Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30

which had been soaked with kerosene
and We're slowly roasted TO death 1t
is believed that all foreigners in Chi
Ii have by this time been massacred,
and the wave of massacre is spreading
toward Ming Po and Hong Chow. from
which point thirty English and Ameri-
can missionaries are endeavoring to es-
cape in boats down the river To Kiang
Su. Officials here anticipate q general
rising along the Yang-tSe-Kiang about
Aug. I.
can astounding American intrigue
has been revealed to the consuls here
in the shape of skillfull attempt to get
the maritime customs placed in the
hands of an American missionary
named Ferguson, who, although he
was an active ally of Sheng in the lat
ter's endeayors TO hoodwink the world
with regard TO events in Peking, was
supported by the American officials in
his claim 10 the appointment CT in
spector general"
A Telegraph correspondent at Shang-
hal cables: Chinese newspapers assert
that Prince Tuan offered rewards for all
heads of foreigners brought to his va
men in Peking. The Boxers. finding
1t difficult to get enough OF these, de-
capitated all Chinese having high noses
and deep eyes, and in this way they
presented so many pretended foreign
ers' heads that Prince Tuan's ex-
chequer suffered a painful strain"
Toxic. July 30.--It Is reported from
Shanghai that the Boxers attacked the
missionaries and native Christians at
Pao Ting Flu on July s. A foreign
physician and 1000 converts were
massacred. The Chinese general. Ii
~ oh Ia m nornbfn0 on DaI-ftaO
He has ordered his troops to extermi-
nate all Christians. Already one French
priest and from 1000 to 5000 ma
tives have been slaughtered.
WAITING IMPORTANT NEWS.
Washington Expects Something from Pc
king-Some Recent Dispatches.
Washington, July 30.-There is n
growing expectation at the state de-
partment that news of the utmost im-
portance may be forthcoming at any
moment from Peking. 1t is believed
that the basis for this expectation is
the knowledge on the part Of the Off
cials that certain machinery heretofore
set in motion may result in the open
ing up of communication through some
secret but reliable channels. 1t is
known that a second effort has been
made by our own government to get
another message from COnger. and
that nearly all of the powers also have
resorted to private agencies in their
own interest with a like project.
The fact has just been developed
that one of the last acts of the late
Colonel Liscum before his death at
was to undertake the dis
patch of a spy to Peking. General
Il-r nd ha RPifiGh nd oft.
Ger at Tien-Tsin, also sent out two
messengers, and it is believed that
the japanese did the same. Up to date
not one OF these messengers has re-
turned to TiensTsin. nor has there been
q single word heard from any of them.
This fact. however. has not caused the
a abandonment OF hope.
Meantime there is no end of news"
from Peking. Secretary Hay ON Sat
Ter, the American consul at Chefu,
dated at midnight ON the 26th, which
said: This morning, by request OF
the allied admiralS, i wired the gov
ernor (SuppoSed to be the governor of
Shan ung their wish TO get news
from ministers themselves. The gov
ernor now replies: Have received to-
day edict from emperor saying that
the ministers are well. They are send
ing provisions to the legations. Am
ministers out of distress anc
request you (Fowler) transmit this pre-
liminary announcement to admirals.'
Later.-Fowler cabled that the gov
ernOr had telegraphed him that an i'm
perial edict announced the health of
the legationerS, except ketteler, and
that the imperial government had sup
plid them with vegetables. Secretary
Hay also has received a cablegram
from United States Consul McWade.
at Canton, stating that the viceroy,
Tax, assures him that the ministers
were all alive and well on July "a.
Then there was a Paris cable an
that the Chinese minister
there had received the same imperial
decree teleGraphed to Fowler.
From London came news that was
not so good. A Shanghai special said
that Russian banker who left Peking
July Z, and arrived at Shanghai
Wednesday, July %, says that when
he left Pelling all the legations had
been destroyed and all the foreignrs
murdered. The ministers, seeing death
was inevitable. shot their families. Sir
Robert Hart, the banker adds. commit
ted suicide in despair.
Another story from the same source
was that OF IAN influential banker re-
siding in Peking, near the British lega
ton. who arrived in Shanghai July %,
having left Peking July q. He states
that the legations were then destroyed.
All the foreigners had disappeared,
and he could not say positively If they
had been murdered, as he was too
frightened to inquire"
Allied Army Growing Formidable.
London, July 3O.-With the arrival
OF the second japanese division the
allied forces at Taku and Tien-Tsin
VIII number 10000.
zen. Lee Waits Him.
Havana. July 30.-Estes G.. Rath.