Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-27
THE CHINESE GIVE IN
The Foreigners Have Left Pekin
and Are on Their Way to
Tien Tsin.
ESCORTED BY THE CHINESE
Word Received from the British Minister
at Pekin-Half of the Foreigners in
That City Are Either Dead
or Wounded,

LONDON, July n, 1880 a. m.-Thi
mornings reports from Shanghai reit
crate the allegation that the surviyin
members Of the diplomatic corps al
ready have left Pekin on the way t
are being escorted by the troops @
Jung Lu, the commander in chief Of tn
Chinese forces. This move Is stated t
ne the outcome of stormy interview
between Lii Hung Chang and the for
eign consuls, and to have been takel
In the hope of abating the wrath of tn
powers and delaying the advance of tn
allies toward Pekin. Advices from tn,
same sources state that half of the for
eigners in Pekin had been killed o.
wounded or died as the result of priva
tions they had undergone.
MISSIONARIES MURDERED.
London. July 27.-In missionary cir.
cles at Shanghai, according to a dis
patch received here to-day, 1t has beer
learned that all the missionaries at Pae
Ting, province of Pc Chill. have Deer
murdered. All the people at the mission
at Annoy, province of Fo Kien, are re-
ported we'll.
MOB RULE AT SEE CHUAN.
Paris, July 27.-The consul at Han
kow telegraphs to the foreign office that
two military stations at SEE Chuan had
been pillaged and the Lazarist estub-
lishments burned. The viceroys spon-
taneously took measures to restore or
der.
PRINCE CHING ,DEFEATEl'.
Berlin, July PA dispatch received
to-day, dated Tien Tsin, July "a, says
messenger who left Pekin on S,lnd ~,
July Is, brought to-day to the customs
office here the news that Prince Ching
soldiers, who were fighting P.lnce
Tuang's troops, had been defeated. The
foreigners were defending themselves
in the northern cathedral near the for
hidden city.
AN ABSOLUTE REFUSAL.
Washington, July 27.-The United
States government absolutely refused
the Chinese proposition to suspend mil
itary operations against Pekin IN re.
turn for the delivery at Tien Ts!n of
foreign ministers.
CONSULS RECEIVE FULL POWERS
Paris, July 27.-At cabinet council
today the ministers of foreign affairs,
Delcasse. stated that full powers had
been given the French consuls in China
to take such measures as are necessi-
tated by the situation to insure the pro-
lection of French subjects,
CHINESE LEAVING SHANGHAI.
Minneapolis, Mimi, July 27.-Charles
Goodnow received a letter from his
brother, Consul General John Goodnow,
at Shanghai, in which he says: "The
Chinese are leaving this city at the rate
of 1000 or 5000 per day. The purpose
of their going or their destination are
not known"
LONDON STILL PESSIMISTIC.
London, July 27.-The alleged depar-
ture Of the ministers from Pekin led to |
the reassertion of the belief that the |
story is part of deep-laid plan by Chi
ma to conceal the date of the massacre,
the Pekin suggestion being that the
Chinese officials will claim that the |
ministers left Pekin under a strong es-
cort, but were ambushed and massa-
cred by the Boxers en- route to Tien !
Tsin. However, although it Is still be- |
lieved that a massacre occurred of the
foreign colony at Pekin, disposition |
now is to think that the ministers were
somehow rescued from tragic fate.
IJnDNT Ecc oJnTy
simultaneously comes the followingl
cable dispatch to the Daily Mail:
Shanghai, July 27.-A letter Just re-
ceived here from Sir Claude MacDon-
aid, dated Pekin. July g. follows: We
are receiving no assistance from the
authorities. Three legations are still
standing, including the British. We al
SO hold part of the city walls. The Chi
nese are shelling us from the city with
3-fnch gun and some smaller ones,
and are sniping us. We may be anni-
hilated any day. Ammunition and food
are. short.
CHINESE ARE COwARDS.
I'VE would have perished by this
time, only the Chinese are towards and
have no organized plan Of attack. If
we are not pressed we may hold out a
fortnight longer; otherwise, four days
at the utmost. anticipate only eight
resistance to the relief force Sir Claude
concludes by advising the relief force
to approach by the eastern gate or by
way Of the river. The losses to foreign
ers at Pekin up to July were forty
killed and eighty wounded"
MURDERED BY THE BOXERS.
Kenosha, Wis, July 27.-A message
received here to-day states that a num-
ber of members of the Presbyterian
board of missions at Nodoa, on the is
land Of Hal Nan, have been murdered
by the Boxers.
NO ARMS FOR CHINA.
Washington, July 27-The secretary
Of the treasury sent a letter Of instruc-
tions to all collectors of customs on the
Pacific, prohibiting the expectation Of
arms to China.
A SIGNIFICANT MESSAGE
Boston, Mass, July 27.-The Ameri-
can board of commissioners for foreignI
missions to-day received cablegramI
from Rev. Henry B. Porter, missionary,
dated Che Foo, July %, containing the ,
words, "Pekin alive"
HURRY ORDERS.
Philadelphia, July N.-Hurry orders
were received to-day by Major Heath,
commanding the government arsenal at
Frankfort. to begin work at once on a {
large supply Of so-caliber revolver car