The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-16

LONDON, July 16, $3.50 a. NIT seems
impossible to entertain any longer the least
doubt as to the fate of the Europeans in
Peking. The Associated Press learns that
Lady Hart, wife of Sir Robert Hart, di-
rector of Chinese imperial maritime GUS
toms, on July received the following tele-
gram from her husband:
'.Our people, including the women, are in
the legations. Prepare to hear the worst"
The European governments have received
from their representatives at Shanghai
dispatch from the Governor of Shan-Tung.
dated July Z. reporting that the European
troops made a sortie from Peking and
killed two hundred of General Tung Fuh
Siang's forces, and that the Boxers were
mounting guns to make a breach in the
defenses.
Under date of July IL the Governor of
Shan-Tung wires as follows:
Native soldiers and Boxers have been
attacking the legations for some hours,
but have not yet effected an entrance.
They are now all bombarding with their
cannon to make a breach for heavy on
slaught. 1 fear that all the ministers. and
the government as well, are In great dam
ger. The government is intensely anxious
Finally came the news from Shanghai
that a breach had been made and the for
eigners killed. All the dates probably refer
to a much earlier period, but the pre-
sumption is that the successive dispatches
give an outline of what has happened. The
Europeans having reached the end Of their
resources, made a desperate sortie and then
bravely met their fate. The details Of the
horrible story probably never will be
known.
Admiral Seymour's dispatches give the
latest news regarding the situation at
Tien-Tsin. kilograms to the Associated
Press show that the operations on July ii
were brilliant success. The japanese
cavalary and mobile mounted battery did
splendid work Ii was unfortunate that the
allies did not have more cavalry TO pursue
the fleeing enemy. Four hundred Chinese
were killed and six guns captured At
noon the settlements were again viciously
shelled from the native city, and the hos
pitals and other buildings were repeatedly
hit. The morale of the successes OF the
allied forces upon the Chinese is believed to
be very great
General Gazelee and staff, with force
of Punjab infantry, arrived yesterday at
Hong Kong and proceeded toward Taku.
UNPARALLELED SITUATION.
The French consul at Shanghai. at re-
ception Saturday. made an impassioned
speech. He said:
"The history OF the world can show no
parallel to such situation, and IL the
abomlnable crime, the mere thought of
which makes us shudder. has been per-
petrated, then IL is our desire that swift and
summary punishment shall fall upon the
perfidious nation which committed IL. Our
government is fully aware OF the danger I'm
which we are placed. and can assure you
that we are doing all I'm our power 10
avenge the noble victims of Chinese bar
barity."
Following is the text OF an appeal of
Americans in China. assembled in mass
meeting in Shanghai. to their fellow-citi-
zens at home:
Urge the government 10 send adequate
forces 10 act effectively in concert with the
other powers. At present the American
forces are quite disproportionate 10 the In
terests involved. Our commercial interests
In the northern provinces are paramount.
and We consider It humiliating policy TO