The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-07
WORST REPORTS BELIEVED.
Chinese Officials Could Throw Light on Pekin
Affairs if They Desired

London. July :, $50 a. m.--Details Of fur
| Their horrors I'm Pekn are gathered by cor
respondents at Shanghai from Chinese
sources, especially OF the slaughter In the
Chinese and Tartar cities of thousands of
native Christians. so that the capital reaks
with carnage. The ruthless thirst for
blood Is spreading In all the Northern
Provinces. and wherever there are native
Christians the scenes enacted In the capt
tai are reproduced in miniature.
From these Provinces nothing further
comes regarding the legation forces except
a repetition that they are all dead.
The correspondents aver that il the Chi
nese officials in Shanghai wished to throw
light on the real state of affairs In the
capital, they could do so. and. therefore,
the worst reports are accepted as true
Prince Tuan's coup d'etat is described
by the Shanghai Correspondent of the
Daily Mail as a sequence to tho grand
council Of Ministers, at which Young LII
advocated the suppression Of the Boxers
promptly. The Dowager Empress gave her
whole support to fung Lu. and a scene OF
disorder ensued. Prince Tuan passionately
interviewed. backed by Kang YIh They
rushed from the council, and their parti-
sans raised the cry. Down with the for
eignersi'
The effect was electrical The eunuchs.
palace officials of all sorts and most of the
populacs took up the cause Of Prince Tuan
and hts agents, and Immediately put the
emperor and the Dowager Empress under
restraint.
According to the Express correspondent
at Canton. in a dispatch dated THURSDAY.
United States Consul McWade has great
influence with Il Hung Chang and has
persuaded him to issue a proclamation con-
tanning the detailed instructions to Pre-
tects. subjects and magistrates.
II orders them to detect behead and
otherwise severely punish Boxers. These
officials, the proclamation says, will bs
held responsible for the safety of the mis-
sionaries and native Christians. The Gov
ernors Of two Quoungs Join in this procIa-
nation.
Another proclamation issued by Ii Hung
Chang directs that persons starting any up
rising shall be at once beheaded and that
those spreading false rJImors shall be Sc
yerely punished. This latter phrase. III a
chinese sense. means slow stranguati1n by
means of a wooden collar. Wholesale exc
cut.ons are expected TO follow these urocla-
nations.
Official dispatches from Port Arthur to
the Russian Government, bearing Gate of
July 2, show that the country TO the north
ward Is in state Of disturbance and that
bands are destroying property. Six pirate
ships have been captured by Russian naval
vessels at the island of Eliiong.
The Hamburg-American Steamship Com
pany has placed at the disposal OF Emperor
William the steamer Savoia. due at Hong
hons to-day tSaTurday), for use as hos
pitai ship for China. The Emperor has &C.
cepted the offer with warm expressions OF
thanks.
A missionary who has returned to Berlin
says that while In China he learned that
hundreds OF Mauser rifles had been brought
IN In collins supposed to contain the bodies
OF Chinese who had cied abroad.
"A special dispatch from Shanghai. dated
Ffloay. says the position Of the allies at
Iien-fsln Is becoming Increasingly critical.
owing to lack Of sufficient supplies; but
only as last resor. will the town lie
evacuated in favor of concentration of
forces at Taku.
MUST EvACUATE TIEN-TsIN.
Bremen, July 6.-The firm Of Melchers &.
Co. Of Shanghai. telegraphs under date of
July 8:
We have reason to believe that ell the
foreigners in Pekin have persisted.
Inc rebellion Is spreading in North
China.
The foreigners at Tfen-Tsin must quit
pected.
THE disturbances are increasing In Shan
TunP.
We see at present no occasion for ap-
prehensions in the Yang-tse territory or at
and Nankin do not recognize the present
power at Pekin"
The aGvices have received from them"
he said, "show that they have the situa-
ton well in hand"
still No War.
The authorities are still hesitating about
the name TO apply to the troubles In China
There continues to be an iudisposition to
apply the word war and so far can be
learned by the department, the Powers of
Europe and Japan have no present intention
of giving such a designation TO the trouble.
There is expectation in official cir
cies that any reliable news about the oc-
currences at Pelxin will be obtained until
the capital is occupied by the foreign forces,
when it is considered that al. reason for
declaring war will have disappeared.
International lawyers are applying the
phrase "a state OF hostilities" to the Chi
nese situation, and in explanation of it
they say that It is description of con-
dition just short of war.
No order. have been issued by the Navy
Department, to American men-of-war to pro-
coed to Southern Chinese ports, but the
vessels now there probably Will be retained.
If necessary they will be re-enforced. The
War Department was informed to-day that
Lieutenant Colonel J. s. Mallory, ordered
II China in connection with the stoppaSe OF