The Yale expositor., 1900-08-03
CHINA WAR NEWS.

! from Mr.. Fowler, American consul at
Chefu, dated noon, July 20. Mr.. Fow-
] Ter says: "A letter from the German
legation, dated the 21st, received at
! Tien Tsin. German loss is 10 dead and
IL wounded. Chinese ceased their at
tack on the 12th Baron Won Ketteler's
body said to be safe. The Austrian.
| Italian, Dutch and Spanish legations
destroyed and the French partially.
A letter from the japanese legation,
dated the 29d, arrived at Tien Tsin on
| the 25th. Ten battalions of Chinese
shelled the legations consecutively
from the Goth of June and stopped on
the nth of July, but may renew. The
enemy are decreasing. The German,
Russian, American, British and half
the Japanese and French legations still
defended. japanese say they have
food for six days but little ammuni-
ton. The emperor and empress are
reported at Pekin.
Surgeon-General Sternberg, of the
U. S. navy, has made every arrange
ment for the care of the sick and
wounded soldiers on Chinese soil.
Provision has been made by the quar-.
termasters department for the immedi-
ate transportation of an abundance of
medical stores and supplies, including
full supply of hospital tents with
flooring, stoves, etc. The nature of
the situation precludes the establish
ment of general hospital. 1t has
been decided to confine present efforts
to the establishment of suitable field
hospital in the immediate vicinity of
military operations. Major Hoff, sur
geon, has been charged with the estab-
lishment and care of the proposed hos
pital. There already is large corps
of medical officers in China and others
will be sent to the assistance of Major
Hoff. He will take the first available
steamer across the Pacific.
While the latest impression derived
from the array of conflicting kilograms
from the far east is that a portion of
! the foreign colony at Pellin may have
| escaped slaughter until n recent date,
! a general consensus of the best in
formed opinion of Europe seems to con-
tinue to favor the acceptance of the
worst news and prompt action thereon,
the contention being that the only
posi- bility of definitely ascertaining
! the truth is by the allied commanders
| inquiring at Pcllin. Judging from the
news from Tien Tsin, however, record
| ing divisions among the admirals there,
! the prospects for speedy advance
| seems to be endangered unless the gov
ernments speedily agree on supreme
leader.
The Chinese legation in Berlin has
received a message from Sheng, direc-
tor general of railways and telegraphs,
! saying that he has received a dispatch
| from Pekin announcing that Gen.
! Tung Fuh Slang threatens to kill all
! the members of the legations if the in
| ternational forces advance upon PelIin.
Evidently the legation is embarrassed
by the receipt of this dispatch, as the
Chinese minister has not communi-
Gated it To tho German government.
The legation has cabled the viceroy of
Nankin requesting him to try to get
| information as to whether the widow
of Baron Won Kettcler, the murdered
German minister, is still alive.
Count Won Buclow, the minister of
| foreign affairs, made reply on the cath
to the appeal of the emperor of China
for German mediation between the
powers aud the Chinese government.
! In substance, Count Won Buelow said
| he would not submit the telegram from
| the Pekin government 50 long as the
! fate of the legations and other foreign.
ers were not aSccrtaincd, and as long
| as the Chinese government had not
| atoncd for the murder of Baron Won
| Ketteler and given guarantee that in
| the future its conduct would be in har
mony with international law and the
| usagcs of civilization.
A dispatch from missionary sources.
| dated Shanghai. July 26 says: Riot
| ing has broken ont at Al. Yuen Flu, the
capital of the province of Shan-Si.
! There are no details Rioting has also
occurred at lIuai Luh. south of Chih Iii.
| All the missions have been DESTROYED
Our friends safely escaped to the coun-
| try, but are still in danger. 1t is re.
ported at Shanghai that Russia has
borrowed nearly 100000 sterling
! from the Imperial bank OF Russia since
! the commencement of troubles in
| China.
An Italian priest who recently ar
rived at Hong Kong from Hen Sien Flu,
in southern HUI An. says the Italian
bishop and three priests were mas
sacred after revolving torture. This
took place on July 4. Six hundred con.
verts were massacred after the women
had been subjected to hideous brutali-
ties. Six other priests fled 10 tho hills,
where they were probably killed. The
priest who escaped had a perilous
| journey TO Hong Kong. He hid in a
coffin on board a river boat for IL days.
Unless some authentic assurance as
to the condition of the Americans in
Pelin reaches the state department
within day or two. the administra.
ton is likely 10 abandon whatever
faith il has manifested thus far in the
truthfulness of Chinese information
The supplementary estimates neces-
STATED by the prolongation of the war