Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-07

ing property SIX pirate SHIPS nave
been captured by Russian vessels at tn,
island OF Ellilong.
METHODIST MISSION CAPTURED
New York July "A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Chez Foo
says bad news has been received from
the Methodist mission at Tsung Hua.
The place was attacked by a band OF
Chinese and the settlement broken up.
The Methodist native girl converts were
carried away into captivity by the
Boxers after their preacher bad been
slain Other converts who had in
CURED the hatred OF the Boxers lled
without Offering any resistance This
prevented a wholesale butchery as the
settlement OF converts was greatly out
numbered.
Pea-Ti-Ho. Il Is reported, Is burned.
The property Of foreigners and native
converts to Christianity, Is destroyed.
Pao-TngFoo Is safe. A report comes
from apparently reliable sources that
Chu-Wang Is burned
The American commander Of the
Chinese merchant vessel Haechi had an
exciting experience while protecting q
party Of missionaries near Teng Chow
Flu. The Haechl had been hiding I'M
der the shore ready 20 bring the mis-
sionarles 20 safety A Russian gun
boat doomed w on the horizon and,
seeing the Chinese ship. prepared to
attack and capture Il.
The captfin hoisted the American
flag and Tie Russians sailed away.
Indian troops. laucers and infantry,
sent from Singapore, most OF them
fierce Pathtns from the hill districts
on the Afghanlstan border, are press
ing to the relief Of the besieged.
ALL FOREIGNERS KILLED.
The most dreadful rumors continue
10 come from within the city Of Pekln.
There are so many stories afloat that
II Is hopeless TO Try 10 trace any Of
them TO their source. Without any
degree OF dehniteness. the report Of
ten reiterated Is, that people have
been killed" foreigners have been
killed"
Your correspondent considers the re-
ports to be very doubtful, that is, II
what the Chinese mean TO convey Is
that all the foreigners In Pekin have
been slain. These reports may refer
solely 10 the killing OF Won Ketteler.
The refugees from Teng- Chau.Fu
have arrived here. All the refugees got
In safely but one man, named Wells,
who refused to leave the station and his
fate is unknown.
Communication with Tlen Tsin Is in
terrupted.
BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE HOLDS
BACK.
New York. July 7.--There had been
no official news from China up 20 mid
night and Mr. Broderlck had only been
able 20 report the situation unchanged
when closely questioned In the house OF
commons, save a dispatch 10 the Trib-
une from London. Rumors that a bull
letin had been received from Sir Claude
Macdonald have been confirmed In a
roundabout way through Berlin, where
Information has come from the German
consul at Tien Tsln that Sir Claude
Macdonald had sent a letter 60 the
British consul at Tien Tsin stating that
the German minister had been killed in
the street and that an Interpreter had
been dangerously wounded. The for
eign office does not give out news until
II is forced TO do so. Lady Hart is also
reported 20 have received a dispatch
from Sir Robert Hart but II was carried
without doubt by the same runner who
handed to the British consul the ur-
gent message for relief.
LONDON YET HOPEFUL.
Press messages are few N number and
are as untrustwOrthy as all Chinese
news has been during the last fortnight
The London public pays little attention
10 sensational headlines In the news
papers covering alleged details OF an
appalling massacre. II is compelled 20
fear the worst but knows that Chinese
accounts of what has taken place are
of no value. Many OF the best informed
men believe that the fate OF the lega-
lions Will be like the mystery Of the
death Of Gordon. a story that Will be
told by hundreds Of rumor mongers
without a single authentic detail.
The most alarming dispatch received
IN the continent Is from a German COM
nerclal house at Shanghai. stating that
al the foreigners In Pekin had persisted;
hat the rebellion was spreading in the
north and that disturbances were IN
In Shan Tun
The action Of the American govern
nent in maintaining independence Of
European concert or coalition Is fully
Justified II continental reports respect
ng the dlssenslons Of che powers are
accurate. Mr.. Frederick has admitted
hat Japan was strongly urged by Great /
Britain 20 intervene with a large force |
md while he denies that any power has |
lffered objections, he asserts that nego- |
iatlons over the latter are still In prog |
ess.