The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 12, 1900, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCIS JALL, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1900 RENEWAL OF RIS Elghiefif&ws Since (he Last Direct Message Came From the Besieged Europeans in the Chinese Capital. Forward Movement of the Allied Forces at Tientsin Impossible and Forty Thousand Troops Required There—Li aiiu | i Hung Chang to Break News of Tragedu. o 2 ain bears most ¥ rt dispatched his last Ands en no ¢ gt Daily « ed an imperial e v to break the . a ir usual role of - to as mediator and from Tientsin tend to belie the her not soon 0 s ar S tardy a roops. sir dy and willing It ted that re i for her rre ’ m of & Chi- nd Manc this mat- m P GENERAL MA DEFEATS ALLIED TROOPS. m she » dispatch from he ¢ flicting great loss s fought with great = [ ey € ally to utilize the - e walls ne yamen, allied - = r X guns and cavalry. The Japanese g reinforcements, the allies were in MINISTEé WU’'S ACTIVITY IN OFFERING REWARDS J d PAVING THE WAY FOR THE PEKING TRAGEDY ASHINGTON has act 11.—Min ter with characteristic requests of sev- who desired it . wn that rewards would be p " r the rescue of Americans now in » & Among the Washingtonians who | 2 : « Minister were Mrs. L. A § C ey ( “arrie Harrison, who » t safety of :. = legation com- " ddr d the fol- “ uly 9, 1600, poxsible and Dt : nd North China that liberal reward the American people for Minister his their del to a Pek MINES DESTROYED ister Plenipoten- BY MANCHU TROOPS To the foregoing communication the fol- ’ snt by Mrs. Crandall ¥ WASHI C.. July 10, 1900, Mr. Wu Ting F y Extraordinary and o Chinese Legation s lefter of July & s re - are deeply grateful for the cable- have thought proper to send to your - are sure that we may add that people of our country Join us in I for your efforta. The favorable comment of the press indicates the universal of our tfully offer and your prompt ac- yours, ete. bat} Respy B e Tt B S o e H. G. BQUIRES, First Secretary. FLEMING D. CHESSHIRE, Integpreter. EDWIN H. CONGER, Minister. W. E. BAINBRIDGE, 8econd Secretary. L S e e e e o A American Legation at Pekiny, Taken May 15, 1900, Before the Door of the Legation Euilding. B IIOPIDGBIPGID 0000000000 00000000 00000000 | | § | | Wu | REPORTS OF MASSACRE AT PEKING Pereses et et eiedee - B R I SIS D o e SR SRR b eo@® g Special Cable to The,Call and New York Heraid. Copyright, 1900, oy the Herald Publishing Company. o | Pfll ¥ . * 3 SHANGHAL, July 1L.—A report from Nankin, the former capital, just .' ; received, reiterates the statement that the Emperor and Empress Dow- . ager are both dead and that all the foreigners in Peking have been killed. 1 A private letter from Peking, dated June 24 and received at Tientsin |+ dune 80, says: ‘‘We are in danger of death. Thirty thousand trcops .| 1 ¢ are attacking and only three days’ fcod is left. No news comes of | « troops. If no relief comes all seems hopeless. Maliien’s store -has been burned and the Hotel de Peking bombarded. The Italian, Dutch, American and part of the British legations have been burned.”’ 3 This confirms Sir Robert Hart’s despairing message of the same date. * @ . P * @ciro e K3 | & |® |® |+ | 3 ¢4 - . 1 ¢+ * . & | le b4 e 3 6 ® | o . . 1 ¢+ .| . - - * . * + . | o 4 S L I TS T b LANDING OF AMERICAN MARINES AT TAKU. 2 :’ (Drawn From Photographs of the Taku Bund and River Front.) ® & AS THE BROOKLYN DRAWS TOO MUCH WATER TO ENTER THE PEIHO RIVER THE 330 MARINES, UN- ¢ DER COMMAXD OF COLONEL MEADE, WHICH SHE BROUGHT FROM MANILA WERE TRANSFERRED TO { B AND TOWED BY LAUNCH OVER THE BAR AND UP THE RIVER TO THE LANDING, A Dis- * NINE MILES. . . R o e g o el g e e S Y T SR S SRR W N From China Comes an Imperial D ~ing Foreigners for the Recent Outrages, and Alleging That Every Step Has Been Taken to Protect the Peking Legations. ON, July 11.—An im- sixth moon (June 20) was telegraph to-day by u from the Taotai of he received b, Minister V Shanghai, transmitted on July 1 from the Treasurer of the Chili province, who | received it by special courier on June 30 | from the Board of War, who in turn re- eived it from the Privy Council in Pe- king. The decree is as follow: The circumst which led to_the com- mencement of fighting betyeen the Chinese and forelgners were of S complex, confusing and unfortunate character as to be entire expected. Our diplomatic representatives abroad. owing to their distance from the scene f action, have had no means of knowing the true - state things and accordingly cannot {lay the views of the Government "efore the | Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the respective | powers to which they are accredited. Now, we t or ity of going fully ‘into’ the for the information of our representa- aforesald In the first place there arose in the provinces of Chili and Shantung a band of rebellious subjects who had been in the habit of prac- ticing boxing and fencing in thelr respective village : time clothing their matter doings with spiritual and strange rites. The al aut d to take due notice of them at the time. Accoramgly the infection pread with astonishing rapidity. Within the ace of a month it seemed to make its ap- arance everywhere and finally even reached itself. Ewery one looked upon the supernatural and strange and joined it “Down With Christianity.” many Then there were lawless and _treacherous persons who nded the cry of “‘Down with fanity!" About the middle of the fifth these persons began to create disturb- without warning. Churches were burned rverts were killed. The whole city rment. A situation was created which not be brought under control. At first e foreign powers requested that foreign »wps be wed to enter the capital for the protection of the legations. The imperial Gov- ent, having in view the comparative ur- gency of the occasion, granted the request as an-extraordinary mark of courtesy beyond the requirements of international intercourse. Over 500 foreign troops were sent to Pekin This Shows clearly how much care China exercises in the mainten; e of friendly relations with other countries, The legations at the capital never had much to do with the people. But from the time foreign troops entered the city the guards did not devote themselves exclu- sively to the protection of their respective le- gations. They sometimes fired their guns on the top of the city walis and sometimes pa- trolled the streets everywhere. Hit by Stray Bullets. There were reports of persons being hit by stray bullets. Moreover, they strolled ahout it g o O to enter the Tsung Hua gate (the eastern gate of the palace grounds). They only desisted wh unt both the soldlers and the people were rovoked to resentment, and voiced their indig- nation with one accord. Lawless persons then took advantage of the situation to do mischiet and became bolder than ever in burning and killing Christian converts. The powers there- ents encountered hands of the in- ave not yet been gents of the two in Peking, but the reinfor resistance and defe surgents on the w. able to proceed. T r provinces of Chili and Shantung had by this time effected a_complete union and could not be separated. The Imperial Government was by no means reluctant to issue orders for the entire suppression of this insurgent element. But as the trouble was so near at hand; there was a ereat fear that due protection might not be assured to the legations, if the anarch- ists should be driven to extremitles, thus bringing on a national calamity. There also was a fear that uprisings might occur in the provinces of Chili and Shantung at the same time, with the regult that both foreign mis sionaries and Chinese converts In the twq provinces might fall vidtims to popular fury. It was, therefore, absolutely necessary to con- sider the matter from every point of view. Murder of German Minister. As a measure of precaution it was finally de- cided to request the forelgn Ministers to T temporarily to Tilentsin for =afety It was while the discussion of this proposition was in progress that the German Minister, Baron von Ketteler, was sinated by a riotous mob one morning while on his way to the Tsung-li Yamen. On the previous day the German Min- ister had written a letter avpointing a time for calling at the Tsung-li Yamen. But the Y men, fearing he might be molested on the way, a1a mot consent to the appointment as sug kested by the Minister. Since this occurre the anarchists assumed a more bold and threat- ening attitude and consequently it was not deemed wise to carry out the project of sending the diplos ic corps to Tientsin under an es- cort. However, orders were issued to the troops detailed for the protection of the legations to keep stricter watch and take greater precau- tions against any emergency. Attack on Taku Forts. To our surprise, on the 20th of the fifth moon (June 16) foreign (naval) officers at Taku called on Lo Jung Kwang, the general commanding, and demanded his surrender of the forts, noti f¥ing him that failing to receive complianc they would at 2 o'clock of thenext day take steps to seize the forts by force. Lo Jung Kwang, be- ing bound by the duties of his office to hold the forts, how could he accede to the demand? On the day named they actually first fired on the forts, which responded and kept up the fighting all day and then surrendered. Thus the con: flict of forces began, but certainly the initia- tive did not come from our side. Even supposing that China were not con- scious of her -true condition, how could she take such a step as to engage in war with all the powers simultaneously, and how could she, relying upon the support of an anarchistic y advance was positively forbidden. On this | upon attempted to reinforce the foreign troops | | RS LS SRS S S S S S icy of the Uni | . ho the United Stat A high offi world by Secret: > did not nece: ake It incumbent u tent of war to preserve the integrity of of the United States, that pron: may preserve a Chinese territorial and in the principle of equ . in discuss pointed out th cree Blam- populace, go into war with the powers? Our position In this matter ought to be cl I¥ understood by all the powers. The abave is a statement of the w we have suffered, and how China was driven to the unfortunate position from which she could not escape. Our several Mini I make known accu- rately and in detail the contents of this decree and the policy of China to the Ministers of For- eign Affairs in their r countries and 1 es are st 2 that mil ure t strictly enjoined to afford protection to the le- gations as hitherto, to the utmost of their power. As for the ana s, they will be se- verely dealt with as emstances permit The several Ministers will continue in the discharge of the dutles of their offices as hith- erto, without hesitation or debate. This tele- graphic decree to be transmitted for their in- formation. Gives Great Satisfaction. The document gave great satisfaction here, as it showed, assuming there was some foundation for the first reports that the Imperial Government had encouraged the Boxers and even participated in the attacks on the legations, that an effort is about to be made to retrieve that mis- take. The note is said to have originated with the Privy Council and at the State Department this body is declared to be identical with the Tsung-li Yamen, being the power next the throne and the one which deals exclusively with the foreign }mers. The curious means adopted of orwarding the note are supposed to have been resorted to because what amounts to martial law in_civilized countries is now in force in Peking and Shantung, so that the Tsung-li Yamen would naturally confide the message to the War Board, now in supreme control, to secure its transmission to nghai. The announced purpose of the Chinese Government to protect the foreign Ministers is gratify- ing to the officials’ here, for they have all along more or less doubted the authenti- city of the several dispatches which have emanated from, Shanghal respecting the relations bet n Prince Ching and the legations. \ t is rald that the note does not call for an answer from the State Department at this stage and will not materially af. fect the military programme laid down by our Government. Such forces as we can land in China will be pushed forward with rapidity to Peking. The only co@sidera- tion that would induce the administration to relax that programme at any point would be the reopening of communication with Minister Conger and his release from any sort of duress or restraint. Possibly now that the Tsung-li Yamen is commu- nicating with the outer world it will per- mit the foreign Ministers in Peking, if they are alive, to do the same. Our Gov- ernment probably will suggest to the Tsung-li Yamen, through Minister Wu here, that this be done. Much will depend upon the response. the city without restraint, and even attempted REMEY REPORTS THE FOREIGNERS HARD PRESSED WASHINGTON, July 11.—The following cablegram has been received at the Navy Department from Admiral Remey: CHEFU, July 10.—Secretary of the Navy: Arrived ¥ erday. Two battallons Ninth In- fantry and one battalion marines, Colonel Meade, landed to-day to proceed to Tientsin. Allied forces at Tientsin engaged in maintain- ing their defenses. Ordered Solace here to take sick and wounded to Yokohama hospital. Oregon to proceed soon to dock at Kure; towed by chartered steamer and convoyed by Nash- ville. Just learned from Admiral Seymour at Tientsin that foreigners there are hard pressed. REMEY. Admiral Remey, the commander-in-chief of the United States naval forces on the Asiatic station, having arrived in Chinese waters, is in command over the head of Admiral Kempff, whom he ranks. It is believed that his cablegram this morning relating to the landing of the Ninth In- fantry has lost a date line, for it is not doubted that the troops were landed at Taku instead of Chefu, as his message reads. ‘Admiral Kempff has scored another credit through the formal statement by the Chinese Government that the bom- bardment of the forts at Taku, which was done over his protest and without his par- eipation, | precipitated the crisis® Bt Peking. Quartermaster General Ludingten has been making inquiry as to the character of the weather to expected in that portion of China where hostilities are in progress with a view to ascertaining the needs of the soldiers in the matter of clothing. Reports show that the climate in the fall and winter is even more ri than that of Northern New York and England. Consequently the allowance of winter clothing already ordered has been | doubled and the Meade and the Sumner will now take out six thousand winter outfits. The Navy Department Commander Rogers from the command of the Nashville, now in Chinese waters, and ordered Commander Niles to the com- mand of that vessel. CommAnder Niles, who is on duty at the Norfolk yard, will sall on August 3 for the Asiatic station and Commander Rodgers will proceed home upon his arrival there. MISSIONARY WORKERS ARE REPORTED SAFE NEW YORK, July 11.—The Methodist Missionary Society received a cablegram this afternoon from the Rev. Frederick Brown, at Chefu, in response to repeated inquiries by cable. It is the most cheer- ing news recelved lately. Mr. Brown cabled simply the*word “safe,” followed by the list of names of various mission- arfes. Those designated, with their sta- tions, are as follows: Rey. Frederick Brown, Peking; Miss Hopkins, M. D. has detached s Tangshan; Rev. T. N. Pyke, Tientsin; J. V. Martin, Tientsin; Rev. J. F. Hayner, Tsunhau; Edward and George N. LOwry, Peking; Rev. and Mrs. King, Peking, and the Rev. G. W. Verity, Shantung. The Messrs. Lowry are not, strictly speaking, missionaries, but they are the sons of the Rev. Dr. H. H. Lowry, the president of the Peking University, who is now in this coumr{. George N. Lowry is a_ physician and his brother Edward has been in the customs serviee. There also are named in the list as “safe” number of women sent out by the Woman's Foreign Missionary. Society: of the Methodist Episcopal Church. ’.l'hiy' are: Ella E. Glover, Peking; Mary 1. Sheerkley, Tientsin; Miranda ' Groucher, Tsunhau: Ida M. Stevenson, M.D., Tien- tsin; Rachael R. Benn, M. Tientsin, nd Mrs. M. L. Barrow, Shantung. GERMANY NOT AT WAR_ WITH CHINA BERLIN, July 11.—The Government says the Chinese situation to-day was virtu- ally unchanged. No authentic news has been received from Peking, and the news from Tientsin is if anything worse. Ac- cording to the semi-official Post, Emperor Willilam’s trip to Norway will last til August 6, unless the weightiest news ar- rives requiring his hasty return/ Dr. Mumm von Schwarzenstein's ap- pointment as Minister to China Is inter- preted in poiitical circles here as a proof that Germany regards herself as not at war with China. The appointment is meant especially for Russia, to show that Germany means to continue her_Chinese ponc{ with Russia. The new Minister, who Is considered one of the most promis- ing German diplomats, and who until now it was generally supposed would succeeed Dr. von Holleben at Washington, prompt- 1y declared that he was ready to assume the dangerous mission at the Emperor's personal desire. At the Chinese legation here to-day a representative of the Associated Press was informed that the Viceroys had sent information that the rising had declined and would soon be quelled. The legation officials do not believe the other Ministers at Peking have been murdered. Baron von Ketteler's assassination, they. say, does not mean that the Chinese anti-for- eign agitation is especially aimed at the Germans. The ignorant rabble compris- ing the Boxers, say the officials, do not know the difference between Englishmen and Germans, To them they are all sim- v foreigners. At the legation it is be- lieved that the report is true.that the Dowager Empreas is again in power. - The officials are unable to say’ whether or not Prince Tuan is responsible for the Peking outrages. declaration of the United States many (I don"t believe there is a word of in regard to China exists be by other served this looking at the ng the polic; yuneement administrative 1 and impartial trade wit supported by n sen that Governm from the natural desire ted States to Up- Id the "Open Dgor” Plan IS Likely to Prevent a Partition of China by the Powers. IGovernments Interested in Having Amer- ica Take the Lead Are Anxious That the President Shall by Adequate Force. . Special Dispatch to The Call. Support His Position ALL. HEADQUARTERS, WELLINGTON HOTEL GTON 11.—These governments interested in having the States take 1in the Chinese question are anxious that the President shall su position by an adequate fc This is also the view of al Kempff, who has just been superceded command of t eet fn Chinese waters by Rear Admiral Remey The nature of the fighting around Tientsin and that which that point and Peking is undoubted he cause of the U tion made by Admiral Kempff, submitted, as is lieved here sulted with Captain McCalla, who was with Vi Admiral Seymour’s Diplomats, especially those who are suspicious of every mov Russia makes, look farther ahead, however, and say that if the American Government is to continue to take the lead as it has begun it must have a stfgng military force to morally support the position it has assum Offictals of the admin- istration think. however, that 11,500 men are sufficient to protect the in t y of the President and enunciated to the the declaration that had been made n this Governmeni to the x- The po of the Government tated, a solution which rd for the world »f the Chinese empire. 1D China all parts , “The policy adopted ntinued the official, “is in keeping with that which the United States has observed for many vears and ) pursuance of the ‘open door’ principle which was in part established exchanged with f eign powers during the past winter. It is the belief Government that t at Britain, Japan and G the report that ar and Russia), will berespe » see the integrity of China »m a commercial point of view truth matter f understands the n ity of preventing a partition. It has been sugges! each nation should have a certain sphere to police trade Suppe United States should get one-sixth of China—it would bave the right to with 50,000,000 of pe e under such conditio as it might impose. But these 0,000 would want the ts of other countries which they might be able to furnish better and che: n the United States a turn America might be able to supply certain wants to the people in their respective spheres better and cheaper than they could do. over the boundaries of spheres and ousies that would e: may be that as a resuit ceed in obtaining an ironclad of the present agreement will be firmly established, and if this be so the dangerous Then there would always be constant w in case take the sphere belonging to the conquered nation. st foreshadow the danger of the dismemberment of China. ngling the v would want to Commercial territorial jeal- It disturbance the United States may suc- under which the ‘open door’ principle uation with which we of war are now dealing will not have arisen in vain.’” Considerable gratification is expre of Dr. Mumm von Schwarzenstein as of the late Baron von Ketteler. This ac Germany to maintain diplomatic of the Chinese Governme ivance t Germany question. Dr. of his Government. the Chin relations with sination of her diplomatic representative in Peking s Th oes not propose to consider that a state of ision removes what might have developed into the most dangerous feature of von Schwarzenstein was ed in official circles over the appointment rman Minister to China in tion is important, indicating China, iccession purpose notwithstanding the yparently with the con- they are now satisfied exists and her authorities say stationed here a year ago STILL WAITING FOR NEWS FROM CONGE WASHINGTON, July 11.—Aside from | the dispatch from Admiral Remey, made public this afterncon, there was no news | recelved to-day by the administration | from the representatives of the Govern- ment in China. The desire to hear from Minister Conger remains unabated, and it is presumed that Minister Wu, the Chinese Minister, will make some further | effort to obtain for the Ministers the op- portunity of communicating directly with their own governments. Like the of- ficials in Washington, he 1s derstand wny|they are not able to do He was asked to-night if the administra- tion had suggested to him that he call the attention of his government that it was the desire of our officlals that com- munication be arranged for, but he de- clined to s Minister Wu, in connection with the statement contained in the im- perial decree made public to-day, called attention to the fact that when particu- jars of the murder of Baron von Ketteler were published it was stated that t guard in revenge had burned the offices at & loss to un- of the Tsung-li Yamen. The decree con- tained no mentjon of this, which is re garded as singular, if sach a thing had oceurred. To his ‘mind it refuted the original story, which, he said, like many others inimical to the Chinese govern- ment, had originated at Shanghali and other places. < The Minister believed that the 20,000 Japanese troops would have no great dif- ficulty in reaching Peking. “I believe they will get thei if the have the cour- age to go,” he dded. ‘Ten _thousand disciplined don't think about that. The Minister's confidence in this regard, | however, is not shared by persons here | familiar with the conditions that woulfl | be met between Tientsin and Peking; partly, at least, because of the physical conditions to be overcome by the invading army. | At the Japanese Legation to-day it was | said that nothing was known there of the | report that Japan was preparing to send a much *larger force to China than had been originally intended, but confidenc was expressed that the government would dispatch whatever men were necessary to | accomplish the object Japan is endeavor- | - ! MISSIONS ARE BURNED | men could go to Peking.” T there could be any doubt AND INMATES MURDERED | Special Cable to The Call and New York Her- | ald. Copyright, 199, by the Herald Pub- | lishing Company. | LONDON, July 12—The Daily Telegraph | publishes this dispatch from its special | corespondent: | SHANGHAT, July 10.—The Roman Cah- | olic missiong at Moukden have been en- | tirely burned. Bishep Guillon, Fathers | Emonet, Corbel. Bourgeois and Veuille- mot and two Sisters of Providence and all | the native Christians have been mur- dered. The Catholie missions at the native city of Newchwang, v!hlch is situated elevenl | telegraphs that miles from the port of the same name, have also been - destroyed. A Japanese | gunboat has been ordered to New- | chwang. No British gunboat s avaii- | able. BOMBARDMENT OF THE FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS BERLIN, July 11.—The German Censul at Tientsin cables that the foreign set- tlements were continually bombarded by the Chinese from July 5 to July 8. On July 6 2000 Boxers attacked the French settlement and were routed by the Rus- sians. The British and Japanese forces, bombarded the €hinese batteries July 7 Toward evening Chinese shells penetrated the roof of the German consulate and caused an outbreak of fire, which was extinguished after slight damage had been dor On July 6 the Peipeng sailed for Taku with the German wounded. River com- munication between Tientsin and Taku has been safe since the Chinese fort, mid- way between the two towns, was tured. . The railroad from Tong Ku been repaired to within three miles Tientsin. _Nearly all the families of foreigners left Tientsin for Taku July 4 _The German Consul at Chefu telegraphs that the Governor of Shantung announces that, according to reports on July 4, the foreign Ministers at Peking were 14 danger and the revolt decreasing. FRENCH COMMANDERS. PARIS. July 11—t is announced that President Loubet la: evening signed a decree appointing General Voyron, who distinguished himself in the Madaga car campaign, commander of the expedi- tionary corps for Chin He will be suy orted b seneral B; ud, chief of the sident’s military household, and Ger eral Frey. Vice Admiral Pottier is ap- pointed fo command the naval force. masweh oo GERMANY’'S NEW MINISTER. BERLIN, July 11.—Dr. Mumm von Schwarzenstein, Envoy Extraordinary of Germany to the Grand Duchy of Luxem- burg. has been appointed German Minis- ter to China, in succession to the late Baron von Ketteler. He starts for the Far East in a few days, accompanied by Baron von der Golt - : LEGATION BESIEGERS DISPERSE. PARIS. July 11.—The Chinese Minister here informed M. 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