Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-05
Another che Foo dispatch dated to-


Another enc FOO disDatCh dated To-
day says that AN missionaries from
Chin Ming are on the way to Tslnan.
MISSIONARIES WERE THERE.
New York, July 5--Twenty-eight
American missionaries sent out by the
Presbyterian. congregational and
Methodist churches ana the Christian
and missionary alliance and their fami-
lies. stationed at pean are believed
to have been there when the Boxers
and Chinese soldiers began their reign
of terror Their names are as follows
Rev W. a. Martin. Rev John Wherry,
Rev J. /. Whiting, Rev. and Mrs. O. II.
Fem and two children Rev and Mrs.
Charles A. Killie Dr. John NJ. inglas
and Wife. Miss Eliza L. Leonard. Miss
Grace Newton. Miss Bessie Mccoy and
Miss Jennie McHillican Presbyterians;
Rev. W. S. Ament Rev. Charles T.
Ewing and wife, Mrs. NJ L. Natter
Miss Ada Haven, Miss Nellie y, Rus
sell. Miss Elizabeth Sheffield and Miss
Virginia Murdoch. Nd. Congrega-
tional; Rev. +. Gamwell. Dr. George n.
Lowery and Miss Alice Terrill. Method
list, and Miss ID. W Doua. Miss Amy
Brown. Miss II. Rutherford and Miss
Annie Gowans, Christian missionary al
lance
The American board (CongregationaD
also has "a mission station az KalRan, a
city of 10 0Qo inland, l25 miles north
west of Pekin, at the Manchuria gate
way In the great wall 10 Is supposed
that the missionaries withdrew from
Kalgan 20 Pekin expecting 90 find suf-
hcient protection IN the capital. and
that they Were there when the city was
cut OF from the outside world. The
missionaries stationed at Kalgan We're
Rev Mark Williams and Rev. William
p. Sprague and wife.
BOMBARDING THE TAKU FORTS.
Victoria. b. c., July "details Of the
bombardment OF the Taku forts We're
received by the Rio Jun Mahru. When
the bambardment was commenced the
British Algerine. the German Hits. the
japanese Atago the United States
Yorktown and the Russian KoreJtz
Were within 1000 yards OF the forts. A
Shanghai correspondent Of a japanese
paper thus describes the fight:
At 1 o'clock on Sunday morning,
while the allied fleet We're quietly an
chored, without warning China de-
clared war against the world by open
ing fire from the forts at Taku upon
the gunboats near the shore. The first
shells We're harmless but afterwards
many struck the Algerine and Hits
The fleet opened a terrible fire blowing
the forts TO pieces. The Russian troops
on the land side are reported 20 have
co-operated Afterwards az daylight
the forts We're occupied by strong land
ing parties who drove the Chinese out
side az the point Of the bayonet. killing
hundreds as they fled northward.
CASUALTIES ARE HEAVY.
It is reported that the Algerlne and
Hits are damaged. There are many
casualties. but no list is available.
japanese correspondents say the York
town after Withdrawing from range.
did not enter the engagement
on June LIST. $50 japanese. German
and Russian troops were landed 60
guard the Tong tn station and az day |
light on the morning Of the lombard |
ment when the forts were being fast |
demolished. they charged the Chinese
outside and carried the square fort |
killing many in a b0yonet charge. At |
the same time the ships landed parties /
who attacked the Chinese outside on |
the point Who were driven northwafd !
with great loss. Four hundred are said /
10 have been killed The damage to the |
ships and lists OF casualties have been
reported In cable dispatches