Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02
CHINESE OUTBREAK.
Assertion That the Foreign Repre-
sentatives in Pekin Are Safe.
BRITISH MISSIONARIES MURDERED.


F, statement that there is still hope
~ but that it is constantly diminishing
is held here to define accurately the
. situation. The Chinese minister in
!. London, Sir Shin Chen Lo Feng Luh,
yesterday received telegram from
: Sheng, director of railways and tele-
graphs, to the effect that an imperial
decree, in the following terms, was
issued on July "a: at is fortunate
that all the foreign representatives
except Baron Won Ketteler are found
in safety and unframed. Provisions
in the shape of food stuffs, vegetables
and fruits will be supplied to the le-
cations in order to show our cour.
tesy"
The Morning Post goes so far as TO
assert that there is no direct commu-
nication between the Chinese author
| tiles in Pekin and London and that
the ministers are safe. However. this
may he, it is certain that the attempts
OF the French, Italian and other con
suls to get direct replies from Pekin
have utterly failed and it is pointed
out that the ability to supply the lega-
tons with fruit and vegetables in
wolves the conclusion that commu-
nlcatlon is not impeded by the box.
ers.
thus, despite the daily alienation
OF hopes and fears, the reiterated
Chinese assertions of the safety of the
ministers fail to carry conviction and
the decision Of the United States not
to delay military measures is taken
as the only possible course to pursue.
The Daily News says that negotia.
lions with the Chinese authorities,
II there be any in China, are useless,
1t turns out that as early as July IL |
an appeal from the emperor of China
to Queen Victoria, for mediation,
dated July 10 was handed the mar
quis of Salisbury and 1t understood |
other powers were not communicated |
with until July 20. !
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily express asserts that three YER
sions of Sir Claude MacDonald's let
ter OF July 6 are current there and
that it is believed all three originated
from Chinese sources. He adds. how
ever that Ii Hung Chang says the
legation party ought to reach .Tien
Tsin on Sunday.
The Morning Post correspondent at
Che Foo, wiring Wednesday, says there
is IA rnmor that Prince Ching res
cued the legations and conveyed them
to place of safety. Eighteen mis-
sionaries have been massacred at Tung
Chau, where the Chinese have been
buried. Gen. Alfred Gael has started
for Taku. i
The London Standard also COM
plains that the official declarations of
Washington have a "perceptibly I'M
certain sound' and says Washington
politicians use great many words to ]
say simple thing and this, we know,
is one device of people who wish to
slip out OF an unwelcome obligation.
1t is probable however, that when the ,
time for action arrives, President I
will not refuse to co-ope- 1
rate"
British M ssi0nariss Murdered. ]
London, July 2S.-The Daily Ex-
press has the following from Che Foo, c
dated July ~: -Four more British ?
missionaries have been murdered in t
the province of Shansi. News from t
native Christian sources says that for &
light days a general massacre of for n
signers has been in progress in the a
provinces of Honan and Shansi. The u
governor of Shantung has wired the h
'onsul here that he has prohibited the II
circulating of proclamation threat g
ming native Christians with death un- Il
ess they renounce Christianity" n
Imp"r"r William. Words TO III. Troop. 81
Berlin, July 2s.-The Lokal Anzei- n
'er says the emperor, addressing the W
roops at Bremerhaven before they st
allied for China yesterday, said the &c
Expedition was to avenge an outrage hi
ommitted against the sanctity of II
ambassadors and an unprecedented sa
reach of the right of hospitality. m
If you close with the enemy" said di
he emperor, remember this: Spare
obody Make no prisoners Use
our weapons so that for thousand bl
ears hence no Chinaman will dare be
'ok askance at any German. Open Sc
ne way for civilization only for ALL" III
Prince Tuau Killed. 1'l
London, July 2s.-The Shanghai Lt
correspondent of the Daily Express, TO
iring yesterday, said: at is report tn
here that large section of the wi
lxers has revolted against Prince su
uan' alleging that he is making tools list
them for his own ends. A desper- to
e conflict took ploce outside of pie
akin Sunday. Prince Tuan person
ly led his followers, two of his gem Da
ais having deserted him. The bat wi
lasted several hours and Prince ga
IAN was defeated and killed" esq
Legations Kenor'ed SAT. aud Sound. an
Brussels, July 2S.-The Belgian vice he
nsul ut Tien Tsin in a dispatch of
ted Che Foo, July 20, says: at is on,
rennrtad hare l'T;au u,.N