New-York tribune., 1900-07-03
.ANKLETY IN LONDON.
GLOOMY VIEWS ENTERTAINED REGARD
ING THE FATE OF THE LEGA-
TIONS AT PEKING.
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IBv CABLE To THE TRIBUNE
London July 8, 1 2 n-The pessirists have
again come 10 the front and they have official
dispatches 70 confirm their fears There is no
longer any reason 10 doubt that the German
Minister was murdered in 2ektng that the
American. Italian Dutch and other legation
houses have been burned. and that the foreign
ers have taken refuge in the British Embassy,
and are short Of supplies, hard pressed and re-
duced &c great extreuiries. while fighting still
proceeds IN Tien-Tsin. There has been revo-
luton in Peking. by which Prince Tuan has
dethroned the Empress and Emperor and has
made his son Emperor. The facts about the
revolution in the palace are still obscure, but
5- Is evident THAI there has been Z state Of
anarchy in the capital, with twenty thousand
soldiers fighting inside the walls and many
outside, and that the legations are at the mercy
q nobs Of armed men who are bent upon de-
st-oyiug all the foreigners. There are persistent
runors that the allied forces have already en-
tered The capital, after defeating the Chinese
regulars and the Boxers, but these are appar-
entity premature and are based upon the occu-
patton of Tien-Tsin.
TIE tidings OF the murder Of the German
Minister have reached every Foreign Office in
Europe and the gIoouiest views are enter
tslue6 II diplomatic circles respecting the fate
@. -ne Embassies. Three dates are mentioned
IN connection with the street attack upon the
Minister and each Is earlier than that Of Sir
Robert Harr's dispatch, in which no reference
was made 10 il The Secretary Of the German
Embassy cannot have made any mistake re
specrng the assassination Of his chief, and it
IS admitted with great reluctance that the
position of every Embassy was critical eight
DAYS ago Men well informed doubt whether as
many as & thousand foreigners were in Peking
OF June 26 They assert that the number was
probably about six hundred including the
.aval guards. Peking was evidently n the
hands q uncomfortable r1obs Of soldiers, and
ne de-lverance OF the legations, Il II has been
Effected win be little less than q miracle
Details of the condition OF Peking, related
IN the press dispatches. show that responsive
government had weIInigh ceased IN the capital
week ago Prince Tuan unless ali signs ral!'
has become the Dictator Of China and the
ioeroys north and south, are called upon
either 70 sanction the usurpation or 70 slaIu
oat for the Empress as the responsible ruler oi
China
Yesterdays news created a most painfnI m
Preston n London Many Of the best informed
hsn admitted frankly that the fate OF the In
bssEles was sealed and that the violent and
-nrsas0nlng anti-foreign policy had teTnporaIliy
F-umphe5- The murder Of the German MN
sier was regarded as an unerring sign lhHl
Fs Emperor would insist upon receiving q
province as compensation, since ne had Fa'7u
ne injuries of two missionaries al so hlgh d
Vice Il al the Embassies had neen "lpeo
oat there would be similar demands ror dam
esS and satisfaction, ana unless Prince u7H
Ssfe driven from the stronghold Of power there
toaid b. no practical method Of assessing the
a3 and Liabilities except annexation All
Excursions on 50 puzzling and confuseo d
-szton are premature and indiscreet' nut aP-
1eaty China has ceased 70 be anything more
sA geographical expression or title on lAe
N and The vast hives Of excitable populA'ioi'
PASSED nornentarily under the sway
rlnee Tuan. the worst enemy OF forelEheiS
= european and American trade ana ciViil-@-
sa N F.