The Portland daily press., 1900-08-02
cisco setting forth comforting news 0
the situation in China.
LETTER FROM SIR CLAUDE.


London, August lit is reported that
another letter from the British minister
at Pekin, Sir Claude Macdonald, dated
Pekin Wednesday, July %, had reached
Iaku. The Chinese government had re.
nsWed the suggestion that the minist9 or
leave the capital but the minister de-
clined
news that the allies have already marcned
eight miles in the direction of Pek1n.
MISSIONARIES IN PEKIN.
New York, August 1.-The Rev. DIR. A.
b. Leonard of the Methodist Missionary
society, today received the following
cablegram from the Rev. Frederick
Brown at Che Hoo:
'Family GameWell, Walker, men, Hor-
bart King, Verify, David, George, Mrs.
Jewell, Edward, Miss Gloss, Terrell,
Martins, Gilman, Terry. IS Pekin, men
PYke, Martin, Edward, Self, Benn, Il len
IsIn, others going home.
DIR. Leonard interprets this as meaning
that Is persons of the Methodist colony
are in Pekin, These include the families
Of X. ID. GamewPIl and w. f. Walker also
w Il. Hobart, I'll. X. King, George w.
Lowry, Mrs Charlott Dewel, Mrs Ed
ward III. Lowry Miss Anna ID Gloss,
Miss Alice Terrell, the Misses Elizabeth
and Emma Martin, Miss Gertrude Gill
man and Miss Edna q. Terry.
He understands also that there are at
rien Tsin, James H. Pyke, Victor Mar
tin, Edward K Lory and Frederick
Brown and Miss Rachel B. Bonn.
A caDlegram was received today by
Rev. Arthur q Brown of the Presby terian
board of foreign missions, from Rev. W.
o. Ehlterich 1t came from Che Foo and
was as follows
people Pekin holding out Report
Shanghai missionaries Paoting Flu mas
sacred. Che Foo situation unchanged.
Continued persecution Christians.
Ii HUNG'S IRON HAND.
London, August ia letter from
Hong Kong, dated July 2, which was re-
ceiyed here today represents that LII
Hung Chang was preserving order in
Canton by virtual reign of terror,
rendering him we'll hated by the disorder
ly clements. He has ruthlessly prevented
anything in the nature OF q public meet
ing and thus eHectuaIly prevented any of
the various parties, all of them animated
by hatred of foreigners, coming together
to plan a rising. During one week he
had executed by strangulation or behead
ing 70 persons, and it is asserted that
during his viceroyalby no less than 1000
vera executed, All suspects, Innocent
and guilty alike were thrown into prison
indiscrim1nateIy, which in a majority of
cases was tantamount to execution.
DUE 10 CLIMATE.
Washington, August Sturgeon Gem
eral Sternberg says that the large list of
sick of the 9th infantry, reported by Col.
Daggett, is probably due to severe service
and exposure together with ths change Of
climate and water which may be bad.
The surgeon general says that such sick
ness would not be unusual under the Cir
cumstances. He does not believe that
there is anything like an epidemic as in
that case special mention would be made
by the officers in charge.
MEN FOR CHINA.
Berlin, August The North German
Gazette announces that Emperor William
approved the employment of non commits
stoned men on leave who have already
done tropical service, who may volunteer
for China. They will receive a bounty
and additional pay.
STATIONS TRANQUIL.
London, August 1.-The English
Church Missionary SOcipfv- today 1.ncnivod