The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-17

gram roLn fseney-A report From
Kempfr.
Washington, July 14.-Secretry Hay
has received an undated dispatch from
Consul General Goodnow, at Shanghai
stating that the governor of Honan
Fshanfi has issued a proclamation fa-
vorable in its terms 20 the Boxers"
Honan Fshanfi is the province lying
Immediately northwest of Shanghai
and between that city and Pekin.
New York, July IA Shanghai dis
patch published here today says:
Prince Sheng, the director of teleg-
raphers, has communicated a mes
sage TO the consuls here, announcing
the murder of the foreigners in Pekin,
and laying the blame on the anti-for-
eign General Tung Fuh Slang. The
message says that Tung, enraged bv
the defence made by the British lega-
ton, ordered the heavy guns TO fire,
demolishing the legations and setting
the ruins aflame. The result was the
annihilation of the foreigners
Secretary Long today received the
following cablegram from Rear Ad-
the naval forces in the Asiatic station:
''Che Foo, July IA.
''To Secretary Navy, Washington,
Two Japanese transports arrived
today. Landed commander, marine
regiment stores, field pieces and am
munition. Report Chinese defeated at
two new positions, commanding the
river communication with Tien Tsin.
"REMEY.''
The Importance of the cablegram in
the opinion of Secretary Long lies in
the fact that it makes no mention OF
the reported massacre at Pekin, which
it would surely do, had the story come
to Admiral Remey's ear.
JAPANESE STATEMENT OF
EVENTS.
The Japanese legation added some
what to the fund of informa ton from
Pekin by an official dispatch from the
minister of foreign affairs at Toxic,
dated the 9th instant, giving consid-
erable explanatory detail of the con-
ditions following the murder of Baron
Won Ketteler. The following is the
summary of the cablegram:
According to a telegram from the
minister of foreign affairs the reports
brought by Chinese couriers from
Pekin to Tien Tsin appear to confirm
| the rumors of the destruction of the
| legation and the murder of the Ger
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pears, was shot on the way and car
| ried into the Tsung Ii Yamen where
| he expired shortly afterWard. Upon
| learning of his death, the German ma
| rines rushed into the Tsung Ii Yamen
| and burned it down. 1t is further re-
! ported that the foreign reinforcements
! which left for Pekin on June 10th ad
| vanced as far as Lang Fang, but after
| terrible suffering returned to Tlen
| Tsin on the 26th The allied forces
| destroyed several arSenalS at Tien
! Tsin, their losses being nearly 3O
! killed and wounded. From June 9th
| to July 1st no further fighting took
| place, but Chinese troops, about 10000
| strong, were said to be advancing on
| Tfen Tsin from the north.
| REPORTED MURDER OF RUSSIAN
MINISTER.
ST. Petersburg, July 14.-It is Off
! cially stated here that no report of
the murder of the NJ. De Giers, the
| Russian minister at Pekin, has been
| received here.
Washington, July 1.-THE Russian
| embassy here has received no 1nfor-
| nation of the killing of the Russian
| minister at Pekin. The officials say
| that the Russians are under the same
| disadvantage as the other powers in
| getting telegraphic information from
Pekin. No confirmation has reached
| the state department of the report
| from ST. Petersburg of the torture and
| death of the Russian minister at
| Pekin.
| The Chinese minister continues to
exert his efforts toward getting infor-
| nation from Pekin, but up to a late
| hour of the day had not received any
| answer in connection with the cipher
cable to Minister Conger, or from the
| second inquiry which he forwarded
1 diSnatnh
to the taotai of Shanghai and said in
| substance:
| American government and people
greatly concerned over safety of Min
| lister Conger at Pekin. Can you give
| me any Information on the Subject?"
| The taotai of Shanghai is a high Of
| fetal who will be apt TO get earliest
reliable information,and this personal
| appeal Of the minister may bring some
| reliable news on the situation.
Minister Wu was much depressed by
| continued reports that the legations
had been wiped out and the ministers
| murdered To all inquiry, he Sorrow-
fully shakes his head and says that
| he has absolutely no information and
| can only hope for the best. The re-
port of the killing of the Russian min
| lister and his wife was another severe
| blow. but as to this also Mr.. WI said
that f1e had absolutely no news.
WORK OF AMERICANS IN CHINA.
Washington, July 14.-In the mail
from China today Secretary of the
/ Navy Long received from Admiral
| Kempff a report of the American oper-
ations in China up to June 5th. The
report is as follows:
''U. s. Flagship Newark,
Taku, China, June 8.
'Sir:-I have the honor to report
that at 500 O'Clock a. m, May 18th,
received telephone message and al
O'Clock a. m, in compliance with or
| ders which Immediately issued to the
| commanding officer of this ship, LOG
armed men. consisting of forty ma
| rines and sixty sailors were landed al
Taku. Captain B. II. McCalla, U. S.
n, in charge officers: Captain ]. 7.