The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-11
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to Ilen Tsin will consume another day.
meanwhile the Yorktown and Castine
at Shanghai are rapidly being put into
shape for sea. They were undergoing
some repairs, but this work doubtless
will be FASTENED, so that if the condi-
lions become more grave at Tien Tsin
one or both the ships can reach there
from Shanghai even before the Nash
vile arrives.
IN GREAT PERIL.
New York, June 1.-THE following
cablegram from Pelzin was received to-
day at the Methodist Episcopal board:
''Pekin, June 9-Massacre native
| Christian; situation foreigners criti-
cal. Press, Washington.
DAVIS.
"GAMEWE ELL
This came direct from the missionary
society at PelSin, of which Messrs. Davis
and Ganlewell are in charge. A copy of
the message was Immediately sent to
Pres1dent Mckinley. In repeat the ca
| Bile message to the president, Rev. A.
| 3. Leonard, the missionary secretary,
added the following:
This means our people are in great
/ peril and greatly need such protection
as our government can afford
AMERICAN MISSION BURNED.
Berlin, June 1.-THE German foreign
/ Office has received a dispatch from
| Pekin' dated Sunday afternoon, saying
! the American mission house at Tung
/ Chow, the river port of Pekin, has been
/ burned by natives The officials of the
foreign office suppose this happened
| Saturday or Sunday morning.
The dispatch further says the inter-
national club outside of a gate of Pelxin,
had been burned and that the Belgian
! secretary of legation was attacked by
| Chinese soldiers. The foreign Office in
| terprets the later news as confirming
| the serious view it has taken of the
situation and expresses fear that the
J German embassy will be next attacked
An official of the German foreign
10 Ind inn to sQ7lr
| ascribed to Colonel John Hay the
| United States secretary of state, to the
| effect that the. United States could not
enter into an alliance with the powers
| regarding China and added:
! There is no question Of an alliance
| which is unnecessary, but only of a pO-
litical combination for a specified pur-
| pose. There is no political question but
| a police question. The case involves the
interest of no single nation, but of all
| in common"
It was further added at the foreign
| office thatsthere are now $50 foreign SOL
diers in Tien Tsin. OF the 1900 now on
the way to Pekin, $50 are German. They
will repair the railroad as needed, prob
ably reaching Pekin today. One of the
two telegraph wires to Pekln Which
was destroyed has been restored.
The German gunboat Tiger has been
ordered to sale for China Immediately.
| The German governor of Using Tow
has been ordered to cooperate in quell-
ing the disturbances.
STANDING TOGETHER.
Tien Tsin, Sunday, June lott is
learned that but for the firmneSS of the
United States consul and Captain Nc
Gala (of the Newark in charge of the
American landing party and the British
consul there would have been further
delay in dispatching the international
guards to Pekin and the majority of
the forces would not have been British.
At a meeting of the cOnsuls and COM
manderS of troops last evening when
the necessity for the immediate dis
patch of troops was considered, the
representatives of two European powers
questioned the necessity and afterwards
disparaged the idea that the British
force should prepOnderate. The anglo
, Americans, however, insisted and car
ried their point. The Americans gen
} orally deplore the smallness of the
: United States force here. At the same
time they are ready to defer to what
ever may be considered best by Wash
; CONVERTS MASSACRED.
Boston, June 1.-THE American board
of commissioners for foreign mission:
has received a cablegram from PeBin
: dated yesterday confirming the pres:
: | dispatches that Tung Che has beer
abandoned by the missionaries and tina
: | the missionaries are safe at PeSin, bu
, ! that the native converts have been mas
4 | sacred and scattered. There were Il
: missionaries at Tung Che. 10 helpers
, 213 native communicates. 300 native ad
: herents and $50 Sunday school members
\ The total number of pupils in the edu
! 300 OF the IS missionaries, four or fiv
= are known to be in this country on fur
4 loughs.
y POSITION OF FRANCE.
!, Paris, June lin the chamber O
q deputies this afternoon M.Denys Cochin
> conservative, asked the government
n adequate measures had been taken t
a arrest the Instruction in China an
flo ir7ic tor
foreign affairs, NJ. Delcasse replying
said China was a country Of secret so
= cieties and that any one of these CAV
u the signal for the Instruction TIL
l. acts of the rebels. he added, Shove
that for them the enemy is western civ
ilization. They attack schools missions
= railroads and telegraphs and the move
e ment has become one of peril for a
- foreigners and even at Pekin the insuI
~ rection has its accomplices, who al
n ready to join it.
u Cintinuing the foreign minister saiG
"A community of danger dictates
- the powers their resolutions. I wish /
set aside all question of divergent view
- among them What affirm is that tt
surest guarantee of safety for each
:, a united front. If the Chinese govern
- ment does not seek to repress the insul
"a rection, at which it appears neitht
~ alarmed, nor even surprised, it must e.
- pect new and grave misfortunes. I haN
placed at the disposition of the Ereno
= minister all our naval forces in Chimes
~ waters and have instructed him to kee
-, in constant communication with h
III diplomatic colleagues, among whom Il
most complete accord has not ceased
Id reign. The legations have just nOtife
is the government of China and the doy
ager empress that an end must be pl
j. to this peril which menaces the empi
as and European interests. Otherwise Il
a. powers will act for themselves
e
lie THOSE IN DANGER.
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