The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-17
H0MEWARD BOUND
Or. AND MRS. GEORGE c. WORTH
BACK FROM CHINA.
They Arrived I'm San Francisco Satur-
day and Left There Yesterday tor
wnmington-They VIII Reach Home
Monday Returning Missionaries
Tell OF Their flight From the Inter-
Tor of China

3 Mr.. c. w. Worth, Of this city, re-
ceived on Sunday a telegram from his
brother, DR.. George C. Worth, one of
the refugee missionaries from China.
stating that he had arrived safely with
his wife n children at San Francisco,
Cal, on Saturday. He also stated that
they We're out of funds, and on yester-
day Mr.. Worth telegraphed them all
the money necessary for their needs.
Dr.. and Mrs. Worth and their chill
dren arrived in San Francisco on Sat
urday night on board the steamer
Gaelic, together with a number OF other
refugee missionaries. who fled from
China on account Of the uprising OF
the Boxers, whose policy is to extermi-
nate all foreigners in China and 10 mas
Sacre n missionaries and the native
Christians in order TO root out all for
eign influences hat nay have gotten. i
footilold in the Flowery Kingdom.
DIR. Worth autographed that they left
San Francisco for Wilmington yester-
day n that they will reach here nsxt
Monday. Their relatives and numerous
friends heard the news with rejoicing
and the refugees will receive a joyful
welcome upon their arrival.
GOT AWAY IN THE NICK OF TIME.
lHt Il III Is ITOIn the "dSln1S-
ton o of yesterday:
San Francisco, August 1.-THE
steamer Gaelic. which arrived from
the Orient last night, had On board a
number of refugees from China.
Among them were Revs. c. w. Pruitt
and George Worth, with their wives
and families. Mr.. Pruitt was at Shan
Tung, whence he was summoned by an
urgent warning on July Sth. sent by
Consul Fowler from Che Foo. The
missionary and family started at once,
and they were on the way none too
soon. THE whole country was rising
as we passed on our wlv TO CiieF'Cc,'
said Mr.. Pruitt, and Boxers We're or
ganiZing everywhere. One station we
passed through was attacked and
burned before we We're away from il.
If Consul Fowler had delayed his
warming we should ave been among
the missing. There is not a white man
left in the interior of China alive. All
who could fed to Japan, or left the far
east altogether"
Mr.. Worth was at a Chinese military
station on the Yang Use. He received
a hurried warning, and set out for the
coast with his wife and children. The
dispatch advising him to leave said
that the imperial troops were as much
to be feared as the Boxers, and he lost
not a moment in starting with his wife
anu ldIIlly 1OI lien ISLu.
w. B. Fiel, an American minister, is
another refugee on the Gaelic. He was
north of Pekin, in the most dangerous
district of China, and got wind of the
impending trouble in time to reach
the coast.
NJ. Dickinson, formerly a Tien
Tsin business man, is homeward bound
after having suffered much loss
through the deprediations of Boxers.
His residence in Tien Tsin was burn
ed and his place of business lombard
! ed.
Minneapolis, Mimi, August 12.-Char-
lotte A. Halves, presbyterian mission
airy, and Margaret C~halfant, a daugh-
ter of Rev. Frank Chalfant, who is
row in China, arrived here to-day from
Vancouver, en- route for Pittsburg
Miss Halves and Rev. Mr.. Chalfant
were besieged in Wei HSien Mission
about half way between Pekin and
Shanghai, by Boxers, but IA their
escape. Mr.. Chalfant is now at Using
Tao awaiting instructions from the
American Presbyterian Board. Miss
Halves fears that the, native Christians
who are at We Hsien will be massa-
cred.