The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-06
GERMAN MINISTER
MURDERED AT PEkIN
His Body Hacked to Pieces With swords
and Servants Thrown Into the Flames.

London, July 2.-Official dispatches
received by the consular body at
Shanghai, an Express cable dated
Shanghai. July LIST, says, confirm in
the fullest manner the report of the
butchery of Baron Won ketteler. III.
German minister, on June 18th. The
ambassador was riding in Legation
street when he was attacked by Chi
nese troops and boxers. dragged from
his horse and killed. His body was
hacked to pieces with swords. The
German legation and six other build
ings were burned and number of SER
wants of the legations killed and their
bodies thrown into the flames.
Official confirmation of this ghastly
business has created the utmost con-
stcrnation among the consul generals
of the powers. who expressed fears that
war a foutrance will be declared
against the Pekin government. The
consuls entertain little hope that any
foreigners are left alive in the capital.
There We're 100 foreigners connected
with the legations. fifty in the custom
house. English and American tourists
and others to the number of 100. and
nearly 800 legation guards.
The British foreign office. the Daily
Mail learns, has received news from
the British consul at Che Foo that
Baron Won Ketteler had been killed,
but no other information.
y dispatch to the Express from Nan
kin. June Both, says:
French priests here have received
reports from Pekin that the public eN-
ecutions of foreigners has been in
progress since June Goth. The news
comes by runners from French priests.
at Peliin. who state that they admins
tered the last rites to the condemned
men,
Nanliin cables. dated Sunday. say
that Viceroy Liu Yum Yih received Il
telegram from General Yulu on Satur-
day stating that the German minister
had been murdered at Pekin. Yulu.
who escaped from Tien Tsin to Pao
Ting Flu, also wired:
Position desperate. Implore your
help. Foreign troops Of eight nation
alities entering Pekin to the number of
10000 or 10000. l cannot hold out
four days"
A small riot occurred at Che Foo on
Saturday.
Outbreaks of the boxers appear to be
imminent at Canton. The feeling of
unrest steadily increases. Boxers from
Hing Tu We're marching on Sunday on
Che Foo. The governor feared lor the
town and sent to the warships for
forces.
Fffty-twO refugees who have arrived
from New Chwang aver that the Box
ers have destroyed the railway north
of Port Arthur. and that all the Amer
lean and English residents are leaving
General YuanShllikan. commanding
the best foreign drilled troops in China.
has notified the German governor of
kiaO Chau that he will not permit the
Germans proposed expedition to Weih-
Sien to rescue ChalfOnt and the Misses
Bowden and Hawes. the American mis-
sionarieS in the hands of the Boxers
The missionaries at Pao Ting Flu were
reported to be safe on June 25th
correspondent at Shanghai learns
from official sources that the Chinese
are laying torpedoes between ShanS-
hal and the Kiang Nan arsenal
Agents of the boxers are busy in
Shanghai provoking hatred of for
eigners.
Nothing has been heard from the col
umn which relieved Admiral seymour
five days ago. and then proceeded to-
ward Pekin. but as it takes mt least
two days to communicate between Tien
Tsn and Che Foo. there is nothing ex-
traordinary in this. Troops are going
forward from Taku to Tien Tsin daily.
though some reports from Taku allege
that ii will be three weeks before Il
large force can be sent to Pekin.