The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-06-21
REBELLION SPREADS
Foreign Legations Reported
Safe In Picking.
WILD STORIES FROM SHANGHAI
The Arrival Of Admiral Seymour at
Picking Still Unconflrmed, hut Adj
vices From Shanghai Tell Of
His ArduOus March,


LONDON, June 21.-Ths reports of
Admiral Seymour's arrival at Picking and
of the safety Of the foreign legations,
originating from Chinese sources and ca.
bled to this city from Shanghai, are still
unverifed. However, the Italian consul
at Shanghai has wired to the Italian for
eign minister, Marquis Visconti- Venosta,
that the legations are safe.
The rebellion is spreading far and wide.
There is an impression in diplomatic cir
cles here and on the continent that the
allies have not yet grappled with the sit
uation effectively and that even $4,000
troops would he powerless to do much to
control 100000 square miles.
The latest story sent out by the Shang-
hal gossips is that Prince Tuan, presi-
dent of the tsung-li-yamen, has burned
the imperial palace at Picking and MUIR
dered the emperor and that the empress
dowager has committed suicide.
The effect Of the bombardment of the
Taku forts as described by the Shanghai
correspondents was CORY in the extreme,
nothing less than "rivers of blood" and
"mutilated corpses piled up inside the
forts"
The Russians guarding Ten-tsin, &C.
cording to another report, fired artillery
and rifles June Is at range of 80 yards
into dense crowds Of attacking Boxers
and killed 800.
Japan, according to a dispatch to The
Daily Mail from Yokohama, intends to
land an expedition at Fuchau.
A news agency dispatch from Shang-
hal, dated June 20, says:
After an arduous march and frequent
fighting with the Chinese Vice Admiral
Seymour arrived at Picking Sunday aft
ernoon. On five occasions the Chinese
attacked the column in great force.
There were many mounted men amonk
the Chinese, but most of the natives were
badly armed. AT times they fought with
admirable courage and bravery. The
losses of the foreigners were trif1ing.
1.-The exact state Of affairs inside Pc.
king it is impossible to describe, in view
of the many conflicting reports, nothing
or foreigners there"
kilograms from Tien-tsin, dated June
10 and forwarded by post, say that the
foreign missionaries at Pao-ting-fu are
safe, being guarded by the troops Of Gen.
eral Mich. Twenty-Five Americans, with
Calling gun, have arrived. In the for.
eign settlement the chapels have been
burned, and the mission stations of the
American Board of Foreign Missions OF
the Methodist Episcopal church and OF
the London Missionary society are prac.
tically in the hands of the Boxers.
The local authorities are paralyzed.
Sympathetic mandarins are ordered out
in sedan chairs and compelled to "kotow"
to the Boxers in the streets. All foreign
servants are deserving their masters.
The United States gunboat Monocacy
the Russian battleship Navarin and the
French cruiser Pascal have arrived. The
German protected cruiser Kaiserin Au
gusta has departed for Taku.
The Shanghai correspondent of The
Times, telegraphing yesterday, says:
IAN American transport from Manila
is due at Taku today. Countless rumor-
emanating from native sources add to tn.
local tension, and the wealthy native mer.
chants are panic stricken"