Show REFUSED TO LEAVE Missionaries at Pao Ting Fu Had to Remain There New York July 29Thc American Bible society has received a letter from Charles F Gammon its agent In Tien Tsln dated June 4th Mr Gammon Gam-mon after detailing the events up to date of the letter Including the killing kill-ing of English missionaries Robinson and Norman says The missionaries at Pao Ting Fu have thus far and wisely too refused re-fused to leave there With the railway 1 rail-way destroyed and boat travel certainly cer-tainly fatal they cannot leave and with tho Governments utterly helpless I and the soldiers so thoroughly in sympathy sym-pathy with the Boxers there Is cause to fear for their safety although the Minister has warned the officials to I give them protection i I The railway authorities aro trying hard to maintain communication with I Peking the heads of the departments being British but the line is dally I Interrupted by the burning of bridges and stations and trains are frequently returning being unable to get through I The Chinese troops sent to guard the line have failed to accomplish anything any-thing and oven if they were not In sympathy with the present antifor eign movement and largely members of the Boxer society there is every reason to believe that they have secret Instructions not to resist nor punish the Boxers Meanwhile the powers have been dally landing sailors and marines and Tlcn Tsln IB one great military post full of moving patrols and with guards statlonod at every vulnerable point Twenty menofwar are now at the mouth of the river and more are coming com-ing |