Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-12
HORRORS IN PEKlN.
Thousands Of Natives Slaughtered
in the Chinese Capital.
DISASTER OVERTAKES The RUSSIANS
The United States Consul Uses HIS Influ-
ence with Ii Hung Changer fies
Brought In Cofius = Critical
Position Of Allies.


London, July THE Russian gov
eminent announces that it will give
Japan free hand to apply military
force in China. 1t is in consequence
OF this, no doubt, that Japan is pre-
pairing to embark 10000 more troops.
Japan's sending of troops can have
little bearing on the fate OF the for
eigners in Pekin.
Details of further horrors in Pekin
are gathered by correspondents at
Shanghai from Chinese sources, es-
pecially of the slaughter in the Chi
nese and Tartar city of thousands OF
native Christians.
The Che Foo correspondent of the
Express, telegraphing on Thursday,
says there is no longer any doubt
that disaster has overtaken the Rus
sian force of 1900 that left Tien
Tsin for Pekin on June II. The Rus
SLAMS had full field gun compile
ment and carried their own trans
ports. As nothing has been heard
from them for "a days it is assumed
that they have been overwhelmed.
Trustworthy news is received to the
effect that all the country to the
northwest Of Pekin is covered with
the corpses OF men and horses of the
western garrisons. Fighting of a des-
perate character took place in the i'm
mediate neighborhood Of Tien Tsin
on June 30.
According to the Daily Telegraph's
correspondent, in dispatch dated
Thursday, United States Consul Nc
Wade has great influence with Ii
Hung Chang and has persuaded him
to issue proclamation containing
detailed instructions to projects, sub
projects and magistrates. 1t orders
them to detect, behead and otherwise
severely punish boxers. These Off
cials, the proclamation says, will be
held responsible for the safety of the
missionaries and native Christians.
The governors of two Quoungs join
in this proclamation.
Another proclamation issued by Ii
Hung Chang directs that persons
starting any uprising shall be at once
beheaded and that those spreading
false rumors shall be severely pun
ished This latter phrase, in a Chi
nese sense, means slow strangula-
ton by means of wooden collar.
Wholesale executions are expected to
follow these proclamations.
A missionary who has returned to
Berlin says that while in China he
learned that hundreds of Mauser
rifles had been brought in collins sup
posed to contain the bodies of Chi
nese who had died abroad.
A special dispatch from Shanghai
dated Friday, says the position of
the allies, at Tien Tsin is becoming
increasingly critical owing to lack of
sufficient supplies, but only as last
resort will the town be evacuated in
favor of concentration of forces at
Taku,
Waiting FOR News from Pekin.
Washington, July 7.-'The state de-
partment is waiting with almost an
agony of expectation for news from
Pekin, but none comes. lleartrending
appeals are being received from the
relatives and friends of the persons
supposed to have been in the United
States legation at Pekin, praying for
some information as to the fate of
their people, but the department is
unable to give them any satisfaction.
Secretary Root was in conference
with Secretary Hay yesterday morn
ing and it was admitted that, although
no more troops have been ordered d.
rectly to China, yet great activity has
been decided upon in the matter of
dispatching additional troops from
this country to Nagasaki, where they
will be in readiness for either Chinese
or Philippine service. Nothing more
has been heard by the state depart
ment from any of the European gov
ernments respecting the Chinese sit
Vation and no answers have yet been
received to the note defining the
position of the United States govern.
ment. None may he received, as the
note was so phrased as to make 1t un.
necessary for the recipient to respond.
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