Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-12
CITY REEKS WITH CARNAGE
Thousands of Native Christians
Are Killed.
RUTHLESS THIRST FOR BlO0D
Five thousand Active Catholic Converts
Massacred In Pekin-worst Reports Are
Accepted As True-Country Full Of
Corpses-Legation Forces Reported Dead

London, July IA report has been
received from Shanghai that 5000 ma
tive Catholic converts in Pekin have
been massacred by the Boxers after
the foreigners were murdered.
There were 10000 of these converts
in the city, and IL the report is true
the other 5000 will suffer the same
fate.
Chinese refugees confirm the stories
of foreigners being tortured in Pekin.
The city is described as an inferno
and the streets as running with blood.
The authority of Young Ii, the Chin
csc imperial treasurer, who advocated
moderation, was completely effaced by
Prince Tuan, Kank VI and Tung Fuh
Sian, who issued fresh edicts ordering
the merciless determination of all for
| eigners in the empire.
Russia VIII Assist Japan.
The Russian government announces
that it will give Japan free hand to
apply military force in China. The
| terms of this consent are summarized
| in dispatch from st. Petersburg, I'M
der date Of July 6. In reply to an in
| quiry from the japanese cabinet re-
| garding the dispatch of Japanese
troops to China to render aid to FOR
| eigensr in Pekin, the Russian
government declsred May q that
Il left the Japanese government
full liberty of action in this
connection, as the Toxic cabinet ex-
pressed its readiness to act in full
agreement with other powers. 1t is
in consequence of this, no doubt. that
Japan is preparing to embark 10000
more troops. Political considerations
that were thought to have been numb
ing the action of the powers are thus
laid aside, for a moment at least, by
the government supposed to have the
clearest purposes respecting China's
future. Japan's sending of troops now
can have little bearing on the fate OF
the foreigners in Pekin.
Horrors at Pekin Detailed.
Details of further horrors in Pekin
are gathered by correspondents at
Shanghai from Chinese sources, es-
pecially of the slaughter in the Chin
ese and Tartar city of thousands of
native Christians. The capital reeks
with carnage. The ruthless thirst for
blood is spreading in all the northern
provinces, and wherever there are ma
tive Christians the scenes enacted in
the capital are reproduced in minia-
ture. From these provinces nothing
further comes regarding the legation
forces except a repetition that they are
all dead. The correspondents aver
that IL the Chinese officials in Shang-
hal wished to throw light on the real
state OF affairs in the capital they
could do so, and. therefore. the worst
reports are accepted as true.
Country Full of Corpses.
Trustworthy news Is received to the
effect that all the country to the north
east OF Pekin is covered with the
corpses of men and horses Of the west
ern garrisons. Fighting OF desperate
character took place in the immediate
'neighborhood of Tien-Tsin June 30.
Taku dispatches say an attack In great
force Is expected at any moment. The
Chinese commanders are awaiting the
arrival of more guns and REINFORCE
ments before making an effort to re-
take the city. A dispatch from Shang-
hal to the Daily Telegraph, dated July
S, says the losses of the allies up to
June 20 totaled 600.
Edicts by Ii Hung Chang.
According to the Daily Telegraph's
correspondent, in dispatch dated
Thursday, United States Consul Nc
Wade has great influence with Ii Hung
Chang and has persuaded him to issue
a proclamation containing detailed in
structions to projects, suD-prefects
and magistrates. 1t orders them to de-
tect, behead and otherwise severely
punish boxers" These officials, the
proclamation says, will be held respon-
sible for the safety of the missionaries
and native Christians. The govern
ors of two Quoungs join in this proc
lamatiOn