Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-30
The Chinese Butcher Foreigners and
Native Christians without Mercy
in Several Provinces.
MINISTER'S ARE HOLDING OUT
An Authentic Dispatch Has Been Received
from the Japanese Legation at Pekin
Tho Chinese Are Concentrating
around Shanghai.


the Japanese government. 1t reads:
1--WE are defending ourselves against
the Chinese very WE'LL but now the at
tack has stopped. We will keep up to
the last of the month, although 1t will
be no easy task. The Japanese casual
ties are: Kiled-Kosima, diplomatic
attache; captain, and one student;
also few marines; wounded, five or
six; slightly wounded. very many" The
consul says that nothing was written
about the other ministers.
MORE MASSACRES.
Shanghai July 3O.-A telegram was
received from Missionary Morgan, at
Shinan Flu. stating that in the Shan 81
province the natives and converts are
being massacred, and five more foreign
ers have been murdered. Taotai sheng
yesterday made public telegram re-
ceived on July 10. confirming the mur-
der Of foreigners who remained In Pao
Ting Flu, and the burning Of all the
foreign premises. He brazenly stated
that he kept this news back since the
18th.
A DELUGE OF BLOOD.
The Chinese hordes are deluging the
province Of Chi Ii with Christian blood.
More than 1000 persons already have
been butchered. The Catholic cathedral
at Huh Fung Kow is besieged, and its
inmates are doomed. Yu Sien, governor
of Shan 81, ordered all the missionaries
and converts massacred. The crisis Is
fast approaching here. The warships
are concentrating. Great activity Is
manifest among the Chinese. The
Boxers from Nankin are spreading over
the Yang Use valley. and many are go
ing to Shanghai and the neighborhood
disguised as coolies and priests.
OUT OF DANGER.
Brussels, July 3O.-A dispatch from
Russian Admiral Alexieff, dated Tfen
Tsin, July 30, communicated to the for
eign office, states that the latest news
confirms the report that the foreign
ministers at Pekin are out of danger.
WORD FROM GERMAN LEGATION.
Berlin, July 3O.-The German consul
at Tien Tsin had telegraphed under
date of July 20 to the foreign office as
follows: The German secretary of the
legation at Pekin, Herr Buelow, writes
July 81: Thanks for your news On
July 10 the condition of Cordes was sat
isfactory. The remaining members of
the legation are all right. A detach-
ment of the guards lost ten killed and
fourteen wounded. The houses OF the
legation are much damaged by cannon
fire, and are held by guard. The at
tack of the Chinese troops on us ceased
July 16 The speediest possible advance
Of the relief troops is urgently neces-
sary. According to trustworthy report.
the body of Baron Won Ketteler has
been buried by the Chinese govern
ment." Cordes, who is mentioned, Is
the second interpreter of the German le-
CATION. He was with Baron Won Kettel-
er when the latter was murdered. and
himself was wounded
CHINESE IN A TRAP.
Tien Tsin, July %, via Shanghai, July
3O.-(Copyright, 1900, by the Associated
Press. 1.-THE latest advices from Pekin,
under date of July Is, say the legations
are holding out. The Chinese attacked
the legations on the night Of July 10, but
were led into trap by the Americans
and the British and 1000 Of them were
killed. Afterward they continued bonn
harding the legations more freely.
Among the Chinese killed was General
Ma. The legations were subsequently
attacked with constantly increasing
fury. These advices were brought from
Pekn by courier.
SOME DEFINITE NEWS.
Washington, July 30.-Secretary of
State Hay received a midnight dispatch
from Mr.. Fowler, American consul at
Che Foo, dated July 20. Fowler says:
"A letter from the German legation,
dated 21st inst, received at Tien Tsin
The German loss Is ten dead and twelve
injured. The Chinese ceased their at
tack on the 18th, Baron Won Kette'ers
body Is said to be safe. The Austrian
Dutch and Spanish legations were de-
stroyed and the French partially. Let
ter from the Japanese legation. dated
22d. arrived at Tien Tsin on July Is
Ten battalions Of Chinese shelled the
legations consecutively from the 20tf
of June and stopped on the 18th of July
but may renew. The enemy are de.
creasing. The German, Russian, Amer
ican, British and half Of the japanese
and French legations are still defended
The Japanese say. they have food FOL
six days. but little ammunition. Th'
emperor and empress are reported q
Pekin.'
TO BE HELD AS HOSTAGES.
London, July S0.-The latest new
from the far east seems consistent will
the theory that the Chinese governmen
has the foreign ministers alive. bu
means to treat them as hostages. Will
the stories of massacre relate to tn
other members OF the foreign colony a
Pekin. According to Chinese ofilciali
the fate Of the ministers depends upo
the decision of the powers in reiatio
to the threatened advance on Pekir
The reports are multiplying that
number of foreigners were alive to
late date. Thus Rome reports that tn
propaganda nde has been assured Q
the safety Of Bishop Favin, while . tel
egram from Nankin informs his fam
lily that Prince Castani. OF the Italia
legation, is alive.