The sun., 1900-07-14
Al the Foreigners Murdered, Shanghai
Dispatches Say,
No Corroboration Of Any OF the Rumors OBJ
tstnabie- Gloomy Advices From Consul
General Goodnow Oficial Steps to Get
Messages TO Pekin Chinese Troops said to
Re Attacking Tten- n-Tsin-A Belgian Report
Of the Defeat Of Rebels Near Pekin-China
said 10 he Preparins for War with the
Powers Europe Forwarding Troops.

Special Cadt Dtsraichss 10 THE Sun.
LONDON. July The Shanghai correspond
ent Of the DAILY Express. In despatch dated
yesterday, sa, IS he has the authority Of the
consular body Tor stating In the most
emphatic terms thai no Official news Of any
desert, ton has come from Pekn sine, July 2.
wlen it was stated that the foreigners there
had been massacred on some date between June
% and June 80 or possibly July l. The cor
respondent adds that he has vauly offered
l.ON for any authentic news He further
say, rha one thing is absolutely certain. and
ia, /. that China is everywhere preparing
.nr with the Powers
The representative here OF the I hinese I'M
re-ill maritime Customs has re Ned a de-
spatch smllr TO that sent TO the state Depart
u.snt at Washington by Mr.. Goodnow. the
American Consult General at Shanghai.
TIE Timcss Shanghai correspondent says
that one statement that Is reiterated with
,ircumstanlis detail by the native
press deserves notice, though II Is not
confirmed from any official source. II is al
Iesed that information has been received
bv courier rom Pekin to Shinan-Fu,
where he arrived on July Z. that Gen.
Mel. who at the beginning Of the outbreak was
rep-oved by the throne for fri G on the Box
ers, has reached Pekin with 1900 troops after
king q long detour TO the northeast and
defeating a force Of Prince Tuan's followers
East Of Tuns-Chsu II is stated that he Il now
supporting Prince Ching and Gen. Yung-Lu.
Zen. Tung- Fah-sianGs troops are chiefly en-
saced in the operations around Tien-Tsin.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Telegraph
SAYS that the motto OF the Boxers, which Is in
scrtbed on Their faRs. calls for the overthrow
offhe dynasty and he expulsion OF for igners.
The Canton correspondent OF the Telegraph
says he understands that ri Hung Chang
will positively remain IN Canton until
Iheallieo have defeated Prince Tuan. when
n Sil go north and arrange terms
Tor cooperating with Prince Ching and
len Yung La. He adds that advices from
risn-Tsn are 10 tho effect that scarlet fever IL
prevalent there. Some ladies are said to have
become whle-ha!'ed from the horrors OF the
.iage
LONDON, July i3-The Central News says
mat ~ on hi telegram received In London
ms mOrnIn, announces that all the foreigners
N PehiH we're murdered on July 8 The tele-
.ram i al ! TO have reached one of the lega-
" d TO have cmanated from a Chinese
'sicul source.
To" Exchange Telegraph Company made
inquiries at the Japanese LEGATION concerning
he r. port The legation officials said that the
'imor had been heard by an attache. but that
10 tel graps had been received by the legation.
'nquri were also made at the British Foreign
Onlce hut no corrobora,ior Of the report had
been received here. At the Chinese Embassy
was stated that no news OF any kind had heen
ec ived to-day
IN the House OF Commons Under Secretary
brodric said that the report OF the murder OF
III the foreigners In Pekin on July 9 had rot
heen confirmed. The telegraph wires bet ween
shanghai and Cheloo were not working. and
he land lines had evidently ben cut. The
Foreign Office. Mr.. Brodrick added, received q
''b!egram YESTERDAY purporting to come from
he Emperor Of China
The statement Of the Central News il now
nor ughly discredIt'd There Is no conflrma-
'on OF the story from any quarter.
The B'lgian Government has received u
shanghai telegram which states. on Chinese
authority, that Gen. Nieh defeated the rebels
near Pekin and reli we'd Prince Ching and Gen.
lnng-ln, who were defending the Europeans.
lhr cable company here has received a
despatch from Shanghai stating that one tele-
gam line 10 thefoo has been restored, but
81 Blocked with business. This is interpreted "A
meaning that there is only a single wire
Working. and hat il has been requisrioned by
h'neSe oNfcials for mes ages OF local nature
N''hIns h's reached Londoa from Chefoo
nee Tues day. the place being practically cut
81 rom Geographic communication.