New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
The Secretary Of the Navy,
Bureau of Navigation, Washington, d. I.
SOME SAFE SOME MAY BE MURDERED.
WORD RECEIVED IN THIS CITY FROM MIS-
SIONARIEs IN CHINA.

Cable messages regarding missionaries in China
came yesterday to the offices of the Presbyterian
Board and the Methodist Missionary Society. 1hal
to the former was from DR.. Eva Field. treasurer
Of the Presbyterian mission station at Seoul, Corea
and was response to one sent by the Board 10
her few days ago. instructing her to supply the
needs of missionaries escaping from emma ana 10
send information. Her dispatch said: 'Miilers'
TuCes IrWins here" This means that the Kew
and Mrs j. A. Miller and three children. Of Pao-
Tmg-Fu: the Rev. and Mrs. Henry W. Luce and
one child and the Rev. and Mrs. j. P. Irwin ana
three children of Tung-Chow, are at Seoul.
The dispatch to the Methodist Society was from
Sharp Peak. a health resort near Hing-Hua 1t
was sent by the Rev. W. n. Brewster, superin-
tendent of the Hing Hua mission. and read: Hing
Hua quiet. Ladies, children Sharp Peak 1t is
supposed to that the women and children of
the Hing Hua mission at Sharp Peak, and that
the men have not left the station The Hing-Hua
mission was opened in 1864 and is important sta
ton.
The Presbyterian Board is sending letters to per-
sons recently selected as missionaries China, ad-
vsing them to hold themselves in readiness to sail
for Japan. The object in sending them there
the Rev. Dr. Arthur J. Brown, Of the secre-
taries of the Board, explained yesterday, was
to have them the field where they could study
the language rreparat tory to entering China
that country becomes quiet. 1t is the intention
Of the Board, Dr. Brown said. to push missionary
work in China with greater vigor than ever as soon
as peace is restored. FEoI'''
a dispatch from Hong Kong, by way of London
which was published in this city yesterday after
noon saying that the Governor the Island Of
Hainan had Informed the consus at HonG-Kong
that he is unable any longer TO protect foreigners
and that it was reported that the missionaries at
Nodoa had been murdered. created a stir at the
office of the Presbyterian Board as il has six
missionaries at Nodoa-the Rev. w J. Ieverett
Dr. and Mrs. f. d. Vanderbergh, the Rev and
Mrs. j. c. Patterson and Mrs. NJ R. Merose-and
nine missionaries on the Island Of Hainan at
&C bOV So far }c
of the Presbyterian are the only ones on the
island Nodoa is inland forty fifty miles near
the hills in the centre Of the island DR. Brown. in
commenting on the dispatch, said:
While we had special reasons for believing
trat the missionaries in Hanan were in peril Vet vet
as asa d m measure S OF PreGauton. we sent cable mes
Chow, July 90 directiag that all missionar ries 6e
warned to avoid any risk, that they keep in touch
Japan If necessary.
In view of this dispatch the following extract
from letter written by Mrs. Melrose from Nodoa
May 81. is of interest She speaks of possible dis
order by members of the society known as tho
Triads, and says:
The Triads began organizing again the end of
Chnristlan ntl villages and one or two others, the Haka
market and many of both Lin Ko and Damsfn viii
9 ages, one OF the Christian villages is large and
!age or Siak-Ltong Is much nearer the hills where
sisted attacks of the thieves thsy are especaliv
OBJECTS OF hatred to them, and the villages refus-
ing to join the Triads makes the position even
more precarious. Most Of their possessions hav
been brought to our compound for safety, ''''
The Triads. or thieves. looting in many places
Nightly meetings are held by the Triads
and It is said that many attend. No definite plan
OF action seems to have been decided upon by
Inem but the idea of rebellion is in all minds
The commandant here has only hundred soldiers
so we nave sent asking the English Consul in Hoi-
How to get more soldiers sent in for our protec-
tion. On the 27th inst, at midnight. the soldiers
from the barracks aroused US saving that the
thieves had attacked the market and that we must
prepare TO resist If necessary. We foreigners and
the school girls all gathered in the Old house and
a guard of twenty-five soldiers came upstairs to
night from the verandas. while soldiers were
toned in various places on the compound. No
thieves appeared. after couple of hours we re-
tired, but fea~ no slept very soundIy. The
next morning we learned that a village near the
market had been looted and man wounded.
We hope that the coming of few hundred soldiers
will frighten the leaders, that there will be
serious trouble.