The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-18
Would Not Leave City
IF She Gould.
The Exodus Of Foreigners From
That Place.


win have a sacred interest for her friends,
IN that it may be the last words they VIII
ever receive from her. II reports concern
ing her and her eo-laborer, Miss Gould,
be true. her life has been already sacri-
tieed to the blind fury OF the blood thirsty
fanatics of China. Whether these reports
have foundation only the weeks and
months will reveal. Her family and
friends feel that she IS still living and
viii, when the days and ways become
quieter, continue the work at the Pao-
Ting-Fu mission station, where she has
been laboring since 1889. with the excep-
ton of the year and half spent in this
country for recuperation. The letter
was written at Pao-Ting- Fu, May 31st
and June 1st. She says: ''Long before
this letter can reach you the cable viii
have carried ali kinds Nconjeetures to
America. We are now back where we
were in the beginning; all our Boosted
civilization has been taken from US at
one stroke. We are now minus daily
mails. minus railway and telegraph.
Sunday, May e. the Boxers tore up
and burnt a section Of railway on the
line between here and Picking. They
vera careful to thoroughly destroy a long
bridge knowing that it would take much
time and labor to replace the masonry.
Reports range from 10 to 60 Il of the
road as demolished
1.-THE stations have been burned, the
agent in one ran away and his wife was
killed. There was probably other loss
Of life, but we have not heard definite
ly. Telegraph wires have been cut and
now we are out of touch with Tien Tsin.
'sThe postmaster sent a special messen-
ger to the Office at Peking to consult as
to what disposition should be made Of
the mails. I must have this letter ready
to go 60 the west at the earliest opportu-
nifty, for I know you Will want to hear
directly from me.
Monday afternoon a mob tore down a
little bridge at only five miles from the
railway station at the west suburb. 1
asked why the soldiers did not CONS, and
was told the rioters were too many. 1t
may be, too, that they are secretly sympa-
thizing with the Boxers. The hatred of
the railroad is not purely confined to SUI
VI dntA~AOACAA4 1CG44AAs OAD -
in part due to financial reasons. Carriers,
boatmen, in keepers have seen per-
ceptible decrease in their business since
its advent between here and Picking.
And now that it is vending Shansi road,
the mule litter men VIII feel a grudge
against it. When the road ON the west
of US was building many threats were
made and they are now being fulfilled by
the trouble at WuI-li-pu'.
yesterday the foreigners who had
charge of the road left in body. had
not realized that there were so many in
Pao-Tfng-Fu, and think that some of
them must have come from other places
along the line where they have been SUI
perintend1ng the work-there were 30
persons in all, there were few women
among them and a guard of 80 soldiers;
they filled 10 house boats. Crowds of pso-
pie turned out to see them go and fol-
lowed them out of the city. There were
some hooting and bowling, but no demon
strations OF vfolence. The river banks
were Just packed and in the crowd were
numbers OF Boxers armed with the pecu-
liar knives that give to them one of their
Chinese names.
ss.rhe Chinese say these foreigners are
all French. have not heard OF there be-
ing any English among them, although
in the early days there was one. OF
course these people are all Catholics and
as such would doubly be the object of
dislike and suspicion. 1t is q deep cause
for thankfuIness that they escapsd with
out having a fight here; but the Chinese
are apprehenslve that they will be at
tackled by the Boxers In some of the viii
Iages further down the river. They have
a good guard and the gentlemen are
probably we'll armed and would have no
hesitation in using weapons as we might
have under the circumstances.
ssThe heathen say: They are running
away because they are Catholics and are
afraid and add, You will not see the
South suburb leave like that. Miss
Gould and I cannot leave If we would.
and would not if we could.
s'Our 90 girls may be able to leave after
examinations, June 18th, but most prob
ably will not. With the country In its
present state it would not be expedient to
say the least, for girls and women to be
on the road. Their large feet would at
once show their utilization with the ha-
ted foreigners SO we are bound TO stay
here and take care Of them, and think
our presence may be of some protection to
the property. 1t Will undoubtedly, at
least, prevent petty thieyery and not
give any one the excuse for looting that it
would If the place were deserted. OF
course If the worst should come we could
only say we are at our post am glad
that Mr.. and Mrs Ewing are safe IN a
heaIthfuI place like Pei-tai-ho. Grew MIR.