The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-25
STILL SAFE IN CHINA
Letter From Dr.. Corbett Under
Date of June 10th.
IS STATIONED AT CHE FOO
Sends Report TO Mission Board
Situation Alarming.

10 DR.. Charles Edwin Bradt, Of the First
Presbyterian church Of this city, telling
Of the situation Of the missionaries at
that place on and previous TO the time
the letter was written, June 90 Dr.. Cor
bett has charge Of the mission station
at Che Foo, and has many friends in this
city who have been very anxious regard
ing his safety during the present upris-
ing in that country. In addition to h-s
letter to DR.. Bradt. DR.. Corbett has
sent the report Of the situation from
the mission station al Che Foo, made
UP by W. O. EIte-ich for DR.. Arthur
Brown, secretary Of the board Of foreign
missions at New York
The report was made up On June 20
the same date as DR.. Corbett's letter,
there for the two weeks previous TO that
time Affairs seem 20 have been very
alarming then and a number Of mission
aries in the outlying districts had been
forced 70 flee for their lives
The letter written by DR.. Corbett and
the report to DR.. Brown at New York
are as follows:
''Cha Foo China, June 20. 1900
Dear D.. Bradt-The copy Of enclosed
letter viii give you an idea OF the stu
alton a che Foo this morning. Since
then kilograms have come from different
parts % the interior telling OF uprisings
and danger 4 steamer has been char
tered and sent TO bring a company Of
thirty missionaries, Including children.
from Chenanfu and Fanan and three
other stations. In another center south
of Chenanfu another company Of thirty
missionaries have 10 fee. Word came
this morning saying that Ten Tsin Is
protected by about $500 foreign troops
who were still holding the place besieged
by the Boxers and Chinese troops. Great
anxiety is felt in regard to the foreign
eTs shut up in the city Of Pekin TeIe-
graph wires and railway destroyed No
news from there since the 18th. About
$3.50 foreign troops started TO Pelxin, but
no word has been heard Of them. What
the present conflict may lead to no one
can predict. IN this province go Catho-
lie families have been pIundersd Of 10000
tae!s. or ounces. worth Of their property
In the same district 125 Protestant fani-
lies have been attacked and lost 1900
taels Many native Christians have been
killed; others have fed 70 save life.
last. the American board college and
mission buildings at Tong Chez. near
Pekin, have been burned and 1000 taels
loss involved Cod rules over all and
good must come cat Of this inevitable
conflict of light with darkness. Pray
much for China Kind greetings to your
family and all your people Very sim
cerely. HUNTER CORBETT
P. SIN the storming and destruction
Of the Chinese forts at Tabu near Ten
Tsiu, four officers of the foreign men-of-
war were killed and three wounded. and
Is men were killed and fifty wounded.
The bombardment lasted ave hours. The
number OF Chinese killed is said 70 have
been very great
Che Foo, China, June 20, 1900
Rev. Arthur Brown. D. D, Board Of
Foreign Missions, New York:
Dear Dr.. Brown: No doubt you are
anxious to learn how We are getting
along N view Of the disturbances here in
China. The station has requested me to
keep you informed on the situation here
The history Of the situation here fer the
last two weeks is as follows: There were
rumors of 80 Boxers being in Che Foo
who threatened the foreigners and their
dwellings here. The agent Of the Stan
dard OIL company appealed TO Mr. Fowler,
United States consul. for protection. as
be had g0.ol0 cases Of Herosine oil stored
in the settlement The consul telegraph
ed u the minister at Picking. who replied
that he could no nothing but should
communicate direct with the United
States admiral AT Taku tnear Ten Tsin)-
The same wired TO ShanE Hal for the
Yorktown to come 10 Che Foo. The con
sui also demanded Of the TaotaI OF che
Fec adequate protection for Americans
and their property. As consequence a
number Of Chinese guards were sent,
some to the settlement and squad OF
forty on Temple HlH. where We live
They came on Sunday, June 10. and are
sun here. The following day the general
of the two camps here in che Foo called
on Us and assured US thar the guards
were reliable and had strict instructions
10 render US all assistance and 70 protect
Us and our property day and night. The
citizens in the settlement also formed
into q guard with nightly patrol The
consul said he would send Us guard Of
marines from the Yorktown when she
arrived In the meantime runors on the
street got worse and worse The day
was set for the burning of foreign prem
ises. VIZ. Thursday, June T. People
came IL fron the country 20 see the AZ
fair come off, The people became ugly IN
threatening the burning Of our houses
as we would pass along the street. and
tate cries Of XIII XIII One Of the
ladies Of the China Industrial Mission
wa threatened by sovereai Chinese while
ea her way % the settlement On The
nth German man-of-war and an Eng
nsh gunb0at weye here AT uignc twenty
fve men were landed with a machiGe
e,s Fortunately nothing happened. due
no doubt. largely TO the precautions tax
en- by the foreigners Tor defense ls
Yorktown came in the next day. We SEN
a spy 10 interview the native guards and
learned that they were IN sympathy VIZ
the Boxers and In case 0f attack woul,
not resist them. In vi=w ot The IN
reIiabiiIty Of the guard and the threaten
Ing attitude Of the populace we held s
station meeting ard decided 20 appeal tc
the consul Tor d foreign guard This Ma.
on June IS. On June IS Ne received a dis
match from tha commander Ct the To-z
town thar he had not enough men :,
snare 10 give us a guard that even If h
had Fl would be unsdvisahle u DO 50 II
view Of the rumnC said = have JUS
sns1ated from the Taotai, viz, that th'
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