Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31
REPORTS ARE DEMANDED.
Chinese Emperor Issues an Edict
that They Are All Safe.
STORY is DOUBTED.
informant at Washington that
Chinese Have Key to the
Secret Code.

London, July 2S.-The Daily Mails
Shanghai correspondent telegraphs that D
Russian banker who left Pekin July 4,
and arrived at Shanghai Wednesday.
July %, says that when he left Pekin all
the legations had been destroyed and all
the foreigners murdered. The ministers,
seeing death was inevitable, shot their
families.
Sir Robert Hart the banker adds.
committed suicide in despair.
The full text of the Daily Mails tele-
gram from Shanghai is as follows:
Newspapers here publish a statement
by an influential banker residing i'll Pc
kin, near the British legation, who ar
rived in Shanghai July %, having left
Pekin July Z. He states that the lega-
lions Mere then destroyed. All the for
eignerS had disappeared, and he could not
say positively if they had been murdered,
as he was too frightened TO inquire
The Mails correspondent proceeds:
investigations prove this information
is reliable. The banker in question has
gone to Wing Pc. His friends will not
disclose his name, fearing that to do so
would cause him to lose his head.
The manager of the Russian Bank of
Shanghai has received a letter from the
bank $ New Chwang branch. stating
that one of their Chinese representatives
from Pekin, who had just arrived. con-
tiTmed the report of the Pekin massacre.
He states that all the foreign ministers
were murdered. Seeing death was inev-
liable. as the Chinese swarmed into the
legations. the ministers killed their fami-
lies at the last moment. Sir Robert Hart
i'll despair committed suicide.
Washington. d. c., July 2S.-The sec
rpt1TV of state has received "A GlSn1t oh
from Mr.. Fowler, the American consul
at Chefoo. dated at midnight on the
. 26th:
This morning, by request of the al
lied admirals, | wired the governor tsup-
posed to be the governor of Shantung)
their wish to get news from ministers
themselves. The governor now replies:
Have received today edict from Emperor
saying that the ministers are well. They
are sending provisions to the legations. Am
quest you tFowler) transmit this prelim-
mary announcement TO admirals.
(Signed) YUAN. Governor.
y later dispatch from Fowler, dated
a. H. 9th. to the state department., is
as follows:
Another telegram from governor:
Have just received imperial edict oath
saying various ministers, excepting German,
are we'll: and some days ago had supplied
provisions TO legations Am satisfied min
listers out of distress.
(Signed) YUAN, Governor
Secretary Hay also has received il ca
blegram from United States Consul Nc
Wade, at Canton, stating that Niceroy
TAX assures him that the ministers were
all alive and well on July II.
New York, July 2S.-The Tribune pub
fishes the following dispatch from Ii
Hung Chang, dated Shanghai. July 2i,
and received at Ito this morning:
''Pekin reports ministers alive. Safety
assured. Allied forces entrance Pekin
unnecessary.
This dispatch was in answer to mes
sage sent three days ago to the viceroy
asking for a statement as to the safety
of foreigners in Pekin.
Paris, July 2S.-The Chinese minister
at Paris. 1u neng. has received the fol-
lowing imperial decree, dated July "a:
The foreign ministers are, happily, at
present safe and sound, except Ketteler
We are having the foreign legations sup
piled with provisions and fruits as tok-
en- of the interest we feel in them"