The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 7, 1900, Page 1

@all, VOLUME LXXXVIII— SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JULY - &y 1900. .E_.q i D THE CHINESE CAPITAL. tails of Further Horror From Mongol Sources State That in Addition to Foreigners Thou-| sands of Natives Have Been Put to Death in Peking. De Ruthless Thirst for Blood Is Spreading in All| Northern Provinces—Disaster Believed to| .+HM@+MMMM+@+QM@+H9WM H e edededesl@ed Special Cable to The Call and New York Heraid. Copyright, 1900, .y the Herald Publishing Company. ONDON, July 7.—The Daily Telegraph publishes this dispatch from its special correspondent: CANTON, July 5 (via Hongkong, July 6-7)—Intense excitement has been caused here by a dispatch from Sir Robert Hart to the effect that the British Legation is in fames in Peking. Fears are entertained that the foreign ministers have been massacred. The entire French colony has fled irom Tung Chow The mission station there has been converted into s little fort. The Bogue forts on Canton River have been recinforced by 5000 viceregal soidiers. Viceroy Li Hung Chang issued a proclamation this morning which r:ads: ‘‘By imperial orders people and property are to be protected. Troubles b:- tween natives and native converts are to be prevented. Starters of any uprising are to be at once beheaded. Those spreading fa se rumors will be arrested and severely punished.”’ **Severely punished’’ means slow strangulation by the cangue. Wholesale execution of Boxers, pirates and other criminals will surely follow that proclamation. ~RO0OPS T , supplies and guard the hospitals en route. | loot. The smoke of a hundred fires can TROCPS INADEQUATE TO The water supply s an important prob- | be seen in every direction. LA lem in @ country furnishing none except| Tientsin was not bombarded to- | F0R T TO PEKING . mbas to-day, for v C HC WAY river wells, which are being poisoned. the first time for a fortnight. Families The Chinese are committing terrible | are returning to their homes for their pos- G- ne Tung Fuh Siang, With A atrocities upon the wounded. They are | sessions. The women and children will fans Jeft necess overwhel Peking is covered with the corpses of men and horses of the western garrisons. /i a desperate character took place in the immediate neighborhood of Tientsin on June 30. , besides the at Have Overtaken the Russian Force of 3000 Tientsin June h at Left Fighting in Progress. ev co nd cou uld is described 1 of mnci —Details of further horrors in Peking gathered by hinese sources, especially of the slaughter in the Chinese and Tartar e Christians, say that the capital reeks with carnage. ding in all of the northern provinces; and wherever there are native Chris- capital are reproduced in miniature. From these provinces nothing legation forces, except a repetition that they are all dead. The cor- ese officials in Shanghai wished to throw light on the real state 11—Desperate corespond- The ruthless do so, and, therefore, the worst reports are accepted as true. by the Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Mail Ministers, at which Yung Lu advocated the suppression The Dowager Empress gave her whole support to Yung Lu, and a Pri th ince Tuan passionately 1eir partisans raised the cry intervened, “Down with the foreigners.” lace officials ‘of all sorts and most of the populace took up tl Kang Yih. They The effect - backed by The Chefu correspondent of the Express, telegraphing on Thursday, says there is no ubt that med. isp i died McW vo Quoungs totaled 600. ling to the Daily Telegraph’s correspondent. in a dispatch dated Thursday, United de has great influence with Li Hung Chang, and has persuaded him to issue tches say an attack in great force is expected at any moment. 1 from Shanghai to the Daily Telegraph, dated July 1 containing detailed instructions to prefects, sub-prefects and magistrates. tect, behead and otherwise severely punish be held responsible for the safety of the missionaries and native Christians. join in the proclamation. disaster has overtaken the Russian force of 3000 that left Tientsin for The Russians had a full field gun complement and carried their own trans- \s nothing has been heard from them for twenty-four days it is assumed that they have Trustworthy news is received to the effect that all the country to the north- Fight- The Chinese ire awaiting the arrival of more guns and reinforcements before making an effort to 5, says the losses of the allies It or- Joxers. These officials, the proclama- The mation issued by Li Hung Chang directs that persons starting an uprising e beheaded, and that those spreading false rumors shall be severely punished. This isturt g Ameri - expected to follow these proclamations. ssian Government, bearing date of July 2, show that the country to the northward 1ssian naval vessels at the island of Elliong. 1 Steamship Company has placed at the disposal of Emperor Wil- Savonia, due at Hongkong to-day (Saturday), for use as a hospital ship for 1 Chinese sense, means slow strangulation by means of a wooden collar. Official »ance and that bands are destroying property. Whole- dispatches from Port Ar- Six pirate ships-have been eror has accepted the offer with warm expressions of thanks. vho has returned to Berlin says that while in fles had been brought in in coffins supposed to contain the bodies of Chinese abroa China he learned that hun- A special dispatch from Shanghai, dated Friday, says the situation is becoming extremely ufficient supplies, but only as a last resort will the town be evacuated in in China 1 owing to lack of or of concentration of forces at Taku. RUSSIH WILL GIVE JAPAN A FREE HAND. —The R The terms o 2:40 a. m.- te of July 6, in reply aid t ment ful e of thi d to have f the fore the new Jé ubl tive aps The e means.” 2 utterance it is inferred that Japan does not name the conditions, and that the concert of the o the f. 1 liberts been influenc the cle er: in se Minister, Army, Marching Toward the Capital. s Tientsin to defeat lau —Those ng to as ss attempt ociated Press.) | in Chefu July 1 best in- | der the position | almost to the force available. ling to resort to des- » attempt a forced | the forces at destruction to the | augurated and the peaceful Chinese are hter of the civil- | the greatest sufferers. Enough soldiers are the Chinese army, ssian Government announces that it will give Japan a free hand to apply mili- this consent are summarized in the subjoined dispatch from St. Petersburg, inquiry from the Japanese Cabinet regarding the dispatch of Japanese troops ers in Peking. tion in this connection, the other powers he rpose respecting China’s future. arest Pek a. wsked were conceded, mutilating all the dead which fall into their hands. General Tung Fuh Siang, with 10,000 of the best disciplined troops the Chinese army, Mohammedans, is marching from the southwest toward Pe- king. The army thereabouts numbers 50,000, The Empress fled to her summer | palace. The Mohammedans and Boxers | are fighting in Peking. Ten regiments of | General Niel’s command north of Tien- | tsin are reported to have deserted and gone to pillaging the country. Residents | declare that a Chinese commune was in- The foreign sol- | diers are burning the outskirts of Peking to Geprive the enemy of shelter. The Box- meintsin communication with the base of | ers are destroying outlying villages for that Japan is preparing to embark 20,000 more troops. ction of the powers are thus laid aside for a moment, at least by the Japan’s sending of troops can have little The Russian Government declared on May 27 that it left the as the Toklo Cabinet expressed its readiness to act Political considerations who arrived in London on Friday, sald that ten days would probably be His dictated statements contained these sentences: I see no reason why Japan should not undertake the task are all agreed in wishing to put down the rebellign, but it does fiot seem that be sent to Taku as soon as travel s safe. No unfriendly Chinamen are visible in the streets. A few of the richest, with thelr families, are huddled In the outhouses for protection, badly frightened. Others, concealed In various houses, shoot at th Europeans on the streets. The Chinese dead about Tientsin number thousands. Most of those who have been killed lie unburied in the fields. The river to Taku is full of floating bodies, and many have been washed up by the tide. Dogs are feeding on these bodies along the banks. The small American contingent every- where distinguished themselves. Captain McCalla and Major Waller are at Tien- tsin. Their men are placed in the lead fend W of every movement by common consent. gfumt:l';e:ghf - P OPIPEIPDITIDPDPD eI eDIDIIPDIOIIE P IR0 000000 sdeded b PEIREPONE WU | | Legation. ) 3 L3 . @ 0 bk BOLDIERI OF THE IMPERIAL CHINESE ARMY IN SUMMER U From Collier's Weekly. B R e e ] | FOREIGN ERS WHO HAVE PROBABLY BEEN SLAIN List of Diplomats Reported Massacred, and Consuls, Guards in Peking Who Are and Missionaries in the Danger Zone. The following is a list of the forelgn Minis- ters and attache the legations at Peking ITED STATES. EDWIN H. CONGER, Minister. cretary of Legation . Second Secretary. Interpreter. F. D. CHESHIRE, MRS. M. 8. WOODWARD and MIS§ IONE | WOODWARD of Chicago were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Conger. GREAT BRITAIN. SIR CLAUDE M. MACDONALD, Minister. H O. BAX IRONSIDE, First Secretary of NG, Second Secretary. Chinese Secretary. Attache. H. G. N. DERT H. COCKBURN, CLIVE BIGHAM, Honorary G. F. BROWNE, Military Attache. LIEUTENANT COLONEL DR. BUSHEL. GERMANY. BARON VON KETTELER, Minister. DR. VON PRITTWITZ and DR. VON GAF- FRON, Secretarfes of Legation. BARON VON DER GOLTZ, Secretary and Interpreter. | H. CORDE! cond Interpreter. 0. FELS Chancellor. RUSSIA. Minister. First Secretary of Lega- GIERS, B. KROUPENSKI, M. DE tion. B. EVREINOW, Second Secretary. P. PONOW, First Interpreter. N. KOLESSOW, Second Interpreter. FRANCE. 8. PICHON, Minister. —— D'AUTHOUARD, First Secretary. H. LEDUC, First Interpreter. —— VIDAL, Military Attache. JAPAN, BARON NISHII, Minister. ISHII KIKOUJIRO, First Secretary. SPAIN. B. J. DE COLOGAN, Minister. ITALY. MARQUIS SALVAGO RAGGI, Minister. AUSTRO-HUNGARY. BARON CZIKANN VON WAHLBORN, Min- ister. DR. A. VON ROSTHORN, Secretary of Le- gation. BELGIUM. BARON DE VINCK, Minister. PORTUGAL. F. H. GALHARDO, Minister. FOREIGN GUARDS. Japanese . Totals Buropean and Amnrlm residents ur Pe- king, about +.250 8l zzenmnal MISSIONARIES. The following is the revised list of mission- arles of the American board in North China at the beginning of the trouble, who are thought to have fled for refuge to Peking: PEKING. ‘William S. Ament, D.D.; Rev. C. E. Bwing, | Miss Bessie G. Ewing. Miss Ada Haven, Mis Virginia C. Murdack, M. D.; Miss Frances ’ Patterson, Miss Nellie M. Russell, Miss beth M. Sheffield, Mrs. Mary L. Mateer. | TIENTSIN | (Port of Peking, 80 Miles Southeast.) | _Rev. James H. Roberts, possibly at Kalgan: Mirs. Frances D. Wilder, Mrs. Mary (Stanley) Gammon (Mrs, Charles F.). i i @20 M | Henry D. Porte) llT‘ Miss Ma 'll Rev. Arthur H. mith, Mrs. Emma D. | Miss Gertrude Wyckhoff, Miss Grace W TUNG-CHO. (12 Miles East of Peking.) Miss Mary E. Andrews, Miss Abbie G. Cha- pin, Miss Jane B. Evans, Rev. Howard S. Galt, { Mrs. Loulsa A. Galt, Rev. Chauncey Goodrich, Mrs. Sarah B. Goodrich, James H. Ingram, M. | D.; Mrs. Myrtle B. Ingram, Miss Luella Miner, | Rev. E. G. Tewksbury, Mrs. Grace H. | bury, Rev. George D. Wilder, Mra. | H. Wiider. KALGAN. (125 Miles Northwest of Peking.) William P. S Mrs. Viette J. Mark Williams, Miss Engh. PAO-TING-FU. (100 Miles Southwest of Peking.) Rev Sprague, Rev. Rev. G. H. Ewing, Mrs. Sarah H. Ewing, Mise Annle A. Gould, Miss Mary S. Morrill, Rev. Horace T. Pitkin. LIN CHING. (270 Miles South of Peking.) Rev. F. M. Chapin, Mrs. Flora M. Chapin, Rev. H. P. Perkins, Mrs. Estella L. Perkins. Other American missionaries who were sta- tioned at Peking: Presbyterian—Rev. John Wherry, D.D.; Rev. J. L, Whiting, Rev, C. H. Fenn, Mrs. C. H. Fenn, Rev. Charles A. Killle, Mrs. Charles A. Killie, Dr. John M. Inglis, Mrs. John M. Inglis, Miss Eliza E. Leonard, M. D.; Miss Grace McKillan. Methodist—Rev. F. D. Gamewell, Rev. H. E. King, Dr. George D. N. Lowry, Miss Alice Ter- rell, Mrs. C. M. Jewell, Miss Anna D. Gloss, M. D.; Miss Effle G. Young and Miss Ger- | trude Gilman. AMERICAN CONSULS IN CHINA. The list of American Consuls in China is as follows: Amoy—Anson B. Johnson, Consul; Carl John- son, Vice Consul and Marshal. Canton—Robert McWade, Consul: Hubbard T. Smith, Vice Consul and Consular Clerk; Frank R. Mowrer, Marshal. Chefu—John Fowler, Consul; Henry Acmery, “Vice and Deputy Consul. Chinkiang—William Martin, Consul; George E. Sevey, Marshal. Chunking—Henry Miller, Consul; Spencer Lewis, Vice Consul. Fuchau—Samuel L. Gracey, Consul; T. Gracey, Vice Consul and Marshal. Hankow—Levi 8. Wileox, Consul; Frank BE. Brown, Viee Consul and Marshal. Hongkong—R. Wildman, Consul: General W. F. Aldrich, Vice and Deputy Consular Clerk. Newchwang—John Goodnow, Consul General; Arthur H. White, Deputy Consul General; George A. Derby, Marshal. ‘Tentsin—James W. Ragsdale, Consul; Sylves- ter G. HUlI, Vice Consul; Bertrand Hagsdale, Marshal. Wiltur with the British close beside them. The foreigners in Tientsin declare they owe their lives to the Russians, without whom the other small detackments must have been overwhelmed. On the darkest day, Wednesday week, when the Chinese were pressing on every side and the bravest men were abandoning hope, the Russian commander, Colonel Wosack, arranged that the main body of the troops ' should make a sortle with the clvillans in the direction of Taku, leaving 400 !Ium‘.:: ar- rival of the Americans saved the day and proved a surprise. Among the mili- tary evidences of the immense Chinese preparations for war it may be mentioned that arsenals and stores hitherto unknown have been discovered. About ten million doliars’ worth of arms and ammunition, mostly modern, Has been destroyed in three arsenals outside of Tientsin. ‘Several thousand troops under General Nieh are holding the native city five miles south of Tientsin. It was rumored that 40,000 Chinese ‘would make an attack at noon. The troops Newton, Miss Bessie McCoy and Miss Jennie | B R S B e AR A SR S S U St o i bt o . 05090@0003‘0@0 ® CHINESE_ MOB, EIGNERS AND CHINESE (() From Lesl: D oo 000t e o ededededeieiesieieiesd | were under arms, but the Chinese failed to materialize. Tewks- | Gertrude | | ing received from | | | { | | | | | | | | | | HEAHTRENDIN-;\P—PEALS COME FOR INFORMATION July The State De- t an agony but be- | WASHINGTO: partment is waiting of expectation for nesw none comes. Heartrending appeals a the relatives and f of the persons supposed to have be the United States Legatio praying for some information as t fate of their people, but the department | is unable to give them any sat Secretary Root was in conference with | Secretary Hay this morning and it was admitted that, although no more troops have been ordered directly to China, yet great activity has been decided upon In the matter of dispatching additional troops from this country to Nagasaki, where they will be in readiness for either | Chinese or Phillppine service ————— WILLIAM OFFERS REWARD. BERLIN, July 6.—Emperor William has telegraphed to the commander of the | German squadron in Chinese waters, to the Governor General of Shantung, to the Viceroys and to others, offering a | thousand taels to any one accomplishing | the deliverance of any forelgner of any nationality whatever now shut up in Peking who is handed over to any Ger- man magistrate, and offering to pay the expenses of the publication of this offer in | Peking. | m Peking. EMPEROR TO ymmm CANTON, Ohio, July 6.—The following | cablegram was received by President Mc- Kinley Friday: “RENDEZBURG, July 6.—The President of the United States, William McKinley: For your Excellency’s warm words of condolence in the murder of my repre- sentatives In Peking I express my most | sincerp thanks. 1 recognize therein the | common impulse of the interests which | bind the civilized nations together. “WILLIAM, smperor.” JAPAN HAS AN ARMY READY TO MOVE LONDON, July 6.—The danger of a gen- eral revolt in China becomes more and more patent and Furope is being con- | fronted with a rapldly increasing force, | not merely that the international column will be forced from Tientsin but that the international forces of coionies and treaty ports will stand In grave danger of expul- sion. In view of the fact that the pre- vious assurances of the Viceroys hgve proved untrustworthy, their promiises of protection for the whites are hardly con- vincing. In the meanwhile the bitharts R k\\\ . PRICE FIVE 6EN’I‘S: FARFUL SLAUGHTER OF CHRISTIANS IN e e »] v . & ? b s e * 3 © @ 1 p 4 * > B b4 ® @ 1 b > )4 - . ) > * ¢ é » ? ye ® > * ) ® 4 B 3 » & “ P . ® - B > . ® + e e R e T S R 3 *0 PeOe PO ebed . + ® ‘ » B v ¢ ¢ unconquerable jealousies of the E powers stays the hand of Japa it is hoped an understanding will s now a g leries to its propos: The British Ca this morning unde Lord Salisbury crisis. 2 and ESCAPED GREAT PERIL. PARIS, July 6.—The Foreign Office here received a telegram to-day from M. Francols, the French Consul General at Yunan Sen, who left Yunan Sen with all the foreigners, after being in a position of great peril, announcing his arrival at the French outpost station within the Tonquin frontier. All the party are safe and well. S e FOR A DIPLOMATIC BUREAU. LONDON, July 6.—In conection with the Cabinet meeting a story is current that several Foreign Office officials and other Government representatives will start for China via ~ Vancouver immediately, the circumstances permitting. It is pre. a in some quarters.that they are intended to constitute a new diplomatic b u which will temporarily take the place of | the Peking Legation. PREPARE TO HEAR THE WORST. LONDON, July 6.—In response to im- qufries cabled to Shanghal in regard to the situation at Peking the following cablegram has been recetved from an at- thoritative quarter: “SHANGHAI, Thursday, July pare to hear the worst. Missionaries Still Safe. NEW YORK, July €—Dr. Halsey of the 5.—Pre- | Presbyterian Board received a telegram from Chefu saying that Cortlandt Renssalaer Hodges and his wife, Dr. Taylor and the Rev. S. E. Simeoxe and his wife are at Pao Ting Fu and have not made their escape. The Rev. J. Low- rie has escaped from Pao Ting Fu is now at Tientsin, and the Rev. J. Miller and Mrs. Miller have escaped and gone to Korea. The cablegram also indi- cates that the Peking missionaries are still at Peking. The final part of the message is important in that it shows that all the missionaries, some sixty in number. in the Shantung district, are sale Van