Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-17
MUST SETTLE.
China Called on for Reperation
to Anne rican Missionaries.
Indemnity Sought for the Property of
Americans Destroyed In Recent Riots
Criticism of Minister Denby
Is Unjust.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-Minister DENLY
has been instructed by Acting Secre-
tary Adee to secure protection for
American citizens at Panyag, China,
place about 40 miles from Foo-Chow,
where the American mission is re-
ported to have been looted by the
Chinese. No additional outrages had
been reported to the state department
Friday.
The state department expects to Sc
cure full and ample reparation and in-
demnity for all injuries sustained by
Americans. Minister DENLY has al
ready made most vigorous demand
on the Chinese government to that eff
feet.
The statement of Miss Mabel @.
Hartford, one of the American mis-
sionaries at Hwa Sang regarding the
outrage at that station on the 1st inst,
is regarded by the officials at the state
department as fully vindicatiug their
confidence in Minister Denby's prompt
ness and efficiency, despite the criti-
cisms that have been made against
him.
Saturday, the Srd inst, was the second
day after the assault was committed,
and according to her story the relief
party met them the next day en- route
to the scene of the trouble. 1t is
pointed out that owing to the meager
means of communication existing in
the province and the equally poor IA
cilities for transportation that the re-
lief party had made most excellent
progress, more rapid even than might
naturally have been expected.
1t is not doubted that Mr.. DENLY is
doing everything possible in these dis
turbed conditions to care for the mis-
sionaries, but there are some things
beyond his power to accomplish at this
time. He has for many months person
ally and through the American con-
suls in China urged the missionaries to
come down from the dangerous interior
posts to the treaty ports, representing
to them that no matter how inclined
he might be to do SO he could not dis
patch ships overland or up shallow
streams to protect them.
high official of the navy, comment
ing on the criticisms that have been
made because American gunboats nave
not done something to protect the
missionaries in China, said that the
situation is not understood by those
critics. The places where the riots have
taken place.are many hundred miles
inland, where it is impossible for a
ship to go. He also believes that il
would be useless to attempt to send
force from the ships by land, and
drew a comparison of supposed
riot in Utah, where British subjects
were killed, and said it would be a:
reasonable to expect British warship:
to reach Salt Lake or to send an armed
force from New York as to expect the
United States to reach the interior
points in China by gunboats or by q
land force.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 10.-The American.
here have sent cable dispatch to Pres
,dent Cleveland protesting agains
United States Minister Denby's ac
ton in consenting that the British
, consul should represent America il
the Szechuen inquiry. They recon
mend a recons truction of the commits
sion by sending an American official o
adequate rank and the exclusion O
implicated Chinese officials. They ais,
cecommend that marine escor
accompany the commission.
LONDON, Aug. 10. = A dispatch t,
!, the Times from Berlin says it is state'
i there that the pope has written to En-
/. peror William requesting him to TAX
= the Catholic missions in China unde
= his protection.