The Conway log cabin., 1900-07-10
WHOLE WORLD SHOCKED.
Reported Massacreof All Foreigners in Pekin By the Murder
 0us Boxers.
EDIc1 TO RID EMPIRE OF ALL CHRISTIANS.
Emperor Reported Dead From Effects of Poison He Was Forced to Take By Prince Taan, Leader of Boxrrs--ssany Natives sIsin-Powers Unablc to Ala Their Subjects.

Prince Tuan, LeaIer of Box-rs--Many
 Natives Slain n-Powers Unabic to Ala
 Their Subjects.
 Washingtor,g July s.-Snnsming up the situation in Chana from cable grams sent out from various points, there is little doubt of the fate of all foreigners in Pekin.
 Runners reaching Shanghi July 9th announced that the streets of Pekin were strewn with the remains of foreigners and native Christians.
 An edict has been issued ordering merciless extermination of all for eigners in the empire.
 The Chinese dead about Tien Tsin, where fighting has been going on for days, number thousands. The river from Tien Tsin to Taku is full of floating bodies. Dogs are feed- ing on many of these bodies along the banks, and the scenes are most sickening.
 l A large force of Boxers left Pekir July 4th to attack Tien Tsin, held by the allied forces. Li Hung Chang is said to be trying to raise a force of 100000 men to resist Prince Tusin, leader of the Boxers, who has dethroned the empress dowager and declared himself esn--' peror. Prince Tusin compelled Emperor Kwang Hu to suicide by taking poison.
 The empress dowager was also forced to take poison and is insane from the effects of the drug. It is impossible to tell when sufficient force can be landed to take Pekin,
 A cablegram from London says: Europe confesses itself helpless in the face of the Chinese situation, and accepts as inevitable the most infamous tragedy of modern times. Hundreds of men, women and chil- dren who are at the mercy of the !, blood-thirsty mob b-in Pellin are to be left to their fate because the Christian nations do not know how to rescue them." The United States government has been handicapped from the beginning of the trouble on account of incomplete informa- ton from her representatives in China Messages are garbled, and those sent in cipher are frequently unintelligible when received. Wash ington officials have abandoned all hope for the safety of Minister Conger and the members of his household. Many other Americans in Pekin have doubtless beeu mur- dered
 Secretary of State Hay has noti- fled the powers of the world, through our ambassadors and ministers, that this government will enter into any mutual arrangement which has for its object the restoration of law and order in China. The step was taken, 1t is understood, because of q re- quest from Germany that the Unit ed States define its position in rela- ton to the Chinese troubles. This action will probably necessitate the sending of l5,000 troops to China. Orders have been issued for the in mediate movement to this country of the Second, Fifth and Eighth regi- ments of infantrv, now in Cuba md Porto Rico, ana these will be for- warded by way of Chin to M Mnila, subject to any orders, when China IS reached, that conditions at the time warrant.
 A dispatch from Shanghai says that, acording to the best military estimates, 500,000 men will be nee essary to subjugate northern { ss. and that even then it will take two or three years. The forces of tho Chinese empire have gathered such motion that even Japan's full strength, launched now, will be tn- equal to the task of restoring order.
 Japan is reported to be landing an army at Peetanghs. to the north ward of Taku The Japanese gen- erals are believed to be about to move toward Pekin, following the plan previously formulated.
 An cdict of Prince Tnan's has reached Shanghai, ordering the southern viceroys to assemble the Chinese fleet and to attack the wars ships at Shanghai
 European and American residents in Shanghai are quite m q panic over what is viewed as the inade- quate military preparations of the powers.
 The Chinese minister at Wash- .