Navy Dispatches Describe Taku Forts and Chee Foo Situation
Washington reports detail Admiral Kempff's dispatch from Chee Foo via Taku with three thousand Russian German and English troops arriving. Consul Fowler and Commander Taussig relay that communications are being restored, missions saved, and efforts focus on reopening lines to Minister Conger. Navy officers lament Kempff not joining bombardment. State Department seeks rapid contact with Conger and Kempff as China crisis deepens.
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Washington
Navy Department
Kempf
Taku
Chee- Foo
Taussig
Yorktown
Chee-Foo
Kempff
Tien-Tsin
Peking
State Department
United States
Fowler
Phoenix
Conger
Naval
Ying-Chikan
Shantung
Tsang-Chow
Chenang
Te-Chow
Shanghai
Shan-Tung
Admiral Kempff
White House
Admiral Kemp
Newark
Nashville
Monocacy
Solace
Cavité
Pel-Ho
Tien-Tein
International
Tien- Tsin
International Army
Rome
China
Li Hung Chang
Hay
Root
Mériklejohn
Hackett
Crowninshield
American Interests in China Signal Strong Trade Ties
Washington reports show U S commercial and manufacturing interests press for updates on China amid rising exports. Cotton goods dominate 1899 shipments to China, with direct exports reaching nearly 9.83 million dollars and total China trade climbing from under 3 million a decade earlier. Railways and freight from Tien-Tsin to Shanghai attract heavy investment from American, Belgian, and German capital, linking Peking, Han-Kow, and Shanghai as China expands its rail network.
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Tien-Tsin
Hong Kong
Shanghai
China
Chi-Hi-Li
Peking
Georgia
Sham-Kwan
Gulf of
Pe-Chee-Lee
Tien- Tsin
Shan- Tung
Kiang-Su
Shan-Tung
United States
New England
Pennsylvania
New York
Samuel Thomas
Hugh J. Grant
Thurlow Weed Barnes
Carnegie Steel Company
Han-Kow
Shan-Tang
Germany
British India
China's Secret Societies
A translated sample from Paris papers explains the Boxer revolt as a peasant uprising fed by secret societies. It notes many outsiders misread China while Europeans in China influence opinions, and describes the varied aims of secret groups like the Closed Hand and Heaven Earth Man alongside Boxer branches and anti foreign sentiment.
China War Declared by Foreign Office Official
A Foreign Office official in Berlin states China bears responsibility for recent events. He says ten thousand Chinese troops deserted to the Boxers under direct Chinese Government orders and that anti European officials promoted show the government’s direction. The piece frames it as China’s war against all foreigners.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
China
United States Transport Thomas Deploys Troops for Ma
Washington dispatches from Shanghai report that the U S transport Thomas has been ordered to move troops toward Ma in what appears to be a rising international tension. Details on dates and destinations are sparse but the implication is a growing U S military posture in the region.
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Washington
Shanghai
United States
Thomas
German Consul Plans Postal Link With Taku
Berlin reports the German Consul at Che Foo will consult the squadron commander to establish postal connections with Taku. North German Lloyd steamers Frankfurt and Wittekind have been chartered to transport German marines to China and will sail in about a week.
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Chee-Foo
Taku
Luchs
Kiel
South America
China
von Hoepfner
Berliner Tageblatt
Berlin
Chee- Foo
Frankfurt
Wittekind
Japan dispatches troops and ships toward Taku
Washington reports from the American Minister at Tokio that two transports carrying thirteen hundred men and three hundred horses departed Japan for Taku. Six hundred Japanese troops have landed and five Japanese war vessels are at Taku. The Japanese Government stands ready to send more troops if needed.
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Washington
Tokio
Japan
Taku
Prayers For Missionaries Across Denominations In China
After days with no word from missionaries in central China, home secretaries call a synchronized day of prayer. Denominations with workers in the disputed areas meet in various cities of the country and in London to seek safety for the missionaries and comfort for families at home. New York participates in the nationwide observance at noon yesterday.
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China
London
New York
Mission Prayer Meeting for China In Presbyterian Building
A June 20 gathering at 160 Fifth Ave drew many women and men, with clergy from several denominations, to pray for China missions. Dr. Brown opened with scripture and a hymn as attendees appealed for missionaries and native Christians, urging continued prayers. A follow up noon service was planned next Wednesday. Boston church figures led further remarks on the crisis and mission work.
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Presbyterian
Fifth-ave
Arthur T. Brown
Son of God
A. C. Leonard
Methodist Church
C. C. Creezan
Congregational Church
Henry E. Cobb
Reformed Dutch Church
John W. Wood
Protestant Episcopal Church
Brown
China
F. F. Ellinwood
Presbyterian Board
England
Boston
Tremont Temple
C. H. Daniels
Congregational Board
Pierson
Wallace
Barton
American Board
Interference of Missionaries and Presbyterian Policy
Notes on missionary conduct toward native Chinese and government relations. Presbyterian Foreign Mission Board policy from February 1896 urges restraint, indemnity limits, and reliance on conciliatory messages over official pressure. Emphasizes avoiding individual indemnity demands, consulting the Board, and aligning with Civil law while considering motives and rights.
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G. 3. Garrison
Presbyterian Foreign Mission Board
Yeaeterday
Ana
Sion
Govi
Nevius
Shanghai merchant predicts Russian relief for Boxer crisis
Ernest de Bovter, a Shanghai merchant at the Waldorf, says the Boxer movement is driven by extreme conservatives opposing foreigners. He cites Empress Dowager’s reluctant stance, Chinese tax resistance, and missionary tensions. He argues Russia could settle matters, while Japan should stay out, with potential massacres in Peking and Tianjin. He predicts broader spread to southern China and nationwide upheaval.
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Peking
Tsung-li-Yamen
Ernest de Bovter
Shanghai
Waldorf-Astoria
Shan-Tung
China
Tien-Tsin
Russia
Japan
Divorced Couple Part As Friends After Court adjourns
Louis Meyers and Matilda Meyers, plaintiff and defendant in a Supreme Court divorce case before Justice Andrews, shook hands in the corridor after the judge announced an absolute divorce. Meyers also greeted two witnesses, the corespondents named in the action, while his lawyer told Mrs Meyers she cannot remarry in this State though allowed in others.
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Louis Meyers
Matilda
Justice Andrews
Supreme Court
Meyers
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Secret Societies
Paris Journals
le Journal
le Matin
Paris
Whiich
Son of Heaven
Canton
Yangtse-Kiang River
W. 8. Parsons
6Th Cavalry
Grant
9Th Infantry
Porto Rico
Cuba
Pay Department
Congress
Treasury
St. Petersburg
Seymour
Europe
Earth
Mother
Spain
Italy
Carbonari
Camorra
Shan-Hai Kwan
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PEO
Ernest de Bovier
Shangehal
William Christie
Sze-Chuan
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Thi
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