New-York tribune., 1900-07-13
REPORTED MURDER OF DR.. MARTIN.
HIS SON IS NEWELL MARTIN. A LAWYER
OF THIS CITY.

A cable message was received at the offices Of the
Methodist Missionary Society which contradicted
in instance the message of Wednesday report
ing thirteen Methodist missionaries safe. II was
from the Rev. Frederick Brown. and was sent from
Che-Foo It read:
George, Catherine Peking. Edward. Tien-Tsin,
Cora, NagasakL
This is taken to mean that Dr George n D.
Lowry and Catherine NJ the wife OF mis- brother.
Edward K Lowry. are in Peking- that Edward
Lowry is IN Tien-Tsn, and that the wife OF George
Lowry, Cora. is safe in Nagasak. Japan II was
given out Wednesday that the Rev Mr. Browns
dispatch OF that day had declared George Lowry
OF those known TO be safe. Yesterdays dispatch
indicated that the of the day before had not
been correctly read.
One OF the names given was George. and as there
Methodist missionary in North China OF
that L assumed that this referred 70
George Lowry. Mr.. Carroll in view Of the news
contained IN the second dispatch said the name
George might possibly be incorrect spelling OF
another name and refer to Miss Anna Gloss, NJ D..
of the Tien-Tsin station who had not been heard
from previously
DIT I,owry's father who Is president OF the
Methodist University at Peking, IS al present IN
Philadelphia. He came to the United States in
order to attend the General Conference held re-
Gently IN Chicago. Edward Lowry is IN the Gus
toms service IN China.
News was received indirectly yesterday regard
ing the Rev. Dr. c. T Teuney, president OF the
Imperial University Of Tieu-Tsin and former
United States Vice-Cousul that point about
whom there has been some anxiety. The Rev. c. J.
Ryder one OF the corresponding secretaries % the
American Missionary Association and brOther-tn-
law OF Dr. Tenney. received letter from c. T
Clifford Of Wadsworth. Ohio father Of Professor
A B Clifford OF the university at Ten-Tsin, in
which B1r. Clifford said:
7 have heard nothing since writing you before
except letter from A. 3. Clifford, my youngest
SON. dated June l. in which he said Mr. Tenney
had given UP his contemplated visit 70 America
until these disturbances are over. He had intended
to start on June 10 and come on the COptic, which
left Shanghai June %
London dispatch yesterday gave publicity
unverthed Shanghai rumor that the Boxers had
murdered the chancellor OF the Peking University
and DR. Martin, president OF the Imperial Univer
sity and sixty of the members Of his family and
reJaiuers.
The Rev. DR.. A Woodruff Halsey, OF the Presby
tertan Board was inclined distrust the accuracy
Of the dispatch. Dr. Martin he said, a very
unassuminE man, and would be likely 20 have
more than one or TWO servants. Unless the words
family and reJainers' meant the students Of the
university ne said he could not see how it could
refer to DR.. Martin No members Of his family
with DR. Martin. His wife is dead. A son. Newell,
In OF Dr. Martins latest letters. dated Nav
IS and addressed Newell Martins daughter. he
incidentally mentioned the Boxers, but in d manner
sugges tiuR thai serious danger from them
appreheudeG that time He spoke of observing
a boy by the roadside going through a series OF
gyratiOns when out riding. He recOlleCted that
there a sect called the Boxers organized
EaCrety for the purpose Of driving the mission
aries and other foreigners from the country. and
he recognized the boy as a member by his actions
He said they had killed one person. but. as they