The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-04
Baron Won ketteIer
Has Been Butobered.
Attacked by Chinese Troops
and Boxers.

ana Boxers.
Little Hope 1s Entertained That
Any Forslgners Are Alive in
Pekin.
Washington, July 1.-The morn
Jog papers generally accept as conc'u-
sive the reports that Baron voo kette
ler has been killed sad express grave
uncertainty as to whether any OF the
members of the legations at Pckin are
safe.
Londou, July 2.-Omcia! dispatches
By the consular body at Shanghai, an
express cable dated Shanghai, July l.,
says couirm 10 the fullest manner the
eporc of the butchery Of Baron Won
Ketteler, the German minister, on June
Is. The ambassador was riding on
Legation street when be was attacked
by Chinese troops aud Boxers, dragged
from his horse aod killed. His body
was hacked to pieces with swords.
The German Legation and Elk other
buildings were burned aud a number of
servants of the legation we're killed
and their bodies were thrown lnto the
flames.
Official confirmation of this ghastly
business hes created the utmost COZ.
eternation among the consul generals
Of the powers who expressed fears that
war l'eutranee will be declared against
the Pekiu government The conscls
eotertain little hope that aoy foreigners
are left alive 10 the capital There
we're 100 foreigners connected with the
legations, so iu the custom house,
English aud American tourists aud
Others to the number of $50 and nearly
500 legation guards.
The British foreign Office, the Dai,y
Mail learns, has received news from
the British consul ct Chefoo that Ba-
ron von Kettele1 has been killed but
no other information.
A dispatch to The Dispatch from
Nankiu, June 80. says: French
priests here have received reports from
Pekiu that the public execution of
foreigners has been in progress since
June 90. The news comes By runners
from French priests at Pekin who state
thew administered the last rites to the
condemned y
Naukin cables dated Sunday. say
that Viceroy Liu Yum Yih received a
telegram from Gen. Yulu on Saturday
stating that the German minister bad
been murdered at Pekin. Yulu who
escaped from Tieu Tsin also wired ::
Position desperate iuplore your help.
Foreign troops of eight natioualities
entering Pekin to the number of go
600 or 10000 l cannot hold out four
days"
Liu Yum Yih aas received this from
viceroy of Yuansbikai: ''Foreign
troops various at Tien Tsin They
Will cnter Pesin immediately.
Outbreaks Of Boxers are imminent a,
Canton Boxers from Ping Tu were
marching OF Sunday oD Chcfoo. The
governor feared for the town and seus
to the warships fer forces.
\ small riot occurred at Chefco on
Saturday.
Fisty-teo refugees who have arrived
from New Chwaag aver that the Boxers
have destroyed the railway north of
Forth Arthur aud that all the American
and Eog;isb residents are leaving. Gen
Yaanshibkao. commanding the best
foreign drilled troops 10 China. bas
oo,i6ed the German governor of kiao
Chou that be will not permit the Ger
mans's proposed expedition to Weibsien
to rescue Chalfont aod the Misses Bow
den and Hawes. the American mission
cries 10 the hands of the Boxers.
A correspondent 10 Shanghai learns
from cficial source that the Chinese are
laying torpedoes between Shanghai aud
toe Kiang Nan arsenal.
Agents Of the Boxers are busy 10
Shaogha! provoking hatred CT ioreign
ers.
Nothing has been hear3 from the
coiunu Which relieved Admiral Sey-
moer FIVE days ago and then proceeded
towards Pekio out as it takes at least
two days to communicate between Tien
Tsio aud Chefoo, there is uotbing
extraordinary 10 this Troops are
going forward from Tsku aod Tier
Tsiu daily, though some reports frcu