Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-05
fEarly Dispatched

The SITUATION IN 'H'i'"
horror Of great darkness. There is no
Noteworthy Information from Pekln
alaee the end Of June, and there may
neyer be. Shanghai reports state
that there is not foreigner alive In the
epItal II this be true the story OF
~ massacre and barbarous butchery
wln never be told in detail There is
budget of rumors and surmises
xhlch is a poor substitute for authen-
ue news. All the legation houses ex-
sept three are said to have been de-
moved by June 25th. and the condition
% the British embassy, where all the
refugees Of all nationalities were hud-
dled together under fire, is described
al desperate and utterly deploraole'
MOS Of the details mentioned in the
chlnese dispatches are artificial and
are evidently based upon conjecture.
one detail Is susplclously mlslead-
ing 1t is the statement that infuri-
ated German troops set fire to the
house OF the Tsung Ii Yamen after
In murder OF the minister, and that
many Chinese members persisted IN the
fames. This Is evidently q clumsy
chinese invention, designed TO cover
and condone unspeakable horrors OF
massacre OF the foreign embassies
WORST IS BELIEVED.
one of the worst features Of the
catastrophe which every one In Official
And diplomatic circles here Is now coln-
pelled 90 believe has taken place, Is the
tuspense which must follow these omi-
nous rumors Days and possibly weeks
may elapse before a connected story
a this crime against humanity and
civilization can be told. Relief from
Tien Tsin IS clearly beyond the range
"a possibilities The admirals are re-
ported 20 have decided that they cannot
march toward the capital until they are
heavily reinforced They may not be
abe TO hold their ground where they
are for the Chinese army has been
heavily reinforced, the bombardment
ID the foreign quarters has been re-
newed and the allies are constantly
under fire.
LOCATIONS FOUGHT TILL JULY l.
Toward midnight a dispatch was
given out from the British consul at
Hankow stating that the legations were
stll holding out July lst but mat the
rtruggle was hopeless The admiralty
confirmed this report. but added that
the ammunition OF the legation guards,
numbering originally about iJO, had
been exhausted
An earlier dispatch from Admiral
Seymour. dated the oath Of June. had
Stated that an the legations, except the
British. French. German and part OF
the Russian. had been destroyed, but
that one gate Of the city was held with
Euns captured from the Chinese. Of
fcial news was less respondent than
the press dispatches from Shanghai and
other ports. but Il was clearly imprac-
tical t0r the army al Ten Tsin 20 re-
lieye Pekin unless a stroke OF eNtraor-
dinary audacity were attempted Pos
siby the pathos OF the messages re-
celyed at rien TsIn may inspire the
commanders Of the allied forces with
The energy required for q forlorn hope,
but this hardly seems within the
range Of possibilities.
1000 FOREIGNERS KILLED.
London Julv q.76 "a m, A disnatcb
nom Sbangbai dste5 i,l,,
Fays. Three Cbinese ssryaris ~ Pow t"r
eigners have n is learned fro,1 ~ GOOD
source escaped from pssiu Tbav no.
p8rt tbaf nh tbe f,r.irp.rs 06O \,
number Including iO6 goi3isrs t61 men,
bers of he Chimes customs stao ana
a number of ,eorn.r and rbufrSr bsi5 !
out unt0 fb4Ir amr,l,1iti1n ,ras ~
hausted iD me Rritisb isgsti,n tn |
foreigner kfllei 4, is ran ai.t Az ,b S
Kwan SIN and he 5owager or,nroes /
have been poisoned "
The commanders Of the alias IN Tien
Tsin Inform tbe corresr1,.i.', 81 ~ a.
vaTl5 bo s,i w ~ ,'llleu's tllal y
Pekln with the troc,,s ,,..,,. ,,',ii, ~ 49,
the face NJ tbe cnicss, ', 49, o,s'iaDle. II,
tr0ops and Rov.rs ocn,, ro' w. %! lipeina'
Try between Tlen Tsln and Pekin.
ALLIES ARE HARD RUN.
So far from, tot,l,,, a.. .e,.-.,... =.
Z 0o0 intern",i ,,''s .i,e ol.e. ~, tle
and me- 000 a,t1'r- ',oV y, at llsi lslh
mediate poir,s can s aHu ana inter-
muulratlors dsbtins, 800 Aeg, up Coii-
overvbaIp,Ing nnn,b3,, '',,se'li'Ns WI
far more artiilery tbon ~ ~" M ~ uTlus
telegram has been rece,veS.
Shanghai Julv 4 ma 90. ~.
Foo-rlen Tsin clty fsn hetwcon - en6
o'clock on tbe morning p os Inrn 5os Gn1
Il Is understood that SbSngbo J', ,,n
doub,edly referred to Inc natt,a ai,,' ul
Ten Tsln from which tbo ' en- Wy ~ vi
been bombarding tba forois,, g.,,,,. 10
and the lspatcb is 49, " ~ ,, uua'. ,ta
the allies are rnore ' thon S 20 mem ih9t
own. '''s '"'''
Other adyioes received hv mon
Shanghai aver thar The chine" I iossos
around Tien Tsln ars bs,Sna i,,'se oo uses
5000 acc6r5i5s 't ~ ne og,%eeh guy and
~ me correspondent Of the Express At
. S,aiairal Seymour was wounded while
nese sharpsbooters 80" 4 S''' ny 0il-
Cur>,ps, ,,.
OhlNESE ARE HORRIBLY CRUEL.
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