The Yale expositor., 1900-07-13
THERE IS reason TO HOPE.
Likely That Chinese Have Net
Attacked Ministers.
TlDlNGS OF GREAT JOY COME
DIspa tches Received at Three Capitals
State That the Representatives Are
Probably Safe - Prince Ching Comes
to Their Rescue.

to Their Rescue.
Washington, July 10.-The follow
ing telegram was received last night
by Minister WI from Sheng, director
general of the imperial telegraphs at
, Shanghai, dated yesterday:
July 3, two legations in Picking still
preserved. All ministers safe. Rebel
lious troops and rioters made attacks,
but suffer heavy losses"
London, July 10, 1852 a. mad
miral Bruce has sent a telegram to the
admiralty department from Taku un-
der date of July to the effect that
there are grounds for hoping that
Prince Ching, with his army, is at
Picking protecting the legations against
Prince Tuan, his army and the Box
! ers.
Brussels, July 10.-A Shanghai dis
patch of this date received here Says
! Chinese newspaper asserts that Prince
Ching's troops have arrived at Picking
to revictual the Europeans and defend
them against the rebels.
London, July 10.-Correspondents at
Shanghai say that the combined force
of Russians and Japanese have left
Tien-Tsin, following the railway as far
as Lang-Fang, and have swept thence
swiftly to the west attacking the Chi
nese eighteen miles north Of Tien-
Tsin and killing 1000 of them.
The Shanghai correspondent OF the
Standard says reports from Tien-Tsin
from Chinese sources, tell of a great
battle that has taken place in which
the Chinese lost heavily.
The allies at Tien-Tsin are short OF
provisions and suffer considerably from
"sniping."
Doubts Concerning Legations.
London, July 10.-The foreign con-
suls at Shanghai met July and OIL
cially announced that the legation at
| Pekin was safe July 4. The foregoing
statement, read with Consul Warrens
dispatch to the foreign office Saturday,
made it possible to believe that the le-
cations would hold out for number OF
days yet Having fought to a stand
still the first outbursts of fanatical
fury, it was believed that something
might intervene to save them. The
Shanghai correspondent Of the Express
telegraphing on Saturday at $40 p. m,
however, throws doubt upon Consul
Warren's information. He says: Tao
tai Sheng now admits that there was an
error in his communication to General
Warren. The date of the courier's ar
rivel at Chinen-Fu was July 3, which
does not apply to his departure from
Pekin. The journey from Pekin to
Chinen-Fu occupies five days. The
courier, therefore, could not have left
Pekin later than June %. The date Of
the massacre there, as given by Chi
nese reports, was June 80 or July l."
Tien-Tsin stnl Hard Pressed.
TienTsin is still hard pressed. A
Chinese force numbering from $4,000
to 100000 men, as estimated by incon-
elusive reconnaissance, floods the
country roundabout Iien-Tsin, COM
munication between which place and
Taku is apparently possible by river
only. A dispatch from Tien-Tsin,
dated July 3, says: "Since early
morning the Chinese have heavily
bombarded the settlements. Admiral
Seymour has ordered the women and
children conveyed to Taku at the ear
Hest possible moment" A Berlin
dispatch, dated yesterday, says: "a
dispatch from Tien-Tsin says the Rus
slams unsuccessfully bombarded the ma
tive town July 2. The strength of the
allied troops is about 10000. There
is no fresh news regarding the situa-
ton in Pekin." A Che-Foo dispatch to
the Express says the Russians have
landed 5000 men at Taku and the Jap
anese have discharged several trans
ports. The Japanese pushed on to
Tien-Tsin, leading in the subsequent
assault upon the native city. in which
their commander was killed.
Allies to Have $4,000 Men.
Ten more transports are engaged at
Japanese ports. With the 10000 Brit
ish India troops anoat and fresh ia
panese contingents the allies probably
will have $4,000 men ashore soon. The
disorders in the provinces appear to
be increasing in violence A Chinese
army is within forty miles of New
Chwang and the foreigners are pre-
pairing to abandon their homes. The
southern part of the province is swept
by raiders, destroying all works of the
white man except in spots garrisoned
by Russians. Proclamations have been
posted in all villages near Che-Foo
calling upon the loyal Chinese to rise
and expel the foreigner for introducing
among the pious Chinese an immoral
religion. Every good Buddhist Is ex-
pected to kneel three hours daily,