Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-28
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From China

From China
London, July 2S.--A cable to the
Oily Mail gives a story received from
! q Pekin banker confirming the report
that massacre of ell foreigners occur
red 10 Pekin.
London, July 2S.-The TO lowing dis
match wss received at the office OF the
Daily Mail today from Shanghai, dated
July %, 5:10 q. M: "The newspapers
TODAY publish the statement of an in.
fluential banker residing in Pekin near
the British legation. He arrived 10
Shanghai on July 25 having left Pekin
on July 7. At that time, he states, the
legations were destroyed and the for
eigners had disappeared" The bank
er could not say positively that the
ministers had bee murdered as he was
Too frightened to inquire. An investi-
CATION by the Mails correspondent
proved that the story was reliable. The
banker has gone to Ning-Po and re-
fused to disclose his name because OF
the certainty of losing his head if be
did so.
The Chinese embassy claims TO have
received direct information to the eff
feet that the Pekin ministers are now
on their way to Tientsin.
Shanghai, July 28.-The managers OF
the Russian Bank here have received
letter from their New Cbwang agent
stating that one of their Chinese repre-
senlatives in Pekin had just arrived and
confirmed the story of the massacre OF
the foreigners. Although this man was
tortured, the letter says he stuck
10 his story repeating the statement
that all the ministers had been muir
dered. He said also that, seeing death
| inevitable as the Chinese swarmed to
| the embassies, the foreigners killed
their families to save them from falling
into the Boxers hands. Sir Robert
Hart, he said, in despair and knowing
what he might expect, if captured, COM
mitted suicide.
Yokohama, July ga second Japan.
csc division of 1900 troops for ser
vice in China is moblizing In Shinapa-
va bay. Japan has already $4,000
| trooDs 10 China.
Baltimore, July 2S.-The following
dispatch was received by the BalIi
more American at lilo o'clock this
morning:
Shanghai, July 27.-Pekin report
ministers alive. Safety assured. Al
| lied forces entrance to Pekin unneces-
sary. LII HUNG CHANG"
London, July 2S The concert of the
powers with reference to China is re-
1srded here as practically smashed.
England, while deprecating the value
| Of the concert, was inclined to support
| it In the absence OF better plan, hui
the speech OF Emperor William al
Bremerhaven yesterday in which he
advocated carving path for Christian
lty by not giving quarter is regarded as
putting Germany outside the concert
aud creating an immensely serious cit
uation. The Kaiser's plan would force
| all Cinnamon OF Prince Tuan's party to
fight with the energy OF despair. 1t Is
believed that the Kaiser regards this a.
nis long awaited opportunity to play
the war lord and conqueror to extend
the mailed first and grab hugh slice
| Of China. This not only smashes the
concert Of Europe, but is liable to end
lessly complicate and endanger Euro
pean relations. 1t is admitted, how
ever, that Germany is the only power
! able to pursue free handed policy 10
China, the others being tied elsewhere
40 English official said recently
"Tuan is Asia's head boxer, but the
Kaiser is Europe's."
Hong Kong, July 2S.-The acting
viceroy of Canton today informed the
italian consul here that the governor OF
5hantung is the only person able t.
communicate with the foreign minis
ters at Pekin, having secret means OF
doing 80.
London, July ga Yokohama dis
patch says that Japanese and Corean
troops have been attacked by Chinese
on the Yalu river, which forms the
boundary between Corea and Manchu.
ria. The result of the engagement is mol
known but the Japanese called for re-
Inducements which have been sent.
London, July 2S According to the
Chinese Minister here, Sir Chi Chen 10
Feng Lu, General Tung Flu Slang has
isken Prince Tuan's place as usurper OF
the throne. Sir Chi said today: "The
| throne has subdued the Boxers but Gen
eral Tung Flu Slang has usurped the
power and detained the ministers, The
throne has not yet dominated Tung-
Flu Slang. The powers" said the
Minister, "should use Ii Hung Chang
as an intermediary 10 procuring the re-
lease of the ministers" "Then the
ministers ere held as hostages" Sir
Chi was asked. 81 cannot answer as to
that" he said, smilingly. "The allies
should work with the throne in it,
efforts to subdue Tung Flu Slang"
When asked concerning his opinion OF
the German Emperor's speech, yester-
day, Sir chi said: That is a Japanese
kind Of Christianity