New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-17
LITTLE INFORMATION HERE.
FOREIGN MISSIONS SECRETARIES RE-
CEIYE NO DISPATCHES-THE MIS-
SIONARIES IN CHINA.

Most Of the secretaries Of the Foreign Mission
Boards with headquarters in this city closed their
offices yesterday Those that were at their
desks in the middle of the afternoon heard
Of the days most serious news through the re-
porters who came TO them for tdlngs.
The Methodist secretaries had been busy all day
giving to all inquirers the assurance that the cable
message of the day before gave them OF the safety
OF the missionaries at Tsun-Hua. The dispatches
from Tien-Tsin. by way Of Hong Kong. about the
destruction OF all the legations at Picking and the
murder of the German Minister, Baron Won Ket-
teller, gave them alarm but there nothing
that they could do. In day or two II they get
no direct news from their missionaries, they will
cable again. But mission workers in foreign fields
in following the violated rule of their several
organizations would do ali in their power to let
the home offices know Immediately of any deaths
among their members
Professor Isaac Headland. of Picking University.
took the hopeful view that Chinese vice-Consul
also had that there was a great chance for doubt
about the truthfulness OF the news because 1t
came by the very roundabout way of Hong Kong
and Tien-Tsn. Indeed. Professor Headand seemed
to believe It was untrue. He thought that the
statement about the Hon. Lieutenant George Crib
bic with four hundred men of the Royal Welsh
Fusliers showed that there inaccuracy. be-
cause. he was sure. lieutenant would be in COM
mand Of so large body OF soldiers
Lock Wing. Chinese Vice-Consul. was seen at the
Consulate. No. 20 West Ninth-st, at noon yester-
day. and the Hong Kong dispatch reporting the
of the German Minister at Picking was shown
him. He said he had information on the sub
Ject, but would wire the Legation at Washington
concerning the report.
=, While the information may be correct" said
Ine Nlce-Consul. I have grave doubts about any
true ! deeply deplore T. '' '''
In spite OF the troubles seventeen PRESBYTERIAN
anna "a IN few days Forty missionaries in fact,
China 0'' 80 10
The Presbyterian interests in China are large.
he I'D 2I,fa {yJv,r
ons 80s o there nclqdng z principal sta
5 na9e bep Amersan rf f95fG
GhgrGnes III schools and colleges % hospitals and
that at Shanghai, is the largest mission press in
The Rev Dr. -, LeSnaEd secretary of the Mission
ina there were about fSry under
those are IN PekinF and tb ,Sar in 1WghE Ol
awaited. Those at Picking
The Rev Rev VI H d GhME b. B9o Hs5 KIE w
EDWARD X. LOWRY Mss ''i''-r' i'-''''Nli-
Ten;Tsin. now that the Tsun-Hua people have
arrived there has the following missionaries:
DE- n s. HOPKINS and Miss MIRANDA GROIN
The Rsy J FREDERICK The SH Rev. F BROWN
DR.. EDNA G TERRY The The Rev ". T HOBART
The other missionaries IN North China are sit
uated as follows:
The Rev. and Mrs. GEORGE W. VERIFY and Dr.
Tung, all ordered for o Chin-Kiang
Dr. W. II. CURTIS Columbus, Ohio, station unknown.
The Rev. w. G. LANGDON Ffedonia. N Y, station
unknown.
In West China are:
The Rev. H. OIIN CADY, The Rev. SPENCER LEWIS
DIT men, L cANR1eHr The SHq Rev N' r. MANLY
The Re75 O. cuRNow The n Rav J. F. PEAT Chen
The H Re1. es5z T HALL. H.
Chung-King. =
In Central China are:
The sow Rsy x ARTMUR The Rsz HARRY ROWE
The Rev. EDWARD The Rev WILBUR F. Will
DIT, E. R, ELLISON. Nan The Rev, 4. c. WRIGHT
The Rev. JAMES JACK Miss EFFIE ABBOTT. Nan
The Rev. RoBERT G. Miss a. c. HANzLrK Nan
The Rev B. W Nichols Ms; LOUISE VALLEY.
The SaF Rev a. F. NEWMAN Aiu-Nians
Kiu-Ksng.
At Foo-Choo are:
The Rev, E. B. CALD- The Rev @. E MINER.
The Rev Rev " 4 NAN hs E sGH n BoSwoR
Professor BENJAMIN F. Mrs. JULIA NJ PLUMB
MARSH.
At Hing-Hua are:
The Rev. W. N BREws- The Rev. F. oHLINGER
The Rev. F l. GUTHRIE
Besides those named Dr. Leonard said there
about O half dozen that were in this country
leave Of absence.
The forty Methodist missionaries who going
to China are at present having a week of confer
enceS, at which papers on important topics are
read, and opportunity IS afforded for the officers
of the Board OF Foreign Missions to get acquainted
with the missionaries This IS the third annual
conference OF the kind. II began on Thursday.
and will be finished next Thursday
The speakers yesterday we're the Rev. DR.: George
T Purves. Charles w. Hand. treasurer of the Pres
byterian Board and Robert E. Speer, OF the
secretaries.