The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-20
TIE LAST HOPE Is GONE.
Growing Certainty That All of the
Foreigners in Picking Have
Been Massacred.
NEWS COMES FROM CHINESE SOURCES.
Troops Attempt Relief But Are Re-
pulsed by the BOxers-POwers Have
Exhausted Their Means to Get Di-
rect News, But Believe the Worst
Has Happened.


Exhausted Their Means to Get Di-
rect News, But Believe the Worst
Has Happened.
London, July lathe Shanghaicorre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says the
following story regarding the position
in Picking emanates from Chinese Off
cial sources:
1.-THE two remaining legations, the Brit
ish and Russian, were attacked in force on
the evening of July 6. Prince Tuan being
in command. The attackers were divided
Prince Tuan commanded the center, the
right wing was led by Prince Tsai Yin and
the left by Prince Yin Lin The reserves
were under Prince Tsin Yu. The attack
commenced with artillery fighting, which
was severe and lasted until seven o'clock
in the morning, by which time both lega-
cations were destroyed and all the for
eigners were dead, while the streets around
the legations were full of the dead bodies
of both foreigners and Chinese. Upon
hearing of the attack Prince Ching and
Gen. Wang Wen Shao went with troops
to the assistance of the foreigners, but
they were outnumbered and defeated
Both Prince Ching and Gen. Wang Wen
Shao were killed. Two foreigners are said
to have escaped through the gates, one
with heavy sword wound in his head.
Prince Tuan, in celebration of his victory,
distributed 10000 taels and huge quantities
of rice to the Boxers"
Looks Very Gloomy.
London, July ia terrible veil of
silence enshrouds Picking, and there
is nobody but believes the worst has
happened. 1t is taken for granted that
all the powers have exhausted every
means to get direct news from their le-
cations, and the fact that their eff
forts have been vain leaves but one in
depreciation.
The Chinese representative in Berlin
denies the statement that Ii Hung
Chang had sent to him a hopeful tele-
gram. He says that, on the contrary,
no direct telegram has been received
by him from Ii Hung Chang for some
time past.
Confirms Harris Message.
New York, July 10. = A dispatch to
the Herald from Shanghai says: A
private letter from Picking. dated June
"a and received at Tientsin June 3d.
says:
1--WE are in danger of death. Thirty
thousand troops are attacking. Only
three days food is left
mo news comes of troops. If no re-
lief comes all seems hopeless.
'Mallien's store has been burnt and the
Hotel de Picking bombarded. The Ital-
ian, Dutch, American and part of the
British legations have been burnt"
This confirms Sir Robert Harris de-
spairing message of the same date.
To Send Army of 10000.
Yokohama, July 13.-Though no de-
cision has yet been announced it is
certain that Japan will send nearly So
600 troops to China. The press agrees
that the dispatch of so large force is
a duty in the interests of humanity
but asserts that a large measure of
responsibility for the troubles rests
upon Russia and Germany because OF
their arbitrary action in China.
Russians Advancing.
Shanghai, July l3.-It is confirmed
from apparently trustworthy sources
that 10000 Russian troops are ad.
vancing from the north.
Demand by Secretary Hay.
Washington, July IL. = Secretary
HAY has demanded of the Chinese
government that the state depart
ment be put in communication with
Minister Conger at Picking without
delay. This demand, which is rather
strong word to use in this connec-
ton, was made upon Mr.. WI, the
Chinese minister in Washington, who
has no doubt laid the matter before
his government in roundabout way
through Sheng, the director of the
Chinese telegraph system.
Hope Abandoned.
Washington. July 1.-THE state de-
partment has abandoned its hope that
Minister Conger is alive and the OH
Gals of the department are firmly con-
WINGED that general massacre OF for
eigners has taken place in Picking. The
Chinese minister. Mr.. WI, has under
taken to get through a cipher cable
message from Secretary Hay to United
States Minister Conger at Picking and
to have the answer brought back II Mr.
Conger is alive. The message was pre-.
pared by Secretary Hay and its con-
tents are unknown to anyone save him.
1t was sent to Shanghai Wednesday
with explicit instructions from Minis
ter WI TO spare no efforts or expense
to get it into the hands of Mr.. Conger'
Russia Aroused.
St. Petersburg, July IA. = Russia is
aroused almost to state of frenzy by
the report from Admiral AleNyeff that
NJ. de Giers and the entire legation have
been murdered in Picking after being
subjected to the most horrible torture
Nine. de Giers also suffered a tate
worse than death, and was beaten and
tortured with sharp sticks until life
was extinct.
strike Again.
o. T:. J,,ly 1n-Tha strife