The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-14
BOILED TO DEATH.
Terrible Fate of the Russian
Minister at Pekin.
Told in a Dispatch to the Gar
From Port Arthur.
NICHOLAS SHED TEARS
Over the Horrible Details of the
Assassination.
De Giers Was Dragged Through
the Streets and Tortured.
Body Was Finally Thrown to
the Dogs.
MOB DANCED ABOUT
While Their Victim Was Under
going Terrible Suffering.
Madam De Giers Shared the
Fate of Her Husband.
Not One of the Legation Officials
Was Spared.
MOB DANCED ABOUT
While Their Victim Was Under
going Terrible Suffering.
Madam De Giers Shared the
Fate of Her Husband.
Not One of the Legation Officials
Was Spared.

Chicago, July IA dispatch to the
Record from St. Petersburg, July IL,
(via Paris, July 14), says:
THE czar has received with great
emotion the dreadful details of the ca
tastrophe at Pekin. Tears coursed down
His Majesty's cheeks as he read the
cablegram from Admiral Alexieff at
Port Arthur, confirming the horrible de-
tails of the assassination of NJ. DeGiers
which merely in form of rumors had
already reached Russia. The admiral
declares that the Russian envoy was
dragged through the streets by the
boxers, insulted, beaten and tortured
and even thrown into great kettle and
boiled to death. Then the remains
were thrown to the dogs. While NJ.
DeGiers was being disposed of, the fam
attic mob danced around the caldron.
''Mme. DeGiers. Admiral Alexieff's ad-
vices declare suffered a fate worse than
death and was beaten and tortured with
sharp sticks until life was extinct The
legation officials are said to have been
tortured fiendishly until death ended
their sufferings. NJ DeGiers and his
legation officials resisted desperately
and his brave body guard killed many
of the attacking mob. In the midst of
his tortures the envoy is said to have
heroically proclaimed his faith in Chris
tianity, encouraged by the wife who so
soon shared his martyrdom.'
The announcement of this intelligence
to the relatives of the Russian martyrs
in China was accompanied by heart
rending scenes. Count Lamsdorf re-
ceived the friends of the murdered ones
at the foreign office and unfolded to
them the tragic story. The scenes of
frenzied terror and grief that followed
were unspeakable. The building of the
foreign office was besieged by an ex-
cited throng.
Immediately upon the receipt of Ad-
miral Alexieff's dispatch the czar or
dered the cabinet and council of state
to go into session at once.
The Russo-Korean relations at the
present moment are all that could be
desired. The audience of the Korean
envoy last week when he presented his
credentials was most cordial The Kor-
can minister and his cabinet are in
clined to be favorably impressed by
Russia's successful activity in China
and the empires attitude toward Japan.
MILES CALLS EARLY.
Washington. July 14-Lieutenant
the Chinese legation today and had a
long conference with Minister WI, pre-
sumably concerning the military situa-
ton in China.
WI DOES HIS BEST.
Washington, July 14.-The Chinese
minister has sent a cable dispatch to
the Taotao of Shan Tung, telling him
that the American government is eX-
ceedingly anxious as to the fate of Min
lister Conger and requesting him to
cable any information he may have on
that point. This is in addition to the
cabIegram he forwarded Wednesday at
the request of Secretary Hay.
II HUNG CALLED TO PEKIN.
Hong Kong, July 14.-Li Hung
Chang. yesterday received an urgent
telegraphic summons to Pel1in. 1t is
reported that he will proceed north to-
morrow. The Chinese agree that his
absence is certain to lead to trouble at
Canton.
FAVORABLE TO BOXERS.
Washington July 14.-Secretary Hay
has received an undated dispatch from
Consul General Goodnow, at Shanghai,
stating that the governor of Honan
Fshanfi has issued a proclamation ia
vorable in its terms to the boxers. Ho
nan Fshanfl is the province lying i'm
nnediately northwest of Shanghai and
between that city and Pekin.
TURNS THE HAIR WHITE.
London, July 14.-Though hope still
struggles against the conclusion that
the silence at PeIin is the silence of the
grave. the official admissions in both
the United states ana Europe tndI the
diplOmistS have adopted the pessimistic
views held by the consuls at Shanghai
have almost silenced those attempting
to reason against the circumstantial
evidence which is becoming so cOgent.
The Chinese assurances and edictS ap-
pear to observers here to be merely part
of plan to cautiously break the news
of the tragedy and delude the foreigners
with a tale of imperial guiltlessness.
But, if the bombardment mentioned in
United States Consul Goodnow's last
message occurred, it must have been
carried out by the Chinese regulars so
the plea of imperial defense of the lega-
tions seems to fall to the ground
The situation at Tien Tsin appears
to be slowly but surely growing worse
The allied forces are experiencing diff
Guilty in sending forward reinforcements
as the Chinese have rendered the navi--
cation of the river most difficult by di-
verting its waters. Happily, st. Peters,