Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
DENLY LOST NO TINE.
United States Minister to China
Made Formal Protest
Last June.

Washington, D. c., Aug. THE United
States anticipated Great Britain in taking
the most energetic steps for the protection
of the American missionaries in China.
The injustice of the criticisms that have
been uttered in some quarters upon the
alleged indifference of United States Min
lister DENLY is fully shown By mail dis
patch that has just come to the state de-
partment from the minister. 1t is dated
towards the close of June and shows that
Mr.. DENLY had made sweeping and per-
emptory demand upon the Chinese govern
ment, similar to that made yesterday by
the British minister to Picking, for the
fullest protection for all Americans living
in China; for redress for the depredations
committed upon their property and per-
sons, and finally for the capital puAlSl-
ment of the perpetrators
just what answer was returned by the
Chinese government is not known, as 1t
has not yet reached the state department.,
but it is a fact that so far as the depart
ment is informed in all of the recent out
RACES committed upon the missionaries III
China not an American was killed or III.
iured, and, while some American mission
property was destroyed, it will doubtless
be promptly paid for. In view OF the
energetic course which Mr.. DENLY has
already adopted, the state department has
not deemed it necessary to send him
further instructions for his guidance. lie
has already been authorized to confer
freely with Admiral Carpenter, the com
mander of our naval forces i'll Chinese
waters, and the admiral in turn has been
instructed by the secretary of the navy to
lend all proper assistance for the pro-
lection of Americans.
At the suggestion of the minister in
June he sent the Petrol light and the
draft gunboat in the navy up the Yang
tse-Kiang as far as Wuhu. AS it is safe
to go and if it is deemed necessary he
will undoubtedly again send Warship
up the river But as the interior missions
are many hundreds of miles above
Ichang, the head of navigation on the
Yang -Kiang, comparing in location
with that point as do Minneapolis with
st. Louis on the Mississippi and so far
removed from any effective aid that could
be rendered by gunboats, Mr.. DENLY
has used all of his powers of persuasion
to induce the American missionaries to
at least temporarily leave the exposed
positions and come to the treaty ports,
where they may be under the guns of the
warships. He has succeeded in this in
some degree, although in cases it has been
found difficult or impossible to induce the
missionaries to abate their religious zeal
SO far as to seek protection until order
is restored in China.
In one instance, in answer to the min
listers appeal, a body of the missionaries
made their way from the interior to
the coast and sent word to Admiral
Carpenter to take them aboard the fleet
They had chosen {; point on the coast
situated from navigable water by twenty
miles of marsh, and when the admiral,
after great difficulty, agreed to reach
them with small launches, they stated
that they had changed their minds; that
duty called them back to the missions
and all returned save three persons But
in spite of such obstacles, it is believed
that Minister DENLY has been more for
tunate than the other foreign ministers
in getting the missionaries within the
area of protection and has also induced
the Chinese government to take meas
ures to care for the American missions
generally.
London. Aug. 7.-Archdeacon Wolfe
cables from Foo Chow saying that the
Chinese soldiers sent to protect the mis-
sion at Ixu Cheng broke into and plum
dered it. He adds that no reliance can be
placed upon the Chinese authorities.
London, Aug. 7,-Mr Robinson tele-
graphs from Hong Kong that a public
meeting has been held there and that
resolutions were passed demanding the
prompt punishment of those engaged in
the massacre at Ku Cheng and request
ing that the Chinese government give
guarantee for the protection of the lives
and property of the foreigners.
The Linnet, .,econd-class twin-screw
gunboat of the British feet has arrived
at Foo Chow.
The United States ambassador, Thorn
as +. Bayard, had a long interview with
the Marquis of Salisbury, the premier
and minister of foreign affairs today.