The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-07

were exhausted" continues the dis
patch "the Chinese fiends closed In
upon the legations and butchered all
those who remained alive. Afterwards
they set fire to the legation buildings
In which the remains OF the victims
were consumed in one horrible holo-
caust."
The dispatch woes not state the
source from which the news of this
confirmation is received. but IL Is
thought that this IS indicated by an
other Shanghai dispatch which states
that the Taotai at Shanghai now ad-
mits that no legation exists in Pekin.
They are said TO have been extermina-
ted. and it is admitted that no for
eigners have been left alive.
TUAN's ATROCITIES.
Reports of the atrocities committed
by Prince Tuan upon the Chinese are
appalling. He had four thousand
leading Chinese butchered. IL is said,
for merely daring to petition him TO
control the orgie OF blood and restrain
his followers. The dispatch concludes
with the announcement that Ex-Vice-
roy Ii Wang Wen Chao has been killed
by the Boxers,
Reports from natives who left Pekin
June "a continue to arrive, but they
are, to a large extent merely varia-
tions of the stories already published.
CoNGER's LAST DISPATCH.
A dispatch from Taku says that the
las. message from Edwin III. Conger,
the United States minister at Pekin.
brought there by runners. reads as fol-
lows:
I've are besieged. The provisions
are becoming exhausted and the situa-
tion is desperate. The relief force should
advance and give us notice by signal.
Runners also confirm the report OF
the burning of the native city OF Pc
kin.
FEAR THE WORST.
In London Il Is hardly doubted that
the worst has happened. though the
friends OF those who were besieged at
Pekn cling to the last slender hope
that Sir Robert Hart, the inspector
general OF customs, who was thor
oughly trusted by the Chinese, man
aged by the promise OF bribes to in
duce the Boxer" leaders TO protect
the women and children from the vio-
lence OF the mobs.
MUST HAVE HARMONY.
Berlin. July IA semi-onicial note
says: I'm replying to Japan's request
for news of the Powers attitude to-
regarded the maintenance of harmony
among the Powers as OF prime inn
portance and would, accordingly. as
sent 10 any measures not objected to
in other quarters.
MINISTER WI ANXIOUS.
Washington, July mo one in
Washington is more anxious to hear of
the safety OF the foreign legations in
Pekin than Mr.. WI. the Chinese min
lister. lie carefully reads every word or
Chinese news that appears in the pa
pers and eagerly asks all the report
ers who call upon him for the late de-
velcpments in the Chinese situation.
He also keeps in close touch with the
officials In WASHINGTON and makes Pc
riodical visits 20 the state department
TO ascertain II any intelligence has
come to hand.
His interest In what is transpiring is
OF the keenest character as he realizes
the grave danger With which his coun-
try Is threatened. Mr.. WI while APP
prehensive of what may have happen
ed asa result OF the existing disturb
ance IN Pekin and other parts OF north
ern China. still ciings TO the hone that
the reports which have come OF the
sacking OF the legations AMI the MUIR
der OF the ministers have been exag-
gerated and that when the truth be-
comes known affairs Will not be In the