The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-30
GENERAL SITUATION
Is BECOMING DARKER.

Thrcughout China the BSxer seuti-
nent Spreads and Fears Are En-
tertaineA NJ shanghai.
LONDON. July 50. 4:lE .. m.--rhe shans-
hal correspondent OF the Daily Telegraph
says he II stlll firmly convinced that the
ministers are safe. but. with the excep-
tion OF an allied message from the Jap
anese legation In Picking. dated July -.
brought by q runner, saying that the le-
cation was sim defending itself. nothing
has yet been published giving anything
In the nature OF proof
On the other hand. the Daily incoming
reports Of the massacre OF missionaries
and foreigners leave only the most
slender thread on which to hang hope
Crisis Fast Approaching.
The general situation is steadily be-
coming darker and crisis II said 20 be
fast approaching II Is rumored In
been secretly moved into that vicinity,
and that the commander OF the Kiangyu
forts has been ordered to FIRE II any fur
Their addition il made to the number OF
foreign ships ascending the river Rfoting
has already occurred at Kiukiang, the
mobs threatening death to foreigners.
With the arrival OF the second Japanese
division the allied forces at Taisu and
Tientsin will number 1000. The river
foods near Ticntsin are diminishing.
II In reported that Russians from Har-
bin have arrived at point $50 miles north
u Pekfng, after severe fighting.
military Needed In Shanghai.
The Shanghai correspondent Of the
Times. wiring yesterday. says:
Il learn that Ii Ping Hong and Lu
Chaun Lin, governor Of Kiangsu. both
rnbidly anti-foreign. are advancing to-
ward Picking with large bodies Of troops
Their advent must seriously affect the
situation there. Today the consular body
decided that the situation demands the
presence Of military force In Shanghai.
and the consuls have notified their gov
ernments accordingly
Tho Canton correspondent OF tho Daily
Telegraph, In dispatch dated Saturday.
says:
ssThe rrfads have become numerous and
threatening IN Hainan. Tho toatai and
the local mandarin sre terYor-Atricken
and decline 10 protect foreigners. All the
missionaries except three have left with
their wives and families. The natives
o. the NodeA distYict Of the island were
% frightened that they Joined the ranks
Of the Triads.
"eerious disturbances are expected be-
tween August and August Is. during the
tsstfval TO be held TO appease the shades
o. the dead. The Boxers are charging
large sums to the Chinese for passports
from, Picking 10 Tientsfn. Lao Yun ~.
the Black Flag chief. has refused 10
march on Picking unless viceroy TAX eu
viii furnish him with moon soldiers.
sshastiy Deception Practicsd.
''The Chinese authorities have Just dis
closed Boxer plot devised by Soon Nun
to blow up the Mansato temple and 10
destroy the Cantonese ofIlciAls while per
forming ceremonies In honor Of the en-
preeG birthday n tho plot had succeeded
the Boxers would have attacked Canton.
Iooting the city and murdering foreigners
and al persons friendly to foreigners.
Chinese newspapers assert that Prince
Tuan o(fered rewards for the heads Of all
foreigners brought to hts yamen In Pa
king, The Boxers. nndinG II difiicuit to
ret enough Of theee. decApitAted all CHI
ncee having high noses and deep eyes.
and IN this way. they presented % many
pretended foreigners heads that Pence
Tuan's cxcheauer suffered painful
strain"
View Imperial Eatet.
Tho Shanghai correspondent Of the Ex-
pYexs. teiegraphing yesterday. says:
"A new imperial edict ts promulgated
this evening urgently ordering all viceroys
and provincial governors to endeavor TO
negotiate peace with the powers. whose
ministers are held AZ hostages pending
the report Of the overtures for the abAn-
donment OF hostilities against China
s'rhe viceroys are also commanded TO
guard their territories vigilantly against
attack and TO prevent. by all means In
thar power. the advance If the foreign
troops. especially along the Yangtsr-
kiang. The decree says the oftciais viii
answer with their lives for any failure TO
execute these orders,
Commands are also given that not a
angle foreigner shall bc allowed To escape
from the interior. where there are stlli
fully 2.ofp Europeans connected with mis-
saonary work. In isolated situations.
Command - II HunG chang.
when the governor OF shantunx COM
municatcd TO the consuls the imperial de-
cree Of July ~ he omitted Important pas
eages addressed TO IL Hung Chang:
IL Is admittedly inadvisahle 10 kin all
the ministers, but II Is equally unwis~ 10
send them 10 Ticntsiu II win he much
wiser TO keep tho survivors AT peking an
hostages.
You are commanded to hasten TO Pc
king. You are mourning imperial dts-
pleasure by delay You have been APP
pointed viceroy OF Chill bre~use with
Your military experience you with suc-
ccesfully lead the imperial armies agatnst
the foreigners IN Chill. which yulu. the
present viceroy, is unahle 10 do. owing 70
his Ignorance 81 military Affairs
II Hung Chang replied 90 this eiict
nsklns 20 BE- allowed 10 retire on ae-
count Of his age
Dupticity OF sheas.
'sheng now admits that he has had
kilograms since July to announcing that
every foreigner In psotlngfu Was n,tr
feres. also forty British. French and Am
erican missionaries. and announcing also
that i've Preach Jesuits and thousand
converts have been maxsarred al Kwans.
ptasfn. on the borders of shansunx and
Chilli
"A majority % the eonrals favor strong
measures against shsnxs dupncity
Local ofdcsais assert that the Italian
priests murdered IN Hunanwou we're
wrappcd In cotton which had heen soak
I'd with kerosene and were slowly roast
ed TO death IL IA balt~yed that an co.