The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-16

the little remaining band. all Europeans.
met death stubbornly. There was a des-
perate hand-to-hand encounter. The Chi
nese lost heavily. but as one man fell
Others advanced. and finally. overcome by
overwhelming odds. every one OF the Euro
peans remaining was put TO the sword in
the most atrocious manner"
ANOTHER SENSATIONAL STORY.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily
Express. ON the alleged authority Of cour-
iers who brought the story, gives a very
sensational account. He says:
"Maddened with hunger. after having
been without food for many days. the
members OF the legations and the guards
made a sortie on the night Of June 80. and
killed 200 Chinese I'm an unexpected attack.
General Tung Fuh Slang. enraged over the
loss OF so many men. brought up heavy
guns and Prince Tuan gave the order that
every foreigners must be destroyed. His
words We're: Destroy every foreign vestige
and make China a sealed book 10 all west
ern powers
prince Tuan had previously discovered
that Prince Ching was supplying the for
eigners with ammunition. He therefore or
dered General Tung Fuh Slang to fire on
Prince Ching's troops. and 1T is reported
that Ching WAS killed CT seriously wounded.
I'm the final attempt to cut their way
through. the legationers formed a square.
with the women and children in the center.
When the Boxers realized that they were
being attacked they became like wild
beasts, and shot each other with revolvers.
Heavy guns bombarded all night until the
buildings were demolished and i'm flames.
Many foreigners were roasted in the ruins.
The Boxers rushed upon them and hacked
and stabbed both dead and wounded, cut
ting OF their heads and carrying these
through the streets on their rifles, shout
ing fiercely. They then attacked the native
Christians quarters, massacred all who re-
fused TO join them, outraged the women
and Drained the children. Hundreds Of mis-
sion buildings were burned
The correspondent adds: "AII China is
now afame with revolt against foreigners.
Only in the extreme west is quiet.
Every port. even Shanghai. is menaced.
In the provinces of Hu-Pee and Ho-Nan
thousands of native Christians have been
mutilated and tortured, the women being
first outrage and then massacred."
The morning papers are unanimous in
fH~ eA( AdhO z
annihilated. and i'm calling for retribution.
cAUSTIC COMMENT.
The Daily Chronicle comments on the
statement of it's Washington correspond
ent that the United States government will
not consider itself at war with China. and
says: IF the Americans are resolved to
accept an apology and indemnity for Mr..
Conger's murder they may as well take
fho o,n-~T,t;o,- .ftbo,@ oo.,;o~ o.~.Iou
man or gun
Emperor William can scarcely take the
Washington view, for he has pledged him
self to retribution. and he is a man of his
word"
The Daily Telegraph. the Times, and
other papers applaud Lord ~Salisbury's pol
icy of employing Japan. as the only policy
that might have saved the foreigners.
The Daily Telegraph declares that a ter
rible responsibility rests on those who de-
layed japanese action.
The Times publishes a letter from its
Picking correspondent. dated June 10. which
contains an assertion made on seemingly
good authority that the Empress dow
ager had decided that every foreigner was
to be massacred that night. 1t also pub
fishes the last message from its corre-
spondent, dated June IA, when the Boxers
had made two attempts to rush the foreign
quarter.
Sir Halliday Mccartney, secretary TO the
Chinese legation in London, who was in
terviewed yesterday, said the legation had
no advices and no official news of any kind,
but that he still fervently hoped the ter
rible reports were without foundation. He
expressed the opinion that some definite
Information ought to be obtained almost
Immediately.
Canton dispatches say that Ii Hung
Chang had planned to start for the north
on July Is. but he is much debilitated by
catarTh of the stomach. He ordered the
leader of the BLACK Flags" to march
with $4,000 men overland to Picking against
the Boxers.
Among the numerous Shanghai rumors
are reports that the Governors of Shan-Si
and Ho-Nan have joined the anti-foreign
movement. and that fifteen members of the
Canadian Presbyterian mission and five
engineers have been robbed near Nan
Yang, in Hu-Peh.
1t is also reported from Shanghai that
the allied fleets are concentrating off Shan
Hai-Kwan. and have been ordered to shell
and capture the forts.
A Tokyo telegram announces that 1900