The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-08-13
KU CHENG MASSACRE
Meeting Of Foreign Residents Held in
Tien TSin.
THEY lMPLORE ATTENTION
How the Situation Is Regarded at
Washington-The Detroit Dis
patched to Foo Chow-Cleve-
land VIII Not Talk.
Special Tien Tsin Dispatch. copyright.
lS9S by Associated Press.

upon behalf OF the United States and
British governments and the following
telegram was addressed to the assoc
ciated press; THE foreign community
Of Tien Tsln expresses sympathy with
the friends OF the ku Cheng victims.
They consider the Chinese officials
guilty and the British and Americans
TO blame for the continued apathy OF
their governments TO the situation.
They regard Englands demands for
an inquiry into the Ku Cheng massa-
ere to be useless for. as before. the
officials will buy innocent heads as
substitutes for the actual criminals.
They protest that the Czechucn COM
mission implicated officials in that
province. and England and America
must send an ultimatum threatening
reprisals. Diplomacy is useless. We
implore attention.
,"(SlFned). Dickinson. Chairman"
Washington. Aug. l2.-Acting Secre-
tary Adee of the state department
scanned the associated press cable
from Tien Tsin and said nothing OF
the kind had been received at the state
department. He furnished the follow
ing statement: "The state department
has received a reply from Minister
DENLY to the Instructions cabled him
on the 7th instant relative TO the re-
ported looting Of The American mis-
sionary property at Yung Fuh. near
Foo Chow. DENLY urgently repre-
sented the facts 10 tie Yamen on the
10th and obtained an instant promise
of protection and redress"
Yung Fuh Is believed by the officers
OF the state department TO be the same
as Sung Fuh and lnghk mentioned In
press kilograms. the variations In name
being doubtless due 10 the erroneous
transmission over the trans-Siberian
cable, In the course OF which many
transcrlptions and repetitions are
necessary.
Acting Secretary McAdoo OF the
navy department dictated the follow
ing: The navy department has re-
I ceived this morning from Admiral Car
penter a cablegram announcing he has
dispatched the Detriot to Foo Chow.
which Is the nearest point for that
vessel TO the recent disturbances. A
! cable was received this morning from
Captain Newell. commanding the De-
| troit, announcing his arrival to-day
at Pagoda. anchorage about nine miles
below the city OF Foo Chow. Another
cable was received from Admiral Car
penter announcing his departure from
Nagasaki for Chez Foo. China. Chee
Foo is the nearest and best port for
communication with the American
minister at Pekin The department
has again cabled Admiral Carpenter
regarding matters In China and advis-
Ing him to keep in close and constant
communication with Minister DENLY"
A dispatch from Minister DENLY indl-
Gates the American minister does not
share the views Of other citizens in
China who think reprlsals should be
made. II Is claimed all that could be
done by the department has been done
unless the policy of the department
and government should be to begin
hostilities every time there was trouble
with American citizens In any foreign
land 1t is said the only way possible
for this government TO proceed Is
through the diplomatic officers, the
manner In which we should require
foreign government TO proceed In
case proyerty or lives OF foreigners in
this country were destroyed.
A high official OF the navy said to-
day II would not be right for the Unit
ed States war vessels begin bonn.
harding Chinese towns and killing Chi.
nese people entirely innocent because
these riots had taken place In the In
terror, especially when the Chinese
governmem had already assured oul
minister everything possible was be-
ing done to prevent further troubl,
and bring the offenders to Justice.
Washington. Aug. 12.-The Olympia
will leave San Francisco about th'
middle OF this week. going by way o.
Honolulu TO the Asiatic squs dron Il
relieve the Baltimore as the flagship
OF that station. 1t Is stated at IN,
navy department there has been givei
no orders to make a rapid trip across
the Pacific or even part OF the way
It is probable the report originated II
the talk OF officers who assert tn
Olympis is a. fast as the Columbia. A
the navy department. II Is said tn
Olympia is 10 remain at the Aslatt
station three years and the departmen
would not risk injury 10 her by send
ing her at fun speed across the Pacific
The state department received fron IN
secretary Of toe Presbyterian missions
reply to a reques; that the department b
furnished a report Of It's foreign ms
s!ons. rs stations and the number OF pei
!. sons VINO are at each mission Since IN
late riots the department has endcayore
10 obtain such Information concernlu
every Organ.zs ..on which has "A mlss.o
In foreign lands II Will enable the Dc
partment TO ascertain JUS: where all sue
American citizens are located and 10 a.
, ford them bt;tes protection.
! Buzzards Bay Mass. Aug. L..
representative % the associated pres
! called upon President Cleychnd q
: Gray Gables today and showed hll
the associated press cable from Tie
! Tsln in which The American resident
there appeal 10 the United States fc
/ assistance. The president rufused
discuss the matter at length and sal
the matter OF protecting Americans