New-York tribune., 1900-07-11
LETTER FROM 4 MISSIONARY.
FOREIGN TROOPS IN THE CITY WOULD
INSURE SAFETY
INSURE SAFETY.


Charles c stene- of No 90 St Johns Place.
brooklyn, has Just received letter dated Nav 81
from his brother. the Rev. William 3 stele who
Is now living in Peking China. The letter is as
follows:
intenG merely fa foa send you , this at this and
pediron among the Fo%ars ,rib ,s an eS
weeks ago have been on the point OF writing for
preach IN English, which / did last Sunday. and
SSCoq' IN oTder 20 go 70 the Hills for the summer.
LOT winch place our plans made 20 start on
Wednesday last OF the facts OF this week you
probably know through cablegrams ali the general
setting Pehing is in dangerous conditian-how
dangerous We 40 not or cannot know present.
OE ~ Monday hisht We first heard Of the tearing up
OF the railroad on the Pao-Ting-Fu line. and now
fh '.T ISCH Hns ne 20 Isln OF the burning Of
Pe7lkSing 7lSI junction Of the Pao-Ting-Fu liAe.
the city for safety. since no one was killed was
only OF piece with news which has been fast
making for a month or more. on Sunday. for in
eleven out Of thirteen tfriti i ql
,-iTlags o,,I,- rt-a 80 1eillIieS IN niue
Ament and had the toughest experience OF our
acter came in fast. For instance We heard that
the Peklng station just outside the city about
flames. and that then the Boxers were coming
Chinese soldiers quartered outside OF our door
about ten of uhen-for a fortnight. But the ques-
is more or less bonevcoTbed LSf+b RCxsrg vs -
know, but how much, that is the question.
Some Of the missionaries We're more fearful of
quick, bad business than others. one of them
US 10 come over and join their forces the Amer
Reid and baby All this did not seem wise that
crease the fear Of our Chinese servants As it was
the nurse and cook cleared out Of the compound
back this morning. DR.. Reid and 7 were both
S ecu t Ca ~ We ouSnt noI AZ tns JunctuTe make
oelng sure that We Were in touch with the very
relations with the English and American legations
and with Sir Robert Hart head Of the Maritime
customs Ut; held ana MS chief Chinese assistant
and divided the night into watches and quietly
on Monlay night when the news of the destruc-
tion or the railroad hrst came TO the city, and
pate crowds and dangerous feeling Last night
also a thunderstorm about bedtime helped greatly
any disturbance To-day the Ministers in ali the
legations are exceedingly anxious and a tension
among all 70 know the conditions is tight The
false rumors, mostly at present pointing the
speedy massacre Of all foreigners and then Chi
say the Chinese-that the people. of course
double one First w5athar tba va+ ~ o+-a II
Inelr utmost even in that case there may be more
ability 70 put down the affair is less than they
tnlnkl' second. because Of the peculiar snarl into
Whlcn tne government mas got itself in its isnO-
rance To ultra-c Onservatives il may be that the
Government really does not want the foreign SOL
@ @oleTs 70 come IN and are really playing double
We were ver7 much in hopes the foreign troops
could arrive to-day TO relieve the excessive tension
II Is unWlse however, for small number 20 come
For with a small number the Chinese soldiers
around the station and posted between the station
attarpT b5S bsis 35s e0-, T7 1o( I 90 sSyo 80 100 nol 70
marines will ger into the city you will probably
get into the city, the whole affair will be over.
far as present safety is concerned II they at
IenpL 10 come ana are preyented or II any panic
arises In the CITY before the fc1eign troops are
i - anu anu dr5 oeins very careIul We are ootn
well armed We have no place 10 escape 70 If
go 70 the English Mission near here. and stand
he =
live in frame and paper houses, and in sense.
could make little longer stand from within their
brick houses. Still any house can be easily fred
anu t II i d mop comes II VII De o!g one ana
] are Par1cGiaEy qTxlous US not TO 90 40 any{h.nE 70
oQTS-ana so spread the connasrauon
The Presbyterian Mission IS in the northern part
far as defence is concerned, no more safely than
We In the Presbyterian Mission there is one
even the legations will have their charge fully ex-
posed. II the Chinese G0vern,ne which means
police force etc. either does not want 10 protect
Us or is powerless, then We are all in exactly the
The Chinese. yesterday certainly did good work
win tAelr soldiers In carrying the railway and
tng's edict from the Throne was also encouraging.
the foreign governments. seeing plainly the trend
of this movement for mOHJhs had acted sooner
roteat the oOs gaTion f th T egaFons s % ar Pro %
tected, then We all have place OF refuge. and,
the city even couple of hundred, there is abso-
luteIy nothing TO fear in the way Of a mutiny
the Manchu element in il. which for self-interest
ranges the side Of the Government. and il there
is just a little additional power at hand the police
speedily swing on the right side with satisfying as
TO all who want peace and order
or course. at this time in big city like Peking
thieves and bad characters Of all kinds are given
unusual opportunities Under the guise Of Boxers
they may start stampede az any time. We are
living on a volcano present. That is all there is
to il I have walked over several in the last few
months and they have not gone on. for which
am deeply grateful nope that this one viii not
so of.
I am awfully. sorry for YOU all as know how
worried you will be about me. and hope that
speedily your minds may be relieved. and that
the present aspect OF things may soon brighten