Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-07-07


london. July 5.-"Not single foreigner
:. alive in Peking" is the latest Chinese re-
,rt which has reached Shanghai. Earlier
ronorts from the same sources describe the
,ndition of the British legation as some
4bino awful. 1t is said that the rooms of
the legation were filled with sick and
wo,nded, the killed lying unburied in
bo,ns. 1t is believed that many members
and officers of the tsung Ii yamen persisted
when the German guard, maddened by.
Tho murder of Baron Won Ketteler, the
German minister, set fire to the buildings.
That the foreigners at the Chinese capital
have been abandoned to their horrible fate
seems no longer open to doubt III the light
Of the message received by the Associated
Press from Tallu this morning, announcing
tbe decision of the admirals regarding the
bopelessness of further attempts to relieve
peking under the circumstances. The same
message foreshadoWs the evacuation of
Tientsin by the international forces pend
ING the arrival OF a fully equipped army,
and while the arrival OF a comparatively
small garrison at Tientsin at point under
the protection of the naval guards would
relieve much of the anxiety, it is felt here
that retreat of the troops is liable to set
aflame the provinces at present quiescent.
Advices from Shanghai today say that
there is continued fighting at Tientsin,
while the German consul at ChefoO tele-
graphs to Berlin confirming the report of
the renewal of hostiities. He says the
foreign settlement at Tientsin is again sur
rounded and is being bombarded and that
the women and children are to be removed
He adds that the Chinese troops have again
advanced against the road and that the
bridges have been destroyed, but that COM
munication by water has been maintained.
The telegram from Taku confirms the re-
port that the mission buildings at Monk
den have been burned and that many ma
tive Christians have been killed.
Shanghai, July 5.-Another message
from Sir Robert Hart, the inspector of
customs dated Peking, Monday, June %,
reiterates that the situation was then des-
perate and that the Chinese troops were
shelling the British legation, where all
the members of the diplomatic body had
congregated.
But uneasiness is felt at Hang Chow
capital of province of Chekiangl. With
the view of emphasizing his agreement
with the Europeans, Niceroy Lin has
etonnn1 ,,,oun+in rr,,D, on tbo V,pu rTsa
Kiang forts. He has also stopped other
anti-foreign war preparations and has re-
fused to assist Ii Ping Hing with troops
Tor the north. He accused the latter of
being the cause of the Germans taking
Shan Tung Consequently Ii Ping Hing
has left Nankin with only 300 soldiers.
London, July ga dispatch from Taku
dated Saturday, June 80 and Chefoo
Tuesday, July 8, says that the British and
Russian admrals at a council of war, held
June 30, decided that it was impossible
to attempt to relieve Peking without great
ly increased forces. They also concluded
that 1t would be possible to hold Tientsin
but in the event of this not proving feast
Die they will endeavor to retain possession
OF laku. One hundred and forty thousand
imperial troops are stationed between Pc
King and Tientsin, while the total of the
allied forces which can be concentrated at
Inc present barely numbers 10000. 1t is
reported that General Mich 81 Chang is ad-
Vancing for an attack on Tientsin with
10000 troops.
Won KetteIer's Body Rescued.
London, July ga report has been re-
ceHed at Taku to the effect that the Ger
man guards rescued the body of Baron Won
Nettier, the late German minister to China,
after he was murdered by the Chinese.
Not Confirmed Mt Paris.
farls, July 5.-No news is reported at
'ne foreign office this morning of the ru-
inored assassination of the French minister
VI The members of the legation at Picking.