The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-11
THEY ARE STILL SAFE
Or. Hunter Corbett Sends Of
fetal Report Concerning
MISSIONARIES AT CHE Foo
Many Riots a Characteristic
of Boxer Situation.

the Presbyterian mission at enc FOO,
China, has sent an official report of the
situation at the mission station to DR..
Charles Edwin Bradt of this city. The
report was compiled by w. o. Elterich,
secretary of the Che Foo mission board
and was sent to DR.. Arthur Brown, the
mission secretary at New York.
The condition of the missionaries at
Che Foo is given, and at the time the re-
port was compiled, all were safe. A num-
Der Of the women missionaries had been
sent to other places for safety. One Of
! the characteristics of the situation at
Che Foo is the many riots among the
natives. The foreigners, according to the
report, are often called out with their
weapons TO queu the disturbances.
| The mission at Che Foo is maintained
by the members of the Presbyterian
church of this city and these people are
especially interested in the welfare of
| the missionaries. DR.. Corbett, who is in
charge of the mission, is well known
| here. having visited in this city a num-
Der of times before leaving for the for
eign field.
The report TO DR.. Brown is as follows:
Chez Foo China, June %, 1900.
Rev. Arthur Brown, D. D.:
| Dear Sir: The last word I wrote you
was the news of the relief of Ten Tsin.
Yesterday we received word of the rescue
of Admiral Seymour's relief party which
made an attempt to get to Pekin to res
cue the people but never go so far.
There is therefore no news ST Pekin yet,
nor of Pao Ting Flu. On the evening of
the 18th L received your telegram asking
about Mr.. Lobenstine and about the
Fenns On the morning Of the 9th 1
went to the office of the cablegraph.
Lobenstine, Shang Hal; Fenns, Pekin; no
news Pekin, Pao Ting Flu, but found the
wires broken. At noon came the dread
full news from F. Chalfant: "Wei Helm
mission compound completely destroyed
on evening of the 18th; missionaries safe.
German miners await German cavalry
today. Cablegraph Board I therefore
added to my cablegram, Wei Hen mis-
sion burned; missionaries safe" and it
was one of the first that went off when
the line opened. We haven't heard par
ticulars yet, but think it was done by
an anti-forsign mob excited by the re-
ports from the north and whose anti
foreign feelings had been occasioned by
the building of the railway and opening
of mines by the Germans in that region
Our compound at Wei Hen is outside of
the city and most easily exposed to at
tacks from mobs. The taotai here also
got word Of the affair and that one ma
tive had been killed and one wounded
From the latter part of Mr.. Chalfant's
telegram we presume that he with
party of German miners, were waiting for
the German cavalry to escort them to
Using Tan.
Yesterday there were rumors that the |
yamen in Ping Tu, a district city forty |
miles east of Wei Hen, had been burn
ed. Also the Baptist mission premises
and that the whole country was in an
uproar. We know definitely that the |
Pingtu official had gone to settle trouble |
between Roman Catholics and Boxers |
and had been driven by the latter to a |
place called Ku Hen It looks as If the /
whole interior of the province will soon
be in a state Of anarchy. Che Foo is /
much quieter than last week. The Tung |
Chow people feel safe. In case of danger |
the captain of the Chinese gunboat there /
promised to protect them.
July about midnight of June % got !
the boards cable asking for location of
Poa Ting Flu and Pekin missionaries,
their names. if safe, and If Shan Tung
missionaries were safe I inquired next
morning and learned that Mr. Lowrie
was safe in THen Tsin according to the
last reports. knew the AIilIers had gone
L
Ting Flu. None of our Pekin missionaries
had left Shan Tung missionaries as far
as known were safe. I photographed &C
cordingly. I also wrote a letter to Rear
Admiral Kempff at Taku to inquire about
Pao Ting Flu. I knew nothing was
known as to Pekin. Mr.. Cornweu and
a large party of missionaries arrived yes
terday morning. Besides Canadian and 1
British missionaries were DR.. Rurnham |
Of Chian Flu, Mrs. FAIRIES and children,
the Pitchers and DR.. Edna Parks from
Wei Hen. Dr.. FAIRIES IS in Shang Hal
with his son David, awaiting his family.
Mr. Cornwen was sent back with the
steamer to bring of the remainder Of the
people who are TO be at that port this
week. He viii also stop for some Of the
Tung Chow people who decided TO come
Down. viz: Irwins, Luces, Mrs. Neal and
Or. Cooper and some American Baptist
people. We have arranged for rooms in
the hotel here for them The mission
aries Of the other missions. are fun OF
praise because of the efforts of the Amer
can consul, Mr.. Hamilton. and Cornweu
n their efforts to bring them to that
coast. The English consul here is g weak. ,
Inefficient man who has practically done j..
nothing for his people and is heartily +.
iespised by them. The governor also has :
helped not q little by sending good 4,
guards with the people TO the coast :
,orgot to mention that Dr. Matter. Hays !.
md Wells have decided 10 remain at
rung Chow and depend on the Chinese .
yunboat there
Yesterday afternoon g riot was started
Il the community which might have been
er1ous but was oueiled in tine by the
chinese officials. A Russian firm ships
hundreds OF coolies 10 Mauehuria and
'iadivostock. About 100 were put on
board yesterday. y TOW started. Il &
aid some OF the sailors cut OF Ire
queues OF one or two. \ report was al I
nee started that all their queues were