The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 10, 1900, Page 13

G5 2050 TOROELE SHORO HON Pages crererOrOXE LS V7] Pre e oRerererere® Qrronoronons VOLUME LXXXVIII-NO. 10. The SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, Tall, | JUNE 10, 1900—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. DESTRUCTION OF A RUSSIAN CHAPEL CAUSES CZAR TO LAND A BIG FORCE ON CHINESE SOIL Imperial Troops Make No Headway Against the Fa- natical Boxers, and the Cru- sade Against All Foreigners Grows More Serious—Repre- sentatives of the Powers De-| mand the Suppression of the/ Rebels. SHANQHHI, June 9.—A dispatch from Tientsin, dated Friday, June 8, says 500 Russianp troops are about to land there. The dispatch adds that Fung Chow has been | burned, but that the missionaries are safe. distinct on of a Ruw gan has pro- he desired pre- ight appe: The destruc f the length of time required shville make the trip to the Navy De- reinforcements near vessels at Shang- tunate other has and only ired for the ves- make the trip to sumed by and that ves- Althoug °r way. Minis- British Con- | V¢ > of 1000 he Nashville. stine's nd men; the nd 151 men T nger's d report was even s less encouraging than usual. In his legram to Secretary Hay this morni nK he said the situation was unim- proved the burning of rafiroad | ues, and that owing to the ese troops it would oy foreign troops to re makes it time bas ar- allways. The State Department has not deemed it necessary to send any specific author- | tion to Mr. Conger to employ the ed States naval forces ashore at Tien- nd Peking in guarding the Chinese and he retion in that respect. ate Department officlals felt that en by the Depart- tch of nav ssels to uble and the landing of British Govern- Chinese regiment g at Wei-Hai- the s naval forces represents all done, or at-least all that should be done | s by the 1 this moment. The B aken in its at- ’ and while willing to work on par- nes with th other powers to re- insists action Chin peace in directed to the ' | probabili nited States naval ed to bring Li | forces ashore at Tientsin might be called | * h. “but ese foreign naval con- the town or » give the Hen, the Pao Ting military, and railway has ld not constitute joint action from a the English itical point of view - 4 inside the foreign embassies and legations In | intensely interested in | velopments in China, and applica- frequent at the State Depart- om them for the latest news as to s going on. There also is a strong on the part of these diplomats, based on something broader personal curlosity. to learn what are - intentions of the United States Gov- 2ment. It appears that the State De- 1t has dealt frankly with such in- made no concealment of on-interference beyond a to protect American life spert It is deemed entirely however, to move along the same followed by European na- AMERICA IS INCREASING ITS STRENGTH IN CHINA Co-operation With Other Powers Is Permitted, Entangling |t es Are Avmded | proper as thos ect that while there are no entang- ng understandings or alliances all the .\':n:ml results of a joint action may DETAILED REPORT OF DOINGS OF THE BOXERS K, June 9.—The first detailed e doings of the Boxers was the Presbyterian Board to- letter from Rev. Horace Hould- Li mission at Lin ung. He quotes tes Minister Con- I as follows: patches an attack on the t ofter in in China, by from Ching Ping. We addressed each of the district magistrates hem know of the matter. ring morning the Boxers ap- e village in a force repre- , of whom perhaps thirty N\r\ divided into squads, one for our chapel and e e Aty doors of which they < broke in and proceeded to oot the place, | carrying off everything, pulling out the | window-frames and burning them with | the doors for fucl “Directly in front of the chapel is an- other yard with commodious houses, oc- cupied by the mission and used as out °| private headquarters for the district. | This place was also looted and wrecked. |~ “One party of the pillazers made for theghouse of the helper, which they en- | tered and pillaged, hut did less damage | than elsewhere owing to the vigorous re | monstrance to the head men, who sail { that if they burned the house it would set | fire to others adjoining. The members of | the family escaped over the wall, the voung daughter of the helper, a pupil in | our girls’ school, having a narrow escape capa one advantage. faster than the and -having | knots, iIMPERIAL CONNIVANCE | IN BOXER MOVEMENT TIENTSIN, Friday, June 8.—In view of the conclusive confirmation of imperial Secretary Navy, et Nashville leaves to- Tak irty marines, two lieu- | according to your telegfam of | The Newark has twenty-five ma- m the Oregon, and is zuthorized about three days | abou. half | the | about | is free to exercise his | that can be | out that this | should | from capture. The bandits gave chase, | of next put a neighbor mercifully assured them C h an- the child was hers and th " .W'WQW—HW | | S R R I ot S S o o ok o o @eirde0e00b000eb0b0ieie® )o-0-0-0 & FORMAL DEMAND FOR SUPPRESSION OF THE BOXERS | | @'@'0*@004@4@.@oso@ooo@o@. . Special. Dispatch to The Call. b4 ALL HEADQUARTERS, @ WASHINGTON, June 7. ¢+ —Formal demand was. made ;’ upon the Empress of China to- day to take measures for im- mediate suppression of the “Boxers.” The demand was made in special audience granted by the ruler of China to the representatives of the powers. United States Minis- ter Conger was present, in ac- cordance with instructions sent from Washington, and while he did not take part with other diplomats, he acted con- currently, and his participa- tion in theaudience is believed here to have given weight to the representations that were made. | | & + L s e o LI S e e e g 1crwmlvaw'e in the Boxer movement, fur- All hope has been abandoned of rescuing et published to-day de-|the five Belglan engineers and . one iieh Si Cheng for kill- | woman. ing some of the rioters, the strongest pos- sible action of the po\:ler b :1: is asserted | ALL FORE|GNEHS MAY ere, can alone reme e situation, | - : gravest asp LEAVE SOUTHERN CHINA B B R e R SRR L o o o which has assumed the gravest aspect. The edict is couched tn such terms that it | leaves no doubt of the deep sympathy of the throne with the Boxers, who are de- | TIENTSIN, June 9.—It is announced on seribed as “good citizens.” Besides de- | credible authority that unless a foreign nouncing General Nieh for killing the | Suard Is sent to Tongshan by June 11 Boxers, the- edict orders him to return |all foreigners in Southern China will leave. This is considered very serious, as with his troops to Loopai, eighty miles from the scene of the disturbance. It is Valuable raflway plants and mining ma- claimed here that the first step of the | chinery are unprotected, except for na- powers for. the preservation of foreign life | tive troops. and property ought to be the assumption | The. four fore{gn gunboats in the river of control of the railroad to Peking. at Taku are considered able to frustrate | The Viceroy of Yulu has memorializea | 807 trouble at that station or at the forts. the throne carnestly requesting thesGov. | It 15 Téported that many thousand Boxers e one 1o allow the forelgn powers to | 2F¢ moving from Dbeyond Tangbung use e rallroad, pointing out that other- | [ heet it 10 JEOid General Nieh " re comi wise serfous trouble is unavoldable. e o s el PR A Tung Chow, thitteen miles from Peking, | beyond Yangtsun. He telegraphed the was burned Friday. Twenty native Chris-| throne to-day that the Boxers had sur- tians were killed. The foreigners are safe | rounded his troops. He ftried to disperse | at Peking. Itis reported that all the mis- | them .by threats but without avail. He sionaries bave been ordered In, as- the| had no alternative but to fight and leaves Boxer movement Is spreading and has | Rimself at the mercy of the Emperor, He ached Sha v | con: ot pu B B lcnte concessions. ~The. Ger, | down: there will be' serious trouble be- : tween-Chiha and the foreign powers. man warship Hertha has arrived at Taku. It is reported that Pietsang station has } T A TR TR T A AT A T AT AT AT AT AT A T AT TR TSR GLOSSARY OF CHINESE TERMS. New York Herald. Tsurg Li Yamen—The Foreign Office. Bow Wong Wul—Society for the Protection of the Emperor—the reform party. - Ye Ho Chuan—Society commonly known as the “Boxers”—literally, Right- eousnces, Harmony and Fists. Kwang Yu Wai—The young Emperor’s chief adviser and the leader of the reform party. Liung Kai Chu—Second adviser of the Emperor and reform leader. ing to America. Kwang Sui—The young Emperor. Fan Kwel—Foreign devil. Fu—A prefecture. Chihtai—Governor General, usually superintending two provinces. Chun Chi—The General Council of State. Chung T'ang—A grand Secretary of State, of whom there are six. Futai—Governor of a province. Hui—A club or association. Hslang—A village. Hsien—A district. Nei Ko—Grand secretariat and imperial chancery. Com- mfi@wt\&i\}*«\fi*‘\)i'b*fi*‘ok‘\>i CmNEA$E. ?een surrounded by the Boxers, and if his is true General Nieh's line of com- munication has been cut. SHANGHALI, June 9.—The edict recently {ssued had a concealed meaning which expert scholars declare was fayorable to the Boxers. The American ‘missionaries at Tung- chow urgently requested Minister Con- ger to send them a guard to escort fif- teen women and children to Peking, the general in command having informed them that his soldiers refused to protect them. Minister Cenger feared to weaken the force here and was obliged through the Tsung LI Yamen to request the Viceroy of Chi Li Province to send an escort with them. Ma ny converts were murdered at Feng Tal and eleven at Huangtsun last night. Missionary work in North China has been crushed for yéars to come. stations at Lay Fang and Lo Fa were de- Wo+o+o»@+@+@. RCHER . stroyed to-day. The Viceroy of Chi Li has refused permission to further in- crease the guard here. IN THE DANGER BELT. NEW YORK, June 9.—The Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions to-day issued | this list of missionaries in the danger belt in China, with their Peking—Rev. Dr. Wherry, Shippensberg, Pa.; Rev. New York City; Rev. C. H. Fenn, Mrs. Fenn, Clyde, N. Y.; Rev. C. A. Killean, Mrs. Killean, Marshall, II.; Rev. John M. Englis and daughter, Chicago: Miss E. M. Lorard, M. D., Kossuth, Iowa; Miss Grace Newton, South Orange, N. J.; Miss Bessie McIny, who was born and resides in China. Pao Ting Fu—W. rie, New York City: Rev. G. A. Miller, Mrs. Miller, Evanston, Ill.; Rev. F. Simecox, Mrs. Simecox, Venango County, Pa.; Dr. C. Taylor, Mrs. Taylor, Bur- lington, N. J.; Dr. C. Van Hodge, Mrs. Hodge, Philadeiphia; Mrs. Dr. Maud Mackey, Los Angeles. BURNED BY THE BOXERS. TIENT8IN, June 9—Chinamen who walked from Machoapu bring reports that | the railway track from Huangtsun to Lofa, a distance of thirty-five miles, has been destroyed. Everwbridge and all the stations have been burned. The Boxers are working toward Tien- tsin. The Viceroy. Yu Lu, granted the British officials a special train to proceed over the Peking line as far as possible. The train left with Lieutenant Wright, C. W, Campbell of the consular service, four British engineers and 111 French troops, with a machine gun. It arrived here Friday night. A home guard has been formed to bring in the women and children in case of an attack. Loy L FRANCE'S FIRM STAND. PARIS, June 9—An official note just issued says: “Admiral Courrejoulles, at Taku, has sent a fresh detachment of fifty men to Tientsin. The cable dispatch from Yunnansen, dated Thursday evening, says the agitation against forelgners iIs such that the Viceroy has announced he is pow- erless to protect them. The French Con- sul at Laingchow, M. Francols, has been warned of the situation at Peking and has gorie to Tonquin with all the agents and missionaries. The French Consul at Mongtse has done the.same. The Chinese Government has been informed that it L R S S S R S T S T RO home addresses: | J. L. Whiting, Mrs. Whiting, | B. Lowrie, Mrs. Low- | E | BULLER OUTF Curt Terms and an Artil Proceeding. NGCGO, June 9.—The I NDON, June 10.—-News of the highest Importance came yesterday from Natal, where, at Laings Nek, General Buller succeeded in out- flanking the Boers, who sent a flag of truce, offering to surrender on certain conditions. Sir Redvers declined to ac any but unconditional surrender, bt any moment news may arrive that Boers have laid down their arms. The importance of the move is that the Boers have been surrounded before the commandos which evacuated Pretoria had time to get down to reinforce them, while on the other hand a barrier has been in- terposed between the Transvaal comma dos and those still operating in Orar River Colony. Westward a deployment of General Hild- yard's division should enable Generals | Kelly-Kenny and Colville to complete the envelopment of President Steyn's follow- ing at Bethlehem and secure their surren- der, a stroke which would hasten the complete pacification of the Orange River Colony Two thousand Boers, with six field guns, have, however, appeared at Roodeval, | north of Kroonstad, and have cut the telegraph lines, so there is a likelihood of | more fighting before the country is | cléared. Though there is still a consid- erable number of burghers under arms in the acquired British territory, there is but a desperate remnant probably which desires fighting. } Lord Roberts is making no sign, but no | doubt before long we shall hear of the beginning of further important operations. | MORLEY SAYS BRITAIN | HAS DONE GREAT WRONG LONDON, June $.—John Morley, speak- ing at Oxford, said he could form no idea what distinguished “Libera! imperialism” from ‘“‘Unionist {mperialism. When men in high positions talk of conscription to insure not security but predominance of empire, he confessed his inability to see the difference between Liberal 4#mperial- | ism and Liberal militarism. He réjoiced {in the British triumphs as indieating the strength of the resources of the country and because he believed that the sooner | the war is ended the better for every- | body, including the Boers. But in his opinion, -he sald, not all the alleged wrongs of the Uijtlanders put together were worth the -desolation of a single stricken British or Boer home. The sa- cred word “free” had been blotted out in the new title of the Orange State and the British empire has done a great Wrong and he belleved that there is scarcely an Englishman who would not bitterly re- pent for 2o doing. There must be a very different spirit, he declared, shown in the | settlement to what has prevaliled in South | Africa the last twelve months. |BRYAN TALKS FOR BENEFIT OF THE BOERS OMAHA, Nebr., June 9.—C. W. Wessels, one of the Boer envoys, was given a pub- lic reception in the City Hall this after- nocn. The meeting was presided over by | pathy with the Boers. A large number of people shook hands with Mr. Wessels. Later a largely attended mass meeting was held in the theater, at which Gover- nor Poynter presided. The Governor an- pounced that his sympathy was with the Boers and every other country struggling for liberty. W. J. Bryan made an address in which he urged that it was the duty of every man whose sympathy was with the Boers to express it, and gave it as his opinfon that the pro-Boer sentiment in this coun- try was largely in the ascendant. He thought if that was backed up by the offi- cial moral suppert of the Government it tion of the South African republics. unbounded enthusiasm. -In the course of his speech he said: “I came as a citizen, an American citi- zen, to be present with other American citizens to meet the representatives of the | Boer republics, to join with you In pre- senting to them our sympathy for their | cause, and as I earnestly believe the sym- pathy of a great majority of the American people. 1 trust that the day will never come when a natiofl fighting for liberty will look In vain to the American people for sympathy and aid. These envoys have | honored us by coming to seek our sym- pathy, giving us as Americans the oppor- tunity to assist them to gain that liberty which is so dear to us. “Once each year, on Decor n da we carry flowers to place on the graves of our soldier dead. Do these flowers do the dead any good? No. It is to honor the living that this loving custom is main- tained, that they may express thelr grati- | for them. It is to our honor that the Boers have come to us to receive our sym- pathy. It is hard to understand the feel- ings of the man who has sympathy for the Boer cause, but who is concealing it for political reasons. When a young man I heard a very able sermon which has al- Mayor Moores, who expressed his sym- | | i would be sufficient to prevent the extinc- | | | tude for what the heroic dead have done | LANKS BOERS AT LAINGS NEK Republican Forces Reply in- to the Demand for Unconditional Surrender, lery Duel Now Boers have replied in rot_her curt terms to General Buller’s proposal |that if they wish to surrender it must be uncon- |ditionally, and an artillery duel is now proceeding. TFhe railroad | ways cl Thinketh, Americ fail t the Wi toxt: two republ of the pec “There because during the not during the 4 need the sympa We have rec to remain passi on liberty “We mus and reverence erty till every on his knees a to bring vi This concl was_the signal for a c rush for the stage to shake well as that of Mr. We SYMPATHY FOR THE STRUGGLING REPUBLICS ence of for the blessed meriean citiz xpost unn h\nlhnz m night ting was under the auspices of seventy German so- cleties of Mil consin Transvaal Red Cross A Mayor David 8. Rose, on beh: f the city, wel- comed the envoy to Mil his remarks Mayor R say that | tere and s Fischer delivered a speec reviewed the history of th: | republics and the causes w the present strugzgle “If the South African republics do not sustain their independence now they will in the future id he. “The Afrikander | will take his chance again when he gets it, and then the world will n lieve the lies which have been told about us, and we will not be under the necessity of correct- ing them at long range.” Before the meeting closed resolutions were adopted denouncing the programme of extermination and annihilation of the hitherto independent Boer republics by Great Britain and extending sympathy te the Boer emissar: BULLER DEMANDED ' UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER | LONDON, June 9.—A special dispateh from Durban, Natal, says the Boers at Laings Nek, after an action fought Thurs- day, June offered to surrender condi- tionally, General Buller replied that their surrender must be unconditional. General Forestier-Walker cables to the ‘War Office from Cape Town under date of | June 8 as follow “Kelly-Kenny . reports that the telegraph has been cut at Roode- val, north of Kreonstadt, by a body of Boers estimated to be 2000 strong. with six field guns. He is sending stre | ments to Kroonstad and I am rein | from Cape Colony. I hope the in | tion wili be only temporary.” ONTARIO’'S cone GRATULATIONS. ich led up to The audience received Mr. Bryan with | | OTTAWA, June 9. | terday the address t | ulating her Majesty tion of the war in passed without one disse | plk gl o GROBLER LEAVES TRANSVAAL. l LOURENZO MARQUES. June 9.—Plet Grobler, the Transvaal Under Secretary ln{ State for Foreign Affairs, arrived here to-day. In the Senate yes- the Queen congrat- s na- was Africa g voice. will be held responsible for the ucurity of French citizens, but if ‘necessary France will protect them.” RUSSIA’S III.ITA.BY ACTION. ST. PETERSBURG, June 3.—It is de- clared here that the Government is re- continues, to take immediate energetic movement. At the same time the Govern- ment has no intentlon of disassociating itself from the joint action of the powers. Lineman Killed. SALT LAKE, Utah, June 9.—Alexander Stevenson, a line repairer of the Uiwah Light and Power Company, was instantly killed to-night by electricity on Third | South and Main streets. He went up a role to -do some work and took hold of a wire. His body hung suspended in the pre=ence of hundreds of people until | taken down. solved, If the dangerous situation in China | military action to repress the anti-foreign | GRAVES OF CONFEDERATE ‘ SOLDIERS DECORATED | Appropriate Exercises Held in the |- Old Burying Ground at Fort Chase. €OLUMBUS, Ohio, June wreaths from South Carolina, from Tennessee, daisies and roses Kentucky and flowers from N lina were this »‘:r'rnfifi'- graves of Con in the old bury! Sectionalism w tribu as from Confederates. Mayor Leash of Louisv | ers representing both t South_deliver>d add | the Confederate Vet Louisville rendered vocal hhe McCoy Post, G. A, sounded taps. | participate A iation of selections and R., drum corps A large number of people in the exercises.