The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-20
around Picking to conduct seriou. opera

around Picking to conduct serious opera
tons in the north.
The Daily Mails Shanghai correspond
ent says
Advices from viadivostok state that
the Chinese invasion of Eastern Siberia
has stopped Russfa's advance from the
North. on Peking. The Russians have
burned the Chinese town Of Helampo and
are adopting very vigorous measures.
Berlin kilograms dwell upon the I'm
mense German interests In Southeastern
Siberia They say. that the many Ger
man merchants. the numerous German
employees and the immense stores OF mer-
chandise belonging TO Germans in that
operate with Russia in resisting the Chi
ne-e.
Gen. Sir Arthur Powell Palmer, com
course of an Interview ~ Simla yester-
day. that no more British troops could
be sent from india for China. unless they
could be replaced from South Africa.
LONDON, July 20.-The Shanghai cor
respondent Of the Daily Express says:
Intense Indignation IS felt here AT the
honors In Hongkong which have been ac-
upon In Shanghai as the originator OF the
whole fiendish anti-foreign plot.
Details of Peking Massacre.
"A Chinese merchant who has Just ar
rived from Picking gives horrible details
OF the massacre. He says he saw Euro
pean women hauled into tho street By
fhrieklng Boxers, who stripped them and
backed them TO pieces. Their discovered
limbs were tossed TO the crowd and car
ried of with bowls of triumph. Some were
already dead. having been shot by for
eixn civilians
Tie says he saw Chinese soldiers car
rying the bodies OF white children aloft
on their spears, while their companions
shot AT the bodies. He gives other de-
tails too horrible to be particularized
here"
II seems that the Boxers lenders had
organized a plan including the Offering
Of rewards and rich loot for the annihi-
lation Of Europeans throughout China.
and that Prince Tuan's soldiers have been
emphasizing the opportunity the soldiers
have had OF seiziDg the bodies OF white
women.
Won BaeIow's Act Commended.
The action OF Count Won Buelow, the
informing the Chinese legation at Berlin
that all telegraphic messages must be
made In plain language and submitted for
approval by the censor, and the sugges-
iion OF VI. DclcaSse. the French minister
OF foreign affairs. that tho expectation
OF arms to China he prohibited, which arc
generally regarded here as long steps in
the direction OF treating China as a state
engaged In war. have been supplemented
this morning by the official announcement
from St Petersburg that certain portions
OF the Amur territory, including parts of
the Kharbarovsek district and the coast
territory az well az the towns Of Blago-
vestchensk. kabarovsek and Nlkolskus-
surf, have been declared in state of
war since July II. Russia's announcement
e regarded In London as AZ least fore
shadowing speedy unconditional recog-
milton Of the fact that condition OF war
exists between China and the civilized
world. and the general opinion seems to
favor such recognition rs the best means
Of meeting the barbarian upheaval and at
the same time endeavorfng to isolate tina
Independent vieeroys from the general
conffagration.
The revelation Of the ability of the Chi
neSe forces In the north TO stand their
ground against the internationais Is pro-
ducing the inevitable results In the south.
A. Shanghai II is. announced that for
eign women and children have been re-
quested To leave the ports along the river.
Serious rioting has occurred Mt Poyang
lake, near kiukianC. Several missionar-
les have boon killed and chapeis burned
The telegraph between Kiukiang and
Hankow r. Interrupted.
The story that Prince Tuan's forces have
been ordered to march 10 weihaiwei IL
considered 20 significant that Indian
troops arriving Mt Horgkong have been
ordered TO proceed 10 weihaiwei.