Show CHARLES SEYMOUR I 1 the american consul at canton assassinated bj by a mob by western abad press to the urmand oct 7 up to 0 o seven this evening the state department part ment nt bad received no tic advices advises that an lad had occurred in canton or that the united states consul seymour had been killed the state department telegraphed to china early this morning upon learning tile published rumor of consul seymours death but no reply to the inquiry hag has been received the state department liaa bas received no official information of tho the assassination of charles seymour US consul at canton leading lading officials of thede the department apartment said at midnight that they had hadano no information of the assassination si except what lias has come in n the press dispa dispatches telles the official in charge of bonsu lar appointments says that all that the records of ill alio llio 0 department part ment show of mr seym seymour our is is th that t lie lic aas ua appointed by president garfield upon recommendation of tle late benator ilene IIo woof of wisconsin ad that lio lie was from wisconsin 0 he had not had any previous dillom diplomatic abic experience the chief clerk of the department could add nothing to thi this me meagre r information sis tat except to say y that the tile of mr seymour had also been very creditable the officials als were seen declined to express any opinion as to tho the diplomatic complications which may follow A naval officer familiar with th the e asiatic squadron says that our fleet I 1 there is quite t 0 competent to protect the am american interests fite rests it it is collected and well handled handl cd but that it is n now 0 w well wel I 1 sea scattered tiered charles seymour succeeded wm will 1 scruggs Scrugg a of illinois as consul at hong koog state department officials say they know no reason for any hostility to mr seymour personally he ile had not been in any way hostile to the chinese interests he ile was a victim they think in part to the tile general enmity to all americos Americ ns since tho tile enact enactment ment of legislation hostile to tho the chinese here lier cand and to the mob which does not reason A prominent state department official says he lie presumes that tho the sec see of the nav I 1 lias aas g given orders to the admiral 07 ill 0 pacific s squadron aad which were adapted to duct such an emergency the tile secretary ecret ary of tho the navy is ab sent and no one who is here acting in his place feels authorized to say what lias has been done or is willing to incur tho the penalties of the naval red tapo tape discipline to venture an opinion as to what will bo be done lone alie secretary of state is absent the pre president 8 d f nt I 1 is aft absent nt and there is no one with a voice of authority at tho the chinese legation or with iny anything thing to say to alio pr press e as at this time an all old naval officer says that if charlt charles s seymour had been a british consul it would be easy to foretell w hat bat would happen but ho lie was not nol a british consul and it is not always true that protection to americans fol lows the american drum beat round the world the government has no in forma tion as to tile assassination that the press lias has not and there is no conein one in washington connected with either the state or navy departments except ce I 1 t the bureau of subordinates MILWAUKEE oct 7 seymour wai wais postmaster at la ta crosso crosse for many years and during his entire residence in ill this state lie liaa has been prominent in the workings of tho the district in which he lie li loed lo ed fd lie ile was rt at public speaker of onside Rid rable emble power and stumped the ful garfield during the lial cal campaign he ile was ras of an ive ch character arneter and anti mado many ener enemies nies even among hia MR own party associates whether true or not his appointment as consul of canton was generally regarded throughout 14 iho state tt to as the result of desire on purl part oatlie f 1 e party leaders to remove turn hirn rr from afie 1 stage of local action in ill order to aid in restoring harmony among tile factions in ill that congressional district lie ile had many warm f friends flent I 1 8 and admirer admi rera 4 and was regarded as ani an impetuous fearless man he ile camo callio arora fro g new no w england to this state and almost immediately took a prominent place in local politics washington ron oct S up to one tin this s morning no answer has bras been received elved by tile state department to tho the dispatch asking for information concerning the reported outbreak at canton and the assassination of seymour the american Con consul stil |