The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-04
Baron Won Ketteler
Has Been Butchered.
Attacked by Chinese Troops
and Boxers.
Little Hope ls Entertained That
Any Foreigners Are Alive in
Pekin.

Vseot"ktou, Juty l.-Ino morn.
Jog papers generally accept AZ oonclu.
sive the reports that Baron vos Kette
ler has been killed aud express grave
uncertainty as to whether any of the
members of the legations at Pekio are
safe.
London, July 2.-Oficial dispatches
by tho consuIar body a; Shanghai an
express cable dated Shanghai, July l.,
says copfrm 10 the fullest amer the
eport Of the butobery of Baron Won
ketteler. the German minister, on June
IL. The ambassador was riding 90
Legation street when be was attacked
BY Chinese troops aud Boxers. dragged
from bis horse sod killed. His bod
was hacked to pieces with swords.
The German legation aud ak other
buildings wsre burned and a number of
servants OF the legation were killed
aod their bodies we're thrown into the
flames.
Official confirmation Of this ehas.ly
business hes created the utmost COD.
steroation among the consul generals
OF The powers who expressed fears that
war l'eutranee will be declared ap aioss
the Pekio government. The oonsuls
entertain little hope that auy foreie uers
are left alive 10 the capital There
we're 100 foreigners cooue ected With the
legations, 80 10 the custom house.
English and American tourists aud
others to the number Of $50 and uearlv
500 legation guards.
The British foreign Office. the Dai,y
Nail learns. has received news from
tbc British consul st Chefoo ths, B..
ron Won Kettelsr hss been killed but
40 other Information.
a dispatch to The Dispatch from
Nsntio, June 30. says: French
priests here have received reports from
Pekio that the public execution of
foreigners has been iu progress since
Juoe 20. The news comes BY runners
from French priests st Pekiu who state
they administered the last rites to the
condemned.
Nsnkiu cables dated Sunday. cav
that Viosroy Liu Yuu Yih received q
telegram from Gen. Yulu on Saturday
stating that the German minister bad
been murdered at Pekiu. Yulu who
escaped from Tien Tsiu also wired {:
Position desperate implore your help.
Foreigo troops Of eight ns.ioualities
entering Pekin to the oumber of 30.
600 Or 100000 I cannot bold out four
days"
Liu Yum Yih has received this from
viceroy Of Yuanshiksi: "Foreicn
troops various at Tien Tsiu. They
will outer Pekin Immediately"
Outbreaks Of Boxers are i'm mioeDt At
Canton Boxers from Ping Tu we're
marching on Sunday on Chefoo. The
governor feared for the town and eeut
to the wsrships for forces.
A small riot occurred at Chefoo O.
Saturday.
Fifty.two refugees who have arrived
from New Chwsng aver that the Boxers
have destroyed the railway north of
Forth Arthur sod that all the American
and Eoglish residents are leaving. Gen
Yusnshibkao. commanding the bes,
foreign drilled troops 10 China. has
oo,iisd the German governor of Kiao
Chou that be will not permit The Ger
maus's proposed expedition to Weibsien
to rescue Cbalfont aod the Misses Bow.
den and Hawes. the American mission.
aries 10 the bands of the Boxers.
A correspondent 10 Shanghai learns
from Official source that the Chinese are
laying sorpedoes between Shanghai aud
the Kiaug Nan arsenal.
Agents Of the Boxers are busy 10
Shanghai provoking hatred of foreign
ers.
Nothing has been heard from the
column which relieved Admiral Sew.
moar Eve days ago and then proceeded
towards Pekin but as it takes at least
two days to communicate between Tien
Tsio aud Chefoo. there is nothing
extraordinary 10 this Troops are