Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-28
WHERE ARE THE
FOREIGN MINISTERS /?
Fear that They are Not With Admiral Sey-
mOur-German Commander Says
They are The Situation.

try swarmlng with their most violent
enemies.
A telegram from Jardine, Mattheson
and Company, dated Shanghai this af-
ternoon, suggests that the ministers are
still at Pekin, but admits that there Is
no news from the capital.
SEYMOUR's LOSS IS 1888.
The telegram adds:
Admiral Seymour arrived az Tien
Tsin with 32i of his force wounded be-
sides 81 killed. The damage done to Tien
Tsin has been much exaggerated.
Shanghai Is quiet"
Other dispatches from Shanghai relt-
crate the announcements Of the mas
sacres OF the native Christians In the
island districts which rival the Armen-
ian horrors. The officials Of the place,
watched by gunboats, made show Of
protecting the missionaries, but there
Is not even a pretense Of protection for
the converts In the interior, who have
been butchered by wholesale.
GERMANS UNHURT.
Hamburg. June 2S-Commcrclal firms
here have received kilograms from
Shanghai saying that all the Germans
at lien Tsin are uninjured.
MISSIONARIES SAFE.
New York. June 2S.-The following
cable was received at the Methodist
board today from Che Foo from the
Rev. Mr.. Brown. one Of their mission
aries in Tien Tsin district II Is dated
June 2S:
mission destroyed by fire. About 100
killed l think there is a serious risk for
foreigners. VIII return In a few days
to Tisn Tsin. Shall return home? VIII
you permit2"
BY the mission Is meant the mission
at Tien Tsln, but Just how much Of
that mission Is destroyed the home
board does not know what 70 infer The
mission there Is In three compounds,
as thev are called. One compound Is
composed Of two missions and church
another OF a mission and a school, and
a third Of a mission a hospital and a
school In all the property Of the
Methodist Episcopal board Is valued at
something more than $4,000.
KILLED WERE NATIVES.
The Rev DR.. NJ. 3. Leonard, secre-
tary Of the missionary society, said.
Presumably those killed were ma
tives. tut Il Is not clear even that they
were native Christians Many Of them
may have been Boxers or Chinese sol
diers. The risk for foreigners evident
" A. IN ren Tsin. where Mr., Brown ex-
poets to 20 himself IN a lew days
DR.. Leonard thinks none Of the Meth
odist missionaries We're among the
killed or Dr, Brown would certainly
have mentioned the fact.
SALISBURY DOESN'T KNOW.
London, June 2s.--In the house OF
lords TODAY the premier, Lord Sails
bury. referring TO the relief Of Vice
Admiral seymour said he knew nothing
OF the position Of Sir Claude NJ. Nc
Donald. the British minister 10 China,
or Of the members Of the other lea
lions in the country. He thought how
ever. there was ground for hoping that
no violence had been done them, but
even that, he added, could only be
stated alphabetically
ORDER ON THE YANG Use.
Rome. June 2S.-The Italian consul
at Shanghai teleTaphs that the vice
roys in the provinces Of Yang Use
Tsun. valley have resolved 20 main
tain order. provided the powers do not
intervene 50 long as order prevails. The
consuls, 1t is added, unanimously ac-
cepted the proposal and signed a dec
larauon TO that effect.
GERMAN LOSS AT TEN TsIN
Berlin. June 2s.--The German COM
mandvl at Taku reports that In the re-
lief OF Tien Tsln the Germans lost
Lieut.. Frederick and ten men killed and
had twenty men wounded The Tight
lasted eight hours.
MINISTER'S ALL RIGHT.
Washington, June 2S.--Mnister WI
called al the state department this af-
(arnoon and exhibited the following to
eecretary Hay
Canton. June 28.--The legation min
listers having left Pekin, are now twelve
miles from Tien Tsin with Admiral
Seymour. ..
The minister explained that the cable
gram reached him from the Chinese
minister In London. He believed the dis
match 10 be accurate but the state de-
partment officials are inclined to doubt
Il as yet
SEYMOUR is AT TEN TslN.
Shanghai June 2S.-Vice Admiral
Seymour has reached Tien Tsln where
ali are we'll There have been few
foreign casualties.
MAY MEAN WAR,
London. June 2S, Z p. ma represen-
tative Of the Associated Press was IN
formed at the foreign office this even
ing that the vlceroy Of Nankin has tele-
graphed to the British consul general
at Shanghai that he had received, June
25th, an imperial rescriDt as Follows
"The foreign legations az Pekin con-
tinue as usual 90 receive every protec-
ton from the imperial government
on the other hand, the officials OF the
Chinese embassy say that they nave
reason 20 believe the foreign ministers
at Pekin were given their passports
June 18th.
Tbe foreign office Is much concerned
al Inc latter report. and hopes II VIII
no. be confirmed. rs II would be an un-
exrectedly adverse development, when
WnlIfl lNNrAUAa mean - @NNitNAN
war,
MORE DESTRUCTION.
shanghai June 2S-The Daily News
has a dispatch from Wei Hal Wei,
dated June 18th. saying;
"The railway terminus, which Is
eight miles north Of Tien Tsin is des-
troyed.
"Cantaln Bayley wishes II published
that n IS due 10 the Russians that any
one is alive az Tien Tsin.
s"rhe American consul tele-raDhs
that the American mission at Wei Hal
Wei has been completely destroyed
From ohicia. sources II Is learned
tha Inc legations al Pekln and the
foreisners there were safe June 25th.
add Michigan Republicans
Theatrical Manager Accused.
Iondon. June 2s-Horace sedger, a
we'll known theatrical manager, and his
wife, Ethel, an actress, were arraigned