New-York tribune., 1905-11-08
FLEE CHINESE MISSIONS.
american Preachers of Gospel Leaue
Yingtak for Canton.

Washington Nov IA cabiegram dispatch
received at the State Department from Minister
Rockhill at Peking, dated to-day. states that
he has received advices from the Viceroy at Can
ton dated November saying that he had oroered
the ma sistrate at Yingtak to take extraordinary
measures 10 protect the missionaries ana mis-
sion stations The magistrate telegraphed in
reply that there no sign of enmity among
the neople against the missionaries. He further
stated that three missionaries at Yingtak had
decided to go with their families to Canton and
that they would be carefully protected on the
way.
The Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyte-
rian Church at its Offices, No l56 oth-aNe''
yesterday gave out the following statement re-
garding the killing at Lien-Chou of some Oh
the missionaries there:
Nearly all of the Chinese in the United states
have come from the province of kwafe uiis. -
in which Lien Chou is situated, ana repolls u "a
their treatment here have greatly eXaspeI go
many of the people there. This antl-Anier r ro,,i
feeling is particularly bitter IN hWans . Us
There IS some irritation also over the American
concession for the Canton HankoW haii~ S iH as >
which eliminated in the cancellation OF the essn,
by the Chinese government last August. ii 81
our letters frorn the missionaries had not lndl-
Gated any interference with their Worh vi a..
disposition on the part OF the people 10y 10 aSet 70
them On the contrary, the people seeneu 10
realize that the missionaries were not reSpoh-
sible for the treatment of their country men
here that they were not in China for the pur-
Lose of trade but that their sole OBJECT was W
do good.
Under these circumstances we We're startied
beyond expression by the dispatch of November
l. that Len-Chou station had been attackeu dl anu
several killed. We Immediately capied odnloii,
and the next day worst fears were realize9
by a cable stating that ''Lien-Chou station hao
been attacked and Mrs Machle, Amy MaGiile'
Mr. Peale Mrs. Peale and Miss Chestnut Killed
DR. Mache and Miss Patterson SAFE BUILDINGS
destroyed. =.
Washington asking for any further Information
that might have been communicated py the
American Consul at Canton, ana ASKING thaI
the government take such steps Tor the pTotec-
ton of survivors and Of other missionaries III
nearby towns.
We cabled immediately for more details, ana
the following day received the following us
patch ,,,;.
sion nremises Fled cave. Discovered. hllled
Bodies recovered. Apply State Department,
Nevertheless we advise friends and relatives
of those in Lien Chou not to be alarmed oy di-
legged causes of the outbreak published IN the
newspapers or by reports of trouble eiseWnere'
Our numerous letters from many parts OF emma
do not indicate any apprehension On the part
of missionaries elsewhere and we hope that the
outbreak at Lien-Chou WAS sporadlc anu hoI
likely to be repeated there or elsewhere
Whatever the cause, it can hardly De anu
missionary One of the missionaries killed, DIT
Eleanor Chestnut was a physician, VINO was
loved by mutitudes who cared nothing ioI
Christianity OF the others one was the wife
and the other the daughter of a physician, Dr
E. c. Machle; and the other two the ReV anu
Mrs. John Rogers Peale. only left the country
August 16. 1t is probable that the attack was
made by a mob, which had gathered for an
other purpose. and which gave lawless charac-
ters an opportunity for plunder ana biooosheo
The board will keep in touch with the situa-
ton and any further steps that may be neces-
sary will be taken memorial service will be
held by the board in due time