Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-28

n. IOWA, THURSDAY.
fight Of Sunday. with the work done by
each national contingent, but it was
evident that the passage OF the column
was not seriously impeded.
Mr.. Broderick's explanations in the
house of commons amount to little.
since the two admiralty reports citel by
him were belated and contained noth-
ing that was not already known.
Information was not definite at mid
night, but there was general feeling
among those watching events in the
far east that there had been no catas.
3trophe and tnat the crisis had passed.
When Seymour's force is rescued
diplomacy will come in. Russia and
Japan will have troops on the ground,
and it will not be easy to bring about
their exit, hut there will be diplo-
matte situation in place of crisis in
Asian affairs. with China at war with
Christendom.
ANXIETY FOR MISSIONARIES.
New York Boards Fail to Hear from
Those Reported Safe nj Che Foo.
New York, June 28.-There was no ca
ltble news received yesterday at any of
the headquarters OF the different mis-
sionary boards regarding the situation
lin China. There were many inquiries
\ from relatives and friends of mission
aries The chief Protestant interests in
| the Canton district are those of the.
Presbyterian church. 1t has altogether
thirty three missionaries in the three
!. stations OF the district, Canton, Lien
Chow and Yung Kong. 1t has twenty
|organized churches. with 1881 commu-
iicants six hospitals and dispensaries
and a college in Canton.
The American board of foreign mis-
lsionaries. Congregational. has two men
and three women missionaries In the
4 Canton district. In Canton are the Rev.
4 Charles A. Nelson and wife and Miss
Nellie NJ. Cheney.
A letter from DR.. Edna G. Terry to
her mother, dated April %. said she
1 would sail for home at the earliest pos
sible date. The report from Che Foo,
Il giving a list of missionaries safe there,
caused the Pres'byterians some worry.
4 Mr.. Garrison of the secretary's office
lsaid: Not one Of our missionaries is
mentioned in the list unless 1t is the
W. II.
I Rev. Walter, and he has been at Paot-
4 ing-Fu. shut off by the Boxers, we
A thought y
!. DR.. c. C. Creegan. of the American
4 board, said Of the Congregational mis-
4 sionaries who are reported to be safe in
y Che Foo: DIV. s. Ament is the SUI
perintendent OF the mission at Pekin
:. and when last heard from he was in
{ that city. His wife and family are in
y this country Miss Frances B. Patter-
son is of the Pekin mission. The Rev
James. H Roberts was stationed al
q Kalkan The Rev. p. Sprague and Wife
! and the Rev. Mark Williams We're his
q associates.
The Rev. Charles Z. Ewing of Paot-
4 Iling-Fu has sent a cable dispatch to hi:
!. father-in-law, the Rev. Mr.. Porter, O
! Danvers, Mass 1t said simply: Safe I
Bloomington. Ind. June 2S.-Friend:
I here of Prof. Norman McGee, who wa
appointed to the chair OF civil engineer
: ing in the imperial university at Tiel
: Tsin six months ago, fear he has beel
, killed.
Beloit. Wis, June 2s.-Relatives Of DR.
Henry d. Porter and his sister Mar.
. Porter and Charles f. Cannon of thi
lefty. missionaries in China, received
word Of their safety.
! In Need OF :O,OOO,OOO Blankets.
0 London. June 9s.-Louis kopsch. pro
$ prietor of the Christian Herald. of New
York, after spending week in Paris
on his way home from India sailed 70
New York from Plymouth yesterday oil
: board the Hamburg-American lin
steamer Pennsylvania In an inter
view previous to his departure Nj
e Klcpsch said the mortality during TIL
n wet season in India was just commenc
u ing and must assume stupendous pro
portions, outnumbering the total of tn
deaths during the last six months fror
n all causes. Unless 2O,00O,000 blanket
: are quickly provided, the monsoon, In
81 dia's greatest blessing, will prove ap
= pallingly disastrous. and Mr.. Klopsc
!. also said the mortality. Will exceed 2,
= coo O0O He further asserted that ~ pc
Z cent of the cattle in the rlcnest farmin
:, districts have perished. One of MI
: Klopsch's last acts in India was to bu
I 100000 blankets for the sufferers.
s Fist Council of Porto Rico.