The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-06-23
STARTLING STORIES.
Reports of Further Outrages in the
Chinese Empire.
German Minister Is Said to Have Been
Murdered-Commun with Pc
king Cut On-American Troops
Sent from Manila.

Sent from Manila.
London, June 16.-There is not a
cabinet in Europe apparently that
knows what has been transpiring in
Peking for five days or in Tien-Tsin
for three days. Nor Is there any that
knows with what difficulties the small
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS interna-
tional column is contending between
those cities. The German foreign Of
fee, upon learning the report of the
murder of Baron Won Ketteler, the
German minister at Picking, sent a
Geographic inquiry to st. Petersburg,
the Russian government, because of
its wires to Manchuria being sup
posedly in a better position than the
other governments to obtain direct
news. In reply, the German foreign
office was informed that nothing what
ever was known on the subject, as COM
munication with Picking was inter-
rupted. The report spread worldwide
from Shanghai that the legations had
been attacked and that one minister,
probably the German, had been MUIR
Sheng, who for few days, as the en-
press dowager's agent, has been CEN
soring kilograms from Shanghai.
Not Confirmed.
A cablegram from Shanghai asserts
that the reports of the murder of the
| German minister emanated from Lon
don, are quite unconfirmed, and are
| NJ hn has
man minister has been captured" is
the announcement to the Morning
Post from Picking, in dispatch dated
June ID, five p. M, via Tien-Tsin, June
Is.
All the London papers print sem
sational dispatch about Picking lega-
tons being burned by the Boxers and
the German minister being murdered,
but all but two, the Post and Express,
are inclined to discredit the report.
The only fresh message approach
ing an authentic confirmation comes
from the Posts Peking correspond
ent, who, wiring Wednesday, says that
the German minister was captured.
Says He Was Slain.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Express sends much more sensa-
tional message, but it is palpably of
the mind reading sort, to the effect
that Taotai Sheng, the head of the
Chinese telegraph system there. on
Friday received telegram either from
Peking or Tien-Tsin, saying that Gen.
Tung Fuh Siang's troops aided the
Boxers in an organized attack on the
legations at Peking, which resulted
ton buildings and the slicing to pieces
of the German minister.
The correspondent admits the slic-
ing story may be an exaggeration and
says, while the nationality of the muir
dered minister is unknown, he is be-
leved to be Baron Won Kettler, the
German minister.
situation Very Critical.
The following summary of the situ-
alton was telegraphed to the Daily
News from Shanghai Sunday evening:
1.-THE situation is critical and without
parallel since the Indian mutiny. At the
Yang Use ports there Is a grave feeling
of unrest among the natives. AS yet
there has been no outbreak. but placards
have been posted in Kin Kiang, Ugas Skin
and WI HUI, calling on the people to
kill and burn A body of rioters 5000
strong are at Kwei Hsein, In the pre-
lecture of Canton. and troops have gone
to suppress them. The powers, unpre-
pared, are helpless to prevent Disaster;
but barring trifiing local friction, they
are working amicably."
photographic communication with
the NORTH" says the Shanghai CORE
spondent of the Times, under Sundays
date, ceased early this morning. The
last message from Tien-Tsin reported
that fighting had begun, but gave no
details"
Hundreds Massacred.
The Picking correspondent of the
Times, in a dispatch dated June IA, via
Tien-Tsin, June Is, says:
"A serious anti-foreign outbreak took
place last night, when some OF the finest
buildings in the eastern part of the city
were burned and hundreds of native Chris
tians and servants employed by foreign
ers were massacred within two miles of
the imperial palace. 1t was an anxious
night for all foreigners, who were collect
ed under the protection of the foreign
guards. The Boxers burned the Roman
Catholic East cathedral, the large build
ings of the London mission and the Amer
lean board OF missions, ana also the
buildings in the eastern part of the city
occupied by the foreign employees of the
maritime customs"
VIII Go to China.
Manila, June 1s.-The Ninth regi-
ment has been ordered to Manila,
whence it will proceed to China.
No News Received.
Washington, June 1S.-The third day
passed here without a single line of
news from any official source respect
ing the critical situation in China. All
day the telegraph offices at the white
house and in the state; war and navy
departments were manned, but no
word came. Inquiries of the cable COM
panies showed that not only were the
communications by wire with Pekin.
Taku, Tien-Tsin and all northern
China suspended, but the notices con.
veyed little encouragement for the
hope that they ,uld be soon reopened.
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TOLD OF ROYALTY.