St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 16, 1900

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FOREIGN LEGATIONS AT PEKIN DESTROYED; _ MINISTER MURDERED. - eoxers Reported to Have Attacked and Burned the European Quarters at Pekin and Killed the German Minister, BOXERS IN CONTROL OF TIEN TSIN: SITUATION CONSIDERED VERY GRAVE. > ee a Communication Between Washington and the American Admiral at Taku Interrupted—Relief Column Going to Pekin Said to Be Cut Off. LONDON, June 16, 4 p. m.—A special dispatch from Hong Kong says all the Pekin legations have been destroyed and that the German minister, Baron Von Ketteler, has been killed. DETROIT, Mich., June 16.—Baron von Ketteler, the German minister to China, who is reported to have been killed in the Boxer riots in Pekin, was a son-in-law of Henry B. Ledyard, president of the Michi- gan Central Railroad. The baron was married to Miss Ledyard in 1891. When the news was conveyed to th Ledyard home it was their first intimation of what !s said to have occurred. Members of the family stated that the baron’s wife Was with him tn Pekin and that -@ram had been received from them, a week @go, saying all was well. TIEN TSIN, June 16.—Boxers control Tien Tsin and the native city officials have been burned at the stake. A great panic prevails among the Chinese. SHANGHAI, June 16.—Last night’s ad- vices from Tien Tsin report that large in- cendiary fires occurred in the eastern part of the city, where three English and Ameri- can churches were burned, besides the resi- dences of many foreigners. Telegraphic com- munication is interrupted, the poles having been burned, and there is no hope of im- mediate repairs being made. The train conveying the relieving party with food and ammunition was obliged to return, being unable to reach Lang-Fang., where detachments of foreign troops, dis- patched on Sunday last, are now endeavor- ing to repair the line. a cabhle- HONG KONG, June 16.—The British first- class cruiser Terrible, with troops, sailed for Tien Tsin this morning. Capt, Percy M. Scott of the Terrible pre- vious to sailing arranged to land a pounder and other ship's guns for service. The British first-class armored Undaunted has suddenly been ordered nerth under sealed orders. She will sail immedi- ately. Trouble is brewing near West Riv- er. Riots have broken out at Bun-Chow, whence over a hundred refugees arrived at Wu Chow June 12. About 5000 rebels have assembled at Kwel-Li-Sien. Bodies of Canton troops passed through Wu Chow June ll on their Way to meet the rebele. i2- land cruiser LONDON, June 16.—Admiral With 2300 marines, is not more than three- fifthe of the distance between Tien ‘Tsin and Pekin, and the Boxers are destroying the railway in frent of his force and burn- ing bridges behind it. The excitement, at Shanghai and Tien Tsin, is increasing, and it is rumored that the re.ief column is it- self in need of rescue. Admiral Sey mour is a cool, intrenid officer of excellent judgment, and he can be depended upom to conduct the force to Pekin if supplies hold out. The foreien admirals may have muis- calculated the strength of the Boxers, and it may be necessary ‘to send a Russian mili- tary force to support the marines. The RMussian force of 1700 men is already on share with guns and horses, and this can be increased by 4000 men from Port Ar- thur. BPnglishmen, who have a confirmed fabit of srceing a deep tintricue in every- thing Russian, are convinced § that the bridges are burned and the marines tsvo- lated, in order to provide the garrison at Port Arthur with a pretext for sending an army to Pekin. In this Chinese affair it is difficult enough to find out what is on the carpet without trying to look unéer it, Dispatches received here before midnigh: were mainly from the coast towns and there was little trustworthy intelligence from the capital. Christian refugees had swarmed into Pekin from the mission sta- tions and the embassies and Protestant churches and buildings were barricaded. The China iniand mission at Yun Nan Fu had been attacked and the insurrectionary movement was spreading from province to province. There had been a quarrel be- tween French and British marines over an engine, but a reconciliation had been ef- fected by the Amreican consul at Tien Tsin, There were rumors of hard fighting, but these were not confirmed with authority. The British policy is not understood, but there is a general impression among mem- bers of Parliament that a Furopean con- cert will lead to Russian occupation and that Lord Salisbury will offer objec- tions. Russia, by making a settlement of some kind with Japan or Corea or else- where, will have a free hand and not be interfered with. What with the reports coming through Tien Tsin that the Boxers have massacre | @ number of native converts and servants of foreigners east of the city of Pekin, be- sides burning the Catholic Cathedral at I e- kin, the situation in the far Past appears perceptibly graver. To add to the difi- culties comes the news this morying that telegraphic communication between Shang- hal and Tien Tsin is totally interrupted. Consequently the prevailing uncertainty as to the facts and possibilities of the position will be accentuated. It 7 generally recognized now that the position of the foreigners at Pekin is peril- ous, as there is but a short step from the massacre of the servante of foreigners to the views § of the foreigners themselves. LONDON, June 16.—This is the situation in China as it appears to the Shanghai cor- respondent of the Daily Express, cabling last evening: “lt ie really a atate of veiled war. Th° m rs of the foreign legations in Pekin are virtually prisoners, and the Chinese troops are only restrained from attacking fear of the legation guards. a mwhile the ministers are altogether Seymour, not Ymaking an enforced and isolated halt be- tween Tien Tsin and Pekin. The walls of the capital are guarded by 100,000 imperial troops. The guards are heavily defended with modern guns. Gen. Tung, acting un- ler orders from the Empress dowager, says that no more foreign troops have or shall enter the sacred city. On Monday the ministers sent a demand to the Tsung Li Yamen that the gates be opened, declaring that otherwise the for- eign troops would enter forcibly. To this no reply wae given. A second message went unanswered, or had not been answered when the latest news left Pekin. Sir Claude MacDonald's latest message Says that the legations are capable of sus- taining an effective defense unless attacked in force. “Ruseia, this correspondent asserts, ‘‘not- withstanding assurances to the contrary, sides with China. Some foreign troops are already reported to be itn the é@nvirons of Pekin, and the attitude of the Chinese troops is ipcreasingly menacing. “The etreets of Pekin,’’ continues the cor- respondent of the Dally Express, ‘‘are re- ported to be seething with anti-foreign mobs, clamoring for the destruction of the legwations and the death of the foreign mis- sions. Even were the Tsung LA Yamen dis- posed to reatrain @e violence of the reac- tionarles, it is considered highly improb- able that they will be able to hold them in check. For the foreign ministers crisis will arise when the rellef column comes in sight of Pekin. “It is stil) felt here that the force ie wholly inadequate to battle with the Chinese | troops massed outside the gates, which now include the imperial troops from Shan-Hai- Kwan.” HO WORD FROM KEMPE Fast Vessel Will Be Sent to Find Him —President Considering Send- ing Troops. WASHINGTON, June 16.—Unless tele- graphic communication with Admiral Kempff is restored spéedily a fast vessel will be ordered to proceed from Manila to Taku for news. Secretaries Hay and Root are now in conference with the President regarding the sending of troops to China. Nothing has been heard here from any official sources to confirm the alarming report of the destruction of the embassies and legations in Pekin, and in view of the fact that the government itself is not able to open communication with the scene of the troubles, the officials are inclined to doubt whether private enterprise could do more. In other words, they do not be- lieve the report. Minister Wu of the Chinese legation here called at the state department this fore- noon, but he declared that he was with- out any advices from his own government, and said that his visit to Secretary Hay had reference to a personal matter. Not a word of news came to the state de- partment over night from Minister Conger, who has now been cut off from cammunica- tion since last Tuesday. Even the United States consuls in North China ports were silent. Admiral Kempff has not been heard from since yesterday. This absenre of offi- cial reports has given rise to grave appre- hension here. It was expected that there might be delay in hearing from Mr. Conger, but in the case of Admiral Kempff an early report was looked for and it is feared that the officers of the foreign fleet at Taku have been prevented from reaching the cable station there, either by the open hostility of the Boxers or by the sinister orders of the Chinese government. Yesterday Admiral Kempff was ppon by direction of the President for an explicit statement of the situation and his needs. It was for him to say whether he required reinforcements and troops. If he is cut off from reply then the government must act without waiting much longer. Of course, In that case it would have to pro- ceed upon the theory that additional force, both ships and troops, perhaps, is needed. The element which advocates the use of troops at once is finding strong support in the apparent inability of the relief column to reach Pekin. They argue that sailors and marines are well enough In operations along the seacoast, but that they are help- less in a hostile country away from thelr base. There is nothing corresponding to the transportation branch of the quarter- master’s department in the naval service. lt appears from the reports that with the railroad destroyed and without wheel or animal transportation, the relief column is in a bad way. The country will not afford either animals or vehicles, and everything must be carried on the backs of the sallors or drawn by coolles. The regular troops, with their quartermaster’s department, would be perfectly at home in such sur- roundings, and it is probable that this consideration will enter with others into the probable resolution of the administra- tion to send troops to China DUTCH TROOPS FOR CHINA. Warship and Soldiers to Go From Dutch East Indies. THE HAGUE, June 16.—The government hes instructed the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies, Herr W. Rooseboom, to called 1283 48 67 8 9 1018 T. Cincinnati. HODUCREEEEe St. Louis... Fiyofo} o}Oj oy; |} | jf | H. E. ae | — BASEBALL SCORE NEGOTIATIONS FOR SETTLEMENT AT ST. LOUIS, ON BASIS OF UNION’S PROPOSITION ARE NOW DECLARED TO BE OFF, oe oS my AT PHILADELPHIA, JS Se oe ee OG A sew York, EAE CHG poi dein RA ES ¥. H. Batteries: Brooklyn—Nops and McGuire. W eather—Clear, ‘AT BOSTON. we os @ SP Be i ae pe ee Brooklyn. . BoBEERSaeeae poston... ODER es Byston—Dineen and Clarke. . oe * Umpire—O’ Day. , AT PITTSBURG. en oe Me Gy Fy Sa oe See Pittsburg. PMD ee SS Chicago... BOEEREaEZERe wal rs. E. BB ae ee * CARDINALS OPEN WITH CINCIN- NATI AT LEAGUE PARK. SMALL CROWD AT THE GAME. Wallace and Heidrick Fail to Return From the East and Powell Goes Into the Box. Special to the Post-Dispatch. LEAGUE PARK, ST. LOUIS, June 16.—A verv small crowd greeted the returned Car- Cincinnati, tail-enders, this the |eevnt dinals and afternoon. at 3s The game was started ; | o'clock, so as to give the players and fans an opportunity to witness the classic turf of the year at the Fair Grounds. Heidrick did nat return with the team. He was injured in the last game at Philadel- phia and will probably be out of the game for another month. Wallace has not yet re- ported, but Manager Tebeau expects him to arrive Saturday night. Capt. McGraw in- tended to play in today’s game, but his in- jured ankle was so sore that he decided to lay off for at least one day mare. Joe Quinn is playing at second, Keister at short and Dillard 4s holding down the third bag. Mike Donlin was moved back to center field and Donovan took care of the right suburb. Powell and Criger are in the paints for St. Louis and Hahn and Peitz for Cincinnati, Joe Quinn has accepted the terms offered him by Manager Allen of Cincinnati anu will sign with the Reds. The line-up is: Cincinnati— tarrett, ¢ ( oreoran, f ef, rf. 1b. Dentin, Donovan, Medjann, Hahn, p. Terry inning—For Cincinnati, Barrett hit Keister and died at first. nice catch of: Crawford's aerial. Beckley waited for four wide ones. Crawford popped to Quinn. No runs. For St Louis, Burkett rapped a safe one to center, went to second on a passed ball and came home on Kelister’s double to right. Donlin's sacrifice sent Keister to third. Donovan was hit by a pitehed ball. McGann and Donovan were doubled on Mc- Gann's hit to Corcoran. One run. Umpire First a sizzler to Burkett made a TWENTY THOUSAND PERSONS IN THE GRAND STAND. Special to the Post-Dispatch. SHEEPSHEAD BAY, N. Y., June 16.— With track and ideal weather the Coney Island Jockey Club began its meet- ing at Sheeps head Bay Saturday. The crowd was almost a reword-breaker. Thousands were on hand as early as 1 o’clock, and when the bugle sounded, call- ing the horses to the post for the first race, fully 20,000 persons were in the grand- siand. When the great event of the day was run nearly 500 more were scattered on the lawn and in the club house. The efature of the card was the Suburban Handicap, at a mile and a quarter, the great event of the Amertean turf for which the best horses in training were entered Ethelbert, the top-weight, with 130 pounds up, Imp, the great black mare, with 128 pounds on her back, and Jear Beraud, car- rying 127 pourds, were the first in public favor. John Bright, the Western crack; Kinley Mack, winner of the Brooklyn Han- dicap, and other well-Knawn thoroughbreds made up the selcet field. a fast At Fort Erie. Special to the Post-Dispatch. FORT BPRIE, June 16.—Weather clear; seven furlongs—Grandeur 99 (J. 2 to 1, won by a length; Poorlands 107 (J. Daley). second: [n- felice 107 (Warshire), 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:3. THE WEATHER INDICATIONS. —_— --- = —— --) UNSETTLED. For St. Louls and vicinity—Unsettied, with prob- dispatch a warship with troops to China. — oe -— 2--seo +e -o— o— ° til it is completed. u to communicate with the officers the relief colump, which * eT eee Ge hd ue Enumeration of St. Louis’ ably local showers Saturday night or Sunday. — er — — — __ >—_>—+—__o—+---->— CENSUS TAKING TO BE COMPLETED. population will continue un- Persons who have not been visited by the census enu- merator, or who know of citizens of St. Louis who are out of the city should communicate with Jerome S. Higgins, census supervisor, room 308 old postoffice. Mr. Higgins desires all the information he can get, and it will be a favor to him, as well as a benefit to St. Louis, to insure the counting of every person in the city. SHEEPSHEAD 1S OPEN SF A 2 wm. 0 a. lip bullet str @ him in the back of the neck. | The wounded man walktd across the street | to the barracks and fell fainting from loss | it was a very | production of halftone pkctures, both as to leading delegates from all the states to the Republican National Convention at Phila- paying especial atten- tirely aside from the Sunday Magazine and INQUEST NOW ON BURKHARDT, TOO, Coroner So Announced, in Telling of His Death. ONE WITNESS TO BE RECALLED. ——— CONFLICTING TESTIMONY RELA- TIVE TO DEPUTY M’KNIGHT. One Man Swore They Went Out To- gether After Shooting Was Over — Policeman Said Webster Declared McKnight Shot Thomas. In resuming the inquest in the killing of Edward Thomas and George Rine, striking Street car men, by deputy sheriffs last Sun- day, Coroner Lloyd announced at 9 o’clock Saturday morning that Edward Burkhardt, one of the strikers who was wounded at the same time, died in St. Luke’s Hospital at 3 o’clock Saturday morning. The coroner Stated that this inquest would also take the death of Burkhardt under considera- tion, and that Witness Ham, who had tes- tifled that he saw Burkhardt shot, would be recalled. Louis Meyer, 2678 Chippewa street, strik- er, testified that he wes near Burkhardt when the latter was shot and that the man who shot him was about 30 years old and wore a blue shirt, light trousers and a belt. Dan Haley, motorman, said fall. A deputy, Burkhardt. He uty. W. E. Cannon, 2648 Chouteau avenue, said that he was in the parade of strikers with his two little boys. e saw the deputy who shot Thomas and described him as a young man, wearing a blue shirt and no coat. Policeman James King, Fourth district, testified that after he took the body of Thomas to the morgue he went to the posse barracks to get information so that he could make a report to Police Captain Kiely. “Col. Cavender referred me to Adjutant Webster,”’ he said. “I asked Webster if he knew the name of ahe man who shot Thomas. He replied: “*You bet I do; Thamas would me if the deputy hadn’t shot him. ‘I then asked Adjutant Webster the name of the deputy and he told me it was Gard- ner McKnight. I so made report to Capt. Kiely. Adjutant Webster also furnished me with the names of several other deputies who saw the shooting. This statement was pare to me about 7:30 o’clack Sunday even- ng. “T told Col. Cavender that I wanted to take Deputy McKnight to police headquar- ters and detain him while the matter was being investigated. Col. Cavender said that I could not have him, ‘I won't let you have him,’ Cavender said, and walked away.” Coroner Lloyd requested Policeman King to ask Capi. hiely to investigate the shoot- ing further aid get the names of all depu- ties concerned. Jesse A. White, 3516 South Broadway, said that he saw Burkhardt shot. Two deputies, a young man and an old man, were together, and the young man fired the shot, the witness said. John W. Dix, 4021 Iowa avenue. striking motorman, said that he saw a deputy beat- ing Burkhardt over the head with a pistol and heard him say to another deputy, ‘Get him!’ Then the other deputy brought his gun to his shoulder. The witness stepped around the corner to get out of the,way, and immediately heard a report. He 2aid the mam with the revol- ver was somewhat old, and partially bald and he thoug§t he could identify him. H. J. McCorn.ick, 3614 Washington avenue. real estate, deputy sheriff in Company F, 3230 Olive street, striking that he saw Burkhardt he said, aimed directly at could not identify the dep- have shot | said that his company, including McKnight, , did street until all the shooting was over. He said -McKnight wore a black shirt, black trousers and a black soft hat. McCormick declared that since the shooting he had had no conver- sation whatever with any deputies regard- ing the affair. “Krum, McKnight and myself went out close together. I swear that no shots were fired after we went outside. The reason I remember McKnight is that he was a cor- poral and we were toid to look to our offi- cers for ord:2rs.”’ J. Wilton Cunningham, artist, deputy sheriff, Company F, testified that he saw McKnight and Chester H. Krum come out of the building together and that he saw Thomas dying in the street before they came out. H. M. Simpson, 3506 South Broadway, striking conductor, said: ‘Il was in a sa- loon near Third street and heard two vol- leys fired, one very near, it seemed about Broadway. I ran out. They were still shooting and I saw a man fall.” F. L. Fisse, a deputy who, according to ses, Was present at the shooting, was for. but he was not in the witness not go out im the witn calle room, : J. A. 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