Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27

ioiuS OF chinese SoluierS and Boxers
disguised as coolies are arriving here
daily. The arsenal is full OF arms, and
supplies are constantly coming in. The
Nankin and WI Chang sarriScns are
being constantly reinforced, and the
Niceroys admit that they cannot much
longer Withstand the pressure brought
TO bear by Sheng and Ii Hung Chang
upon them to join the forces with
Prince Tuan.
1T is hoped that the arrival Of Ad-
miral Seymour here may stiffen the
backs Of the southern vicerovs and re-
store the security of the port
ENGLISH LADIES MURDERED.
Two English missionary ladies. Miss
Whttchurch and Miss Searcli. have
been murdered at uaia OF, in the
province of Shan ST Massacres are
also reported from Tai Yuan and Pao
Ting Flu"
EMPEROR APPEALS TO ENGLAND
London. July 26.--Last Saturday the
ChlneSe Minister handed the Foreign
once long telegram purporting to
come from Emperor l[wanE Su solicit
ing Great Britain's good Offices to bring
about peace in terms similar to the
appeals addressed to President Nc
Ninley and President Loubat. Thus
FAR the government has not replied. as
1t Is felt that. in the present anomal-
Gus circumstances. the precise origin
MISSIONARIES DESTROYED
London. July pa dispatch from
missionary sources, dated Shanghai.
July 20. says:
'RiotIng has broken ont at Ai-Yuen-
tu, The capital of the Province of shan
~. There are no details. Rioting ha,;
also occurred at Hmiai Luh. south of
I'm III. All the missions have bee
destroyed. Our friends safely escaped
10 the country. but are still in danger"
1t IL reported here that Russia has
borrowed nearly ten millions sterling
from the Imperial Bank of Russia since
The commencement of the troubles in
China.
Shanghai. July 24.--It is reported that
Ii Hung Chang intends to leave for
FOO Chow from which point he could
easily so to Nanllin or Pekin over
land.
Should the southern viccroy5 weld
to anti-foreiSn influence there will he
II severe struggle. The YANG Use Hi
ang is being strongly fortified with the
newest guns. manned by Gerinan-drill-
cd artillcrymcn.
y JAPANESE VICTORY.
II is reported from Toxic that $1,000
Japanese troops landed at Shan Hal
l<wan on July % ana gained Il victory.
the Chinese rctrcating after IL feeble
resistance.
BONERS EXECUTED.
London, July 2G.--rhe Canton CORE
spondent of the Daily Telegraph. in
dispatch dated "Wednesday. says:
There are daily arrests OF Boxers
and amusglers caught loaded with
arms and ammunition. Executions
quickly follow.
PRIESTS KILLED.
London. July 27.-+The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Daily Express
wires as follows under yesterdays
"An Italian priest has Just arrived
here from Hen Slen. in Southern Huan,
Wnere the Italian bishop ana three
priests have been massacred after re-
Voting torture. This took place on
July i. Six hundred converts We're
massacred. after the women had been
subjected to hideous brutalitIes. Six
other priests fled TO the hills where
they We're probably Killed. The prizes,
who escaped had u pcrilous Journey 10
lipnS Kong He hid III colin on
BOARD Il river boat for seventeen DAVIS
TIE SAME POSITION.
Berlin, July 26.-The German FOREIGN
once which has received no addition
al news from China to-day. points ont
mat the conditions for mediation de
manded by President Mckinley. pub
ii5hed in Berlin this morning. place the
United states in substantially the
same position as Germany and France
Nevertheless the German 1ress con
times to assert that the WASHINGTON
FoEeInment is trying to part company
with the Powers. The Frcissinnice
|citung remarks: AN the Powers.
Win one exception refuse TO be de-
coiVed longer by Chinese double deal
lilS. That exception Is the United
states. Which has formally abandon
et the concert of the Powers"
PROOF or DISSENSION.
Another circumstance which has
made Il bad impression here is the re-
iusal of the American and British Adj
mirals TO vote to give Russia control
over the railroad to Tien TsiH. The
i}erl;ner TaScblatt says that this re-
rusai is proof of disscnsion among
the Powers. and can only encourage
the Chinese. The Kreuz Xeitung.
which repeats It's pessimistic views
concerning the harmonious action of
the Powers. asserts that the political
difficulties in the way of Il united ad-
vance upon Pe!tin are even greater
than the military difficulties. And it
declares that the action of the Ameri-
can and british -Admirals in the rail-
way matter has driven n wedge, not
to be underestimate into the entire
campaign OF vengeance"
SITUATION IN MANCHURIA.
London. July GA 80 a. m.-There is
little fresh news regarding the siti.a
ton in Manchuria. The Russians in
ilicted another serious defeat upon the
Chinese at Fort Echo on July 23d
From Kobe comes a report that eight
battaliona of Russians have been com
PEELED to leave Nladivostocl and Tinn
Tsin on account of the Manchuria
trouble.
kilograms have arrived at st. Pc
terSburS by n circuitous route dated
Pekin, June u. describing the origin of
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