Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-07
They Had Not Been Massacred
July 8.
ADVICESFROM CONSUL GEN. GOODNOW
Hope Revived That Foreigners
May Yet Be Rescued.


LONDON. July 7.-Jardine Matheson &
Co. of Shanghai have telegraphed to their
London house as follows:
SHANGHAI July I.
THE British legation was standing July
. There are reassuring reports regarding
the lives of Europeans"
A dispatch was received today at the
London Office of the inspectorate of Chinese
maritime customs. from Shanghai saying:
"A courier left Pekin July ;. when two le-
CATIONS were holding out against troops
and Boxers. Troops had lost. 1000 men
and Boxers many leaders,
A dispatch was received this morning at
the State Department from Mr.. GoodEow,
consul general at Shanghai, dated 9:2o a.m-.
July = saving that the legations We're still
standing upon the Sd. and that the re-
cent attacks of the Boxers have been s.!gnt.
They seem disposed to adopt starvation
methods.
Secretary Hays Relief.
Secretary Hay today gave expression to
some theories as to the situation in Pekin
that will carry some hope that the foreign
ers in the capital have not been butchered
and may yet escape. The Secretary's ideas
are of Importance and great interest. They
We're based upon the telegram from Consul
General GoodnOw
Secretary Hay said that the probable
death of the emperor and the empress had
thrown upon Prince Tuan. father o. the
heir apparent. great responsibilities. These
responsibilities might make Prince Tuan
come TO his senses and begin the undoing
of the vile program of which it is believed
all over the civilized world ne is the father.
The Secretary argued that Prince Tuan
would look to the interests of his son. the
heir apparent, and might desire to make
the nations of the world believe that he
really the one who had prevented the
murder of all the foreigners. If this view
of Prince Tuan should prove the correct
one. the idea is that he may gradually put
a stop to the rioting and eventually save
the lives of all the foreign m nisters and
their guards. thereby possibly saving the
Chinese nation from destruction by the
other nations. and restoring peace.
Prince Tuan is charged with being the
r!ngleader in the opposition to foreigners
and with having lead the Boxers and i'm
perial troops who have been fighting and
numbering. The new view of him would
indicate craft and more less control OF
the situation at Pekin.
Secretary Hay this morning sent a per-
sonal note to Mrs Field, widow of ex-
Justice Field, telling her Of the news from
Pekin up to July B. Mrs. Field has made
a number Of inquiries on account of her
is with Minister CoEger at Pekin. Miss
Condit-Smith went to Pekin not long ago
from Japan.
Hope Was Revived.
The important dispatch to the State De-
partment from Consul General Goodnow
this morning had the effect to revive hope
in measure that the legationers, or at
least some of them. are still alive in Pek!n.
Having survived at least two weeks longer
than was supposed to be possible and Ger
tainly being alive five days ago, the unfor-
tunate ministers and their staffs and guards
may be still holding out. In fact If the
only active enemy they have now to face is
starvation.as Consul General Goodnow ndi-
Gates the officials believe there is substantial
ground for the hope that they may hold out
and that the horrible stories of the last
few days from Shanghai of nameless
crimes and maSsdcres committed upon the
legationers are at least premature.
ENertin1is to he RedoubIed
One certain effect of Consul General Good
nOw's dispatch viii be to cause the officials
here, and without doubt, the European
governments, TO redouble their exertions to
push forward a force TO Pekin. The main
hope for speedy action however, is still IN
Japan. According to the japanese legation
here, which has late advices from Toxic
1900 Japanese soldiers are now on Chinese
soil. If this report is true, then the Japan