The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-15
rNDAuNTED BY MAssAcREs.
Presbyterian Missionaries Sail From
san Francisco for the East,

san Francisco for the East.
g, Francisco. Cal. Aug. 1.-THE
.,.snar china sailed for the orient last
evening. She carries in her cabin ten
p-ssbvterian missionaries. who are IN
s,r,,ed by the reported massacres of
mir compatriots in the east. The party
q composed Of the following: Rev. La
-, L. Little Of Little Mills. N. C; Rev.
" N. Buchanan. Richmond. Va; DE-.
ors Mrs. George C. Worth of Whining
con \. c.: Miss Annie Dowd of Aber-
5ssn Miss; Miss Mary florence of Char
,o,,s y. c.: Miss Pauline Dubose of
r-oo chow, China; Miss Florence Patton
If Mexico. Mo-; Miss Elizabeth Talbot
NJ versailles. KY, and Miss Josie Woods
Of Tsieng. Kuing Pu. China.
washington, Aug. IA cable dispatch
was received at the state department
This morning from Counsel Reed at Tien
Using. stating that there was cholera
in Tien Using and Cheroo. This fact
NAV interfere somewhat with rapid COM
munication between Minister DENLY and
Admiral Carpenter, who have duties re-
lsting to the recent Chinese outrages
Admiral Carpenter IS supposed to have
reached Chefoo in the Baltimore last
night. but no cablegram to that effect
has reached the navy department He
went there because that port afforded
better Geographic communication with
Minister DENLY at Pekin than any other
place. The gunboat Machias is also at
ChefOo.
A cablegram received by the depart
ment of state to-day from j. Courtney
Hixson, United States consul at Foo
Chow, reports the departure from that
place of the mixed British and American
commission to investigate the Kucheng
massacre.
Mr. Hixson is a member of the commits
sion and he is accompanied by Ensign
Waldo Evans of the Detroit as the other
American representative.
The recognition of the joint commission
as an official body whose conclusions shall
be binding. has not been accorded by the
United States. Such authorization could
not be given by Minister DENLY, by the
Secretary of State or President only 1t
Is said at the state department that Mr..
DENLY has the entire matter in charge,
and has made all arrangements respect
ing the commission without explicit in
structions for Acting Secretary Adee. AS
10 how far the commissioners will act
conformity, the state department has no
knowledge and will leave il TO the discre-
ton of the American representatives
whether they will join the British officials
in making the same report to both gov
ernments.
As the conclusions reached and recon-
mendations made by the commission will
not be binding on this government 1t is
not matter of concern whether the
commissioners agree or not Whatever
they report, whether jointly or separate
ly, will not interfere with negotiations be-
tween Great Britain and the United States
as to what course shall be pursued, if
both nations think it desirable to make
a joint protest or demand AS matters
stand at present, the Washington govern
ment is free to do as it pleases; to pro-
coed separately in relation TO it's overtures
to the Chinese government or to act IN
concert with Great Britain in the prem
ises.
Consul Reed, at Tien Tsin, cabled the
state department to-day that there was
cholera at Tien Tsin and Chez Foo. This
information may have a bearing an the
Chinese trouble. because the United States
flagship Baltimore has gone to Chez Foo
in order that Admiral Carpenter may be
in close telegraphic communication with
Minister DENLY. The navy department;
is exceedingly careful about allowing any
naval vessel to remain at an unhealthy
port, and the Baltimore and the gunboat
Machias, which is also al Chez Foo, may
be compelled to go elsewhere.
New York, Aug. 14-It was stated at
the office of the Methodist missionary
board to-day that there were no Netho-
dist missions at Marsovan, where It is
reported fresh disturbances have taken
place, involving two American missions
aries.