The sun., 1900-07-04
Prince Tuan tries 10 Lure Them Into
The Hands Of The Boxers.
TIeN.TSIN AGAIN ATTACKED
Reports Of Fighting There in Which
Admiral Seymour Is Wounded.

rsnsiI Goodnow At Shanghai Reports That
Anarchy Reisns In Pekin. That the En-.
peror and Empress Are Prisoners Il the
Palace aad Only TIVE Lesatios Bsildisss
Are Left StasdiAs-Prinos Tsan n Csatrel
Emperor william Says China Mast He
Mast Fly Over Pekia-Germany to Send
$4,000 Msn-Li Hsns Chans Promises to
Take All Precautions fer the safety Of
Fereisners Residins IN His Provinces.
Special Cable Despatch 10 THE SUN.
LONDON. July ST the rumors current in
Shanghai and transmitted here are true there
can hardly be foreigner Of any nation left
alive in Pekin. while the position at Tien-
Tsin is one justfying serious anxiety. All the
reports. however. are from Chinese sources
and It is impossible to test their accuracy.
Chinese runner. who b represented to have
left Pekin on June rs, seems to be the chief
authority for the statements cabied. When
hs started from the capital the members
Of tho legations were. hs says, at the
last extremity. They were without food and
their ammunition wss gone. but they were
keeping their thousands Of besiegers at bay.
Their casualties, however. we're heavy and
their annihilation was only q question OF
short time.
The Chinese, who possessed ammunition In
unlimited quantities. were wholly undismayed
by their own numerous losses and were prepar-
ing to batter down the walls Of the court yard
Of the legation where the foreigners had sought
refuge.
The story goes that Prince Tuan. who Is said
to lead the anti-foreign revolt plotted
to lure the ENJOYS into the streets In order
that they might be more easily killed. He in
vited them to conference at tho Tsung-Li-
Ysmsn. but Baron Won Ketteler was the
only Minister who responded. He fell
into the trap and was murdered. According TO
one sccount German and according to another
British sailors vainly tried to protect him. and
1t is added that the German guards avenged
his death by burning the buildings Of the
Tsuns-L-Yamen.
II rumored that there Is severe fighting
around Tien-Tsin and that Admiral Seymour
has been wounded. The rumor cannot be ver-
fed
The Timsss correspondent at Shanghai. TO
whom the for esoins reports were doubtless 40
cessble. but who dlscriminatinsly sifts local
gossip. does not mention them. but he confirms
the statement that the authorities at Pekin are
making common cause with the Boxers against
f,reis ,ers.
Dating his despatch July . he says that an
edict issued at Pekin on June 20 accounts for
the open challenge to the Powers. 1t
practically declares war against all for
eisners and commands the provinces to en-
roll Boxers and the troops to assist in
the expulsion Of the whites. The obvious inten-
ton Of tho party which has saised the supreme
power In Pekin ID TO extend to the utmost the
area Of anti-foreign operations The effect Of
this and similar edicts must be considerable In
spite Of the openly svowed policy Of the
southern viceroys and their Joint deciara.
ton with the Consuls Of the foreign
Powers that warliks operations would be-
confined to the North.
The gravity Of the situation as recognized
by Chinese officials lies not only in the
immediate danger to foreigners In Pekin.
but In the prospect OF future wide-
'pread devastation By the uncontrolled
kan-Au and other troops. The British
Consul. In . reply to elesraphio message for
advice. sent to Yuan Shih-Ksi. has received an
assurance that the latter will cooper
ate In the policy OF viceroy Iiu. 1t Is
urgently necessary that the viceroy
should be supported by the presence Of
powerful force At Nankin and In tho lower
Yanr-tse Kiang Valley SUFFICIENT to restrain
the officials with reactionsry sympathe, and
prevent the spread OF anarchy and panic. of
which the elements are always present among
the Chinese
A despatch 10 the Telegraph from Canton.
Gated July /. says that business Is almost
at standsuL Tho large Chinese steam
snip companies are applying for leave
10 transfer their vessels TO the American flag.
An a'temptto demolish the Wesleyan Nilsson
'ry Hs spital at Fah-Shan was defeated by
American. English and Canadian missionaries
Rely Upon Plates Chiorides
70 ulsnleci the housc DRAMA vatef co,els sinks.