New Ulm review., 1900-10-03
ENCOURAGING REPORTS.
saissiOnaries In West and Northwest
of China Say All II 81, ..s5
Quiet i 49,. 5t$=.s LA

Washington, Sept. 1O.-Acting Secre-
tary of State Hill authorizes the an
nouncement that telegram from
Commissioner Rockhill, dated Shang-
hal, September Z, states that mission
aries arriving from the west and the
northwest report quiet everywhere
along the routes. Only four northwest
provinces indicate signs of distur bance.
The state department is in receipt
of cablegram from United ! States
Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai,
dated September T., reporting the
deaths about July 81, at Funchu and
Taiku, of the following missionaries:
Rev. and Mrs. c. w. Price and daugh-
ter Florence: Rev. and Mrs. E. r. Atwa-
ter and two children; Rev. and Mrs. D. H.
Clapp; Rev. George L. Williams, Rev.. T.
w. Davis. Miss Rowena Bird and Miss
Mary L. Partridge.
The department has notified the re-
spective missionary boards of which
the victims were members and their
relatives as far as possible.
Loncon, Sept. 10.-The Peking Corre-
spondent of the Morning Post, in a
dispatch dated August 23, says Mr..
COnger has written a letter assert
ing that without the aid of the Amer
lean missionaries the defense of the
legations would have been impossible.
According to this correspondent, the
United States minister has received
congratulatory kilograms from Presi-
ident Mckinley and others.
Washington, Sept. 10.-There were
no substantial developments over night
in the Chinese situation. Mr.. Takahira,
the Japanese minister, called at the
state department Saturday morning to
talk over the conditions with Acting
Secretary HILL The minister said that
he had nothing new from home touch
ing he Chinese trouble.
There is reason to believe that the
negotiations have now reached an
other crisis, and developments of i'm
portance are expected, the nature OF
which it is not possible at present to
even outline. 1t is apparent that the
state department officials are giving
| good deal of attention to the discus
sion Of the personnel of d commission
to just some phases. at least, of the
Chinese trouble and discussion Oh this
subject is now proceeding.
1t is again stated that Ii Hung
Chang is still at Shanghai and unotfi-
cial advices that. reach here indicate
that he is not likely to leave for Peking,
notwt outstanding reports to the con-
trary.
Washington, Sept. lot is believed
hat the president will accept the
recommendation Of Gen. Chaffee and
promote COZ. Aaron S. Daggett, Of the
Fourteenth infantry, to the vacant
briyadier ytneralship which will fol-
low from the retirement next Monday
of Gen. Joseph Wheeler. If this is done
Gen. Chatfet will be only temporarily
set back in his own advancement to the
brigadier gtntra!ship. Col. Daggett
having undertaken to retire and nus
create another vacancy upon his pro-
motion.
Berlin. Sept. 1O-A dispatch received
here from Annoy, under date of Thurs
day, September 6, announced that all
the foreign marines landed there and
at Kulang-Fu had been wit hdraWn.
\ dispatch from Shanghai, dated
Friday, September 7, says:
1T is reported here that Gen. Yung
Iu. with his troops. returned from Pao-
TTng-Fu to Yuen-Fu September 2.
Ching Sin the Manchu president of the
ministry Of finance, is reported to have
committed suicide.
'Chang 81 TungS efforts to secure a
loan Of half a million taels from Chinese
merchants at Hankow is believed to have
failed.
THE Chinese papers publish an e1ict,
dated August 10, ordering the presidents
and secretaries Of the ministerial depart
lncnts to proceed to Tai Yuan-Fu without
delay. in order to assist the emperor in
t!iSDat tching the affairs of state"
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