The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-07-07
CHINESE ! / Kill IL
Won \ Ml Il
British Consul Il chefoo Confirms
Rumors Of German Min
ister's Death.
TRAGEDY OCCURRED on JUNE is
Says the Baron Was Slain BY Ma
tive Troops While on Way to
Tsung u Yamen.
CASUALTIES Of The AMERICANS
TRAGEDY OCCURRED ON JUNE "
CASUALTIES Of The AMERICANS.
KUlcd aud Wounded In y. g. Con.
tinycnt or tl,s l'cktng Relicf
Expectation =. Legation
bindings Harmed.

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lister was attacked while proceeding
to the tsnlig Ii yamcn, where he died.
Shanghai, July 3.-The British con-
sui at Chefoo telegraphs that baron
Won Ketteler, German minister at re
king, was murdered by native troops
June 1s. Three legations-tt Is not
stated which-were still undestroycd
June "a!
The American consul here states
that Yung Lu telegraphed June "a
that the other ministers were safe
that morning, but the situation was
desperate, and he doubted whether
the ministers could hold out twenty
four hours, as the empress doWager
could no longer give protection.
Washington, July 2.-The following
message was received yesterday Mt
the. navy department:
Misunderstanding of Navy, Wash
ington: Following telegram from
Kempff, casualties, relief expedition,
June 25:
.Kined-Boatswain's Mate Thomas
Thomas, Gunner's Mate Benjamin
Benson, Apprentice Bowman, Lands
man Stevenson.
Observation-Disclosures Mate Hol-
yoke, Machinist Hnnford, Landsman
Joseph killacky, Cadet Tnussig, Fire
man Rowe, Lnndsman Garretty, Cox.
swain Ryan, Quartermaster Conway,
Goxswain McClay, Fireman Flaherty,
Scamen Lloyd, Child, Anderson, Jen-
sen and McKeoyey, Landsman Philip
Nocllmoellcr, Coxswan Thomas Lind
BON, Apprentices johnson, Rasmussen
and Welsh, Private o. o. Ordef.
Rogers"
The department has been informed
that the Princeton has arrived Mt Can
ton,
London, July 3.-Offcial advices re-
ceived by the consular body at Shang-
hal, ansexpress cable dated Shanghai,
July 1, says confirm in the fullest
manner the report of the butchery of
Baron o Ketteler, the German min
lister, on June 1S. The ambassador
was riding on Legation street, when
he was attacked by Chinese troops
! and Boxers. His body was hacked to
pieces with swords. The German le-
cation and six other buildings were
burned, and a number of servants OF
the legation we're killed and their
bodies thrown into the flames.
Official confirmation of this .ghast-
ly business has created the utmost
CONSERVATION among the consul gen
erals of the powers, who expressed
fears that war a F%outrance will be
declared against the Picking govern
ment.
The consnls entertain little hope
that any foreigners are left alive in
the capital. There are 100 foreigners
connected with the legation. Fifty in
the customs house, English and Amer
lean tourists and others to the num-
her of $50, and nearly 500 legation
guards.
The British foreign Office, the Daily
Mail learns, has received news from
the British consul Mt Chefoo that Ba-
ron Won Ketteler has been killed, but
no other information.
"A dispatch to the Express from
Nankin, June 30, says:
Trench priests here have received
IA report from Peking that public
executions of foreigners have been in
progress since June 20. The news
comes by runners from French priests
at Pekin. who state that they admin
yistered the last rites to the con,
demncd men,"
Nankin cables, dated Sunday, say
lilht aNlSSIoS 4sEue IGSCtNSu II
telegram from General Yulu on Sat.
urday, stating that the German min.
lister had been murdered at Picking
Yulu, who escaped from Tien Tsin
into Pao Tung Flu, also wired:
Position desperate. Implore youl
help. Foreign troops OF eight nation,
nlities entering Picking to the nun.
Der of 10000 or 10000. Iscannot hold
out four days"
Liu Yum Yih has received this from
the viceros at Tun Shi Kee:
Foreign troops victorious at Tier
Tsin. They will enter Picking imme
diatclS."
Washington, July "A cablegran
from Ambassador Cihonte, at London
~states the foreign ministers were safe
ut Picking. on the 25th. Chinese Min.
lister Wn's private advices are to tho
same effect.
Washington, D. c., July s.-The
navy department. has received the fol.
lowing from Admiral Kempff:
"Chefoo.-Ministers at Peking were
given twentySfour hours to leave on
the 10th. They refused. and are still
there. The Peking relief forces got