The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-16
Outline of What Has
Happened at Capital.
Splendid Work of Japanese at
Tien Tsin.

London, July 1850 a. NIT seems
impossible to entertain any longer the
least doubt as to the fate of the Europe
ans in Pekin. The Associated Press
learns that Lady Hart, wife Of Robert
Hart, director of Chinese imperial mari
time customs, on July 5. received the fol-
lowing telegram from her husband:
"Our people, including the women are
IN the legations. Prepare to hear the
worst y
The European governments have re-
ceived from their representatives at
Shanghai a despatch from the Governor
of Shan Tung. dated July 2, reporting
that the European troops made a sortie
from Pekin and killed S00 of Gen. Tung
Fuh Slang forces and that the Boxers
weae mounting guns sta make a breach
in the defenses.
Under date of July 12 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
cannon to make breach for heavy
onslaught fear that all the ministers
and the government as well are in great
danger. The government is intensely
anxious"
Finally came the news from Shanghai
that a breach had been made and the
foreigners killed. All the dates probably
refer to a much earlier period, but the
presumption is that the successive de-
spatehes give an outline of what has hap
the end Of their resources, made a des-
perate sortie and then bravely met their
fate. The details OF the horrible story
will probably never 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 a brilIia mt success. The japanese
cavalry and a mobile mounted battery
did splendid work. 1t was unfortunate
that the allies did not have more cavalry
to pursue the flying enemy. Four hum
dred Chinese were killed and six guns
captured. At noon the settlements were
again viciously shelled from the native
city and the hospitals and other buildings
were repeatedly hit. The moral effect
of the successes of the allied forces upon
the Chinese is believed to be very great.
Gen. Gaelic and staff, with force Of
Pnnjab infantry, arrived yesterday at
Hong Kong and proceeded for Taku.
The French consul at Shanghai, at a re-
ception Saturday might, made an impas-
stoned speech. He said
1.-THE history of the world can show
no parallel to such a situation; and, if
the ambominable crime, the mere thought
of which makes us shudder, has been
perpetrated, then it is our desire that
swift and summary punishment shall
tall upon the perfdious nation which
committed it. Our government is fully
aware of the danger in which we are
placed and can assure you that we are
doing all in our power to avenge the
noble victims Of Chinese barbarity.
The following is the text Of an appeal
of Americans in China, assembled In
mass meeting in Shanghai, to their fellow
citizens at home:
Urge the government to send ade-
quate forces to act effectively in concert,
with others. At present the American
forces are quite disproportionate to the
interests involved, Our commercial in
tsrests in the northern provinces are
paramount and we consider it a humiIi-
ating policy to entrust to other powers
the chief task, of protecting Ameri-
cans.
And foreign outrages are multiply
ing daily. Officials and missionaries
are nassacred.
THE fate of the ministers and their
families in Pekin is not known, but
general massacre Is apprehended. Whole
sale nassaorss Of native Christians con-