Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-02
WORD FROM PEKIN.
Good News at Last Received From
Foreign Ministers.
SAFE LITTLE MORE THAN WEEK AGO
a Thousand Chinanen said 10 HAV'
Reen Killed ths Might Of July IO-A
General Feeling Of llop"fnlhess
Among the Powers.

London, July 31.-The admiralty
mas made public the following dis'
patch from Rear Admiral Bruce al
Tien Tsln; ftr t||f.iI 4.
British legation, Peking, June 20 TO
July 10, repeatedly attacked by chi
nese troops on all sides. Both rife and
artillery fre. Since July 10 an armis'
tice. but Gordon is strictly drawn on
both sides OF the position. Chinese
barricades close to ours
"All women and children In the Brit
ish legation. Casualties TO date, six
ty-two killed including Captain strouts'
A number Of wounded In hospital, IN
Gluding Captain Halliday, Rest OF le,
gntlon all well except David Oliphant
and Warren, killed July 2l.-MacDon
aid"
Berlin, July Sl,-A dispatch from
the German legation at Pekin, dated
July q, reports all yell, The Ger.
man consul ut Tien 7 In telegraphed
under date OF Saturday July 2S, to
tbc foreign office as follows;
"The German secretary of legation
at Pelln, Herr Buelow, writes July II;
Thanks for your news, July 10
6he condition of Cordes satisfactory
The remaining members OF the lega
aion are all right, The detachment
from the United States lost ten killed
and fourteen wounded, The houses ol
the legation, much damaged by can
ron Are, are held by the guard, The
attack of the Chinese troops on us
censed July 1G. Speediest possible ad
vince Of relief troops urgently neces
gary,
According to trustworthy report
the body Of Baron Won Ketteler has
been buried by the Chinese govern
ment.'"
The Cordes mentioned In the above
dispatch Is the second interpreter o
the German legation He was Will
Baron Won Setteler when the min
lister was murdered. He himself was
wounded, but escaped to the legation
Washington, July 30,-The Secre
tnry Of State received at midnight last
might Il dispatch from Mr., Fowler
American consul at Che Foo, dated
July 90 noon. Mr. Fowler says "A
letter from the German legation dated
July 21 received ut Tien rsin Ger
man loss Is ten dead and rNeVe in
fured The Chinese ceased their at
tack upon the 18th, Baron Won Ket
teler's body said to be safe.
"The Austrian, Dutch and Spanish
Legations destroyed and the French
partially. A letter from the Japanese
legation dated 22d arrived at the Tier
Tsin on the 25th Wednesday, Tel
battalions Of Chinese shelled the lega
alons consecutyely from the goth o.
Jnne ard stopped upon the 18th o
July, but many renew, The enemy
are decreasing.
1.-The German, Russian American
British and half the Japanese and
French legations still defended, Jap
anese and French legations still de
Tended, japanese say they have foot
for six days, but little ammunition
The emperor and empress Are re
ported Mt Pekin."
Brussels, July 3O.-A dispatch from
the Russian admiral, AleXieff, dated
mt Tien Tsin, July 80, and communi
Gated to the foreign Office, states thai
the latest news confirms the report
chat the foreign ministers at Pekir
are out of danger.
Tien Tsin, July 20, via Shanghai
July S0.-The latest advlces from
Pekin, under date of July Is, say tha
the legations are holdifg out. The
Chinese attacked the legations upon
che night Of July 10, but were led into
q trap by the Americans and British
and 1000 Of them were killed. After
wards they continued bombardng the
legations more freely.