Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-16
Gen, Macarthur Consulted With ON
the Critical Situation,
ALLIES TAKE PAO TING Flu,
Question Of Dlsposing Of Gold Cap-
tured by Americans at Tlen Tsin
Missionaries la china.

World from H0ngkong says:
Americans and their extensive inter-
ests IN the far south Of China are Inn
periled by the rebellion In Kwang Tung
province. Already the revolt is grown
10 such proportions that the Chinese
authorities are unable TO suppress 1t.
Mr.. Wndman. the United States con-
sui general at Hongkong, has gone TO
Manila 10 confer over the critical stu
alton with Gen. Macarthur the com
mander IN chief Of the American troops
IN the Philippines.
CAPTURED PAO TING Flu.
London. oct. ia dispatch from
Shanghai states that Pao Ting Flu was
captured on Saturday by the force Of
1000 allies sent from Pekn for the pur-
pose.
New York. oct. ia special to the
Times from Washington says:
The American share OF the loot nj
Tlen Tsln IS larger than al first report
cd. It has been understood that all the
Americans took after the capture OF
Tlen Tsin was gold amounting In value
to S27S 900. This report arose from the
fact that II Hung Chang asked Gen,
Chaffee to restore that sum 70 the Chi
rese government lt now appears that
this S27S. 900 was only the value OF gold
coins and gold bars taken from the Chi
nese treasury nc Tien Tsin. and appar-
entity II was only the money taken from
the treasury which concerned Earl III
as a government official
Things Of value were also obtained
from other sources and II Is now re-
ported that the total value Of the loot
VIII reach a figure about 500 900 in eX-
cess OF the amount originally reported.
The gold coin and gold bars taken from
the treasury were melted by order Of
Gen. Chaffee
Nothing is yet known about similar
seizures in Pekin or al points along the
line Of march The total value OF the
seizures viii probably be very high
II Hung Changes request for the
S2lS.00O taken from the treasury has re-
ceIyed no reply,
QUESTION OF KEEPING GOLD.
There Is considerable doubt about
whether the United states Is entitled
20 keep this gold, whatever ita amount
may finally be determined 10 be, be-
cause this government has been pro- /
ceeding on the theory that no war ex-
lists IN China. The expedition Of Gen. |
Chaffte has been repeatedly defined as |
z rescue expedition and not an invasion. |
The United States has kept up COM |
munication with the officials and repre- /
sentatiyes Of the Chinese government |
and has insisted on regarding the whole /
trouble IN China as the result OF inter- 1
nal disturbance which did not Justify |
open war 1t Is, therefore. doubtful |
whether the American government can /
take the contents Of a Chinese govern |
ment treasury az spoils Of war
Nevertheless II Is extremely unlikely |
that the gold will ever be returned TO
China. even that part OF It Identified
and claimed by Ii Hung Chang. II
may not be held as spells Of war, for
the reason given. but II VIII probably
be held as part payment Of the indemnl-
~ which America viii demand
WILL WAIT FOR PEACE.
II win certainly not be returned un-
I'll the peace negotiations are concluded
nor win any final decision about what
TO do with 1t be made til that time
Certificates for at least a large part
Of It have been deposited TO the war
departments account with the treasury
department. They viii stay there for
a long time 20 come-certainly until the
peace negotiations are concluded and
probably longer
The chief point Of speculation now,
therefore, is not what Will become u
the loot, but what its amount u.s. The
sums already reported cover only the
amount taken Mt Ten Tsin. officials
have no Information to give concerning
any sums which may have been taken
at the cities along the Pei Ho or at
Pek.n Itself There was undoubtedly |
a great deal OF looting at the capital.
but whether any share Of II fell to the
Americans is question concerning |
which no information is yet obtaInable.
This is not surprising, however. In view
Of the fact that Tten Tsin was taken
in July. and that It was three months
later before any official statement could |
be obtained about the seizure there. In
fact, only FIVE days ago II was denied |
on high authority that Gen. Chanee
had sent any report on the subject, al
though he had,
MISSIONARIES IN CHINA.
Washington, oct. 16.-The state de-
plrement has made public a list Of mis-
a0naries resident In the province Of
che Kiang. with the exception Of those
IN the Hang CHA Fu circuit az the |
END OF June. together with their where.
ooouts as far as known on the 10th ~
last August. The information was OBJ.
tained by the British consul al Ming
20 and was transmitted TO the state de.
partment by Mr. Henry White score
tary Of the United States embassy at
London. through the courtesy Of Lord
salisbury who furnished the American
embassy with the data collected, as
follows
American Baptist mission, Americans
Rev. j, s. Goddard, Miss Goddard and
Miss Corbin stationed al Niugpo had
let for Shanghai. Rev. II. -. and Mrs
Holm,s Miss Brighter. Miss M.ranlss
ana Miss Relyea. stationed 40 Enkwa,
Ioft for shanghai; Miss Newell @. Sha.
ohshing. also had left for Shanghai
british Rev. and Mrs Stewart were az
NlnEpo Rev. and Mr. o. H. Bousneld |
al Establishing. had len for shanghai.
American Presbyterian mission
americans. Rev. j, Il. Shoemaker sta
TONED at HuaO. was az Ningpo, Mrs
Shoemaktr, his VIE. had left for
Shanghai SIZES Morton Miss Cunning
nam and Miss Hooiestone. stationed at
Nlnsro, had lett Tor Shanghai
-. There Is also transmitted a further
llst OF American missionaries affiliated
70 British missionary societies, as fol-
lows
Rev. and Mrs p +. Knickerb0cker.
Z, liioned ar NInrhen, We're leaving Tor
shanghai on that date: Rev a. ..
] &c IHHH "a 90 ]
hls post, with Albertson. stationed az
kaichou, and Miss Richter. stationed
NJ Lugyloa. had returned 10 Ningpo.
Americans Beaten by Rebels.