Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-07-30
DELUGED WITH
CHRISTIAN BLOOD
The provinces OF Chi Ii Is Given
Up to ButcherIes-AIready
1000 Victims.
BOXERS DISGUISE AS PRIESTS
They 0verrun the zane IRE Val
Iey-Mlnister KettIers Body
Buried by Chinese.
REPORTS STILL cOFLlCTING

ChefO0, July 27-The japanese con.
sui at Tien Tsin sent a runner July
18th to Pekin. On the 10Th the run
ner left Pekin bringing cipher tele-
gram to the Japanese government. 1t
reads: "We are defending ourselves
against the Chinese very well, but
now the attack is stopped. We will
keep up to the last of the month, al
though 1t will be no easy task. Japa-
nese casualties killed. Kosima, di-
plomatic attache, captain and one
student, also few marines wounded
five or six; slightly wounded, very
many. The Che Foo consul says moth
ling was written about other minis
terS."
Shanghai, July 3O-A telegram was
received from Missionary Morgan at
Shinan Flu, stating that in Shan 81
province natives and converts we're
being massacred, and five more min
isters- have been murdered. Taotai
Sheng yesterday made public the tele-
gram received July 10, confirming the
murder of foreigners who remained in
Pao Ting Flu, and the burning Of all
foreign premises. He brazenly stated
he had kept the news back since July
10th. Chinese hordes are deluging the
province Of Shi Ii with Christian
blood, More than 1000 persons have
already been butchered. The Catho-
llc cathedral at Huh Fung Kow. was
besieged and the inmates doomed.
Yu Sien, the governor of Shan ST. or
dered all missionary converts massa-
cred. a crisis is fast approaching
here. Warships are concentrating.
Great actiyityis manifest among the
Chinese. Boxers. from Nankin are
over the Yang Use valley, |
many are going to Shanghai and the
disguised as coolies and
priests.
Tien Tsin, July p, via Shanghai,
July 80 The latest advices from Pc
kin under date OF July Is, say the le-
cations are holding out. Chinese at
tackled the Legations the night Of July
10th, but were led intoa trap by the
Americans and British and thousands
of men were killed. Afterwards they
continued bombarding the legations
more freely.
Among the Chinese killed was Gen
eral Ma. The legations were subse-
quently attacked with constantly in
creasing fury. These advlces were
brought from Pekifi by courier.
Washington, July 3O-The secretary
Of state received at midnight, dis
patch from Mr. Fowler, the American
consul at Chefoo, dated July 10th.
Fowler says: "a letter from the
German legation, dated the 21st inst,
received at Tien Tsin. German loss
is ten killed and twelve injured. The
Chinese ceased their attack the 18th.
Baron Won Ketteler's body is said to
be safe. Austrian, Dutch and Span
ish legations destroyed, the French
partially. A letter from the japanese
legation, dated July 22nd, arrived at
Tien Tsin the 25th. Ten battalions OF
Chinese shelled the legations consecu-
lively, from the goth Of June, stopping
the 18th Of July, but may renew. The
enemy are decreasing. German, Rus
sian, American, British, and half of
the japanese and French legations are
still defended. The Japanese say
they have food for six days, but little
ammunition. The emperor and en-
press are reported at Pekin."
London, July 3O-The latest news
from the far east seems consistent
with the theory that the Chinese gov
ernment, has the foreign ministers
alive but means to treat them as hos