The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-06

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Shanghai, July 3.-Prince Tuan is
to be publicly ~beheading all the
guards captured by the Chi
nese.
London, July 3.-A dispatch from
Shanghai says Chinese reports are cur
rent that two other foreign ministers
were murdered the same day as Baron
Won Ketteler.
From the same source it is declared
that the mission hospital at Moukden
has been destroyed by fire and that
the native Christians have been mas
sacred. 1t is further asserted that the
Copyright by Associated Press.)
Tien Tsin, June 30, via Chez Foo,
July 1. and Shanghai, July 3.-A ou-
rier from Sir Robert Hart, inspector
general of customs at Pekin, has just
arrived. He left Pekin on Monday, June
25th, and reports the situation desper-
ate. On June 18th. he reports, Baron
Won Ketteler, the German minister,
and his secretary, attempted to visit
III 1SoAAo III l. was INV ANNA
times and died at the rooms of the
Tsung Ii Yamen. The secretary sue
ceeded in making his escape. All of
the legations except the British, Ger
man and Italian. have been destroyed.
The diplomats and missionaries are in
the British legation under fire. Cannon
command the legation, but they are
not being used. 1t is impossible to
start relief at present. Captain Nc
Gala, commander of the Newark, eS-
Inmates that $1,000 soldiers will be re-
Quired to relieve the ministers in Pc
kin.
Shanghai, July 3.-According to the
latest Pekin news from Chinese sources
n legations are at such eXtremitieS
from lack of provisions that the wo-
men who escaped the bullets are per-
ishing of starvation.
SLIGHT HOPE FOR THEIR
RESCUE.
London, July 8. 2:30 p. m.-The fact
that a relief column has been unable
to cave in response to the pathetic
prayer of the beleaguered legations
at Pekin is generally regarded in Lon
don as destroying the last veStige of
hope for the unfortunate foreigners
pent up in the Chinese capital. The
worst is feared n the massacre of
CaWnpOr is in every mans mind. 1t is
beginning to be felt here that the
plausible fiction that no state of war
exists is no longer tenable, and a fully
equipped, modern army, belonging to
a single nationality, is necessary to
deal with the situation, instead of the
expedition of a dozen n~ationalities.
Hence arises the demand that Japan
shall be given a to complete
the work left undone in 1894, with
proper security that she will not be
again squeezed out when the costly
task is over.
RUMOR OF MURDER. OF FRENCH
AND BRITISH LEGATIONS.
Rumors are current in Paris that
the British embassy has received noti-
fcation of the massacre of the French
and British ministers at Pekin; but
there is no confirmation Of the report.
Shanghai reports that the interna-
tional forces at Tien Tsin are suffer-
ing from C Of good drinking water,
owing to the Pei He river being chok-
ed with the corpses of Chinese and
other victims of the bombardment.
According to the same dispatch the
international troops so far from being
strong enough to advance towards
Pekin, are not sufficiently numerous
to attack the Chinese still surround
ing Tien Tsin and keeping up a des-
ultory fire upon the place. Thousands
of Chinese are said to be advancing
from Lutai and to be desperately at
tempting to re-occupy the bridge lead
ing to Taku.
ONLY TWO LEGATIONS STAND
ING.
Washington, July 3.-Secretary Hay
has received cablegramS from United
States Consul Goodnow, at Shanghai
dated today, and United States Consul
McWade, at Canton. The one from
Goodnow is as follows:
SON fhn 9th thara waro tu-n laOa
ions standing. The emperor and the
empress are prisoners in the palace
The city gates are closed. Prince Tuan
and force of Boxers are in control OF
everything. Complete condition of an
archy in streets"
The c~ablegram from McWade is as
follows:
"Viceroy Ii Hung Chang today as
sured me that he will Immediately is
ing the preservation of peace and or.
der i'm his provinces and will take tbs
necessary measures for the protectio,
Of foreigners as far as possible. He has
largely increased the force of his army
CONFIRMATION OF THE TERRI
BILE SITUATION AT PTKIN.
Washington. July 3.-Secretary Ha!
has received a cablegram from Consu
General Goodnow, at Shanghai, dateC
July End. which is practically a con
~densation of the report brought {,
Shanghai by a courier from Sir Rober
Hart, inspector general of customs
The dispatch says:
The diplomats and missionaries ar
IN the British legation under rifle fire
cannon command the legation, bu
they are not being used. The British
German and Italian legations are still
standing"