Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-28
BOXERS TERRIBLE OUTRAGE
The Murder of MIR. Ellis and
Two Other Missionaries.
TIED TO TREES At RIVERSIDE
Then Put to Death in a Fright
full Manner.
The Arms and Heads of the Missionaries
Cut on, and the Bodies DiseuboweIed
and Cast Into the River-The Murderers
Departed After Destroying Chapel.

Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
Victoria, B. g., June ~. ~ The
Shanghai Mercury says a member Of
the Boxers Society, who saw the MUIR
der of the Rev. Mr.. Ellis of the London
Mission and of Chinese missionary
at Kung Tsun, gave the following
account OF the tragedy;
ION the 18th day of the fourth moon,
the Boxers. numbering 81, crossed the
River Tss Tsun, and met the two mis-
sionaries in boat. They knew the
Chinese was Christian, and at once
attacked him, wounding him with their
swords. Then, they dragged him out
Of the boat, and tied him to tree at
the riverside. Then, Mr.. Ellis was tied
with him and Mr.. Chao, another
Chinese missionary, was found. His
toes and thumbs were bound together,
and he was carried to a tree near where
the others were hung up, The arms of
the missionaries were cut off, their
heads hewn off, and, after tho bodies
had been disemboweled, they were cast
into the river. The chapel of the
mission was demolished, and the crowd
went on their way
This was but one of many such out
RACES.
London, Eng, June 81, 2.2S p. M
The cable messages from the far East
today are so conflicting in their tenor
that almost any desired view Of the
situation is deducible therefrom On
the whole, however, the news is en-
oouraging, and it seems safe TO as
sumo That Vice A dmiral Seymour
and tho legations, whether together or
separately, will ultimately reach a
place of safety. Various reports locate
the legationers at divers places, hut 1t
seems agreed that they are safely away
from Pekin. Sltl
1t is thought at Shanghai that, now
Tientsin is relieved, the combined in
ternational forces will have no great
difficulty in reaching Pekin, though it
is expected it will be found that oil the
foreigners have already left.
According to dispatch frnm New
Chwang, the Russians there ale barely
able to cope with the situation. The
Chinese, it appears, are burning all the
railroad material, killing isolated Rus
slams at every opportunity, and destroy.
ing the coal mines.
The st. James Gazette expresses the
opinion that China is ''teaoliing
America the impossibility of great
trading nation avoiding imperialism, y
adding Americas expei fence will
teach her it is not the desire to grab
distant land, but unavoidable destiny,
that drives Great Britain ever forward. !"
A dispatch from Tientsin, dated
yesterday, says that the Protestant
mission at Weihsein was burned by
rebels Monday night last.
A special from Shanghai, dated last
evening, says that communication with
Admiral Seymour was opened by the
Tientsin relief forces Sunday. Admiral
Seymour was at that time said to be 10
miles from Tientsin. Three hundred
of the members Of his rarty were re
ported sick and wounded, and only a
few had been killed. They were short
OF provisions, and were returning with
out having rescued the legationers.
A special dispatch from Cheioo says
1.-THE fight Of the allied forces ngainst
the combined Boxers and Chinese
soldiery barring the road to Tientsin
opened at daybreak. One hundred and
fifty Americans were among the 1900
international troops. The Chinese soon
broke under heavy Smelling, and then
the arsenal was attacked, and the guns
were gradually silenced. The fight was
practically over at noon. The keen,
friendly rivalry for the honor of first
entering the city resulted in the Ameri-
cans and British going in neck and
neck, with the others close up