The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-31

policy Of Japanese action. while Lord
Salisbury notified Ambassador Paunce-
forte on June 22nd as follows:
You should suggest TO Secretary
Of State Hay that any troops which il
is possible TO send from Manila would
be OF great value and il is probable
that his legation is in great danger, as
well as <he legations of the other pow
ers.
Germany assumed the position re-
garding the Japanese matter. that
nothing must be done to imperil the
accord OF the powers. Japan insisted
upon an assura ce that her intervention
would not lead TO a collision with Rus
sia. Russia finally declared on June
2Sth that she had no desire to hinder
Japan's liberty especially after her ex-
pressed Intention TO conform her action
to that of the other powers.
SOLEMN DECLARATION OF CHI
NESE GOVERNMENT.
Washington, July 2S.-The Chinese
minister came to the state department
early, expressly to deliver an edict re-
ceived by him to Secretary Day. 1t
is similar in form TO the edict publish
ed yesterday in London. The minister
says that the only differences are those
involved in separate translations. Mr.
Wu's translation of Sheng's dispatch
is as follows:
''Edict OF 2Sth of the sixth noon July
24th) states that fortunately all minis
tiers, except Baron Won Ketteler, are
alive andu nharmed. They are now
being supplied with vegetables, fruit
and provisions by the government to
show its sympathy for them"
If Mr.. Wu had any doubt as to the
safety or the ministers, it seems to
have been dissipated by this edict. He
labored earnestly with Secretary Hay
to convince him that he was bound to
accept this official declaration of the
Chinese government. He pointed out
| that this last declaration did not repre-
| sent merely the belief of a minor Off
| cial or a viceroy; it was the solemn
declaration of the Chinese government.
| PRINCE Ii SAYS THE LEGATIONS
ARE SAFE.
st. Petersburg. July 2S.-A dispatch
has been received here from Ii Hung
| Chang, dated July 26th, which says
that the Chinese government tele-
| graphs him under date of July 23rd
| that the ministers are all we'll. Ii
| Hung Chang also complains that none
| of the powers have consented to place
a warship at his disposal for his jour-
ney north, and he added that he would
be compelled to encounter many obsta-
cles by land journey.
MISSIONARIES MASSACRED.
Shanghai, July 2S.-It is reported
here that nine members of the China
inland mission have been massacred
near Hang Chow
| Three additional Warships arrived to-
| day. There are now $500 troops at
the Woo Sung forts, seventeen miles
| from Shanghai on the Yang Use. Three
thousand troops are now at the arse
mai. Small detachments are arriving
hourly. Canton is reported quiet.
ALL ATsPAO TING MASSACRED.
New York, July 2S.-Cable messages
| We're received to-day by both the Pres.
l byterian Board of Foreign Mission.
and the American Bible Society, cor
roborative of the report that the mis-
sionaries at Pao Ting-Fu had beer
massacred. The message received by
the Presbyterian board came from
Shanghai, and was supposed to have
been sent by the Rev. George F
| Fitch.
The American Bible Society to-da,
received a cablegram from Shanghai
as follows:
All massacred Pao Ting Flu. For
eigners in interior ordered to Shang
hal