Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-07-26


way line from Aigun to Ssghalien.
They are well supplied with artillery
and have large quantities Of muni-
tions.
ANTI CHRISTIAN PROCLAMATION.
CHE-Foo, July 10, via Shanghai,
Wednesday, July 1s.-The Fantal Of
Shan-TuBg, the highest legal official
Of the Province and next in rank to
the Governor, has issued to the Mag
istrates Of the Province the following
anti Christian letter, which purports
to be addressed to and record q con-
versation between the Governor and
the Fantal. The Fantal is notoriously
anti. Christian, and his letter cannot
fall TO have evil consequences. The
letter is as follows:
"According to your remarks to me
when speaking on the subject Of
Boxers, who declare themselves
the enemy of all Christians
from the time Of the settlement Of the
Pinguayan AFFAIR and Brooks murder,
they have increased like a swarm of
bees, and their power has grown day
by day. The Provinces Of shan-Tung
and Chill are filed with them. Be-
ginning ct Pekin and Tien- -Tsin, they
have burned churches, murdered
Christians and prosecuted other peo-
pie. On this account soldiers were
dispatched, and the trouble increased
so that IL seems endless.
"This calamity has as it's source the
native Christians, who have clothed
themselves with the power Of for
eigners. Relying on this power, the
native Christians have inaulted the
people to such an extent as to engen-
der the greatest hatred, and the oc-
casion has been taken advantage of
by lawless men to carry out evil de-
signs, as burning and robbing.
"What, therefore, can be considered
a good method to stop the trouble2
To stop the pot boiling over, the fuel
must be pulled out from below, but
the native Christians are part of
our people, and since they have been
deceived by the foreigners they
have left the right road. If they could
be brought back to the pathway they
would be our loyal people again. In
this way mutual hatred would
cease and tranquility be restored.
Therefore, we exhort you, accord
ing to the instructions of our govern
ment and authorize all Magistrates to
compel native Christians to return to
their former religion and make them
give security that they will not again
enter q Christian church. All fur
niture OF churches and Christians is
to be oonhscated, and proclamations
are to be issued exhorting the people
to abstain from robbing Christians
who renounoed their faith.
"This will be the best plan to cause
the present troubles to cease, and tits
the duty Of all wise and good men to
oonsidor shss pIsn fUr seoppfss ere
present calamities."
RUSSIA HAS DECLARED WAR.
LONDON, July 19.-Amid the volum-
inous batch OF stories Of one kind and
another that have reached London
during the past twenty-four hours
there are three points that demand
particular attention.
The first Is that Russia has definitely
declared war upon the Chinese gov
ernment, Germany as well as France
having followed suit by adopting
measures which are equivalent to g
proclamation of hostilities.
The second Is that Tien- -Tsin, the
third largest city OF the Chinese EN-
pire, with q population Of 1000, 900 in
habitants, has been reduced to ashes
and looted by the allies. \
The third point ia the conviction
which has been reached that old Ii
Hung Chang, the viceroy Of Canton,
has beenplaying the role Of q traitor
to his foreign friends and acquain-
tances, and that despite all of his
professions Of good will for the for
eigners, be has been all along In
league with the imperial authorities
at Pekin, especially with Prince Tuan
and with the Dowager Empress, play
ing their game in his dealings with
the allied Powers.
DEFINITE NEWS OF MASSACRE,
81. PETERSBURG, July 19.-Haif .
million troops are being mobilIzed
near Moscow, and all these are being
dispatched daily in several thousand
lots through Eastern Siberia to China.
The Government has received def
mite news from source regarded en-
tirely trustworthy that all the Min
isters and foreigners in Pekin were
massaored on July 8.
DETAILS OF PEKIN MASSACRE.
LONDON July 19.-The Shanghai
correspondent OF the daily Erpress
says;
"Intense Indignation is felt here at
the honors which the British in Hong
Kong have accorded to III Hung
Chang, who is looked upon In Shang-
hal as the originator of the whole
fiendish anti-foreign plot.
ga Chinese merchant who has Just
arrived from Pekin, gives horrible de-
tails OF the massacre. He says he saw
European women hauled into the
street by shrieking Boxers, who
stripped them and hacked them 10
pieces. Their discovered limbs were
tossed to the crows and carried of
with howls OF triumph. Some were
already dead, having been shot by the
foreign civilians.
"He says he saw Chinese soldiers
carrying the bodies of many white
children aloft on their spears, while
their companions shot at the bodies.
he gives other details, too horrible to
be parti,ularized here.