Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-05
THE MURDERED ENVOY.
Official Dispatches Confirm the Re-
ported Assassination
OFGERMANY's MINISTER TOPEKIN

Dragged From His Horse by Chinese
Troops and Boxers and His Body
Hacked to Pieces with Swords-Be-
lief of General Massacre.
London, July 2.-Official dispatches
received by the consular body at
Shanghai, an Express cable dated
Shanghai, July l, says, confirms in the
fullest manner the report OF the
butchery of Baron Won Ketteler, the
German minister, on June IS. The
ambassador was riding on Legation
street when he was attacked by Chi
nese troops and Boxers, dragged from
his horse and killed. His body was
hacked to pieces with swords. The
German legation and six other build
ings were burned, and a number of
servants of the legations were killed
and their bodies thrown into the
flames.
Official confirmation of this CHASTITY
business has created the utmost con-
sternation among the consul generals
of the powers, who expressed fears
that war a Toutrance will be declared
against the Pekin government. The
consuls entertain little hope that any
foreigners are left alive in the cap
ital. There were 100 foreigners con-
nected with the legations, so in the
custom house, English and American
tourists and others to the number of
$50 and nearly 500 legation guards.
The British foreign office, the Daily
Mail learns, has received news from
the British consul at Chefoo that
Baron Won Ketteler has been killed,
but no other information.
A dispatch to The Express from
Nankin, June 80, says: French
priests here have received reports from
Pekin that the public execution of for
eigners has been in progress since
June 20 The news comes by runners
from French priests at Pekin, who
state that they administered the last
rites to the condemned men,"
Nankin cables, dated Sunday, say
that Viceroy Liu Yum Yih received
telegram from Gen: Yulu on Saturday
stating that the German minister had
been murdered at Pekin. Yulu, who
escaped from Tien Tsin to Pao-Ting-
ru. also wired:
Position desperate. Implore your
help. Foreign troops Of eight national
tiles entering Pekin to the number of
10000 or 10000. l cannot hold out
four days"
Outbreaks of the Boxers appear to
be imminent at Canton. The feeling of
unrest ctoa div iupraacac from
Ping-Tu were marching on Sunday
on Chefoo. The governor feared for
the town and sent to the warships for
forces.
A small riot occurred at Chefoo on
Saturday
Fifty-two refugees who have arrived
from NewChwang aver that the Box
ers have destroyed the railway north
Of Port Arthur, and all the American
and English residents are leaving.
Gen. Yuanshihkan, commanding the
best foreign drilled troops In China,
has notified the German governor of
Kiao-Chau that he will not permit the
Germans proposed expedition to Weih-
sien TO rescue Chalfont and the Misses
Bowden and Halves, the American
missionaries in the hands of the Box
ers. The missionaries at Pao-Ting-Fu
were reported to be safe on June 25.
Nothing has been heard from the
column which relieved Admiral Sey-
mour five days ago and then proceed
ed towards Pekin, but as 1t takes at
least two days to communicate between
Tien Tsin and Chefoo there is moth
ing extraordinary In this.