The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-07-14
TWO CHINESE ARMIES
Powers See a Ray of Light in Prince
Ching's Attitude.
With 10000 Troops lie IL Combating the
BoK-rs and.Prot-otins tho Legations at
Pekin- Contradictory Reports Re-
RnrdinR safety Of Ministora


London, July 1O.-With the foreign
ers in Peltin probably safe amid civil
war, with Prince Ching on their side,
with the powers united and their
forces constantly increasing, the out
look in China is now rather more
hopeful than il has been for month
past. II appears kom the cautious
statement given out by Taotai Shang
in Shanghai that the reason that the
heavy guns bearing on the legations
at Pekin were not used is that Prince
Ching. whs is served by 10000 troops,
seized all the artillery ammunition.
Shcng likewise intimntes that Yung
Lu, commander-in-ch of the north
ern army is associated with Prince
, Ching in opposing Prince Tuan's fe-
rooous. designs and dietatorial ambi-
tion. Sheng, who appears to be the
sole Shanghai conduit of PelSin news,
cheers the foreign consuls by these
confidential communications, but
thkes excessive precautions to pre-
vent the Chinese from thinking him
friendly to the foreigners.
Shanghai Report, Wholesale MNsacres-
London, July s.-The massacre of
I the foreign ministers, the women and
the children and the European guards
after Is days of hopeless resistance
is conhrmed, says a dispatch from
Shanghai, dated July 6 and received
In Tendon. when the ammunition
and food were exhausted continues
the dispatch, "the Chinese fends
closed In upon the Legations and
butchered all those who remained
alive. Afterwards they set the lega-
tion buildings on fire, in which the
remains of the victims were con-
sumed in one horrible holocaust"
The dispatch does not state the
source from which the news Of this
confirmation is received.
Reports of the atrocities commit
ted by Prince TuaR upon the Chinese
are appalling. He had 1000 leading
Chinese butchered, 1t is said, for
merely daring to petition him to con-
troll the orgie of blood and restrain
his followers.
Japan willing to Assume . Task.
London, July s.--The japanese min
lister, Kato Takaald, received a cable
dispatch from Toxic giving his gov
ernment's reply to Great Britain's
question as to whether, with the con-
sent of the other powers, Japan is
willing to send large reinforcements
to China. japan replied that she was
prepared to carry out the suggestion
and that one division would be dis
patched Immediately.
II is said that Japan is to be oom-
pensated for,the work she is about to
undertake in the common cause. HeI
military preparations are very exten
sivc and the campaign is certain ts
involve heavy cost. II would be un
just TO expect Japan to meet thfI
herself. She has NO missionaries In
China and consequently Is perhaps
less interested selhshly than any @
the powers In the terrible happeningi
in Shang Tung and Pekin. II Is con
iectured that this question of compen
sation is after all what has causeC
the apparent delay In the resumption
of the campaign against Pekin, bu
! It is believed that this having beel
now asiissd, military operation
will progress rapidly.
, II the powers have agreed Npon tn
, form ,Japan's indemnity is to assume
the facts canuot be ELECTED here. Tn
: impressions however, is that there wi
= be a msney indemnity, the belief bein
, based on the fact that such Is tn
1 only form of Indemnity so far sue
e gested that would be the least llkel
e to arouse international jealousles.
Attacks Renewed BY Chinese
London, July 1O.-The latest new
from Tien Tsin reports renewe
= Chinese attack July 6 with IL gun
: The allied forces replied with the CUR
landed from the British frst-clas
cruiser Terrible, and a mixed force {
1000 men made sortie under cow
of the fire Of the naval brigade an
attacked the Chinese. who retire
4 after seven hours fighting.
p Earlier dispatches record seve.
fighting, notably on July and Ju
q 3, when the Chinese developed une
4 pected strength and did conslderab
= damage with artillery. At the bridi
n near the French settlement there w
e hard fighting at close quarters, 4
) Russians with a 6atling gun final I
compelling the Chinese to retil
though they suffered heavily. Il
operations, however, were In no w
;, decisive, later messages showing I
Chinese were still full of fght.
Japan Rushing Troops to China
II Yokohama, July l0.-The Cover
l. ment has decided to Immediately d
o patch $4,000 men and 5000 horses
l. China. The newspapers in indorsi
l. this action point out that should I
q foreigners at POkin perish, Jap
\ | rould not he nbsOlyed from blame