The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06
ONE MINISTER KILLED.
1t is Certain That Germany's Repre-
sentative at Picking Perished.
Oae Repsrt l. That The Public Exc
cution OF Foreigners LAS neen
ia Progre~s since June 30
Position Desperate.

| fullest manner the report of the
/ butchery OF Baron yon ketteler, the
| German minister, on June Is. The
ambassador was riding on Legation
street, when he was attacked boy 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
ugs were burned, and number Of
servants of the legations were killed
and bodies thrown into the flames.
Official confirmation of this CHASTITY
business has created the utmost CON
steruation among the consuls general
OF the powers. who express fears that
war a routrancc will bee declared
against the Pcking government. The
consuls entertain little hope that any
foreigners are left alive in the capital
There were - foreigners connected
with the legations, 90 ia the custom
house, English and American tourists
aud others 90 the number of $50 and
nearly 500 legation guards.
\ dispatch To the Express from
Ranking. June 80. says: French
priests here have received reports
from Picking that the public eNecu-
ton Of foreigners has been in prog
rcss 8ince June 30. The news comes
los runners from French priests az
Picking. who state that they admin
istcrcd the last rites To the condemned
men"
Narking cables dated Sunday say
that Niccroy Lin Nuh Nih received
telegram from Gen. lulu on Saturday
stating that the Herman minister had
been murdered "a Picking Nulu. ssho
escaped from Tien-Tln 10 Pao Ting
IN. also wired. Position desperate
lmplorr YOUR help. Foreign troops 81
eight nntionalitics entering Picking 10
the number of 10000 or $4,000. can
not hold oui four days"
Lin Yum Nih has received this from
the Nccroy OF Nung Shi kai' ''for-
eirn troops victorious so Ticn-rsin.
They viii enter Pcking Immediately"
Washington. July 2.-fhe following
message was received AZ the navy de-
partment from Consul Rogers. "a Che.
Foo:
Following Telegram from kempn,
casualties relief expedition. june IS.
KILLED lioatswain's Mate Thomas.
Gunner's Mate BENSON, Apprentice
Broman and 1.andsman severson.
"Woundcd lioatswain'a Mate Holy
oie. Machinist landlord. Iandsman
krllizky. Cadet Taussig. Capt Me-
Gala. Fireman Rowe. Iandsman Gar
ritz. CoxHWnin Ryan. Ounrtermastcr
Conway. CoNswain McClay. Fireman
Flahcrty, Scnmen Lloyd. Child. Ander.
son. Jansen. liolmuller and McKerscy.
CoNswain Thomas Lindbohm. Appr,n-
tices johnson. Rasmussen and Wclch.
Private Orden."
The department has been informed
that the Princeton has arrived az
Canton.
CoNswain McClay's name could not
be found on the rolls. Possibly he
had been transferred from some other
khip since the rolls We're returned.
The name McKervcy also il not 20 be
found on the rolls. The records OF
the killed as shown az the navy de-
partment are a. follows;
Thomas Thomas. enlisted al Mare
island in 1870. lie was born in Copcn-
hagen in $50. llis next of kin il Mrs.
r. Launigah. OF Cos South Front
street. Philadelphia.
BENJAMIN lienson was born In Man
dahl, Norway. in 1874. Next OF Kin
Mrs. Anna benson, mother, living at
Msndahl. Norway.
Harry A. liroman was born IN Du-
luth. MINI. in lsss. Next Of Kin Ida
NJ. Bromsn. mother. living at 1927
West Superior street. Duluth.
Harry seyeSon was born in Nor
way in 1s7s AID enlisted al Chicago.
Next OF kin Laurence Severson.
father. living at 1884 Wsbansia ave-
nue.. Chicago.
Washington. July 1.-Two impor-
tant cablegrams were received by Sec
rotary Hay from United States Com
sui Goodnow. "a Shanghai. The text
Is withheld. but the consul states In
substance as follows;
"lt is rumore.i In Shanghai that the
German minister 20 Peking. Baron
won Ketteler. Wis killed at Picking on
the 18th of June. On the 23d of June
three of the lcfyntion buildings were
still standing: the Others ha3 been
burned. On the ecii Of June dis
patch was received at Shanghai from
lung In (believed TO be the viceroy
OF the province of Chile, where the
principal troubles have occurred),
stating that the other ministers were
safe.
dispatches 90 Shanghai from diff
fcrent sources indicate that Prince
Tuan. father of the heir apparent.
seems 10 be absolutely in control at
Picking. and that his attitude is the
worst possible and most hostile ia
foreigners. IL Is even said that he Is.
sued an edict as far back as the Goth |
OF June ordering all of the viceroys 10 |
attack the foreigners in their respect
i've proyinces--an order which has so
far not been obeyed."
Rome. July 1.-The commander OF |
-he cruiser Elba telegraphs from Taku
June 30 as follows: "Advices from |
the German legation in Picking state
that all the legation buildings have /
been burned except those of England,
France and Germany. All the mem
beers II the diplomatic corps have
taken Tefuge in the BRITISH legation"