The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-13
THE e CROSS.
Miss Clara Barton Issues an Urgent
Appeal for Aid.

Washington, Sept. 11.-Miss Clara
Barton has issued the following appeal
in behalf of the Texas sufferers:
''The National Red Cross at Washington,
D. c., is appealed to on all sides for help,
and for the privilege to help in the ter
rible disaster which has befallen southern
and central Texas. tt remembers the
floods of Ohio and Mississippi, of Johns
town and Port Royal, with their thousands
of dead and months of suffering and needed
relief, and turns confidently to the people
of the United States whose sympathy has
never failed to help provide the relief that
is asked of it now. Nineteen years of ex-
perience on nearly as nan fields renders
the obligations of the Red Cross all the
greater. The people "a long learned
its work, and it must again open its ac-
customed avenues for their charities. 1t
does not beseech them to give, for their
sympathIes are as deep, and their human
ity as great as it's own, but pledges to
them faithful, old-time Red Cross relief
work among the stricken victims of these
terrible fields OF -suffering and death.
"He gives twice who gives quickly.
contributions may be wired or sent by
mail to our treasurer, William ]. Flather,
assistant cashier Riggs national bank,
Washington, D.. O., also to the local Red
Cross committees of the Red Cross India
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York city, and the Louisiana Red Cross
Society of New orleans, both of whom
will report all donations for immediate ac-
acknowledgement by us.
CLARA BARTON,
president American National Red Cross"
The Murdered Missionaries.
Shanghai, Sept. 11.-Mr. John Good
now, the United States consul general
here, after inquiries in every possible
source, learns that the number Of
British and American missionaries
probably murdered during the upris-
ing in china has been 90, while ITO
others stationed in Chilli and Shan
81 provinces are u~naccounted for, and
there is reason for the belief that they
have met the same fate. Of those
whose deaths have been absolutely
proven % were Americans-eight men,
eight women and six c~hildren-and "a
were British-nine men, Is women
and ten children. There is strong
proof that 81 more were killed at Tai.
Yuen. All the natives from that place
tell substantially the same story,
Ten men, Is women and seven chill.
dren are known to have been there,
The list OIL missing numbers: Ameri-
cans, 20 men, 81 women and 20 chill.
dren. British, Al men, 40 women and
10 children. 1t is impossible to get
the numbers of the Catholics killed
but there were many French priests
and sisters, and some were in the
country where the Russians are fight
ing. There were also several Swedish
and Danish Protestants. The mas.
sacre and persecution of Chinese
Christians continues everywhere. and
it is said the ~anti-foreign leaders in,
tend to exterminate them.
Ii Given Full Power.
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE Chinese
minister has received an imperial edict
comforting on Ii Hung Chang ~eXtraor,
binary powers for the complete settle
ment of the Chinese trouble. 1t gives
him authority to make any terms ac-
cording TO his own discretion without
referring them to the emperor. This
is an unusual authority and it is
claimed at the Chinese legation, gives
Ii Hung Chang credentials adequate to
meet ak the objections heretofore
raised as to his power to negotiate for
peace. The edict is dated two weeks
ago, but is just forwarded from Ii
Hung Chang. Minister WI delivered it
to the state department Monday
morning.
street Fight in Canton.
Canton, Sept. 11.-During a street
fight Saturday evening in the native
city four persons were killed and ten
wounded.