. Fathers Cru
noet, t’orliet, Bonrgous and Veuillenot and two sisters of the French mission, and numerous
native Christians were massacred.
From Canton comes a report of large desertions from a German Chinese regiment at Kiao
• Chou and of a riot between German troops and boxers, many of the latter being killed.
Roth at Shangm.i and Canton apprehension exists that these evidences of a widespread na
z live rebellion indicate the necessity for imme.liate measures on t* part of the powers. It is
stated that Germany intends to send to China 10.000 to 15,000 men well equipped with guns.
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Prince Tuan Discards the
Mai?.; Ai.iiounces Hlmscii
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ring to the Shanghai corre
spondent of 1 he Express it
is war to the knife between the
dowager empress and Prince
Tuan. In a recent edict the latter
boldlv discard* his mask ami
signs hint'di* cmpcr«»r.
He warmly commends the
prow." of "hi' iaithuil boxers
and in tlowen language appeals
to their cupidity and fanaticism.
In the same decree Prince I nan
appoint' Prince I sttan. the ’ iron •
capped” Prince Tsaishan. his ini- j
penal clati'man. and Kang \ i to
command the three chief livings
of the boxer army.
Three hundred European refu
gees from Tien Tsin have arrived
at Shanghai in a state of destitu
tion. after terrible suffering.
According to a special Che boo
dispatch the fighting around I ien
Tsin on the jd ami 4th was the
severest xvt < xpvrienccd. Ihe
British lo"«s alone were thirty
killed or wounded.
The Chin. se had 75.000 men at
. in »uslx from the
w* 't. north ami east and made ex
cellent practice with over one
hundred guns. Ihe defenders
numbered 14.000 with scant sup
plies and >• was only the presence
of the newly arrived Japanese and
Russian guns that prevented a
disaster.
One Russian company of infan
try. numbering 120 men. had 115
killed or wounded. The German
contingent also suffered heavily.
By the evening of the 4th the sit
uation was very critical. Ihe al
< lies narrowly escaped total defeat.
Providentially, when things were
at their worst, a torrential rain
fall compelled the I hinese to re
tire.
On July 6th the rain having
abated' the Chinese renewed the
attack, opening fire on i ien 1 sin
with two batteries of four-inch
guns, |»nt the allies, aided by two
of H. M. S. Terrible’s 4.7 guns,
succeeded in silencing tin* <■ hinese
artillery.aft. r ei.-ht hours of fight
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JAPAN WILL FURNISH MEN.
House of Commons Hears Official
News.
Ixtndnn July 9—ln the house of com
mons todav the j- .rltnmentary secretary ot
the foreign e. Mr Broderick, after
confirming Japan's agreement to increase
Its force In china to m*r without
delay. and de~»-rib:nx th-- Rai.ant defestae
of the legtti-.ns up to July J-*. ad 1 "d:
"There are growwls for hoping that
Prince Ch.ng. th* a•* bead of tJ.< tsunx
U ramen. i- • x-r-.-n> h'- inJuen- t«
protect the le; <ti«n* against ITince Tuan
and th- boxer*.
"Reports fre.n Tien Tsin snow forts—
The Atlanta Constitution.
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fighting may I— exported there but there
is doubt repressed that the al ed
t.r..« will b* aM t.» . .llntaiu a. ! »•
th J..,. 1 • e■« -uiriit. a ■ me
at Taku immediately. Tioops wil «get ■
to arrive at end of th- week Matters
,-r.- qtret in the Vang Tse v.illvy. i-ut ad
du.otial sl.'rs are going thete, to that w*
ma< I-- prepared to tak- the necessary!
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Kaiser Sends More Warships.
B-rlln. July 9 - The emperor Is ordering I
m>.re and tn<»re vessels to get ready for
China. The latest ordered to prepare nr- t
the small hut excellent cruisers Nlobe,
ft|<erber. Schwalbe. Bussard and Sea Adler. ’
ONLY GERMAN LEGATION GONE
Washington. Julv I®.—The following offi
cial dispatch was received here tonight j
from China:
•‘Che Foo.—Secretary of State:
Shan Tung governor wires has re- I
. ports 4th July all legations Pekin i
1 safe except German.
-FOWLER. Consul.”
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JAPS READY FOR LONG WAR.
london. July in—The Che Foo corres
pondent <>f The Express. telegraphing yes- ;
tenl .v (Tuesday!, say->:
••The Japanese force is equipped
with thirty-six heavy mortars and
120 field guns and has pontoon and
balloon sections. It is expected
either Marshal Nodsu cr Marshal
Oyatna will take command. The
plan of campaign contemplates op-
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Europeans fire said to bo Loading
mo GiiinesG Milliard Movomonu.
LONDON. Inly 13,4:10 a.m.—A terrible veil of silence enshrouds Pekin and
there is iiolmdv who does not believe the worst has happened. It is taken
for granted that all the powers have exhausted every means to get direct
news from their legations and the fact that their efforts have been vain leaves
but one interpretation.
The Chinese representative in Berlin denies the statement that Li Hung Chang
had sent to him a hopeful telegram. He says that on the contrary no direct tele
j gram has been received by him from Li Hung < hang for some time past. Ihe
day’s news is again restricted to the usual crop of untrustworthy Shanghai ru
mors, the most serious of which, reported by the correspondent of The Express, is
to the effect that Europeans are directing the Chinese military operations. Ihe
correspondent asserts that Captain Bailey, of her majesty’s ship Aurora, distinct
ly saw' a man in European garb directing the Chinese artillery operations outside
of Tien Tsin.
Foreign refugees from Tien Tsin accuse a European official whose name The
Express correspondent suppresses, and Colvin Hennekin, who was formerly em
ployed to drill the Chinese troops, of being parties to a plot to procure the escape
of General Chang and themselves from Tien Tsin before the bombardment, leav
ing the other foreigners to their fate.
Statements are in circulation in Shanghai accusing the Russians of indiscrimi
nate slaughter of friendly Chinese non-combatants, without regard to age or sex.
It is asserted that the Buddhist priests throughout the empire are propagat
ing Prince Tuan’s anti-foreign gospel.
News is circulating throughout the Yang Tse valley that General Ma has in
flirted a crushing defeat upon the allies at Tien Tsin and that the foreign army
has been cut to pieces cast of Pekin. The actual impotence for the moment of
the allied forces merely gives cover to these stories with the worst results.
The Shanghai correspondent of The Express gives Tien Tsin advices to July
Bth, when the superiority of the Japanese artillery enabled them to relieve the
I Russians, who were hard pressed at the railway station.
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erations extending two or three yeais. J
A fur*lei (t « es 13,000 men wi’l
be iaiwAal at Taku a week hence and I
10.000 additional soon afterwards, i
Before the rainy season is well ad
vanced Japan hopes to have 63.000
1 troops in China.”
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Chinese Fanatics Boil Russia’s
Representative in Pekin to Death
CHICAGO, July 14.—A dispatch to The Record from St. Petersburg. July nth, via Paris. July
11th s'avs that the czar has received with great emotion the details of the catastrophe at
Pekin. lears coursed down his majesty’s cheeks as he read the cablegram from Admiral
Alexieff at Port Arthur, confirming the reported assassination of M. DeGiers. Ihe admiral de
clares that the Russian envoy was dragged through the streets by the boxers, insulted, beaten
and tortured, and even thrown into a great kettle and boiled to death. Then the remains were
thrown to the dogs. While M. DeGiers was being disposed of. the fanatical mob danced around
the caldron .'line. DeGiers suffered a worse fate than death, and was beaten and tortured with
sham sticks until life was extinct. The legation officials are said to have been tortured fiendishly
until death ended their sufferings. The announcement of this intelligence to the relatives of the
Russian martvrs in China was accompanied by heart-rending scenes. The building of the foreign
office was besieged by an excited throng and the whole of St. Petersburg is full of lamentation.
Immediately upon receipt of Admiral Alexieff’s dispatch the czar called the cabinet and council
of state to go into executive session at once. Excitement over the event is running high.
ST. PETERSBURG DENIES THE STORY.
ST. PETERSBERG, July 14.—1 tis officially stated here that no report of the murder of M.
DeGiers, the Russian minister at Pekin, has been received here.
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ATLANTA, <IA., MONDAY, JULY 16, 1960.
Chinese Artillery Is Used
With Filed Against Allies
TIEN TSIN, Thursday, July 5.
Large forces of Chinese troops
yesterday attacked settlement
' from two directions—one from west
i ern arsenal and the other upon rail
way station on the opposite bank of
the river.
The Chinese evidently now have a
j more capable commander. The at
tack from the arsenal was directed
upon what is probably the weakest
point of the defense, which has hith
erto not been pressed.
The Chinese advanced on this side
across an open plain without cover
and the attack was easily repulsed
by the British guns. The enemy
made a simultaneous attack upon the
station with a large infantry force,
covered by the fire of eleven guns.
The British replied with two of the
Terrible’s twelve-pounders and five
smaller guns, while the combined
forces of British, French, Russian
and Japanese Infantry moved out to
deal with the Chinese infantry at
tacks.
The Chinese artillery attack was
excellent, and th* allied troops suf
fered severely from a well directed
shell fire. The Japanese, whose be
havior was splendid, executed a well
conceived movement and succeeded
in turning the Chinese left and driv
ing them from their strong position
among the circle trenches.
The Chinese retired to the native
city and the allied infantry then
withdrew and the affair became an
artillery duel, lasting until darkness,
with little damage to either side.
A British regiment of Chinamen,
which was engaged, proved very
steady under fire.
The casualties cf the allies have
not yet been ascertained and it is
impossible to estimate the enemy’s
loss.
A welcome addition to the defense
was received yesterday in the shape
i of two more of the Terrible’s “125.”
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i FRINGE TUAN ISSUED AN EDICT
Boxer Leader Says His People Grew
Angry.
London, July 12.—The Shanghai corre
, spondent of The Express gives the text of
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Gliina’s fTivu council seoinnmo w txpiain
imperial covornmenvs Position on unrisina.
WASHINGTON, July 11. —An imperial decree dated 3d day of sixth moon, was received
by telegraph today by Minister Wu, from the Toa Tai of Shanghai, transmitted on July Ist
from the treasurer of the Chi Li province, who received it by special courier on June 30th
from the board of war, who in turn received it from the privy council in Pekin. The decree is
as follows:
Tho circumstances which led to th* rsammencement of fighting between Chines* and fore.gners were of such a
complex, confusing and unfavorballe character as to be entirely unexpected. Our diplomatic reporters abroad, owing to
their distance from the scene 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 of the respective powers to which
they are accredited. Now we take this opportunl.y of going fully into the matter for th* inforamtlon of our r»pre
s.ntatlves aforesaid.
In the first place there arose tn the provinces of Chi Li and Shan Tung a kind 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
with spiritualistic and strange rites. The local authorities failed to take due notice of them at the time. Accordingly
the Infection spread with astonishing rapidity. Within the space of a month it seemed to make its appearance
everywhere and finally even reached the capital Itself.
Every one looked upon the movement as supernatural and Ft rang* and many Joined it. Then there were lawless
and treacherous persons who sounded the cry. “Down with Christianity!” About the middle of the fifth moon these
persons began to create disturbances without warning. Churches were burnt and converts were killed. The whole
city was in a ferment. A situation was created which could not be brought under control.
flawless persons then took advantage of the situation to do mischief and became bolder than ever In burning and
killing Christian converts. The powers thereupon attempted to re-enforce the foreign troops in Pekin, but the re
enforcements encounter' d resistance and defeat at the hands of the Insurgents on the way and have not yet been
able to proceed. The insurgents of the two provinces of Chi Li and Shan Tung had by this time effected a complete
union and could not be separated.
The imperial government was by no means reluctant to Issue orders for the entire suppression of this Insurgent
element. Hut as the trouble was so near at hand there was a great fear that duo protection might not be as
sured to the legations if the anarchists should tie driven to extremities, thus bringing on a national calamity.
There also was a f«ir that uprisings might -xx-ur in the provinces of Chi I.i and Shan Tung at the same time,
w*th the result that l*'th foreign missionaries and C.ilnese converts in the two provinces might fall victims to popu
lar fury. It was. therefore, absolutely necessary to consider the. matter from every point of view. As a measure
of precaution it was finally d« eidd to request the foreign ministers to retire temporarily to Tien Tsin for safety.
It was while the discussion of this proposition was in progress that the German minister. Baron
Von Ketteler, was assassinated by a riotous mob one morning while on his way to the tsung li yamen.
On the pervious day the German minister had written a letter appointing a time for calling on th<
tsung li yamen, but the yamen fearing he might be molested on the way, did not consent to the
appointment as suggested by the minister.
Since this occurrence the anarchists assumed a more bold and threatening attitud* and consequently it was not
deemed wire to carry out the projectof sending th» diplomatic corps to Tien Tsin under an escort Hownever, orders
issued to the troops detailed for the protection of the legations to keep stricter watch and take greater precau
tions against any emergency. To our surprise, on the 2i)th of the fifth moon (June 16th) foreign (naval?) officers at
Taku called upon 1.0 Jung Kwang, the general commanding, and demanded his surrender of the forts, notifying him
that falling to receive compliance they would at 2 o’clock the next day take steps to seize the forts by force. Lo
Jung Kwang being bound by the duties of his office to hold the forts, how could he yield to the demand on the day
named. They actually first fired upon the forts, which responded and kept up a fighting all day and then surren
dered. Thus the conflict of forces began, but certainly the Initiative did not come from our side. Even supposing that
China were not conscious of h< r five condition, how could she take such a step as to engage in war with all the
powers simultaneously, and how could she. relying upon the support ifan anarchistic populace, go Into war with th*
1 powers? Our position in tills matter ought to rw clearly understood by all the powers. Th* above is .1 statement of
the wrongs we have, suffered, and hew China was driven to the unfortunate position from which she could not escape.
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! a edict of Prince Tuan. I at. <1 June
29th, and addressed to the I'h’nose nm
i baseadore, »hi.h the <l-< iar< ■
i identical with the message from Emperor
j Kwang Hsu. mentioned by- the Shanghai
' correspondent of The Dally Mall and the
I Chinese edict published In Washington.
1 The Express considers that th- edict
; proves that Prince Tuan's party Is making
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Wobiui Lack 01 organization Among
me foreign Troops now io Ginna.
TIEN TSIN, July 4. via Che Foo, July 8, and Shanghai July it. —United, J
one-half the stregnth of the allied forces could do better work than is being
done by them. The operations are dangerously handicapped and the safety
of the city is imperiled by lack of organization and the want of one commander
to control all the forces. The representatives of the several nations manage their
civil and military affairs largely without co-operation. Jhe ranking officer of each '
nationality has absolute jurisdiction over the operations of his government s troops.
Questions of policy are discussed daily at international conferences, which have
not the power to enforce the wishes of the majority.
Admiral Seymour’s method of commanding is to make requests, which the
other commanders generally concede, but there have been instances of the rank
ing officers holding aloof from operations of which they disapproved.
There is great need of more troops. Ihe present force of 10,000 men is com
pelled to hold a line fifteen miles long around the city. 1 here is also great need
of rebuilding the railroad to Taku and getting artillery equal to the guns with |
which the Chinese are bombarding the allies’ position.
The week’s work resulted in a substantial gain for the Chinese, as the allies
lost fifty to sixty men and succeeded in accomplishing nothing. A esterday fur
nished a new' illustration of the weakness of present methods. A majority of the
commanders knew that it was imperative to attack the native city beyond the
foreign settlements and to destroy the artillery there, which menaced the settle
ments. The attack was fixed for four days ago, but the Russian commander con
sidered his men unfit for duty after their recent work. It was again fixed for yes
terday morning, but was postponed because credible reports were in circulation
that 10,000 regulars from the northwest had re-enforced the Chinese. In the
meantime the Chinese had removed two big guns on the fort at the native city I
and had planted four in the open near the east arsenal, two miles away. 1 hese |
shelled the citv for four hours, sending in more than one hundred shells, they got |
the range of the public buildings and of the club houses and threw shells all 1
about them. Fortunately, most of the shells were defective and failed .0 burst and I
the others had a small radius of effectiveness. I
1 an attempt to disguise the fact that the
worst that could 1>- anticipated has han
t ~e .l Tl.e e.ll. t cou Bins the following
i par:i». raphs:
"The anger of our people knew no
I bounds. They could not be restrained.
, j The task of guarding tl.e legations, which
1 before was difficult, was made Impossi
ble."
Elsewhere, referring to the desire to pro-
Itect the legations still unharmed. It says:
"If It Is Impossible for us to continue
this protection let It be represented to
1 the powers that wo must be held blame- '
less for the anger of our people grows
with th- rising of each sun that sees
more and yet more foreigners and sol
diers come to overrun and lay waste our
country and slay our people."
Chinese Burn Niu Chwang.
Tien Tsin, July (.—The late chief of po
; lice of Port Arthur has arrived here. Ho
n forts that the Chinese have sacked and ,
j burned Niu Chwang.
VON KETTELER'S SUCCESSOR.
j
Dr. Schwarzenstein. To Represent
Germany.
Ixmdon, July 11.—Dr. Mumm von
I Sehwarzenstein's appointment as min
ister to China is Interpreted In
political circles here as proot that
Ge-many regards herself as not a.
war with China. The appointment is
meant especially for Russia, to show that
Germany means to continue her China i
policy with Russia Dr von Schwarzen- |
str in. who Is considered one of the bright- !
<st and most promising German diplomats .
and who until now. It was generally sup- i
, p< scd. would succeed Dr. von Holleben.
at Washington, promptly declared that j
i ho was ready to assume the dangerous
I mission
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PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
American Soldiers Leave
ManilaiorScalol Trouble
| TTTASHINGTOX’ D. C„ July
\ V IO -—(Special.)—Today de
lopments at the state de
partment confirm the state
ment previously made in
these dispatches that Ameri
can troops are to be with
drawn from the Philippines and
forwarded to China. Notwith
standing the repeated denial of
this statement the order was for
mally’ issued at the war depart
ment today.
This action indicates that the
United States proposes to bear its
share of the burden of the cam
paign against Pekin. After de
liberation, the administration con
cluded that our government
would not be in position to have
• a voice in the final adjustment
lof the Chinese problem. This
j action does not conflict with the
policy set forth in the note to the
i powers to the effect that the gov
ernment would confine itself to
the relief of Americans in dan
ger in China. Those who have
studied the wording of the note
carefully declare that it is one of
the most important diplomatic
' proclamations since the pro
-1 nouncement of the Monroe doc
trine.
In reply to instructions of the
I secretary of war of July 7th. Gen
eral MacArthur has cabled the
adjutant general the following,
under date of July 9th, 10:40
j p. m.:
“Daggett’s regiment (Four
> teenth United States infantry),
! Reilly’s battery (Fifth artillery),
: will leave 13th for Taku on trans
i ports Indiana, Flintshire and
I Wyeficld. Taylor in Samar, not
I available. For other infantry reg
| iment for Chinese service, recom-
I mend first one leaving states,
i Manila nicely cared for until ar
rival new troops without draw
ing on Anderson, Bullard, or Sar
gent, which is now impracticable.
“Request authority to perma
nently transfer Sam ir department
to southern Luzon.
“MACARTHUR.”
AMERICANS LAND AT CHE FOO,
Two Battalions Arrive and Are Ready
To Go to Tien Tsin.
Washington, July 11 —The following ca
blegram has been receive® at the navy
department from Admiral Remey:
"Che Foo. July 10.—Secretary Navy,
Washington: Arrived vesterday; two
battalions Ninth in fa it ry and one battal
ion marines. Colonel Meade, landed today
to J>roce.< 1 to Tien Tsin Allied forces
at Tien Tsin engaged in maintaining their
defenses.
"Ordered Solace here to take sick and
wounded to Yokohama hcspital. Oregon
ptccceded soon to dock at Kure. towed by
chartered steamer and convoyed by Nash-
