The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-17

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I.PEkIN MASSACRE
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at Foo-Chow in 1875 He became prof.
Gent III the Chinese language, and was
considered one OF the best interpreters in
the empire. He was n charge of the
Consulate at Canton from 1879 to 1880.
He afterwards became Interpret Of the
Consulate General at Shanghai, and was
made Vice-Consul General there in 1852.
In 1884 he was appointed interpreter 10
the legation at Pek:n, where he had since
served.
Others who were stationed at Picking or
were visitors at the legation We're as iol-
lows:
Capt. John T. Myers, who is the reputel
author of the satrlcal poem. Hoch der
Kaiser" which involved Capt. CoGhlan
in so much difficulty, was appointed from
Georgia. entering the Marine Corps IN
September, 1857. He was attached to the
Baltimore, and was afteTward assigned
TO duty aboard the Oregon
Capt. Newt H. Hall of the Marine
Corps was born in ana appointed from
Texas. He was detailed for duty with the
first marine detachment that went into
China. Before that he was stationed al
the naval station at Cavite, Philippine
Islands. Ensign Worth 3agley and
Lieut. Breckenridge, both of whom lost
their lives in the war with Spain. We're
graduated with him from the Naval
Academy in 1895.
DR.. Thomas N. Lippitt was commits
stoned an Assistant Surgeon in the navy
J,, T.,
ship Solace during the Spanish war H5
was born in Bcrryville, Va, in 1873. After
the war he was attached to the flagship
Baltimore on the Asiatic station. Since
then he had served on the Oregon and the
Newark, going to Talu with the marine
detachment aboard the. latter. vessel.
Mrs Edwin II. Conger, Miss Laura
Conger, daughter of Minister ConSeri
Mrs NJ. L. Woodward OF Des Moines
iowa; Miss Jane Woodward of Des Moines
Iowa: Miss Mary Conger Pierce. niece OF
Minister CoHgcr; Miss Mary c. Smith OF
Des Moines, Iowa: Miss Cecil Payne
guard of seven officers and tifty-six sol
dicrs.
British Le@at ion.
Sir Claude NJ Macdonald, Envoy Eek
traordlnary and Minister Pienipotentlary
to the Emperor of China and to the King
of Korea since 1896. He was one of the
best known of the diplomats III Pekln
He was the son Of the late MaJor-Gen
j. d. Macdonald and was born IN 49,
He was graduated from Sandhurst, and
entered the Seventy-fourth Hishlanders
in 1872 He served throughout the ESyp-
tan campaign of 1885, in the Suakin ex-
petition of lSS4-5, and a volunteer IN
the Forty-second Highlanders lie was
brevetted Major in 1882. He became Mill
ta,v Attache to the British Agency IN
Cairo GSS2-1,) was acting Agent and Con-
sui General at Zanzibar during 1SS1-S ana
was sent on u special mission TO the Niger
Territories in 1889. He was appointed
Commissioner and Consul General in the
Oil Rivers now Niger CoasO Protectorate
in 1891 He was a knight Commander OF
the order of ST michael and St. George.
\ Chr-lcs Give Bingham. Honorary
Attache, was born in London III 49,, ana
was the eldest son OF the Hon. Sir John
Bingham. He was unmarried After
graduating from Sandhurst he became d
Lieutenant in the Grenadier GUARDS, serF-
ing from 1882 TO 1895. He was Honorary
At,ache of the British Embassy at -
Petersburg in 1867, was special cores
pondenr for The Times with the Ottoman
Army in the Greco-Turkish war, ana was
British Delegate on the international
Commission in Thessaly for the repatrla-
ton of refugees in 1878. He was alter
ward Honorary Attache of the British
Embassy at Constantinople.
The Right Rev. Charles Perry scott u.
D., Second Anglican Bishop OF North
China since 1850, Chaplain of the Legation
He was born in 1Sl7 and was the son OF
the Rev. j. Scott of Hull. He was or
dained in 1870 and was a missionary al
Che-Foo from 1874 to 1880. He married III
1889 the daughter Of Capt. AIontaSu Bur
rows, of Oxford University
Other members of the Legation We're:
Henry Cockburn, Secretary of Legation:
H G. \. Dering, Second Secretary OIL
Legation; "a E. Fulford, Acting Chinese
Secretary; w. p. Iler. Assistant Chinese
Secretary: Col. c.. L. Browne, Military
Attache: DR.. Wordsworth Poole, surgeon;
IS. Twyman. S. Barton, and d. Qhphant,
Assistant Accountants: a. II. Bourne
Sergeant Of Escort.
Lady Macdonald. wife of Sir Claude
Macdonald. She accompanied her nus
band both 10 the Niger and to China
She was the daughter of Major ". Cairns
Armstrong of the Fifteenth Regiment.
Her daughters We're With her
The following We're student interpre-
ters: w p Thomas. Il. I. Tebbitt. j.
r, pratt. l. c. Graham, G.. w. Pearson,
". p. Russell, II. Phillips, c c. Kiri1e,
\ j. Flaherty, w. NJ. Hewlett, II II.
Bristow, II. Porter, c. a. Rose, G. P.
Peachey, j. G.. Hancock. r, D. Drury, L.
IA. r. Barr. II. Warren, L. Giles, and NJ
T. Townsend.
Guard Of three officers and seventy
two men,
French Legation.
s. Pichon, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary, was born in 1886.
En hogan to study medicine, but aban-
soneS II for politics. he was elected a
sr,picipal Councillor of Paris for a work
;nr, class district. and in that capacity
.nnyad in March, 1854. that q monument
ns erected To the soldiers OF the Com
,,,,,ne" He was elected in 1855 to the
chamber Of Deputies, OF which ne be-
came Secretary. In 1894 he was appont-
ed Minister to Haiti. whence he was trans
fssrred In 1886 to Brazil. and in April. 1925.