Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-25
FROM MISS BURNHAM.
ANOTHER LETTER FROM ELLIS
WORTH GIRL IN CHINA.
WRITTEN WHILE ON HER WAY FROM
eHINANFU FOR CoAsT--No FEAR
FOR HER OWN SAFETY.

Another letter was received By o. X.
Burnham yesterday from his daugb ter,
Miss Mary l.. Burnham. NJ. D., mission
airy at Chiuanfu, China. The letter was
written after Miss Burnham had left her
station for the coast. Her safe arrival
there on steamer sent to relief of shang.
tung missionaries has since been re-
ported in press dispatches. She writes
under date OF June from P'ang Chwang
as follows:
Dear Home Folks:
wonder II you are concerned In these events
here and worrying for me. AS you see I am
stili two-days' journey only from Gilman.
God has kept me here much against my will,
but after the news from Tien Tsn last night I
feel very thankful that 1t Is 90.
As you know. l came over here expecting to
ioin some American Board missionaries and go
on to Ticn Tsin. thence to Pei TUT He. When I
arrived they had gone. my letter to them hay.
Ing been delayed. My fret thought WAS to 20
on to Tien Tsin alone, but DIR. Porter with
some hesitation, finally gave me his opinion
tina, II was not safe. A party from Honan was
expected soon, 40 decided to walt for them
This wait has been very hard for me, for Of
course wanted to go on to the coast at once.
Last night the courier came In from Tien Tsin
however, with the news that the Ia Tao Hui
Boxers, Big Knives, etc., had torn up the rail-.
road, stations, etc, near Pekin and had muir.
acred some Of the rairoal officials: one child had
been Killed too. The powers decided to land
troops at Tien Tsin. Since the Tsung Ii Yamen
Mt Pekin Chc governmept) had declared them.
selves unable to suppress the Ia Tao Hui
(which they have not wanted to dol, the troops
seemed necessary TO protect the resident for.
eigners. A few days later they moved on to
Pekin. The outcome Is not yet known, but we
have the following story from Tien Tsin.
After the destruction OF the railroad the for.
eguers escaped 10 Tien Tsin ami were followed
very near the city. which they (the Boxers fol.
Iowing1 threatened to destroy. The foreign
consuls there decided to ask their gunboats to
send troops for their protection. The American
troops were the first to land, and were received
with JOY. Volunteer troops of foreign reel
dents nj Tien Tsin, with these marines, made
good protection for the city. and the threatened
attack was not made.
All the troops (nAtive) a, Pekin, except Man
Chus, having been withdrawn, body of some
$50 international troops - British, Russian
French. each IS. American 50, Italians 81, Jap
anese s5-wcnt In for protection Of foreign min.
listers there. Thus. you see. II had gone on TO
Tien Tsin "a expected, 1 should have passed
through the region where the Boxers were
waiting. probably in anger at this new move
which. hitherto. the Inactivity of foreigners
had not led them to expect. II Is to the mac
tisity of the foreign representatives that such
state of Affairs IS come to pass.
When the great trouble was in shantung, very
little Was done. but now that 1t Is near the min
listers them elves and their own lives are
threatened. there Is no doubt active Interference
will be made. shantung has been very aa!e,
since the strons hand OF Yuan shi kai has been
at the helm, but we fear the effect OF tbis news