The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-06

LONDON. July 6, $50 a. m.-The
story that all foreigners In Pekin were
murdered on June so or July |, appears
to be circulating simultaneously at Che
Foo. Shanghai and TIen Tsln. Yet, rs
1t is not confirmed by official dispatches
and IS not traceablc to the southern
viceroys. who are still In certain COM
munication with Pekin, there Is basis
for the hope that 1t is untrue,
Cautious observers at Shanghai rec
ognize that even though these reports
( are rejected. events In Pekin must be
galloping to tragic end. Correspond
ents OF the Express. at Shanghai gath
er details from Chinese sources, which
pIeced together, relate that when the
foreigners ammunition was exhausted
the boxers and imperial troops rushed
the British legation and poured into the
! courtyard with fanatical fury. The for
eign troops were so helplessly outnum-
bered, that their fate was certain. The
moment the mob broke the courtyard
was converted Into shamblcs. Others
of the invaders spread into the interior
of the building. One correspondent
adds:
Whispering Terrible Story Under
Their Breath.
ut Is only left to hope that In the
final advance OF the murderous hordes
the men of the legations had time to
stay with their own hands their wo-
mankind and children. The Chinese
are whispering the terrible story under
their breath. Their attitude towards
foreigners in the streets has undergone
strange change.
The dcmeanor of the better class of
Chinese. Is one OF pity, rather than of
triumph. Even the rabbIc in the native
quarters are silent.
Something OF this eliminating trag-
edy In the ghastly history Of recent
events In Pekin seems to pervade the
very atmosphere here and to compel
belief against all our hopes. The cor
su,s fear that the report is too true, and
the Chinese officials do not attempt to
seek reasons for denial"
The Emperor Took Poison.
Two manchus who have arrived at
Shanghai certify to the truth Of the
statement that Prince Tuan visited
the palace and offered the emperor
and the dowager empress the nlterna-
tive OF poison or the sword. The en-
peror, they say, took poison and died
within an hour. The dOwagGr empress
also chose poison. but craftllE swallow
ed only portion OF what was offered
her, and survived. On the same day
the Chinese customs bureau was de-
stroyed. Sir Robert Hart, the inspector
of customs and his staff, cEcapng 10
the legations.
Intense indignation Is felt in Shang-
hal against the supposed action of the
powers in restraining Japan from
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LONDON July 5-The oft-repeated
s,,r,. NJ ,br mossacra of all the whites
IN po,,,, is hni,r rp,o,d TODAY with
that almost conv!nccs
,ho., who have hitherto refused, 10
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