The Globe-republican., 1906-03-01
FOUR PRoTEsTANTs AND SIX
JEsUlTs WERE KILLED.
U. S. CONSUlS FEAR TROUBLE.
Neither the Navy Nor the War De-
partment Is AbatIng Ito Efforts to
be Ready to Act the Moment the
President Gives the Word.

Chicago, Feb. ga dispatch to the
| Tribune from Washington says:
President Roosevelt has grown sus-
picious of the good faith Of the Chin
ese government as result OF the pol
Icy of duplicity which 1t seems to be
pursuing. He has been given assur-
ances through Minister Rockhill which
are in keeping with the acts of the
Pekin authorities.
Apparently there has been adopted
at the Chinese capital tactics such as
were observed In 1900 prior to the
Boxer outbreak. The diplomatic corps
was told then In the most positive
manner that the reports Of general
uprising were without foundation and
that the government had taken ample
measures to suppress local disturb
ances and to prevent injury to life and
property. The result Of this repre-
sentation was the failure OF foreign
powers to take action for the protec-
ton of their subjects and interests un-
til 1t was too late. The administra-
ton sees In the present situation a
parallel with that which existed prior
to the Boxer outbreak with this sin
gle and important difference, that the
present unrest is not confined to two
provinces in the north. but prevails
all over the empire.
The state department Is advising
mission boards to bring in all mis-
sionares stationed in outlying dis
tricts, inaccessible to warships or
troops, and place them at points where
they can be protected. Rear Admiral
Train, commander in chief of the
Asiatic fleet, is giving similar advice
to missionaries themselves.
United States consuls are also
warning missionaries and other.
Americans that the situation is of
eseh character as to warrant them
in taking precautions to fly to points
of safety the moment the disorders
break out.
Neither the navy nor the war de-
partment Is abating its efforts to be
ready to act the moment the presi
dent gives the word.
Northumberland General Rodg-
ers at Shang Hal cabled the state de-
partment that the American mission
stations at Nanchang in the province
of Kiansi have been destroyed. The
probable cause is local. The tele-
grams received from those points
state that fourteen American mission
aries at those places escaped but the
bingham family (English), two adults
and two children, are reported to have
been killed. The American gunboat |
Elcanos and Marking have been Or |
dered to proceed Immediately to Kiu
Kiang, where she will probably ar
rive by "Wednesday. The scene of the
trouble is about 400 miles up the Yang
Use river.
later dispatch from Mr.. Rodgers
received at the state department says
that the island British missions are
reported to be safe.
A later cablegram from Mr.. Rodg-
ers says that the reports Of the Nan
chang trouble are conflicting. 1t is
now reported to have originated in q
dispute between the French Jesuits
and Chinese officials. A Chinese mag
strate was at first reported to have
been stabbed by Catholic mission
Try but 1t is now claimed that the mag
strate stabbed himself. In the riot
which occurred six Jesuits and two
members of the bingham family were
lilled Chinese troops were protect
ng them. The refugees are going to
liu Kieng. The American mission
building is understood to have been
aved and order is now restored. Mr..
dodgers adds that all is quiet in Shang