New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-03
CHARLES DENNY. JR.. HERE.
THE SECRETARY OF THE AMERICAS LEGATION
AT pEK1XC IN HIS NATIVE LtND FOR THE
TINE. NINE YEARS

THE SECRETARY or THE AMERICAS LEGATioN
AT prK1SG IN HIS NATIVE LtNp FOR THE
FIRST TIME ~ NINE YEARS
Charles DENLY. jr.. son ~ the United states WI"
lister TO China and Secretary % me h's""o" AZ
Picking arrived here yesterday a. pa's'"s''
on the American Line steamer Paris. NJ. 'e""'
has been in peklng as first or second secretary
OF Legation for nine years. This II MS hrs' Ns''
10 his native land in that time lie went 20 NV
Holland House and will start tomorrow ior " ASH
ington From there he ~ill 20 to MS nome a.
Evansville Ind. Mr. DENLY said: i le't feHins
two DAYS after the fall OF Port Arthur ana he"t'
,o,hing O, the alleged Japanese outragcs al inc
taxing Of that place until reached Europe IN"
news o, the fail OF Wci-iiai-Wel Is surprise ~
me II is severe blow to China Everything
was going against China when left Peking
When asked ~ he thought that Picking would he
attacked from Wcl-Iai-Wei. he said; "Ihe capture
o, that place gave the japanese the COMMAND %
IN. Gulf Of Pc-Chi-fA but think navigation Is hbo"
closed there by this time. II usually Is du''hs
December January and February To capture inc
ee,nor, Of pekng Tien-Tsin. By sea. the 'ofth'h
mort OF Taku must be taken. ana the water =
50 shallow In that part OF the gun thh' the go
warshps would have difficulty In operating '"'''
even ~ the gulf was open. think the japanese u
they decide to march Picking. VIII so by 'a'''
II is not much more than go miles from WeI-la'-
Wei TO Picking. | should say. The colo "'"''''
would rather aid than retard the advance VI ~
troops. FOR the roads are better "heh ',
than where there is thaw and they are h"'"'
When asked about the safety OF the Aine'''""
Legation Picking. he said: There was no "a
ger 10 the Legation when | left Peking. Inc I'M
nese populace do not discriminate between Amei
and Europeans. but think there rs no ,sLinr
danger at present. Many Europeans leit irhins
before | came away. but the American missIonal ~
STAYED there and In no danger. II f"h'ns IN
bcseged the only our people can get OUT ~ ~
aid OF the sailors from the men-of- war Inc ba,u
more Charleston Petrol Concord Morocacy an, IN
Detroit were In the Gulf OF Pe-Chi-ld when ~,
Peking and | think that sufficient force 10 pr
tect American interests. When | left there ~, ~
Petrol was frozen up at NeW-th~ang anu INV
M,nocacy was at Ticn-Tsin. ,,u
Mr. DENNY at first received questions resaruihs
the probable capture OF Peking In laughing man
ner but when some one said: You may DE Dnoh
In time TO gee the Interesting event he repiled
thoughtfuy: THAT Is so. am going BACK:
shall be back In two months" Mr.. DENLY fouen'
shy OF all questions which diplomat ~"uid ,h a
urally not Ike answer. but ACKNOWLEDGED that
III. Iapanese had shown wonderful ORGANIZATION
lie would not discuss the pending peace ne1ota
lions hut inquired anxiously II "A ruinor Which u.
MAD heard 10 the effect that Mr.. Foster was no,
10 ACT with the peace ENJOYS Mas true. lie seenieu
relieved when the exact state OF things regarnIns
Tho OK Secretarys status In the negotiations WAS
explained TO him.