Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-24
IN DANGER.
Many Missionaries in China, Including Three
Young Men Well Known Over the
River in Very Serious Position.
Marines Landed to Protect Foreign /
tsreStS.

The following Associated Press tele-
grams contains news OF unusual Interest
to the people of Martins Ferry ana
Bridgeport, Ohio. Rev. w. p. Chaliant,
Rev. Z. II. Chalfant and Kew. ,. B.
Groves were all born and raised withln
five miles OF Wheeling. Rev. Mr.
Groves will be remem bered In Martin 5
Ferry as "Sam" Groves, adopted son oi
the late S. Is. Groves, and atfectionately
known during his boyhood TO every
man, woman and child as "StoRle.
Rev. W. p. Chalfant and Rev. t. IL.
Chalfant well be better remepoered as
VIII and Frank, both in Bridgeport and
Martins Ferry, where their father,
Rev. G.. w. Chalfant, now OF Pittsburg,
Pa, presided over the Presbyterian con-
eregations OF the two towns jointly FOR
III any years.
1t is TO be hoped their position In
China is not as dangerous as it appears:
CHEFoo, January 23.-Sailors from all
the foreign warships have been landed
to protect the consulates OF the dlner
ent countries they represent. a panic
has been occasioned here by the ap-
proach OF the Japanese army, and the
Chinese troops are said TO be on the
point of mutiny.
Owing TO diplomatic objections the
plan was not TO land any blue1ackets
from the foreign warships without ur-
gent necessity for so doing. But the
signal men ashore and ahoat were to re-
main on the lookout day and night so
long as the weather was clear and safe
FREQUENT gales OF snow and spray o6-
scured the signals in town. All the
male foreigners, numbering about thlr-
ty. are armed and tney are able TO noid
! the Chinese in cAeck until help arrives
But God help the outlying American
missions.
New York-In view OF the remark
made by the Chefoo correspondent, ana
as il is reported from Chefoo that sail
ors from the foreign warships have been
landed to protect the consnIates OF tue
different countries they represent the
following list OF persons, who are among
the missionaries OF the American fFeS'
bvteriau Board Of Missions In the Shan
Fnng province In which Chefoo is situ-
ated, will be interesting:
Cbefoo-Rev. Corbett Hunter. ID. u,
and wife; Rev. George ). Hays and
wife: Rev. George Cornwall and wlle'
Rev. +. w. Jackson, Jr., Mrs. John l..
Neyius, one ordained native, one llceh-
tiste. 46 helpers and seven Bloie women.
Tupg-Chow. So miles northwest oi
Chefoo-Rev. c. W. Natter, ID. u, ana
wife (now in the L. S.; Rev y. H.
Mills. D. D., and wife NOW In the u
S): Rev. w. NJ. Hayes and "lie NOW
in the L. s.; Rev. ). b. Groves ana
wife. w. Z. Seymour aud wife, Mrs.
p. G. Richie, Miss NJ. A. Snoderass'
two ordained natives aud ten ha'I'e
Cbinafu, Capital OF Shan-Tung prov
,oca 30O miles south Of Pekin-Rev.
Iobn Murray and wife. Rev. w. b.
gamilton AMI wife. Rev. l. ). Davis
nd vifs Rev. Gil bert Reid now In the
USD: j. b. Neal, NJ. d., and wIIe'
Miss ). A. PoindeXter, Nj. D'' 10 heip-
ers and one Bible woman.
Wei-Heln, $50 miles southwest from
Trng.Chov-Rev. J. A. Leyenoerger
and wife now in the U. S J; Rev. k. NJ.
Ns,a.r and wife, F. II. Chalfant aud
w,fe I A. Fitch aud wife, w. +. FAIRIES
a,d vifs Miss Emma NJ. Boughton,
NJ NJ. N,ry Brown, NJ. D., Miss Fannie
r WrIehs, Mrs. NJ. N. Crosetts, Miss
pahsccaY. Miller, four ordinary ma
Twas two licentiates, twenty-nine teach
srs and three Bible women.
Ichosfu, $50 miles southwest OF Cne'
Zoo wRsv w. p. Chslfaut and vile,
80 T., the United States; Rev. c. A.
Kulis and wife; Rev. w. o. Elterich
I'D wife; c. +. Johnson, II. D., Asd