The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-07-11
CONVERTS SLAIN BY THOUSANDS.
BOXER HORRORS.
Thirst for Human Blood Spreading-Chinese
Capital Reeks with Carnage-Iapan to
Have Free Hand.

The correspondent at Shanghai, tele-
graphing under date OF Thursday, 1870
D. m. says he believes that when oitl-
cial information comes regarding Pc
king it may include news OF the outrag-
ing OF English women and the torture
OF children 1t may also be taken f)r
granted he asserts. that all the foreign
ers in Pcking have been wiped out.
These are the whispcrings of startling
rumors in native quarters and il must
not be forgotten that the telegraph lines,
over which alone the news can come,
are solely i'm the hands OF the Chinese.
The native rumors are likely to have
their source in solid basis and the ma
tive officials are believed to be prepar-
ing the way for the reception OF news
of the greatest crime OF the century.
Prince Tuan is preparing an edict or
dcfing the determination OF all foreign
ers This is probably intended to pre-
pare the public for the worst news.
Chinese cumulative reports, which are
generally believed, declare that all the
foreigners in Pcking have been massl-
cred The safety Of all foreigners in
North China depends upon Japan's
prompt action. Japan has 10000 troops
ready, but is prevented from sending
them to China by international jealous
les.
Teiegrams dated Friday say: Recitals
of further horrors in Peking are gath
cred by correspondents at Shanghai from
Chinese sources, especially of the
slaughter in the Chinese and Tartar city
OF thousands OF native Christians, so
that the capital reeks with carnage.
The ruthless thirst for blood is spread
ing in all the northern provinces, and
wherever there are native Christians the
scenes enacted in the capital are repro
ducCd in miniature.
IRON these stories nothing further
comes regarding the legation forces,
except a repetition that they are all
dead. The correspondents aver that il
the Chinese officials in Shanghai wished
to throw light on the real state OF at
fairs in the capital they could do so, and,
therefore, the worst reports are accept
cd as true.
Taku dispatches say an attack in great
force is expected at any moment. The
Chinese commanders are awaiting the
arrival OF more guns and reinforcements
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city.
The Russian government announces
that it will give Japan free hand to ap-
ply military force in China.
kilograms dated Sunday say: Ticn
Tsin is still hard pressed A Chinese
force, numbering from 10000 to 100000
men, estimated by reconnaissance,
floods the country around Tien Tsin
Communication between which place
and Tagu is apparently possible by river
only.
A Che Foo dispatch says the Rus
SLAMS have landed 5000 men at Taku,
and the Japanese have discharged sey-
cral transports. The Japanese pushed
on TO Tien Tsin, leading in the subse-
quent attack upon the native city, in
which their commander was killed. Ten
more transports are engaged at Japan
ese ports. With 10000 British Indian
troops ailoat and fresh Japanese contin-
gents, it is quite probable that the allies
will soon have $4,000 men ashore.
The disorders in the provinces appear
to be increasing in violence. A Chinese
army is within 40 miles of New Chwang,
and the foreigners are preparing to
abandon their homes,