Evening star., 1895-08-12
PROMISES OF REDRESS GIVEN.

Minister DENLY Calls Chfha's Atten-
tion to the Recent Outrnges.
The State and Navy departments each
received dispatches from Its representa-
tives in China today in regard to the Sit
uation growing out of the recent assaults
on missionaries in the interior. The dis
patch from Minister DENLY related to the
reported lUoting OF American missionary
property at Yungfuh, near Foo Chow. He
acknowledged the receipt. of the depart
ment's Instructions of the 7th instant, and
stated that he had urgently represented the
facts to the Yamen on the 10th instant and
had obtained instant promise Of protection
and redress.
Yungfuh is believed by the officers of
the State Department to be the same us
Sungfuh, Suypak and Inghok, mentioned in
the press kilograms, the variations in the
name being doubtless due to erroneous
transmission over the trans-Siberian cable,
in the course of which many IranScriptions
and repetitions are necessary.
Two cable messages were received from
Admiral Carpenter, commanding the naval
forces on the Asiatic station. One an
nounced that he had dispatched the cruiser
Detroit to Foo Chow. which is the nearest
point for vessel of her draught to the
scene of the recent disturbances at Ku
Cheng. This action was taken before the
receipt. of the cable message of Acting
Secretary McAdoo of Saturday, stating
that considerable apprehension existed in
this country over the safety Of American
missionaries in China and suggesting dis
tribution of the American fleet for their
protection. The Detroit started on her voy-
age for Foo Chow Saturday morning, and
a telegram was received at the depart
ment on that day saying that she had sail
ed for Chefoo, port to the north of Shang-
hal, in a direction entirely different to that
which the vessel had actually taken in
going to Foo Chow. The mistake in the
name of her destination was male in the
telegraph office and was not corrected until
late in the afternoon.
The Detroit Near Foo Chow.
A cable message was received at the de-
partment this morning from Capt. Newall,
commanding the Detroit. announcing mis-
arrival today at Pagoda, an anchorage
about nine miles below the city OF Foo
Chow.
Later in the day a second cable message
was received from Admiral Carpenter say
suggestion he had sailed this morning in
the Baltimore from Nagasah for Chefoo.
His object in going to that port is to put
himself in close communication with the
American minister at Peking Chefoo is
the nearest and best port in China for that
purpose.
Acting Secretary McAdoo today sent an
other cable to Admiral Carpenter approx
ing his action in going to Chefoo and ad-
vising him to keep in constant communi-
cation with Minister DENLY in order that
the latter might have the benefit of prompt
assistance in the dispatch of armed forces
to points where they may be needed for
the protection Of American interests
There are now three American warships
in, Chinese waters in addition to the Bal
timore, which is on her way to Chefoo.
These are the Yorktown, at Shanghai; the
Machias, at Chefoo, and the Detroit, at Foo
Chow. Other vessels that could be utilized
speedily in case reinforcements were need
ed are the Charleston, at Nagasaki: the
O
kohama. and the Monocacy. at Port Arthur
All of these vessels are within three days
easy sail of the Chinese coast.
Doesn't Believe I'm Reprisals.
The dispatch from Minister DENLY indi-
Gates that the American minister does not
share the views of other citizens in China,
who think that reprisals should be made
1t is claimed that all that could be done by
the department has been done, unless the
policy of the department and the govern
ment should be to begin hostilities every
time there was any trouble with American
citizens in any foreign land.
1t is claimed that the only way possible
for the government to proceed Is through
its diplomatic officers, the manner in which
| 1t would require foreign government to
proceed in case property or lives of foreign
ers in this country were in danger or de-
stroyed. In this connection attention is
| called to the fact that in the case of the
Malta riots all correspondence was through
the Department of State, and also to fire.
cuent instances wherein Chinese have suf-
fered by riots In western states, the adjust
| 1rent being through the diplomatic officers
| of the two nations.
A high official of the navy said today
| that 1t would not be right for the United
| States war vessels to begin bombarding
| Chinese towns and killing Chinese people
who are entirely innocent, because Chinese
riots have taken place in the interior;
especially when the Chinese government
| has already assured our minister that
| further trouble and to bring the offenders
| to justice