The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-13
FOREIGNERS DEMAND ACTION.
They Protest Against the Apathy of
America and Great britain

Tientsin, China, Aug. ia meeting of
the foreign residents of this city was held
here today. II was decided to communi-
cate by cable the necessity of immediate
Intervention in China upon behalf of the
United States and British governments.
and the following telegram was addressed
to the Associated Press:
THE foreign community Of Tientsin ex-
press sympathy with the friends of the
Kucheng victims. They consider Chinese
officials guilty. and the British and Amer
leans blame the continued apathy of their
governments for the situation. They re-
gard Enaland's demand for an inquiry in
to the Kucheng massacre to be useless.
for. as before. the officials will buy inno-
cent heads as substitutes for the actual
criminals. They protest that the Sze-
chuen commission impiicate the officials
of that province. England and America
must send an uitimatum threatening e.
prisais. Diplomacy is useless. We inn
plore attention.
DICKINSON. Chairman"
New York. Aug. 12-At the office OF the
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpor-
alton today IL was stated that the chair
man of the meeting which cabled an an
peal TO the United States through the As
sociated Press regarding the recent mas
sacres in China is probably ". W. Dick
inson. chairman OF the municipal council
of Tientsin and partner in the firm of Col
Inns & Co. well-known merchants.
Washington City. Aug la.-Acting Sec
rotary Adee. of the state department to-
day scanned the Associated Press cable
from Tientsin. and said nothing of the
kind had been received at the state &C.
partmcnt. lie furnished the following
statement:
The state department has received n
reply from Minister DENNY 10 tho instrur-
tons Cahle6 him OF the 7th inst. relative
20 the reported looting Of American mis-
sionary uronertv at YunFfu. near Foo
chow DENLY urgently represented the
facts 10 the yamen on the iath, md oh
tanned an instant promise OF protection
and redress.
Yunrfu is believed by officers Of the
state department 20 be the same as Sung
~ and InFhk. mentioned I'm the press tel
egranls the variations In name being
doubtless due to erroneous transmission
over the trans-Siheriau cable. in the
course OF which many transcriptious aHi
repetitlons are necessary.
Acting Secretary McAdoo. OF tho navy
department. dictated the following;
The navy department received this
morning from Admiral Carpenter a cable
gram announcing the dispatch Of the De-
troit 10 Foochov, which - the nearest
point sor that vessel 20 reach the scene Of
the recent disturbances. \ cahiegram was
received this morning from Capt. Newell
commanding the Detroit. announcing his
arrived today at Psgo6a anchorage. about
nine miles below the city of Foochow. An
other cattle VAS received from Admiral
Caruents~ announcing his departure from
Nacasak for Chefoo China Chefoo Is
the nearest ard best port for communica-
tien with The American minister al Pc
ksnz The department has again today
cah1ed Admiral Carpenter reEa riding mat
ters ia China. and advising him 20 keep in
close and constant communication with
Minister Derby"
The dispatch from Minister DENLY indi-
Gates shat the American minister does not
share the view OF ether citizens in China
who fhi.k reariSsls should - made. II is
claimed that ali tha; could he done by the
department has been done. unless the 7ol-
icy Of tire department and government