The state herald., 1900-07-06
GERMAN MINISTER
MURDERED AT PEkIN
Ills Body Hacked to Pieces With Swords
and Servants Thrown Into the F1ames.t

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Ills BODY Hacked to Pieces with Swords
London, July 2.-Oflicinl dispatches
received by the consular body at
Shanghai, m Express cable dated
Shanghai. July lst. says, confirm in
the fullest manner the report of the
butchery of Baron Won Ketteler, the
German minister, on June 18th. Tie
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 We're burned and II 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-
stcination among the consul generals
of the powers, who expressed fears that
war Toutrance will be declared
against the Pekin government. The
consuls entertain little hope that any
foreigners are left alive in the capital.
There were 100 foreigners connected
with the legations, fifty in the custom
house, English and American tourists
and others to the number of 150 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 Ketteer had been killed,
but no other information.
a dispatch TO the Express from Nan
kin. June Both. says:
d, -, Il
reports from Pekin that the public ex-
ecutions of foreigners has been in
progress since June Goth. The news
comes by runners from French priests
at Pekin, who state that they admins
tered the last rites to the condemned
men,.
Nanliin cables. dated Sunday. say
that Niceroy Liu Yum Yih received Il
telegram from General Yulu on Satur-
day stating that the German minister
bad been murdered ut Pekiu. Yulu,
who escaped from Tien Tsin to Pao
Ting Flu, also wired:
Position desperate. Implore your
help. Foreign troops of eight nation
alities entering Pekip to the number of
10000 or 10000. Il cannot hold out
four days"
A small riot occurred at Che Foo on
Saturday.
Outbreaks of the boxers appear to be
imminent Mt Canton. The feeling of
unrest steadily increases. Boxers from
Hing Tu We're marching on Sunday ON
Che Foo. The governor feared Ior the
town and sent 10 the warships for
forces.
Fifty-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 Yuanshihiknn. 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 IIawes. the American mis-
sionarlcs In the hands of the Boxers.
The missionaries nt Pao Ting Flu were
reported 10 he safe on June 25th.
A correspondent nt Shanghai learns
from official sources that the Chinese
are laying torpcdoes between Shang-
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 PeSln, but rs 1t takes mt least
two days 10 communicate between Ticn
Tsin and Che Foo, there Is nothing cN-
traordInary In this. Troops are going
forward from Takn 10 Ticn Tsln daily,
though some reports from Taku allege
that II win he three weeks before "A
large force can he sent To rekln.