The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03


pear to have received an identical
Chinese appeal for mediation, but in
the absence of definite news regarding
the fate of the ministers or Of any
definite news from Peking it seems
that Lord Salisbury, the premier, con-
siders it not even necessary to publish
the fact that the appeal has been re-
ceived or to do anything beyond
formally acknowledging it, with posi-
bly, the intimation that nothing could
be done till definite news was re-
ceived.
The Chinese continue to insist that
the reports Of massacre at Peking
sition here to believe that the minis
ters after all are held as hostages.
Lord Salisbury's policy would incline
to
The ConciliatOry Course
attributed to Washington rather than
to the revengful course of Berlin. But
while there is no cessation to the del
uge of rum ors it is beginning to be be-
lieved at Shanghai, Canton and other
points that the viceroys are as com.
pletely in the dark as to affairs in Pc
king as the European powers them
Selves Meanwhile the doings Of Ii
Hung Chang are regarded with in
creasi1g suspicion, while the situation
in the southern provinces daily grows
worse. With the report that the allies
will begin to advance upon Peking IN
a fortnight, and in view of Admiral
Seyn.our's visit Of inspection to the
Yang-tse Kiang, the feeling is that no
great time will elapse before matters
assume a more definite shape. The
viceroy of Nanking still processes to
be able, with the aid of the Yang-tse
viceroys,
To Keep Order,
but he declares that If Europe sends
warships this will assuredly lead to an
anti-foreign outbreak. If it be true that
the Japanese have started campaign
from Shang Hal Kwan, that also will
precipitate matters, but the report to
this effect lacks confirmation. 1t is re.
ported from Tien-tsin that the Chinese
forces are concentrating at the village
Of Getsang, ten miles north of Tien.
tsin, where, it is said, large quantities
of rice are stored. The Russian and
Japanese cavalry are keeping in close
touch with the enemy. The river is
still low and water transportation
would be difficult.
There is an unconfirmed Chinese re-
port that sixty Protestant and Catholic
missionaries
Have Been Massacrcd
in Ki Yuan Flu and the vicinity.
The Daily Mail explains that the
Chinese employe Of the British lega-
ton who, according to it's advices yes
terday, escaped from Peking to Niu
Chwang and reported there that when
he left Peking most Of the members Of
the legations were dead and the con-
dition of the others hopeless, did not
actually leave Peking until July 8, and
this goes to show, if his statement is to
be relied upon, that a general massacre
had not occurred on July 6, as has
been reported.
There is little fresh news regarding
the situation in Manchuria The Rus
slams inflicted another serious defeat
upon the Chinese at Fort Echo on
that eight battalions of Russians have
been compelled to leave Vladivostock
and Tien-tsin on account Of the Man
churian troubles.
Origin of the Trouble.
Telegrams have arrived at st. Peters
burg by circuitous route, dated Pc
king, June Is and 1S, describing the
origin of the trouble. They come from
the director of the Russo Chinese bank
in Picking. He says in part: The Ger
man legation OH June IL arrested an
anti Christian brigaud. This was the
signal for an anti-Christian uprising,
and at 6 o'clock in the evening the anti
Christians set fire to the American
church and burned it to the ground.
The Europeans then barricadcd the lc-
cations and the rioters sacked the
bouses in the European quarter"
1t appears from these adviccs that
the legations were surrounded by
June IS. and the government invoked
the aid Of NJ. de Giers, the Russian
minister, and Mr.. Congcr, to prevent
The advance Of Russian troops to Pc |
king.
SOME HAVE LEFT TEkING.