Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-07-09
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
CHINESE WAR.

About 100 people were killed at
Tien-tsin during the massacre.
Japan is prepared for vigorous CO.
operation in behalf of the open door.
News that the allied force is not adj
yancing toward Pekin creates dismay.
Gen. Chaffee sailed from San Fran
cisco for China with troops and am
munition.
Admiral Kempff confirms the worst
fears regarding China, alarming Wash
ington officials.
The powers, it is said, will welcome
.Japan's offer to re-enforce the Pekln
relief column.
The washington cabinet declined to
ratify an agreement making Shanghai
a neutral port.
Minister WI asked Secretary Hay to
stop sending troops to China. Secre-
tary Hay refused to do so.
The diplomatic representatives OF
the foreign nations were ordered to
leave Pekin June 10, but refused to go.
The fourth, ninth and twentieth in
fantry will be sent to China from this
country, to be followed by regulars
from Cuba.
Prince Tuan, leader of the rebels, is
said to have placed his son on the
throne, ejecting the emperor and en-
press dowager.
Kempff reported the Pekin legations
besieged and provisions nearly ex-
hausted; 10000 Chinese soldiers inside
and 10000 outside the city.
The authorities in Washington fear
that China regards herself at war with
the world. The position of all foreign
ers in Pekin is believed to be desper-
ate.
London reports that all the pro-
yinces south of the Yellow river form
ed a new confederacy with Nankin as
the capital, under the protection OF
the powers.
Seventy-two thousand Chinese regu-
lars and great hordes Of beers are at
stacking the foreigners in north China.
The allied forces on the ground num-
Der less than 5000.
Tt is learned definitely that Baron
Won Ketteler, the German minister,
was killed by Chinese troops, and it Is
feared that the other ministers have
suffered the same fate.
The kaiser will demand redress foT
the German minister's murder, press
ing his claims with a force equaling
that of the other powers-proDaDly
10000 men and five more warships.
Commander McCalla was among the
wounded, and Landsman Severson OF
Chicago among the killed while serV-
ing under Admiral Seymour IN the
disastrous expedition toward Pekin.
Berlin dispatches indicate that Ger
many will declare war because OF VoI
Kettelers murder, and that Russia
Japan, and France would follow. bui
England and America will act slowly
It is officially admitted and recog-
nized by all the powers that whether
the partition of China follows largely
depends on how nearly the powers
can come to an agreement when peace
is restored.
The American counsel at Shanghai
asked immediate relief for Minister
Conger. He said the German minister
had been murdered, but that Others
were safe; all but the French, British
and German legations have been de
stroyed. Prince Tuan is in control
and ordered attacks on the foreigners
German Minister Won Ketteler was
shot by Chinese soldiers while goine
to the Tsungli- Yamen and then drag
ged from his horse by soldiers AM
Boxers and hacked to pieces. I'm
mediately afterwards the American
Italian, Russian, Japanese, and tW'
other legations were attacked ant
burned, followed by general mas
sacre of servants.