New-York tribune., 1900-07-02

London, July "a dispatch to THE Express"
from Marking. June 80, says;
French priests here have received reports that
the public execution of foreigners has been in
progress since June 20. The news comes by run
ners from French priests at Pekng, who state
that they administered the last rites to the con-
demned men.
Marking cables, dated Sunday, say that Vice
roy Liu Yum Yih received a telegram from Cen
| eraI Yulu on Saturday, stating that the German
Minister has been murdered at Peking. Yulu.
who escaped from Tien-Tsin to Pao-Ting- Flu,
! also teIegraphed:
Position desperate. Implore your help. For
eign troops of eight natonalitieS entering Pektng
to the number Of thirty thousand or forty thou
sand. 1 cannot hold out four days.
Liu Yum Yih has received this from General
Yuanshikai;
Foreign troops victorious at Tien-Tsin. They
will enter Peking Immediately.
Outbreaks of the Boxers appear TO be immi-
nent at Canton. The feeling of unrest steadily
Increases The Boxers from Ping-Tu were
marching on Sunday on Che-Foo. General Yuan
shikai feared for the town and sent to the war
ships for forces.
A small riot occurred at Che-Foo on Saturday.
Fifty-two refugees who had arrived from New
Chwang aver that the Boxers have destroyed
the railway north Of Port Arthur. and that all
the American and English residents are leaving
General Yuanshikai. commanding the best for
eign drilled troops in China. has given notice
10 the German Governor of Kiao-ChaU that he
will not permit the proposed German expedition
to Wei-Hien TO rescue Chalfont and the Misses
Bowden and Hawes. the American missionaries
in the hands of the Boxers. The missionaries
at Pao-Ting-Fu were reported to be safe
June %.
A correspondent in Shanghai learns from an
official source that the Chinese are laying tor
pedoes between Shanghai and the Kiang-Nan
arsenal
Agents of the Boxers are busy in Shanghai
provoking hatred of foreigners.
Nothing has been heard from the column
which relieved Admiral Seymour five days ago
and then proceeded toward Peking, but as it
takes at least two days to communicate between
Tien-Tsn and Che-Foo there is nothing extraor-
binary in this Troops are going forward from
Taku to Tien-Tsin daily, though some reports
from Taku alege that it will be three weeks be
fore a large force can be sent to Peking.
Two secret Imperial DEGREES have fallen into
the hands Of foreigners according to a special
dispatch from Shanghai dated Sunday, which
says the first dated June ~ reclteS events
around the capital, and attributes the trouble
to religious fanatcism against Christians, lead
ing violent outbreaks which the Government
is unable to suppress Foreign troops are be-
tween Taku and Peking, and the foreign rela-
tions have reached desperate point. The Gov
ernment, therefore, calls upon all the Viceroys
and Governors to show their loyalty to the
Throne and raise armies and funds in defence
of Peking and to defeat foreign dctation.
The second, which is dated June q, eulogtzes
the Boxers as loyal and true men, who, though
not soldiers, have defeated the foreigners ad
vancing on Pekng, and commands the officials
to cooperate heartily in the patriotic work.
The southern officials disregard the decree.
1t is feared that Yuanshikai, the Governor of
Che-Foo will join Tuan's party.