The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-07-13
A CONFLICT OF NEWS
Nothing Certain About Safety of
Whites in Pekin.
Chlnese Stories Are That They
Were Alive July 4, But Story
is Unconfirmed.

Wv -AhANC but story
is UncOnfirmed.
London, July "details of further
horrors in Peking are gathered bv cor
respondents at Shanghai from Chinese
sources, especially of the slaughter in
the Chinese and Tartar city of thou
sands OF native Christians. The ruthless
thirst Tor blood is spreading in all the
northern provinces and wherever there
are native Christians the scenes enacted
IN the capital are reproduced in minia-
ture. From these provinces nothing
further comes regarding the legation
forces. except repetition that they are
all dead.
The correspondents aver that if the
Chinese officials wished to throw light
on the real state of affairs in the capi-
tai they could do so, and therefore the
worst reports are accepted as true.
Prince Tuan's coup d'etat is described
by the Shanghai correspondent of the
DAILY Mail as a sequence to the grand
council OF ministers, at which Yung Liza
advocated the suppression OF the Boxers
promptly. The dOwager empress gave
her whole support to Yung Liza, and
scene of disorder ensued. Prince Tuan
passionately interviewed, backed by Kind
Yih.
They rushed from the council and their
partisans raised the cry, Down with
the foreigners" The effect was electrical.
The eunuchs, palace officials of all sorts
and most OF the pOpulace took up the
cause OF Prince Tnan, and his agents
Immediately put the dowager empress
under restraint.
The ChefOO correspondent of the Ex-
press, telegraphing on Thursday, says
there is no longer any doubt that dis
aster has Overtaken the Russian force of
5000 that left Tien Tsin for Peking on
June IL. The Russians had full field
gun complement and carried their own
transports.
AS nothing has been heard OF them for
twenty-tOur days, it is assumed that
they have been overwhelmed. Trust
worthy news is received to the effect
that all the country to the northeast of
Peking is covered with the corpses Of
men and horses of the western garrisOns.
Fighting of desperate character took
place in the immediate neighb0rhood OF
Tipn Tsn on June 30.
Taku dispatches say an attack in
great force is expected at any moment.
The Chinese commanders are awaiting
the arrival of more guns and reinforce
ments before making an effort to retake
the city.
Give Japan Free Hand.
London, July THE Russian govern
ment announces that it will give Japan
a free hand to apply military force in
China. The terms Of this consent are
summarized in the subjoined dispatch
from st. Petersburg under date of july
& under inquiry from the Japanese cabi-
net regarding the dispatch of Japanese
troops to China to render aid to the
foreigners in Pekin. The Russian gov
ernment declared on May 81 that it left
the Japanese government full liberty of
action in this connection as the Toxic
cabinet expressed its readiness to act in
full agreement with the other powers.
Troops on the Way.
Washington July 7.-The issuance to-
day OF formal orders for the dispatch
to the east of more than 5000 troops
from the army posts in the United
States was a manifestation of the energy
with which the government is about to
act in the Chinese matter. True, these
troops ale nominally destined for the
Philippines to replace the volunteers
now there, but it is admitted that thev
are being sent out by route that will
easily admit of a detection to Taku or
some other convenient Chinese port.
Possibly Consul General GOOdnOW's cab
legram reporting the legations as being
alive as late as the third instant NAV
have something to do with this radical
action. Whatever the cause, if these
troops are landed in China, together
with the Ninth infantry, supposed to be
now at Taku, and the marine contin-
gent, the United States will have a force
in action commensurate with her inter
ests and in proportion to the European
forces.
Chinese Are After Them.
London, July 8.-A dispatch from
Tientsin, dated July 3, says: "Since
earl morning the Chinese have heavily
bombarded the foreign settlements. Ad
miral seymour has ordered the women
and children conveyed to Taku at the
earliest possible moment
Were Safe July 4.
London, July 8.-The counsuls at
Shanghai reported the legations safe on
July 4 and that the Chinese had ceased
their attacks. The only fear felt, ac.
cOrding to the reports of the consuls.
was regarding the food supply.
London, July 9.-The foreign consuls
at Shanghai met on July and officially
announced that the legations at Pekin
were safe on July 4.
The foregoing statement, read with
Consul Warren's dispatch to the foreign
office on Sunday, makes it possible to
believe that the legations will hold out
for number of days yet. Having
fought to standstill the first out
bursts OF fanatical fury, it is believed
that something may intervene to save
them.
The news, after the sinister Iumors of
the last 10 days, is enough upon which
to build up hope. The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Express, teIegraphing
on Sunday at $40 p. m, throws doubt
upon Consul Warren's information. He
says: Tao Tai Sheng now admits that
there was an error in his communica-
ton to General Warren. The date OF
the cOurier's arrival at Chin Flu was
July 3. which does not apply to his de-
parture from Pekin. The courier could
not have left Pekin later than June %,
as it takes five days to make the Jour
ney. The date of the massacre as given