The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-25

foreigners were intending to take Che
/ Foo and ordering the commander Of the
( Chinese gunboats IN the harbor to retain
1 two here 10 prevent this. Not only could
/ he give rs no guard, but that he could
not protect US where we were, and that
/ therefore We should come into the set
tIement Immediately. The consul earn
esrIy endorsed his exhortatiou. That
morning q Boxer incendiary proclamation
was found on the street just on the Dor
I der Of the settlement. In view Of all
I these circumst ances the station decided
! that It was wlsest for the time being at
east to remove the ladies and children TO
/ the settlement, while DR.. Corbett, Mr..
/ Cornwel and I would remain on our
/ premises TO guard them We had FORUM
ately been able, through the kind ser
/ vices Of our consul, to secure q large,
| commodious dwelling near to the United
States consulate. and the safest place
/ possible in the settlement. By evening
/ all were moved over. The Yorktown also
/ left being ordered TO Taku, so that this
/ measure was all the more advisable.
/ Within the last forty-eight hours affairs
/ have changed very much for the better.
/ This was due TO the news of the taking
/ Of the Taku forts by the allied forces.
/ the news Of which came to Che Foo the
18th. AS soon as the news spread a
I change came over the populace no more
/ threats on the street as we passed along.
and friendliness instead Of reviiing. Yes
( terday forenoon a friendly district Of
| fetal. 4 former acquaintance OF Mr.. Corn
wells, came up and called on Us to as
sure US Of the friendly attitude Of the
/ officials here. He is here on his way to
his district in the eastern part OF the
( province After he left a secretary from
( the TaotaTs yamen came, stating that
he had been sent by the Taotat to assure
US that we were perfectly safe, that the
/ Chinese guards could be relied on. that
I he had given strict orders to the heads Of
the shops in the city that If they or their
employees threatened foreigners or spread
rumors they would be severely dealt
with It is very evident that the officials
I have become frightened and fear that
/ foreign force may come any moment and
/ seize Che Foo. It is even rumored that
| the Taotai is making preparations to flee.
/ Some shopkeepers have already left. AS
we do not know what will take place we
{
/ children in the settlement for the pres
ent. We have been anxious for the peo-
pie in the interior. So far disturbing
kilograms from Tai Anfee in the west
central part Of the province have been
received. This place is sixty miles south
! east Of Chin Anfu. and the place near
which the Rev. Brooks was murdered
last winter. Rev. ". 3. Hamilton tele-
graphs all quiet in Chin Anfu. The gov
/ eminent in response TO a telegram of the
United States consul here said he would
| certainly see that all American mission
aries in the interior were protected. The
gravest fears are felt in reference TO the
foreigners in Picking. who have only a
small foreign guard to defend them
against the tens Of thousands Of Ioldiers
under the empress dowager. We can only
leave them 10 Him who Is mightier than
them all and with outstretched hand can
deliver His people no matter how great
their peril. We have heard OF the dread
fuI massacre Of the native Christians in
Picking and in Chilli but our hearts re-
joiced to hear that they met death boldly.
Our own Christians here have also been
threatened but not inundated. Our
church on sunday Is as fun as always
and the work al the street chapel con-
tinues. The English school has closed.
as many Of the pupils were sent for by
the parents and affairs were getting so
disturbed. We cannot express our too
high appreciation of the Efforts OF our
abIa consul. John Fowler. IN our behalf
and the people in the interior. II his
warnings last autumn and winter 70 the
state department had been Needed af-
fairs probably would not have come 70
this stage. We feel. however. that a
radical change is impending in the affairs
Of this empire and that the Lord viii
bring cut Of it all great glory for His
church.
With kiadest regards. 7 am IN behalf
Of the Che Foo station. yours sincerely.
". O. ELTERICH
Rev. Albert O. LooseEey. formerly OF
this city, who has been in CHINA FIR
Some months, Stationed near Ninzp1.
has written 70 his people in iris city.
I telling them - his safety at the time the
letter was written. which vas IN tire
latter part OF June The situation was
becoming alarming ans a warning vas
sent out to tht different missionaries
throughout China as Tar as was possible
10 reach them AZ that time. The letter
received by Rev. Looseley concerning
the existing conditions was forwarded by
him q this city. I. Is as s017ws-
'N'n~p1 June % 700
NV Dear Frisn5s-The critical ccndi-
zion II things in north China constants
me 20 write you . rough circular. in o.
der 10 call forth earnest prayer 70 Cd
f7r our friends. other niSsiouariez end
/ fo-ei Erers. also native CHRISTIANS an3 -d7
: servants q foreigners n Ten Tsn Pc
kin. Pso Tf1-su and south Of taat 4 s.
tr.ct
Many q you VIII have heard ~ III
? murder % the Revs- Norman and Rob
lnsen q the : 2 c - ire Boxes
The chancellor ~ the japanese legation
a. Pellin has also been uHrdered, 4 J.
salt by Chinese troops.
The North China Daily News = yeste-
: day saws from private information r.
{ ceived yesterday trom Pekin; THE Box
e ers are giving thelr energies - dest-oy'
> ing foreign property, The Roman Cath
clio cathedral. the hsld.nEs - Tire Lon
don mission. American boar5 mission
have besn burned and aund-e3s Il Chi
reese Christians and foreigners servant.
I have been Killed