Show U. U S. S ENGINEERS ENGiNEERS ENGiNEERS- I HELD BY BANDITS That the American engineers in the hands of the bandits in China are in a avery avery avery very dangerous position is the information information mation maton contained in a letter received in Salt Lake froth from Murray Su Sullivan formerly chief engineer of the Oregon Short Line railroad who was in the I engineering party captured b by the bandits Those held by the bandits I are Mr Ml Kyle of Portland chief engineer engi engl- I I neer fleer of the Carey Siems-Carey Railway and Canal company in charge of the party which was surveying a projected railroad railroad rail ran I road route in China E. E J. J Purcell an engineer r of St. St Paul Minn P. P C. C Wu eer of Pekin and junior a engl engl- I need wh whose se name Is not known Mr 1 Kyle Kye was a member of the party but was on a short trip at t the time of ot the I capture E c-E tIld engin engineers rs According to Mr 11 Sullivan troops cannot go to the rescue of the men as they would murdered immediately murdered by the bandits |