Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-07-06
ARE BtS|tG[D At PEK|NG
FOREIGN MINISTERS IN NEED
Are II Desperate straits-PrOvis1Oms
Nearly GOne-Ttentsin and Taku
Waiting for I'PO0ps-von ketteles
Was Killed.

Washington, July 3.--The Navy depart
ment has received the following cabIegram
from Admiral kempH without date;
"Chcfoo.-Secretary of the Navy, Wash
ington, -. e.: A runner from Picking
reports that the legations are besieged;
provisions nearly exhausted; situation
desperate. The German minister, going to
the tsung Ii yamen, was murdered by Chi
nese soldiers. American and Italian lega
tons burned.
Twenty thousand Chinese soldiers are
inside and 10000 outside Of Picking;
1900 are reported bound for 1ientsn.
! fighting continues at Tientsin Comm,Ii-
ication with Tientsin by rail and river is
insecure.
| Oregon May he Saved.
"The Oregon has run aground. 1t is
not III dangerous position; about 3S dc
gfees north latitude, 70 degrees AZ min
utcs east longitude. Have sent to her as
sislance Of three naval vessels. IL is re-
ported that there is water in one compart-
ment. The commander Of the Oregon did
not request assistance, japanese man Of
war having boarded the vessel.
"kEAlPFF."
Washington, July 3.-Cable advices
from Admiral kcmpff fully confirm the
previous report Of the murder OF Won ket-
teller, the German minister at Peking The
admiral also represents the situation Of the
ministers as most desperate. The shortage
Of their food supplies reported by Admiral
kemptf gives rise to the gravest apprchcn.
sion. Having been taken to Taku by run
ncr the dispatch represented the ministers
condition at least five days ago, and there
~ reason to fear the worst has happened
III the interim.
Admiral kempif's favorable report of the
condition OF the Oregon Is believed by Sec.
rotary Long to be based OH the report Of
the commander Of the Japanese vessel
which generously offered assistance.
No further reiiifolcemcnts have been or
dered to China, military OF naval.
ke"pr Restored to Favor.
New York, July "a special from
a-hinston says;
The latest developments describing the
disastrous consequences at Peking OF the
. attack on the forts have caused revulsol
OF Official sentiment regarding Admira
kempfi, who abstaincd from participation
, III tins act Of the foreign admirals. OH
cial anxiety had manifested itself for a
week in finding fault with him. No con
/, eeament was made OF the displeasure caus
: ed by his too brief dlspa tches with then
D cAaspcrating omission OF the most import
+ ant words, and his apparent failure to dis
( eriminate between what Washington wa
anxious to know and what it looked upol
I as triyial. Today more than one membe
Y OF the cabinet was ELUSIVE i'll maxim;
o amends for the structures Of a week az,
3 and the sturdy, straightforward sailor al
a miral is II hero.
. Death of Won KetteIer.
Berlin, July 3.-Privy Councillor Ham
min informed the correspondent of the As
) sociated Press today that the Official dis
I patch announcing Baron Won ketteler'
assassination was received. 1t was base,
upon II direct written message convcye,
+ from Pekng and signed by Won Bergen,
: member Of the German legation ut Picking
u and Sir Robert Hart, the inspector genera
v of customs. 1t was addressed to the com
. mander OF the European forces at flemish
Q and was forwarded June 20 by Consul Zim
K norman to the British consul at Chefoo
J. The message contained a number Of inter
I esting details. Baron Won kettclcr, Will
riding on horseback to the tsung Ii yamei
Foreign olce), was attacked by larg
number of Chinese, who pulled him oil hi
horse and beat him TO death. An interpre
ter who was with him was seriously in
k jured, but escaped and subsequently reach
cd the German legation.
i Herr llammin supposes that there wa
Z more boodshed ut the legation, the de
) struction OF which he declares was NOR,
e alarming because the message adds tn,
. condition of the whites in Picking was dcs
e pcrate and aid was impcrativcly needed
II was also announced that the ammuni
tion was almost exhausted. When Ham
/. min was asked whether the course of Ger
II many or that OF the other powers towar,
n China will be altered by the assassination
/ Iof Baron Won ketteler, he replied that h,
' VAS unable TO answer the question, becaus
4 Count Won Buelow, the minister Of foreig,
i, Affairs. left here yesterday evening TO NEE
thlNtta w ~ w utIpT,
1 the alarming news was received here. IL,
/. supposed Count Won Ruelow will foreg,
II his vacation and remain in Berlin.
Herr Hammin was also asked If the Chi
:. ncse minister here would be given his pass
a ports, but the privy councillor did not re
0 ply.
]. Sensational Report.
4 London, July 3-Among the sensational
n batch of kilograms from the far east. thu
most important is a statement that bod,
of International troops has forced its wa,
INTO PeAing after beating combination d
h imperial Troops and Boxers Though this
|. emanatcs from Shanghai and remains un,
4 e"rroeerated. the optimis,s lind in it som.
. measure Of support.
shot at saint Tepesa.