The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-07-13
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's'e'l AND THE DowAGER. .is s,s
The Emperor Took Poison and Died.
but, che Crafty Dowy.;.iEier roo,iik..' /
only i. Portion Of wat. Was OF. !
fered Her and survtved'- small,i
Basis for Hope Thst the Stories of
4 the Picking Massacre Are Untrue
Chinese Preparins for a Z Long
4 Campaign United States, Force.
My Be: Augmented. So

London, July, 7.-Ihe story. that all
foreigners in Picking. were murdered
on June 80 or July 1 appears to be
circulating simultaneously at Chefu.
Shanghai and Tien!tsin. Yet, as it is
not confirmed by official dispatches
and is not :raceable to the Southern
viceroys, who are still in certain con-
rection with Picking, there is basis
fer the hope that it is untrue. Cau-
:iouS observers at Shanghai recognize
Shat even through these reports. are re
jected, events in Picking must, be gal
loping to tragic end.
/ Correspondents of the Express at
Shanghai gathered details from Chi
nese sources, which, pieced together.
relate that when the foreigners am
mun!tion was exhausted the Boxers;
and imperial troops rushed the British
legation and poured into the court yard
with faEatical fury. The foreign
troops were so
Hopelessly Outnumbered ..r
that their fate was certain. The no..
ment the mob broke in the court yard
was converted into Il shambles. 9th
ers of the invaders spread into the in
terror Of the building. One cores,
pendent adds: "It is only left to hope
/, that in the final rush of, the muyderous:
hordes the men of the legations had
time to slay With their own hands
their women and children. The Chi
nese are whispering the terrible story
under their breatEs.' Their attitude
toward foreigners in the streets has
undergone 81 strange change. Tho de-
meancr Of the better class of Chinese,
is one CT pity rather than of triumph.
Even the rabhle in the native quarters
are silent. Something of this cul.
m:Eating tragedy in the ghast.y his.
tory of recent events in Picking seems
to pervaGc the very atmosphere here.
ard TO compel belief against all our
hopes. The consul fears the ''"
Report rs Too True
and the Chinese officials do not appear
to seek reasons for n denial.'
. Two Manchus who have arrived at
Shanghai certify to the truth of the
statement that Prince Tuan visited the
palace and offered. the emperor and
the (iowager empress, the Alternative
of poison OF the sword. The, emperor,
they say, took poison and died Within
an hour. The dowager empress also
chose poison. but craftily swallowed
Gully ia portion of what was offered
her anh survived. On the same day
the Chinese customs bureau was de-
stroyed, Sir Robert Hart. the inspector
Of customs, and his staff escaping to
the legation. Intense Indignation is
fe1. in Shanghai against the action Of
the powers ia restraining Japan from
sending an army. to Picking in1nedi-
.ately. The. powers are accused as be-
ing. as guilty of murder as are Prince
Tuah's fanatics, and Sir Robert Hart
is did ned fer not. having Informed the
foreigners Of the importation of arms,
espeqia]ly' a few weeks ago. ..o..,..;
Trepnrfng for Long Campo is.n.
THE Chinese commanders are Erepar.
ing for long severe campaign, ard are
putting into operation plans drawn up
by German officers last SeaGi for iresis],
ing an Invasion from the seabon pl by
RUSSIA: The correspondent OF the
Daily Mail at Shanghai. teleeela ,llhl 4;
:1ndei' date of Julyl5s 12l5,p.' ma. says
that hle believes that which official in,
forln| ition comes regarding Peking 1t
may Include news of the Ontrag,ng OF
English women land toIturi1g, Of chill
dpen 1t may be taken for granted, he
asserts that fall foreigners in, Picking
have been wiped out: These are the
whisp erings in. the native quarter. and
it must not be forgotten that the tele-
graph lines by which alone the news
din dome ore solely in the hands of the
Chin se. The native, nn1qqr are likely
to have their sotlrde III a solid basis
Ard {he native officials are believed to
century. '''' q 1855