Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-10-04 | Page 18 | Missionaries in Hands of Brigands

Missions in HANDS OF BHDS Chinese Government Apparently Appar-ently Unable to Aid in the Work of Rescue. PEKIN, China, Oct. 3. No further nowa reached tho United States legation here today concerning tho situation at Tsao Ynng, where an American child waa killed yesterday and other foreigners were reported to have heon subjected to maltreatment mal-treatment by Chinese brigands. Tlie legation does not yet know tho amount of ransom demanded by the briganda for the release of tho American and Norwegian missionaries In their hands, or details of tjie plan of tho missionaries mis-sionaries at Fancheng and Siang Tang Fu, in the province of Hupeh, to rescue tho captives. A telegram was Bent from Uhj legation to tho missionaries at Fancheng today" asking for details, but without reply. At Fancheng and S-lang Yang Fu there uro more than twenty Americans. Tho Rev C. Btokstad and the Rev. Mr. Johnson John-son seem to be undertaking the danger-'ous danger-'ous task of communicating with the brigands. Tholr method is to approach Tsao Yang and to communicate with the robbers through natives, not venturing personally into the hands of tho outlaws. out-laws. Advices from Hankow say it la believed be-lieved the brigands at Tsao Yang number num-ber 2000. Edward T. Williams, the American charge d'affaires at Pekin, was Informed by the Chinese foreign office today that the governmont had instructed tho authorities au-thorities at Siang Yang Fu to co-oporato with the missionaries in obtaining tho rcleaso of the foreigners before attacking the 'brigands. The government Is without news of tho situation in Hupeh, except that troops have been dispatched against tho outlaws.