The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-11

ers whose mutual understanding upon
the Chinese question must be the most
effective OF all guarantees for the pres
ervation OF their common and predom-
inant commercial interests inrs, China
seas ana for the peaceful development
of the far east. II will always be re-
membered as fact of happy augury
that it-was at the Taku forts that Com
modore Tatenall sailed into the assist
ance OF the British ships with his ring
ing phrase: Blood is thicker than
water"
The papers generally consider the
situation hopeful because the powers
are acting I'm concord with no likelihood
that anyone or two will break away.
Their respective representatives have
as appears from advices from several
continental capitals been directed to
deliberate and To arrive at decisions.
and then to inform the home govern
ments for endorsement or modifica-
tions, so as TO avoid questions being
discussed at home from cabinet to
cabinet.
SITUATION GROWS WORSE.
London, June 1O.-A special dispatch
10 The Associated Press from Pekin,
under date of June 9. says:
The situation Is getting steadily
more alarming. The missionary COM
pounds were all abandoned Yesterday
evening-40 American and English mis-
sionaries are gathered at the American
Methodist mission, surrounded by 800
native pupils whom II was impossible
to send TO their homes. They are wait
ing with few revolvers and guarded
by 10 American marines for REIN
forcements to take them to the coast
missionary who has returned from
the country TO the east. says the popu-
lace are asserting that they must have
new emperor"
MARINES ON GUARD.
London. June 11.--In the neighbor-
hood OF the legation the street contin-
ues thronged with the toughest kind Of
a mob ready to break out at the slight
est provocation.
United States Minister Conger has
sent twenty marines and the British
Minister. Sir Claud NJ. Mcdonald. IL
marines to guard the Methodist mis-
sion, where members OF all denomina-
tions of Protestants are gathered.
Business is practically at stand
still. Constantly increasing streams of
Boxers parade the streets at their
pleasure much to the alarm OF the
merchants. although thus far, there
has been no looting OF native shops.
MISSIONARIES IN CHINA.
New York. June 11.--A list just made
up by the foreign missionary society
officers in this city of the missionaries
in China shows the American Presby-
terian Society has in the north China
district the following:
Rev. John Wherry, ID. d., Rev. J. T..
Whiting, Rev. A. NJ. Cunningham, Rev.
G.. II. Fem. who are. accompanied by
their wives; Rev Charles A. killie,
John M. Inglis. M. D., and Mrs. In
glis; Eliza Leonard, M. D.; Grace New
ton, Bessie Mccoy and Jessie McKili-
can. Nearly all are from the south and
west.
Representing the Methodist Episco-
pal church in the district where the
Boxers are making trouble are Anna
Bloss. M. D.. of Chicago; Francis 0.
Wilson OF Des Moines; Mrs. Charlotte
nj. Jewell and Mrs. Barrows, M. l.. NJ
D.. both registered from New York
city bureau; Annie Sserer. Efiie
Young. Gertrude Gilman. C. NJ. Frey,
f. +. Glover. Rachael X. Been. NJ. D..
Ida NJ. Stevenson. NJ. d.. Edna q. Ter
ry, NJ. d., Miranda Croucher and Mary
F.. Shockley.
The Congregational church in this
country supports more missionaries In
the north China district than any
other denomination. Among them are:
Edwin Aiken. Maud l.. Aiken. Mary a.
Ament. william Ament William An
drews. Abbie G. Chapman. franklin M.
Chaplin Flora III. Chaplin. Jane Il. Cha
pin, Jane C. Evans, Charles f.. Ew-
ing, Bessie G.. Ewing. George II. Ew-
ing, Sarah f.. Ewing, Howard II. Calf,
Louie A. Calf. Chauncey Goodrich. Sa-
rah B. Goodrich, Annie A. Goud, Ada
Haven. James IL. Ingram, NJ. D.; Myr-
tie Il. Ingram. John l.. Mater. Mary l..
Mater. Luella Miner. Mary $. Morrill,.
Virginia G.. Murdoch. NJ. D.; Willis No
BILE, William j. Noble. Frances u. Pet-
terson, Albert y. Preck. NJ. D.: Celia +.
Peck, Harry =. Perkins, Estalia Per-
kns. VI. d.: Horace +. Pithin. Lillia T.
Pitkin, Harry Porter. NJ. d.; Elizabeth
Porter. May III. Porter. James II. Rob-
erts. Grace L. Roberts. Nellie n. Rus
sell. ID. c. Sheffield, ID. d.; Eleanor w.
Sheffield. NJ Elizabeth Sheffield. Ar
thur II. Smith. ID. d.: Emma II. Smith
william =. Sprague Viette j. Sprague.
Charles a. Stanley. u. Stanley. ELL
wood @. Tewksbury. Grace Tewksbury.
Edward r. Wagner, NJ. D.: Mytrie G.
Wilder. Mark Williams. T.. Gertrude
Wickoff and VI. Grace Wickoff.
The Christian and missionary al
lance has these American missionaries
in Chansi province:
Miss ID. w. Duaro. Miss Amy Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Woodbury.. Miss IT.
Rutherford Mr.. and Mrs. Larsen. Miss
Leithauser. Miss A. Gowan. There are
also 81 Swedish missionaries at these
points. The following are i'm this coun-
try: Mrs. Culgren. Mrs. y. Elm and
Mr. and Mrs. Hill.