Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-07-26
MOLTEN LEAD POURED ON HIM.

| VICTORIA, BRITISH OOLUMBIA, July
1s.-Advices from North China give
details Of the awful torture inflicted
on the Reverend II. v. Norman and
the Reverend O. Robinson, who we're
among the first Of the American mis-
sionaries to become victims of the
Boxers. Writing from Tien-Tsin on
June 7th, correspondent says some
refugees describe the torture inflicted,
Ii, head man of a little town near
the ANGLICAN mission, had lost a son
in quarrel between Boxers and Chris
tians, and vowed vengeance. When
Mr., Norman was taken Ii ordered
him stripped and a collar of iron fas-
tened on his neck.
A short chain was attached to 1t, and
he was tethered to stake. The men,
women and children then poked sharp
sticks into his flesh and jabbed him
with tridents.
When he sank down, faint from loss
Of blood and half crazed by the awful
sortures no was unaDR'> % geo on. ms
knees even, the chain being too short,
and he strangIed slowly. Molten lead
was then thrown on his nude body,
and as he writhed in agony he was
stabbed to death, and his body was
cut to pieces.
Mr.. Robinson, the other missionary,
was slaughtered without lingering so
long. He was cut down by mob and
hacked to pieces almost instantly.
A number of mission converts were
slaughtered. Some were asked to re-
cant, and those who did so to save
their lives were saddled and bridled
and forced to crawl to the temple
idols.
JAPs LEAD THE WAY.
TIEN-TsIN, Saturday, July IA, via
Ohe-Foo Wednesday, July is.-Rus-
slams made up the right wing Of the
International column in the advance
on the native town Of Tien-TsIn on
Friday. AS they moved steadily over
the open plain toward the entrance Of
the city, the Chinese shelled steadily
from the walls. The Russians lost 800
killed and wounded.
During the night, the Japanese,
Americans and some English troops
attacked the city on the left wing.
The Japanese shelled the walls and,
making 8 breach, calamity entered
first of all the international troops.
The Americans occupied the most
dangerous position, and were forced
to advance over absolutely unprotect-
ed ground. The Ninth Infantry and a
handful of marines lost many killed
and wounded. Colonel Liscum was
killed while leading his men.
The Welsh Fusillers and Wei-Hai-
Wei Regiment came up on the Ameri-
can right. The Chinese defend ded the
walls bravely, but fed, once the breach
was made.
The city was occupied by the inter-
national troops, who found dead Chi
nese lying about the streets In hum
dreds. Tonight the city Is In flames
The taking of the city will have the
effect OF discoursging the Boxers.
The total loss to the foreigners is
thought to be /, 200 dead and wounded.
cHINA's IMMENSE ARMY.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 1s.-A dis
patch from Che-Foo says:
"Prince Tuan has mobllIzed $4,000
men, divided into different corps. The
Northern Corps has been ordered to
expel foreigners from Amur.
"The Pekin army is divided into four
corps, the first of which ls to operate
against Mukden and occupy the roads
between Pekin and Shan Hal Kuan ;
the second is to concentrate at Tien-
Tsin, and the third at Pskin, whence q
column numbering 4O, 900 will be sent
to Wei-Hai- Wei and Tsin- Tau, while
the fourth corps will concentrate al
Nankin."
There are now $4,000 Japanese
troops in China.
The Chinese feet is concentrated in
the China Sea, and hostilities are ex-
pected.
A dispatch from Nankin announces
that Prince Tuan has ordered a great
military movement, owing to the ap-
pearance of the Japanese in China.
The Viceroy Of Nankin has informed
the foreign Consuls there that he can
not be answerable for events In Chao-
Lin, Nlng-Po and Ohu- Chau. The for
eigners are fleeing to Shanghai. The
position is alarming. Sixteen for
eigners have arrived at Nankin from
Ming Po, where the houses of foreign
ers have been burned and missionaries
horribly mistreated.
The rebellion has taken hold ol
Southern China. The foreigners al
Chu-Chau and In-Chau have been at
ltacked and are fleeing, panlc-stricken