The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-30

them.
1t is obvious now that the object of Ii
Hung Chang's visit here is to SOW dis
cord between the allies through the con-
suls who virtually represent their gov
ernments, but he has not met with sue
cess as yet.
SHANGHAI STILL MENACED.
New York, July 30-A dispatch to the
Herald from Shanghai, says:
A municipal meeting has been conven-
ed for Tuesday, for the purpose of reor-
ganizing the defenceS of Shanghai, (which
are now admittedly inadequate to pro-
tect the place against a serious attack.
The number of possible assailants is
considerably greater than was originally
supposed. Moreover, a great many Of
f1cials who are apparently loyal do not
deserve to be trusted.
1 have just heard from an excellent
Chinese source a shocking instance of Of
fetal treachery. The then governor of
Shan Tung, Lii Ping Ling, left a month
ago for Pekin, being then imperial COM
missioner of the Yank Use war juntas.
He was considered loyal, yet couple of
days ago, on the way to Pekin, he enter
ed Kin Chow and ordered the soldiers of
his command to massacre the Christ
ians His soldiers killed 1000 native
Christians and one French priest
STILL CALLING FOR HELP.
Berlin, July 30.-The German consul at
Saturday, July %, to the foreign office as
follows:
1.-The German secretary of legation at
Pekin, Herr Bulow, writes July 21:
g Thanks for your news. July 10 the
condition of Cordes satisfactory. The re-
naming members of the legation are all
right. The detachment of the guards
lost ten killed and fourteen wounded.
The houses of the legation, much dam
aged by cannon fire, are held by the
guard. The attack of the Chinese troops
on US ceased July 16. Speediest possible
advance of relief troops urgently neces-
sary.
The Cordes mentioned in the above
dispatch is the second interpreter of the
German legation. He was with Baron
Won Ketteler when the latter was muir
dered, and himself was wounded. He es-
capped to the legation.
SAFETY FURTHER CONFIRMED
Brussels, July 9O-A dispatch from the
Russian admiral. Alexieff, dated at Tien
Tsin, July 30 and communicated to the
foreign office, states that the latest news
confirms the report that the foreign min
listers at Pekin are out of danger.
HOLDING BACK NEWS.
New York, July 3O.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Shanghai, says:
A telegram was received yesterday
from Missionary Morgan at Shinan Flu
stating that in Shan 81 province the ma
tiVeS and converts were being maSsacred
and that five more foreigners had been
murdered.
Taoti Sheng yesterday made public
ing the murder of the foreigners who re-
mained in Pao Ting Flu and the burning
of all the foreign premises. He brazen-
ly stated that he had kept this news
back since the 18th.
Chinese hordes are now deluging the
province of Chi Lii with Christian blood.
More than 1900 persons have already
been butchered. The Catholic cathedrai
at Huh Fung Kow is besieged and the
inmates are doomed.
Yu Sien, the governor Shan 81, has or
dered that all missionaries and converts
be maSSacred.
Chow, Ngan Whei province, has been
burned.
crisis is fast approaching here.
Warships are concentrating. Great ac-
t1Vlty IS manifest among the Chinese.
Orders have been sent to all the forts
and garrisons to be strictly on their
guard. 1t is rumored that 10000 troops
have been secretly moved to the vicin-
ity of Shanghai and Woo Sung.
The arsenal in Nan King has been or
dered to supply large quantities of
swords and axes. Numbers of boxers
from Nan King are spreading over the
hal and the neighborhood disguised as
coolies and priests.
LONDON AT LAST CONVINCED.
London, July 30.-The British consul
at Tien Tsin telegraphs to the foreign
office today that a letter from a Japa-
legations we're safe July %. There had
been no firing on the legations since
July II. The consul adds:
"A reliable messenger, who failed to
enter Pekin, but reached there, returns
stating that there was no firing on the
legations between July Is and July 49,
In view of this evidence the British
government is convinced that the lega-
tiOns are safe.
PRIVATE MESSENGER SYSTEM.
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the Washington cabinet has taken from
the beginning, that with the exception
of Baron Won Ketteler, the legationers
at Pekin were alive long after the date
which was said to have marked their
massacre, is being slowly but surely
confirmed. The most important contri-
button in support of our governments
position since the receipt of the Conger
autograph letter, representing the for
eign minister to have been alive on July
4, came today from United States Con-
sui Fowler at Che Foo. The letter re-
ferred to by the consul as coming from
the German legation at Pekin, is sup
posed here to have been an autographic
letter and as such absolutely removed
from the possibility of fraud The jap
anese report is also understood to have
come down to sea without having passed
through Chinese hands. 1t was one of
the first results of the private mesSen-
ger system inaugurated by the COM
manders of the allied forces. Taken in
conjunction, the two reports submitted
by Mr.. Fowler added Overwhelmingly
to the weight of the testimony in favor
Of the existence of the legationers.
General Chaffee whose arrival is re-
ported by cable this morning from Che
Foo certainly has made remarkable
time in going from Nagasaki to Taku
in two days, showing that the transport
Grant must have been pressed to her
utmost. The generals horses are ex-
pected to arrive there in about week.
when the forward movement on Pekin
probably will begin.
WOUNDED DOING WELL
Washington, July 30-General Greely.
chief signal officer, has received a cable
message from Lieut. Stamford, the vol
unteer signal officer serving at Taku.
China, with the Ninth infantry It is
dated Che Foo, July 27, and is as fol-