The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 17, 1900, Page 13

..... LTI ER GRS 1O GXOLOXENORGQ Pages 13 10 22 @exexexe 1 rexexox o.»b«*ew;nbuos ® % i : 4 {. 2 VRIS APNI@ Pages 02 EOEPTHEIEEZ 0 xE20 X8R »o«-e‘»ou. | Qeneneronens YOLU LXXXVIII-NO, ME 17. SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 1900—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENT PEKING LEGATIONS REPORTED BURNED AND THE GERMAN MINISTER MURDERED Alarming Stories ~ Continue 1o Come From the Chinese Capital, but the Latest Yet [ack Denial or Confirmation. Consider the Washington Authorities Situation So Serious That Unless Admiral Kempff Is Heard From Within Twentg-Four Hours General MacArthur Will Be Ordered to Send Troops From the Philippines. FW YORK, June 17.—A dispatch received in New N York last night from Hongkong states that all the foreign legations in Pecking had been de- stroyed, and that Baron von Ketteler, German Minis- ter to China, had been killed. Up to 38 o’clock this morning neither denial nor confirmation of these re- yrts had been received, but stress is laid upon the bility that they are merely more or less specific cation of the rumors curr‘ent in Shanghai nine s ago. it is to be noted that the speual dispatch from The d’s correspondent at Hongkong report- srture of the British cruiser Terrible for ayv adds that many rumors were current but ntion of the destruction of the legations L r of the German Minister. Late cables inghai also have no reference to the earlier story. D ampli rinds it difficult to credit thereport. Never- official note to the eifect that no confira- en received has not tranquilized the public irticularly in view of the dispatches received ierman capital from Tientsin stating that the s entered Peking on June 18 and attacked the le- rcpuls-:d with the aid of Maxims. jan P. Read, former United States Consul at who kn-m s the Chinese capital well, points erview that the foreign legations, with ion of the British, might be easily attacked s owing to their position under the wall of cking. In Washington there was an evident fear that the arming reports might prove to be only too true. How serious the Chinese situation generalily is consid- ed to be by the authorities there is evidenced by the jccision that in case Admiral Kempii is not heard om within twenty-four hours to instruct General icArthur to send troops from the Philippines. ws from zlu Chi- 1ce of communication It le- itkewise y of the report. le on it, the Germar would 2oan A ms TROOPS MF‘Y BE SENT FROM PHILIPPINES. ADMINISTRATION TO PROCEED CAUTIOUSLY. | ye true or . the administration has ait longer before taking f ans and their situation with afterward that un~ patch from Minister Con- four hours Gen ly be ordered to forward troops from Ma- ietermination has been reached with reluctance. Ad- ed if he needed troops or ships. The dis- deiivered, but now that the wires are cut the to ) be taken by a vessel to Port Arthur, whence the distance between Taku , it is thought the dispatch hat point to-night or to-morrow morning, and oss Siberia. As "'1;\ 200 ln o among officials that in the interest ns all over the Celestial Empire a large 1d be sent to Peking, the United States taking the lead ¢ the Chinese Government to suppress the Boxers life and property. In discussing the crisis to- said that somebody had blundered. Had a arines been sent to Peking at the beginning of trouble, and had the powers unitedly demanded the suppres- ect fore official 1o force of | 1 D e e o o L o 004»0&0001’0490:. @ SOt eI e et P eb e eDEe eI eI eI R R S e View of High Street, Peking, Near the Principal Entrarce the Purple City. 2 Fnrelgn Ministers Sam to Have Been Defied at Peking and Acts of Incendiarism and Mas- sacre Increased. om Shang special dispatch It is reported t rs entered Peking on B a sion of the Boxers, there would have been no trouble. But the Empress Dowager and her advisers counted rightly upon the ousy of the powers, and the Boxer trouble has been encour- 1 riots are now occurring all over the empire. j€ aged a The administration, however, will proceed cautiously. In the State Department it is held that everything was done in the beginning to protect Americans and their property, while at the same time pursuing the historic policy of this Government of preserving independence of action. It was thought marines and sailors would be sufficient, but if it is found they are not, then General MacArthur’s forces will be promptly drawn upon. The War Department is averse to sending troops from Luzon, inasmuch as any substantial decrease of the force may cause a fresh outbreak in the Philippines, and also because the offi- cials doubt if the President has authority to order troops to in- vade China when war does not actually exist. Some even assert that Congress must be called into extra session to give the President such authority. The State Department authorities, however, say the troops will go to China simply to guard Amer- ican life and property, and such action is not an act of war, but of a police character. There is reason to believe that the powers are consulting among themselves as to the character of intervention necessary to end the disturbances. The President, nevertheless, is (Iispose;i to insist only on the protection of American life and property, and so long as China’s integrity is preserved, demand the observ- ance of American trade rights as guaranteed by notes ex- changed relative to the “open door.” Yet, as an official pointed out, this Government is to all in- Pnkl"z is composed of two great cities, the Chinese City and the Tartar City, both surrounded by and separated from each other by a wall. Within the Tartar the “¥Yellow? or *Im- perial” City, and within it again is tb “Purple” or “Forbidden” City, where are situated the many palaces of the Emperor and his court. The entrance to the “Forbidden” City is on the right of the picture. -The foreign legations, said to have besn burned, ars a few hundred yards further to the right, and not shown. e e e 2 R ST S 0'0*r**~. vieie e e e ie@ T X ves et e e . . & * s The Street Before the German Embassy. Pekirg, Where Baron von Ketteler Is Reported < % to Have Boen Murdered. 3 :’ From the Illustrite Zeitung. . kS The entrance to the German Embassy is shown on the right of the picturs * . Q4006400664000 60000 0000000 0bedsdsiesdsisisisisisisieiend R J ‘Dispatches From Shanghai State Trat the Foreign Relief Forces Are Confronted by Masses of Chinese Soldiers, While Boxers Are Cutting the Railway in the Rear. e stroyed and that the special dispatch from Hongkong says all the Peking legations have been von Ketteler, has been klll? m Office vie ing, and points cut that ONDON, June 16—A German Minister, L with prudence. m.—There is It is stated that T Japanese are also en route. of Tientsin have bee According to a special from Vienna it is in diplomat cussion by the powers. It is proposed that Japan shall act as mandat and elsewhere. This, it is said, emanates from England and is supported Russia and France will agree to the proposition. St. Petersburg reports that cemmunicat been interrupted. There is great excitement at Kal Gan, where a misslonary has been attack BRITISH MARINES J KILL MANY CHINESE tents and purposes jointly bound with dther powers. A China- man who is wounded by an American bullet will not differen- tiate between the man who fired while his Government was pur- suing an independent line of action and the man alongside of him whose Government is acting with the others. This official suggested that the United States could speedily end the trouble by informing the powers that it intended to take vigorous action for the protection of foreign life and property. Great Britain and Japan would be glad to consent to American intervention, and Russia, which he does not think wants war, would probably also agree. But'a member of the diplomatic corps when asked about this did not agree that Europe would so willingly support the United States. There is a disposition in Europe at this moment to regard this country as very close to Great Britain, and he doubted if any willingness would be shown to have it assume the leadership. BANDS OF R0XERS SPREADING TERROR Continued on Page Fourteen.