Arizona republican., 1900-07-09
Late Dispatches to Lon-
 don Give Hope
ANOTHER VIEW TAKEN
Shanghai Correspondent Throws Doubt Upon Encouraging Reports Prince Ching Heads a Counter Revolution Attacking the Rebels in Pekin-Japanese Doing Good Work.

London, July J.-Ihe foreign conSuls at Shanghai met on July and officially announced that the legations at Pekin were safe on July 4. The foregoing statement, read with Consul Warren s dispatch to the foreign office on Sun day, makes it possible to believe that the legations will hold out for a num- Der of days yet. Having fought to a standstill the first outbursts of fanat- ical fury, it is believed that something may intervene to save them. The news, after the sinister rumors of the last ten days. is enough upon which to build up hope.
 A Shanghai correspondent of the EX- press. telegraphing or Sunday. throws doubt upon Consul War-en's inforna- ton. He says: Tao Tai Shang now admits that there was an error in his communication to General Warren. The date of the courier's arrival at Chinen Flu was July g. which does not apply to his departure from Pekin.''
 The journey from Pekin to Chinen Flu takes five days. The courier, there fore, could not have left Pekin later than June 2s. The date of the massacre there, as given by the Chirese reports, was June 90 or July 1.
 Tien Tsil is still hard pressed. The Chinese force numbering from S0,000 to 100000 men, as estimated by incOn- elusive reconnoissances, floods the country round about Tie- Tsin, com munication between which place and Taku is apparently possible by the river only. A Che Foo dispatch to the Express says the Russians have landed S.O00, at .Taku and the Japanese have discharsed seycral transports The JafanOse pushed on to lien Tsin, lead ing in the subsequent assault upon the native city, in which their commander was killed. Ten more transports are engaged at Japanese ports. With 1O,- 900 British-India troops afloat and fresh Japanese contingents, it is quite probable that the allies will have 5O.OOO mon ashore. Disorders in the prov fnces appear to be increasing in vio- fence. The CEi!.ese army is within forty miles of New Chwang and for efgners are preparing to abandon their homes.
 The southern part of the province is swept by raiders. destroying all the works of the white man except in spots garrisoned by Russians.
 Proclamations have been posted in all the villages near Che Foo calling upon loyal Chinese to rise and expeI the foreigners for introducing among the pious Chinese an immoral religion. Every good Buddhist is expected to kneel three hours. daily. knock his head upon the floor thrice and pray earnestly that sudden, cruel deatS may overtake all aliens. The foreign, set clement at Che Too is at the mercy of the two Chinese forts, equipped with krupp guns, which command two sides of the city. Six warships. including the United States gunboat Nashville. are constantly cleared for action. The provisional government at Pekin ap- pears to have designs upon the south ern provinces. Beside having ordered kwang Shikai to advance upon Man. kin. which Kwang Shikai says he will not do, Prince Yuan has sent an army along the route of the great canal.