Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17

friends of the murdered ones at the for
eign office and unfolded to them the trag-
ic story. The scenes of frenzied terror
and grief that followed We're unspeak-
able. The building of the foreign office
was besieged by an excited throng and
the whole of st. Petersburg is full of
lamentatiOn.
Gar and Cabinet Confer.
Immediately upon the receipt of Ad-
miral AleXyeff's dispatch the Gar or
dered the cabinet and council of state to
go into session at once.
The Russo-Korean relations at the
present moment are all that could be de-
sired. The audience of the Korean en-
yoy last week. when he placed his creden-
.tials to the Gar, was most cordial. The
Korean minister and his cabinet are in
ciined to be favOrably impressed by Rus
sia's successful activity in China and the
empires tolerant attitude toward Japan.
Washington, d. c.. July 1.-THE Rus
sian embassy here has received no infor-
nation of the killing of the Russian min
lister at Pekin. The officials do not dis
credit but say that the Russians are I'M
der the same disadvantage as the other
powers in getting telegraphic information
from Pekin. They think that if this
proves true, it will entirely and very Sc
riously alter the whole situation.
Anxious About Conger.
Washington, d. c., July 1.-THE Chi
nese minister has sent cable dispatch
to the taotai of Shantung telling him that
the American government is exceedingly
anxious as to the fate of Minister COnger
and requesting him to cable any informa-
ton he may have ON that point. This is
in addition to the cablegram he forward
cd Wednesday at the request of Secre-
tary Hay.
Fortifying Tien Tsin.
ST. Petersburg, July IA dispatch
from Khabarovsk, dated Thursday, July
II. says an international council of war,
held at Tien Tsin, has decided, for the
present. to contine the efforts of the al
lied forces to fortifying Tien Tsin and eS-
tablishing safe communication with Iaku
forts and arsenaIs. Tien TSin. it is add
ed. is being rearmed with guns Of the
highest class.
Lii Summoned to Pekiu.
Hong Kong. July 14-Li Hung Chang
Yesterday received an urgent Geographic
summons to Pekin. 1t is reported that he
will proceed north tomorrow. The Chi
nese agree that his absence is certain to
lead to trouble at Conton.
In Pekin, if Alive.
Beloit. Wis. July 14-Henry Smith of
This city. son of Rev. and Mrs. Arthur
H. Smith, missionaries in CHINA, has not
heard from his parents for two months.
have received news of their safety is not
correct. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith are sup
posed to be in Pekin if alive.
Little or No Hope Left.
London, July 14.-4:57 p. m.-The
British consul-general at Shanghai, in
transmitting to the foreign office mes
sages from the governor of Shantung,
already published, says he fears there
can be little doubt in regard to the fate
OF the foreigners at Pekin.
In League with the Boxers.
Washington, D. c., July 14.-Secre-
tary Hay has received an undated dis
patch from Consul-General Goodnow at
Shanghai. stating that the governor of
Honan Fshanf has issued proclamation
favorable in its terms to the Boxers.
Honan Fshanf is the province lying
| Immediately northwest of Shanghai and
| between that city and Pekin.
Germans Take Vengeance.
Washington, d. c., July 1.-THE
Japanese legation here has received a
| dispatch from the minister of foreign
affairs, stating that after the German
minister was shot at Pekin the German
! marines made an assault upon the tsung
| Ii yamen and burned down the building
! The dispatch goes into the affair in de-
| tail.