The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-07-20

London, July 13.-The Chinese situa-
ton again bears a most ominous aspect.
Eighteen days ago Sir Robert Hart dis
patched his last message declaring that
the situation was desperate, and since
then no word has come from the Euro
peans in Picking. According to the
Daily Nails Shanghai correspondent
Ii Hung Chang has received an I'M
perial decree ordering his Immediate
departure for Picking, probably TO
break the news of the Picking tragedy
to the. European powers and IN ms
usual role of negotiator with europe III
difficult matters, to act as mediator
and to avert the vengeance of the pow
ers. To aGd to the grimness OF TINS
suggestion all advicas from Tien-tsin
tend to confirm tile reports OF the
Perilous Condition
of the allied forces and belle the op-
timistic Chinese rumors. Unless rein
forcements speedily reach Tfen-tsin an
other disaster may he expected.
The Daily Nails .Tien-tsin cores
pondent, telegraphing July ., says:
.The situation is about as bad as 1T
can we'll be. only trust that we shall
not soon want relieving ourselves: "A
forward movement is Impossible.
From 10000 to 10000 troops are
wanted and there are only 10000 4ere:
The foreign troops are working Wen
together, but it is inconvenient that
there is no supreme commander. III
some quarters tie feeling is let us
rescue Picking and then clear out Ill
favor of Russia.
Other Tien-tsn correspondents say
that no advance is possible until Sept.
], and
Explanations Are Being Asked
by the papers here Of the tardy action
of japan in sending troops, since 1t Is
known that she was ready and willing
to send them and that Russia raised no
objection to her doing so. 1t is limited
that difficulty arose as to the manner
in which Japan was to be recouped for
her heavy outlay. Rumors are current
that Japan demanded the cession OF /.
Chinese port. The Russian papers re-
port that the Boxers are ravaging Man.
chura and have damaged sixty miles
of reilway. threatening Talin and
Kirin, while Port Arthur and M
Chwang are said to be endangered.
Russia, therefore, has notified the pow
ers of her intention to dispatch a large
military force to Manchuria. All
kinds of stories come from Shanghai,
which it is
Impossible to Verify.
1t is stated that the Boxers have mul'
dered the chancellor of the Picking uni
versity and sixty members of his fam
ily and retainers. A confidential officer
of Gen. Lung Lu. disguised as Box
er, is reported to have crept into Prince
Tuan's tent while the prince was sleep
ing with the intention of stabbing him.
He was caught by the sentries, SO the
story goes, and decapitated on the
spot. His head was sent, with Prince
TuaE's compliments to Yung Tu as b
warning to him to beware. The
French consul at Shanghai has news
that the Chinese project at Moukden :
Has Murdered
the aCtholic bishop Guillon, in his va
nun. Besides Bishop Guillon, Fathers
Crunoet, Corbel. Burgeois and Veuil-
Tenet and two Sisters of the French
mission and numerous native Chris
tians were massacred. From Canton
cones a report of large assertions
from a German Chinese regiment at
Kiau-C hau and Of a riot between Ger
man troops and Boxers, many of the
latter being killed Botoh at Shanghai
and Canton apprehension exists that
these evidences of widespread native
rebellion indicate the necessity for i'm
mediate measures on the part Of the
powers. 1t is stated that Germany in
tends to send to China 10000 to $4,000
men well equipped with guns.