Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-18

gnu NSit iSNeiNlHt the or
the Government. This is two days
after the reported massacre. Minister
WI laid the message before Secretary
Hay.
The text of the dispatch is as fol-
lows:
THE utmost efforts have been made
to protect the foreign ministers. who
were we'll on the 18th Chinese calen-
oar corresponding to our July %. If
Tlen Tsin city should be destroyed ii
would be difficult to restore the same
IN 100 years. Request the Powers to pre-
serve II, as the consequences would
effect Chinese and foreign commerce.
Earl Ii Hung Chang is transferred TO
north China as viceroy to Chi Lii.
fiease transmit this dispatch to the
MINISTER'S at other capitals"
rms dispatch. which is dat,L July 16,
was signed by Niceroys I.iu Kun vi
ana Chang Chih Tung, of Marking and
Wuchang. respectively, and also by
SncnS. director of posts and telegraphs
NJ Shanghai 1t was addressed to the
Chinese minister in London, and by
him transmitted to Minister Wu under
to-days date
IN accordance with the request con-
tanned in the cablegram Minister Wu
asked Secretary Hay to agree, with
the other Powers. to preserve Ticn
Isin from destruction. The Secretary's
answer was not made public. but Min
ister Wa fears that the destruction has
already occurred He regarded the
telegram as perfectly authentic.
CATHOLIC MISSION DESTROYED.
Washington. July i7.-The Secretary
OF state has received Il dispatch from
Mr.. Allen. the American Minister in
Corca. saying that the Boxers on Sat
urday. July IA. destroyed Catholic
mission three miles from the Corcan
boundary and fifty miles rom the
American mines.
BRITISH LEGATION STANDING.
London. July l7.-Willam Prl;chard-
Morgan, member OF Parliament for
Alerthyr Tydvil to-day received by
cable positive assurances from
source upon which he relies that the
British legation at Pekin was still
standing July 9. and also that Lii Hung
Chang left Canton this morning 10
take supreme command at Pekn.
IL HUNG CHANG.
Hong Kong. July 17.-Iill the foreign
Consus in Canton had an interview
with Ii Hung Chang July II. but failed
To diSsunde him from going North. Ii
lIunS Chang is said to have accepted
full responsibility for any disturbance
in Canton during his absence. He
takes the Vceregal seal along with
him. thus preventing the issue of proc
lamations while he is away.
Ii Hung Chang is expected to reach
Hong Kong to-day. and will see the
Governor tomorrow. Afterwards he
will proceed northward.
The Black Flag Chief Iiu zee. is
moving his forces preparatory to
marching overland to PelSin. The
Chinese are glad of this, as they think
Canton will he safer without Liu zee
while Ii Hung Chang is away.
ANOTHER MASSACRE.
London. July 1S.-Accot ding to Il dis
patch from Shanghai To the Daily
Mail. dated Yesterday. a massacre oc-
ital Of the Province OF Shan ST, forty
foreigners and hundred native con-
verts being killed
CHINA AGAINST RUSSIA.
London, July 1S.-The Daily Mail
publishes IL sensational dispatch from
ST. Petersburg. dated Monday, which
asserts that there is no doubt that
China has declared war against Rus
STA.
The Russian press" says The CORE
spondent. lis restricted to the pubica-
ton of official details, and the puDiica-
tion of many dispatches from the
front has been prohibited. hear,
however. from n reliable source that
the Chinese troops and the Boxers
seized Il Russian transport vessel la
den with munitions near Aigun ton the
Amur river. about IS miles from the
Russian fronticr). killing almost the
entire Russian escort.
They next suddenly attacked and
bombarded the town of Blagovccheak
Capital OF the Amur government. on
the-Aiaitii--fiperl,-i garrison held
out bravely, but was finally over
whemed Nearly all persisted, and the
town was burned
MANCHURIA DISTURBANCES.
London. July 1s.-4 n. m.-'rhe news
of the Manchuria disturbances is not
regarded as justifying the serious view
attributed by the Daily Nails adviceS.
Amur is boundary territory between
Eastern Siberia and Manchuria. The
district has been the scene of local dis
turbanccs for n long time owing to the
provocative conduct of the Cossacks
toward the twenty five thousand Chi
nese employed i'm the construction Of
the Russo Manchurian railway
Several serious collisions have oc-
CURED between the Cossacks and the
Chinese troops. One happened several
weeks ago. when two Russian officers
and sixteen men We're killed. The eX-
tension of the Boxer movement to Man
churia has resulted in a great destruc-
ton Of the railway, compelling the
Russians to withdraw their officials
The Chinese tried to stop the Russian
steamer Michael carrying ammunition
ana the steamer SelenGa. with the Rus
sian frontier commission on board
from passing up the Amur at Aigun
They fired on the steamers. woundine
an ofhcer and a few men. but the
steamers reached Blagoveschensk. The
local Chinese commander at Aicen
seems to have sent the Russians a sort
of ultimatum TO quit Manchuria
Inc chinese. according to the Daily
Mails st. Petersburg CORRESPONDENT
nave thrown up Notifications and
placed forty guns al a point l. miles
from Aigcn. 10 diSnrtn tho r.ro.r,.1a..s. -