The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-10
AIDING THE BOXERS.

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AIDING THE BOXERS.
PEKIN. June 9.-The edict recently is
sued had a secret meaning, which ex-
pert scholars declare was favorable to the
Boxers The American missionaries at
Yung Chow recently requested Minister
Conger to send them a guard to escort
100 women and children to Pekin, the gen.
eral in charge having informed them
that his soldiers refused to protect them.
Minister COnger feared to weaken the
sOrce here, and was obliged through the
tsung II yamen to request the viceroy of
Chi Ii province to send an escort with
them.
Many converts were murdered at Feng
Tai and eleven at Huang Tsun last night
Missionary work in north Cn!.a has been
crushed for years to come.
The railroad stations at Lay Fang and
10 Fai We're destroyed today. The vice
roy Of Chi Ii refused permission to fur
ther increase the guard here.
3. POWERS MUST ACT.
TEN TSIN, Friday, June SIN view
Of the conclusive confirmation Of imperial
connivance in the Boxer movement, fur
nished by an edict published today de-
nOuncing Gen. Mich ST Chong for killing
some of the rioters, the strongest pos
sible action of the powers, it is asserted
here, can alone remedy the situation
which has assumed the gravest asp Ct
The edict is cOuched in such terms that
1t leaves no doubt of the deep sympathy
OF the throne with the Boxers. who are
described as good citizens" Besides de-
bouncing Gen. Mich for killing the Box
ers, the edict orders him to return with
mis- troops to LoOpai, eighty miles from
the scene of the disturbances 1t is claim
ed here that the first step of the DOW
ers Tor the preservation of foreign life
ana property ought to be the assumption
or control of the railroad to Pekfn.
4 MORE RUSSIANS TO LAND.
SHANGHAI, June "a dispatch from
Tien Tsin, dated Friday, June s, saws
6OO Russian troops are about to land
there. The dispatch adds that Fung Chow
has been burned, but that the mission
aries are safe.
BOXERS NEAR TIEN TSIN.
TEN TsIN, June 9.-Chiranen who
walked from Machoa report that the
railway track from Huan TsiE to Loa Fa.
a distance of thirty three miles has bee,,
destroyed. Every bridge and all the sta
tons have been burned.
The Boxers are working towards Tien
Tsln. Niccroy Yu Lu granted the British
Oftlcials a special train to proceed over
the Pekin line as far as possible The
train left with Lieut. Wright, c. w
lis French troops with a French gun
IT arrived here Friday night A home
guard has been formed to bring in the
women and children in case of an attack
FOREIGNERS MAY LEAVE.
TEN TSIN, June 9.-It is announced
On creditable authority that unless
foreign guard is sent to Tong Shan bv
June II, all foreigners In Southern China
will leave. This IS considered very. seri-
GUS, as valuable railway plants and min
ing machinery are unprotected except
for native troops
The four foreign gunboats in the river
at Taku are considered able to Illustrate
any trouble at that station or AT the
forts. 1t is probable that consider
able number Of Boxers are moving from
beyond TUan, either to surround Gen.
Mich or coming to Ten Tsin Gen.
Nlehs troops are now fighting beyond
Yuan Tsin. He telegraphed the throne
today that the Boxers had surrounded
his troops. He tried to dispense them by
threats, but without avail. He had no
alternative but to fight and leaves him
self al the mercy of the emperor. He
is satisfied that If the Boxers are not
put down there will be serious trouble
between China and the foreign powers.
1t is reported that Pet Sang station
has been surrounded by the Boxers, and
If this is true Gen. Nieh's line of COM
munication has been cut.
MISSIONARIES IN DANGER.
NEW YORK, June 9.-The Presbyte-
Fian board Of foreign missions today IS
sued this list Of missionaries in the
danger belt in China with their home adj
dresses:
Pekin-Rev. DR. wherry, shippensburg.
Pa; Rev. J. L. Whiting, Mrs, Whiting,
New York city; Rev. c. II. Fem. Mrs.
Fem, Clyde, n. Y; Rev. c. A Killien,
Mrs. Killien, Marshall. Ill; Rev John
M. lnglis, Miss Inglis, Chicago; Miss E.
NJ. Leonard NJ. D.. Kossuth, To-; Miss
Grace Newton, South Orange, N. J.;
Miss Bessie Mccoy, who was born and
resides in China.
Poa Ting Fu-w. r. Lowrie. Mrs.
Lowrie, New York city; Rev G. A. Mill
E. SimcoX, Mrs. Simcox, Venango coun-
ty, Pennsylvania; DR.. c. Y Taylor, Mrs.
Taylor, Burlington, N. j.; DR. C Van R.
Hodge, Mrs. Hodge, Philadelphia Mrs,
Dr. Maud Maekey, Los Angeles
Prof. Porter Resigns.
BELOTT, Wis, June 9.-Prof. Porter
dean of Beloit college, and teacher of
Latin, having arrived at the age of