Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-23

, v,g York July 23.--The Presbyterian
t,s4 ~ missions today received the
S,,,q.ne cablegram from Che Foo;
situation not changed shan Tung
go,orBor che Foo, Taiotai, publishes
immortal edlct urging protection OF
r,ranes, Christians, People Pekln
ollys Trying through governor get
v.r5 pao Ting Fu, where foreigners
I'M Yomen supposed safe, fowler
quiet
Rev Or. Arthur J. Brown, one Of the
s.rrstaries. said: I'VE do not know
any missionary named fowler. Prob
ab.y the signature should be Fowler
All our missionaries left Che Foo for
Corea or Japan some days ago. Before
leaving they may have asked consul
General John Fowler TO keep our BOARD
informed
DANGER INCREASING.
The Methodist foreign missionary SO
c.ety of New York today received the
following cable.
Foo Choo. July G.-Danger increas-
ing. Missionaries leaving. LACY.
In response 10 the cable, the secretary
al 00ce forwarded $500 to help the ref
ugees % get away
PRINCE TUAN SAYS SAFE.
Washington. July 23.-The state de-
partnent made public the following:
The state department has received a
dispatch from MT. G0odnow. the con-
sui general 40 Shanghai. dated today
saying that Prince Tuan wires that an
officer of the Iang-N-Yamen saw all
the ministers on the 18th; that none was
injured and that no attack was at
that time being made. He does not
say 90 whom The dispatch Of Prince
TuaN was addressed and IL IS 70 a
certain extent at variance with the dis
patcb Of Mr CouRor OF thar date. de-
scuhng the legation as being under
fire 40 that time.
The above dispatch was shown TO
Minister WI this afternoon. lie said
be had no explanation 20 offer. but
said he placed no dependence on any
OF the Shanghai dispatches He adj
yanc'd the theory that Prince Tuan,
4tec an, might not belong to the Box
er but might be supporting the gov
erumslt
The officials OF the state department
after GOodnow's dispatch express the
belief that a mistake has been made
N The uaDsmlssi0n OF the message, aud
That the name Tuan should have been
uaR governor Of the province Of
Shan Tung
NOW THEY ARE DEAD.
New York. July pa dispatch 10 the
Herald nom Che Foo July "a. says the
captain Oh a British steamer, who has
Just arrived from Newchwang. reports
mat there arrived there on Thursday
NhWSuan protesting 90 be a for
eshtts servant who escaped from
Ieho on the 18th, on which date the
bHlsh LEGATION was destroyed and the
IoIelehers hutchered The story is
cIedlltl ln NewchWang.
NOW THEY ARE NOT.
Another telegram come from the gov
eInor OF shautung, Yuan Shi KAT. last
night he says:
i have received definite information
NON Pekiu that all the ministers are
Wen and there is no illness among
MEM The proper Chinese authorities
ave 1eyIsng means for their rescue and
protection"
WON A QUICK VICTORY.
New York, July ga dispatch TO
1ae journal and Advertiser from Che
100 Illy 2lth. says.
a ueiuant dash against a large force
OF lh.nese NJ Tlen Tsln was made this
mofH.us by a detachment Of American
troops assisted by some English fusl-
Ia Ihe object was 20 capture
battery of large caliber cannon which
Nsl Oa.h doing great damage
lh. Anglo American troops charged
'att. Tort across an open space and
Ahase1 % hot but poorly direct
go N'. from the enemy They dashed
az, zoe Tort and after engaging the
rllA.Ee no a sharp hand % hand fight
l...o 10 Hight and remained mas
e's o, ihe fort
'HlNESE IN FULL RETREAT.
.LsAt large modern guns were cap
s-'sl. together with carts and am the
'lIles. The battery was lmmedi-
SO turned upon the fleeing enemy
-o under the well directed fire. suf-
Tered heavily.
M victory was won In an incredibly
enoIl Tine against an overwhelmingly
1-teIIJ force and, despite the charge
.l..F one and the fight In the front
i,,'Nt' NE Americans nor the British
'os q single man.
,ohe Chinese army is now retreating
EEAfEy no rrru,Nr rrcrN+
Washington July 23-The bureau Of
g,8l't uon this morning received the
p,-'3",ns cablegram from Admiral
Te} Iaku. July o. Going Tien
~ " 7, Iook into matters. leaving senior
a., bere Newark gone Nagasali for
MORE FIGHTING.
~ Fetersburg. July 23.-Two encoun.
aIa teported 20 have taken place
Nv ego British and Chinese forces near
ual-Nei The latter IL was re-
S'',l were repulsed after a stubborn
'lier No dates are given.
Cl'- Ni1u1ki engineer of the Eastern
,u railway. telpgrauhing from
'll ~ The Trans BaIkal territory
~ gate 0f Friday July goth. reports
IT,, ulauon OF Chal Lar by Chinese
NO.. lhe Russians. according 10
al chathln. '''''D ~ ''o
u :. TROOPS TO TAKU.
,HAsongton. July 2g.-The war 40
of s..s9il Us considering the ACCESSIBILITY
rn9ng the Hancock which sails
5stts-,l" francisco, July 2S. with four
A. We OF artillery and zoo msrines
=" 4SAa Instead OF to Nagasak..