The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-13
Murder of Ministers at Pekin
Took Place July 6.
Fighting Began in Evening and
Lasted All Night.
STREETS FULL OFDEAD
Not a Foreigner Was Left of the
Legation Party.
General Nieh Reaches Pekin
With 5000 Men.

London, July 13.-A news agency re-
port says that an official message re-
ceived in London states that all the for
eigners in Pekin were murdered July 6.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Mail says the following story re-
garding the position in Pelzin emanates
from Chinese official sources:
'sThe two remaining legations, the
British and Russian. were attacked in
force on the evening of July g. Prince
Tuan being in command. The attack
ers were divided. Prince Tuan COM
manded 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 o'clock in the morning, by which
time both legations were destroyed and
all the foreigners were dead, while the
streets around the legations were full
of the dead of both foreigners and Chi
nese. Upon hearing of the attack.
Prince Ching and General Wang Wen
ShaO went with troops to the assistance
of the foreigners. but they were out
numbered and defeated. Both Prince
Ching and General Wang Wen Shao
We're killed.
Prince Tuan. in celebration of the
victory. distributed 100000 taels and
huge quantities of rice to the Boxers. -
The Canton correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph, wiring July IL says:
Lii Hung Chang has decided to re-
main her, and the American gunboat
which was waiting to convey him en-
route to Pekin, will sail tomorrow
PRINCE TUAN DEFEATED
New York, July ia dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Shanghai
says:
The viceroy of Fuhkien has received a
dispatch from Pekin. dated July z an
nouncing that General Mich with 5000
men. has reached there from Lutai,
making long detour to the north.
He met and defeated Prince Tuans
army and rescued Prince Ching, but
lost $500 men in the operation
He is now trying to rescue General
Yung Lu and thus save what may be
left of the legations in Pekin. Mich is
favorable to the foreigners.
ALL MISSIONARIES ACCOUNTED
FOR.
New York, July 13.-A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Che Foo,
July 9. says:
Great joy reigns in Che Foo. inspired
by the safe arrival of every white mis-
siorary and every native preacher in
the Tien Tsin district hitherto unac-
counted for.
The steamer Shin Fling of Chinese
registry. but differed by American and
English brought in the refugees. to the
number of more than two hundred. They
report that more than fifteen thous-
and refugees to Tien Tsin and Taku
have been rescued from certain death
by the allied forces of the powers
The missionaries who arrived by the
Shin Fling were: Crawford, Perkins.
Block, Crawford. Hudson. Dawes, Ted
der, Partch. Burnham, Fitch, Fares
Parker. Hayes, Porter, Moon (Boon?)
Lowe, Thompson, Luce, Irwin Matter,
Hartwell Print, stephen, Dutton, Owen,
Neal and Cooper.
Every missionary in Shin Tung prov
ince and every native preacher of the
Methodist Tien Tsin district is now ac-
counted for.
The steamer sailed from an obscure
coaStwise port with her destination Sc
cret. The Rev. p. d. Bergen, one of
the refugees, made a gallant rescue
of foreign ministers near his station
at Tsin Toa, $50 miles southwest of Che
Foo. Mrs. Bergen and DIR. and Mrs. J.
B. Neale are among the refugees ar
irving on the Shin Fling. At Feng-Tzi
three Chinese converts were killed
Mrs Crossetti, of Wei Helm, brought
on with her party Davies and Johnson.
Fleming also escaped.
Watts and Fenton made a gallant
ride to Taku to bring the news of the
critical -s conditions in outlying Shan
Tung villages. They swan the Pei Ho
river twice and We're fired upon by the
natives at every village they passed
Hopkins, Partch. Luce and Ewing left
for Japan by tOday'S steamer The Rev
Mr.. Cornwall of Che Poo has greatly
distinguished himself by making three
trips into the interior to rescue mis-
sionaries-
The English mission at Cheng Chow
has been looted and burned
TELEGRAPH LINE CUT
New York. July 1S--The Commercial
Gable company sends out the following
I'VE are notified that the Great Nor
thern Telegraph company has received
notification from Shanghai that tele-
graphic communication with Che Foo
has been interrupted since yesterday
evening"
OFFICIAL INFORMATION LACK
ING.
London, July 13.@Though there does
not appear to be at this hour any JUS
tificatiCn for the statement that official
confirTna tion has been received here of
the massacre of the international col
ony at Pel<in, it is hardly doubted that
suchs confirmation will be the outcome
OF the present suspense The reDOrt
today saying an official message had
been received at London that all the
foreigners in Pekiu were murdered July
6, is said to have originated at the jap
anese legation. but inquiry there elicit
ed the statement that no telegram deal
ing with the situation at Pel1in had
reached the legation for some days. and
that nothing was known there lending
support to the story beyond the Shang-
hal tales published today The British
foreign Office is equally without con-
firmatory information, and the same
reply was received at the Chinese lega-
ton Official circles regard the state
ment as being a reiteratiOn of the
mornings rumors, especially as an in
terchange of inquiries indicated that
none of the embassies and miniStefies
had anything fresh corroborative OF the
story Lord Salisbury presided at a
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