The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-07-21
LAST HOPE GONE.
RemaisinE Foreign Legations nj
rekiag Reported Destroxed-Hor>-
stkle Fate of Russian Envoy.

London, July 13.-The Shanghai onr.
respondent Of the Daily Mail says the
following story regarding the position
in Picking emanates from Chinese Off
cial sources:
1.-The two remaining legations. the Brit
ksh and Russian. were attacked In force
the evening OF July 6. Prince Tuan being
ing in command. The attackers were d.
vided. Prince Tuan commanded the cenr
ter. the rights wing was led by Prince
Tsai Yin and the left by Prince Yin Lin
The reserves were under Prince Tsin Yu-
The attack commenced with artillery
fighting. which was severe and lasted un-
til seven o'clock In the morning. by which
time both legations were destroyed anu
all the foreigners were dead. while the
streets around the legations were full. OF
the dead bodies OF both foreigners and
Chinese Upon hearing OF the attack
Prince Ching and Gen. Wang Wen Shao
went with troops to the assistance of the
foreigners, but they were ontnumbered
and defeated. Both Prince Ching and
Gen Wang Wen Shao were killed. Two
foreigners are said to have escaped
through the gates, one with. a heavy
sword wound in his head. Prince Tuan.
in celebration of his victory. distributed
100000 taels and huge quantities OF rice
to the Boxers"
ST. Petersburg, July 11l(via Paris, July
1G.-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 cablegran from Admiral AleNyeff
at Port Arthur confirming the horrible
details of the assassination of Ne. de
Giers, which merely in form of rumors
had already reached Russia. The ad-
miral declares that the Russian envoy
was dragged through the streets by the
Boxers, insulted. beaten and tortured,
and even thrown into a great kettle
and boiled to death. Then the remains
were thrown to the dogs. While NJ. de
Giers was being disposed of the fanatic
mob danced around the caldron.
Nine. de Giers, ADMIRAL AleSyeff's
advices declare. suffered fate worse
than death, and was beaten and tor
tured with sharp sticks until life was
extinct. The legation officials are said
to have been tortured fiendishly until
death ended their sufferings. M. de
Giers and his legation officials resisted
desperately, and his brave body-guard
hll4Nu many VI tue IuOD. III
the midst of his tcrtures the envoy is
said TO have herofcally proclaimed his
faith in Christianity, encouraged by the
wife who so soon shared his martyr
dom.
Immediately uPon the receipt of Adj
miral AleXyeff's dispatch the ear or
dered the cabinet and council of state
to go into session at once.
London, July Il. = Anews agency re-
port says that an official message re-
ceiyed in London states that all the for
eigners in Picking were murdered
July 6.
London. July IA telegram re-
ceived at the Office of the Chinese i'm
perial maritime customs in London
from the governor of Shantung is
identical with United States Consul
Goodnow's report of the bombardment
of the legations July I. The officials
here regard the dispatch as leaving lit
tie room to hope the legations haze
survived.