Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

tsin. German loss is ten dead ani
twelve wounded. Chinese ceased theil
attack on the 10Th. Baron Won Ket
teler's body said to be safe.
Legations Destroyed.
The Austrian, Dutch and Spanish
legations destroyed and the French
partially. A letter from the japanese
legation dated Odd arrived at Tien
tsin on 20th. Ten battalions of Chi
nese shelled the legations consecutive
ly from the Goth of June and stopped
on the 18th of July, but may renew
The enemy are decreasing. The Ger
man, Russian, American, British and
half the japanese and French lega
lions still defended. Japanese say
they have food for six days but little
ammunition. The emperor and EN-.
press are reported at Pekin."
Berlin, July 30.-The Chinese lega-
| tion in Berlin has received a message
from Sheng, director general of rail-
ways and telegraphs, saying that he
has received a dispatch from Picking
announcing that General Tung Fuh
Slang threatens to kill all the members
of the legations if the international
forces advance upon Picking.
London, July 30.-The Shanghai cor
respondent of The Daily Express, tele-
graphing yesterday, says: "a new i'm
perial edict promulgated this evening
urgently orders all viceroys and pro-
vincial governors to endeavor to nego-
tate peace with the powers, whose
ministers are held as hostages pend
ing the result of the overtures for the
abandonment of hostilities against
China. The viceroys are also COM
manded to guard their territories
vigilantly against attack. and to pre-
vent by all means in their power the
advance of the foreign troops, especial
ly along the Yang Kiang. The
decree says that the officials will an
swer with their lives for any failure
to execute these orders. Commands
are also given that not single for
eigner shall be allowed to escape from
the interior, where there are still fully
1000 Europeans connected with mis-
sionary work, in isolated situations.
What Is Wanted of Ii Hung Chang.
when the governor of Shan-Tung
communicated to the consuls the i'm
perial decree of July "A he omitted
important passages addressed to Ii
Hung Chang: 1t is admittedly mad
visable to kill all the ministers, but
1t is equally unwise to send them to
Tien-Tsin. 1t viii be much wiser to
keep the survivors at Picking as host
ages. You are commanded to hasten
to Picking. You are mourning imperial
displeasure by delay. You have been
appointed viceroy Of Chilli because,
with your military experience, you
will successfully lead the imperial
armies against the foreigners in Chi
Ii, which Yu Lu, the present viceroy,
is unable to do, owing to his ignorance
of military affairs
Lii Hung Chang Wants Rest.
LII Hung Chang replied to this
edict asking to be allowed to retire on
account of his age. Sheng now ad-
mits that he has had kilograms since
July ID announcing that every for
eigner in Pao Ting Flu was murdered,
including forty British, French and
American missionaries and announcing
also that two French Jesuits and 1000
converts have been massacred at
Kwang Ping Flu, on the borders of
Shan-Tung and Chilli. A majority of
the consuls favor strong measures
against Sheng's duplicity."
REPORT OF WHOLESALE MASSACRE,
Priest Wrapped In Cotton Soaked In Coal
Oil and Roasted.
London, July 30.-The correspond
ent of The Daily Express telegraphs
from Shanghai: Local officials assert
that the Italian nrioctn ,n,,.dn..oI IL,