The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-30
Chinese Atrocities Growing
More Serious Every Day.
Three Christian Families Mas
sacred at Sahn Lai.
LOOTING WAREHOUSES;
Railroad Shops Burned and
Cars Destroyed.
Large Number of American Mis-
siOnaries in China.

Pekin, May % CTuesday).-From all
parts of the surrounding country. news
is constantly arriving of fresh atrocities
committed by the boxers" Three
Christian families were massacred at
Sahn Lai, so miles from Pekin, Friday,
May %. Only two escaped
A representative of the Associated
Press, visited Fang Tai this morning,
and found the place occupied by a bat
talon of troops. The whole railroad
station workshops and locomotive sheds
were gutted and much rolling stock was
destroyed, including the imperial police
car. Large Chinese warehouses full of
valuable merchandise We're burned af-
ter having been looted by the rioters.
The damage done is estimated at half
a million taels.
The neighboring villagers seem to
have Joined in the attack. showing that
the movement is not confined to the
boxers Eight rioters who were cap
| tured will be decapitSted.
Riding through the south gate OF Pc
! kin the correspondent found the road
| inside the walls lined with troops who
greeted the traveller and his party with
a fusilade of stones.
| a fuSiIlade of stones.
WORKING IN CHINA
| New York, May S0.-It is stated at the
/ Methodist mission rooms that the par
ent board has 81 American missionaries
| in China. The Woman's Foreign Mis-
| sionary society, of the same denomina-
| ton has As women missionaries in the
same field. Total 142.
The Presbyterian board of foreign
| missions has AZ on the rolls of it's Can
ton mission, SO in central China, II in
| Hainan, y in Pekin. 21 in East Shan
| Tun and A3 in West Shan Tun. Its CEN
| tral China mission also reports 19 ma
| tive preachers. II licentiates. "a preach
ers and other helpers. Total 209 Amer
| leans and 103 natives.
-
Of missions reports 80 at its Foo Chow
mission, five in South China, go in North
China and 10 in Chan ST. Total 11O.
THEN. TSIN NOT IN DANGER
Tien Tsin, May 30.-American, Brit
ish, japanese, German. italian, Russian
and French troops to the number of 100
each have been ordered to guard their
respective legations at Pekin, but the
viceroy here will not allow them to pro-
ceed hence to Pelxin on the railway
without the authority of the Tsung Ii
Yamen. One hundred and eight Amer
| leans with machine gun and a field
gun, landed here last night amidst great
enthusiasm on the part of the residents.
Five Russian and one British warship
have arrived at Taku and the British
are now landing.
Other war ships are hourly expected.
Three thousand Chinese troops from Lu
Tai are expected here today en- route to
Fang Tai.
There is a disposition here to believe
!
the foreign troops are ready to act
Tien Tsin is in no danger.
NO WORD AT WASHINGTON
Washington, May 3O.-Not a word has
been received at the state or navy de-
} partments from any of the officials in
China since yesterdays report from
Minister Conger. Communication by
cable is still open, so it is assumed by
the officials here that there has beer
no sensible change in the situation, OF
, at any rate none affecting American
interests. In fact, these interests have
so far not been directly attacked during
the present uprising of the boxers
and state department officials direct at
, tention to the fact that up to this timt
the nassacreS have been confined to tbs
native Christians. Not a single Ameri.
/ can citizen has been killed so far as i:
! | known.
If the situation were to continue OF
2 this basis, it might be difficult to find
ground for such arbitrary action as th'
: | landing of United States marines in thl
I Chinese capital, but Mr. Conger's re
I ports so clearly indicated the apore
) hension that the development of tn
boxers uprising would involve tn
: jeopardy of American life and propert.
d the state department could no longe
t neglect his warning, hence the dispatcl
/. of marines to Pel<in.