The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-12
Report from the American Consul at
Chc-Foo Telling Of What He Ac-
complished I'm China.
WORK OF REV. DIR. C0RNwELL
WHO HAD TROUBLE WITH AN OBSTI-
NATE CAPTAIN OF A STEAMER.
Names of the Rescued Missionaries,
with the stations to Which They
Had Been Assigned.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE State De-
partment has received report from Mr.
John Fowler, United States consul at Che
Foo, showing the steps taken by him TO
secure a vessel TO go to the rescue of the
missionaries and their families, who were
escaping from the interior of China. The
consul says that through the extreme
kindness of the japanese consul, Mr.. II.
Tayui. he succeeded in obtaining Japanese
steamer, the Kwanko Maru, which made
four trips along the coast and brought
back the persons named in an appended
list The consul incloses a report made by
Rev. George Cornwell, who went in charge
of the ship on its trip TO Yang-Kioa- Kou,
an inlet on the coast of northern Shan
Tung, over 200 miles due west of Chee-Foo,
to rescue the endangered Americans and
other foreign missionaries. DR.. Cornwell
says that with much difficulty he got many
of the missionaries to come to Yang -kioa-
Kou from the interior. On the way te Che
Foo, with missionaries he had gathered
the japanese ship Heian was met at Tai
PingWang. and an effort was made to get
her to pick up some of the missionaries
who might come down later TO the coast
The captain and his officers were very
pleasant and ready to do everything they
could, but the compredore, after parleying
long time, refused TO wait for the people
at Yang -Kioa-Kou to take them aboard
If they came out while he was unloading.
and even to take on board anyone 10 meet
them. though he was offered $500 a day,
and the captain urged him to accept. DR..
Cornwell says:
raIrf haf him he
of his refusal, as II was positively a matter
of life and death, but ii was of no use
Then We threatene him with dismissal
| from the Kai-Ping Company and summary
| treatment from American and japanese
consuls If he persisted In refusal. He
| practically ordered us TO leave the ship
and we did so. leaving him In crowd ot
eyil-lookinS Chinese passengers. The cap
| tain said he could not act contrary 10 the
compredore's orders ordinarily, but he de-
| clared that If any refugees came out to
! him at Yang -k1ao-kou he would take them
aboard and protect them with no regard to
what the compredore would say"
A list of the passengers who were picked
/ up is forwarded with the report. The fol-
lowing were on the steamer Kwang Ko
Maru:
First Trip-M Guerin, French consul,
Nine. Guerin. Bishop Cesaire
Second Trip-Tain t'u (AmericanD. Rev
DIR. and Mrs. Crawford. Rev. c.. p. Bostick
wife and i've children, Rev. T. j. Hudson
wife and one child. Rev. T. l.. Blalock and
/ wife. Rev. L. Dawes and wife and child
Rev. c. Teddar. Tain Flu (English) Rev. II
| H. and Mrs. Brown. Rev. H. Matthews
Rev Mr.. willimas. Gilman Flu GAmerican)
| Rev. v. +. Parch, Rev. +. V. Parch, wife
and two children. Dr. Mary L. Burnham
| Rev. j. l.. Fitch, wife and two children
| Mrs. w. r. FAIRIES and three children, DIR
/ Ena Z. Parks, Miss Margaret Chalfant
/ Lao Ling (English), Rev. John and Mrs
Robinson. the Misses Robinson. Rev. ]
| Hed1 va an nr
and wife. Ping Yin (English), Rev. F
| Jones. Ching Chou Flu (English). Mrs r
/ c. Forsyth, Miss Sifton, Miss Reed Rev
| A. T. Greening and wife. Rev. Scouting
| Chou Ping (English). Rev. NJ Shipway
| Rev. +. C. Nickalls, wife and two children
| Miss f. Hart, Miss Timmis, Ho Nan (ca
| nadian). DR.. William Mcclure wife ane
three children, DR.. James Menzies. VIII,
and two children. Dr. Margaret s. Wallace
| Mrs. Dr. Chang tChinese.)
Third Trip-Pang Chuang (American)
Rev. H. d. Porter. d. d.. Miss NJ H. Por
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