The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-02


but the situation was desperate, and he
doubted whether the ministers could hold
out twenty-four hours longer, as he and
the empress could not longer guarantee
protection.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-Two i'm
portant cablegrams were received by Sec
retary Hay today from United States
Consul General Goodnow, at Shanghai.
The date is understood to be that of last
night. The text is withheld, but the
consul states in substance as follows:
1t is rumored in Shanghai that the
German minister to Peking, Baron ven
Ketteler, was killed at Peking on the
18th Of June. On the 23rd of June three
of the legation buildings were still stand
ing The others have been burned. On
the 26th of June dispatch was received
at Shanghai from Yung Lu (believed to
be the viceroy of the province of Chi
LIE, where the principal troubles have oc-
curred), stating that other ministers were
safe.
TUAN IN CONTROL.
Dispatches to Shanghai from different
sources indicate that Prince Tuan, father
of the heir apparent, seems to be abso-
lutely in control at Peking and that his
attitude is the worst possible and most
hostile to foreigners 1t is even said
that he issued an edict as far back as
the goth of June ordering all of the vice.
roys to attack the foreigners in their
respective proVinces-an order when
has, so far, not been cbeyed.
PeIing could not have been preserved
through the fury Of the first stages Of
the outbreak only to fall victims to So
Der second thought. There is at least
the indication that the Chinese govern
llent Itself was protecting them. On the
other hand, the statement that the no
toriously anti-foreign Prince Tuan was
IN complete control at Peking was regard
ed as an exceedingly grave development,
and as tending to fix clearly responsibility
for the happenings of the past three
weeks directly upon the Pel1ing govern
ment. An ameliorating condition is the
refusal of the great viceroys, Of them
selves of almost absolute power in their
provinces, to be controlled from Peking
in their attitude twoard foreigners.
IGNORE PEKING AUTHORITY.
A high official of the state department
said today that there is nothing now to
do but to follow out the course the state
department already has adopted, namely,
to have the United States consuls put
themselves in communication with the
viceroys of the provinces, treating the
government at Peking as incapacitated
for administrative work. and in the mean
while doing all in their power to protect
the foreigners in their respective districts
The signs of benign disposition on the
part of these Yiceroys is probably the basis
OF the hope that they can be induced at
least to stand neutral and keep their own
provinces in order if it should become
necessary to direct hostilities against the
Pel1ing government. This course seems
to be absolutely necessary, unless devel-
ppments in the immediate future demon
pirate the inaccuracy of Consul General
Goodnow's advice relative to the status
Of affairs at Peking. There is authority
for the statement that our government
feels that what must be done at once is
to drive forward relief force to Peking.
regardless Of the strength required So
far 1t has not been regarded as necessary
10 do more in the way of military prana-