Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-07-23

good as official is received from Shang-
hal that all the foreigners in the lega-
tons were massacred the morning Of
July Z. Repeated attacks were made
upon them during the night of July
6 but the enemy was repulsed with
slaughter. Toward sunrise it was evil
dent that the ammunition of the allies
was running out, and at Z o'clock as
the advances of the Chinese in force
failed to draw a response, a rush was
determined upon. Thus standing to-
gether, as the sun rose. the little re-
naming band, all Europeans, met
death stubbornly. There was des-
perate encounter The Chinese lost
heavily, but as one man fell others ad-
vanced and finally, overcome by over
whelming odds, every one of the Euro
peans remaining was put to the sword
in the most atrocious manner.
Last Desperate Measures.
London, July 17.-Sir Claude Mac
donald, the British minister at Pekin,
some time ago pledged his sacred word
to his wife that he would shoot her if
it became inevitable that she would
otherwise fall into the hands Of the
natives. In case he was unable to
carry out his pledge, he had given her
! poison phial, which she had sworn
she would use.
Women Had Poison.
Berlin, July ia correspondent has
received private information from Lon
don that letter was received there
from Lady Claude Macdonald, wife of
the British ambassador at Pekin writ
ten when the situation was growing
threatening, saying that all the ladies
of the legation had supplied themselves
with poison.
Allies Are Repulsed. 4
Washington, July 1.-THE allies
have suffered a severe defeat in an at
tack upon the Chinese at Tien Tsin.
Col. Liscum of the ninth infantry was
killed. Twenty-Five per cent. OF the
American troops are said TO have been
hit. The fire they faced was hotter
than that at Santiago. The Americans,
Japanese, British and French troops
attacked from the west and the Rus
slams from the east.
Boxer Movement Spreads.
London, July 17.-No further news
has been received regarding the re-
ported massacre at Pekin from any
source. kilograms from Shanghai and
Chefoo indicate an increasingly serious
state of affairs. 1t is alleged that the
foreign consuls at Shanghai have
cabled their governments that there is
urgent need of warships to protect that
port, which is menaced by the attitude
of the Chinese and the temptation to
loot the vast stores of merchandise re
Gently accumulated there 1t seems
the Chinese have already threatened to
fire the great oil tanks on the Pao
Tung side of the city From Chetoo
comes a report that the entire adult
male population of three provinces,
Chi Lii, Shan 81 and Shan Fung. are
massing to defend Pelzin. in the con-
viction that the powers mean war.
There is little DOUBT that further
check of the allies at Tien Tsin would
be the signal for a general anti-foreigu
rising throughout China. japanese
officers are still confident of their abil-
ity to reach Pekin before the roads be
come impossible, but European COM
manders believe an advance would be
impossible before September Fight
ing is said to be imminent at Neu
Chwang, where the boxers are threat
ening the foreign settlement The
Russians have barricaded the streets
and loopholed the houses of the for.
eigners. Bank officials have removed
their valuables to Port Arthur Since
the massacre at Pekin, five Chinese
regiments have been ordered south
with instructions to make Ching Hang
Pc, at the head of the grand canal, the
objective point for the southwark ex-
tension of the boxer movement.
Big Force on Way.