The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-22
THE MASSACRE IN CHINA.


1fen-tsin-The French Consul and Fifteen
Other Europeans, Together with Numbers OF
the Natives, killed-Thc Empcror's ProcIama-
From the North China Ne,os, June 21.
About half-past A. NJ. on the 2lst iusta nt
Chow, the Taotai of Tien-tsin Qntendant of
CircuiD called at the French Consulate, situated
at the Teen. choo- tapg-the Chinese name for
the Roman Catholic Mission premises, where
the Catholic priests reside-accompanied by
man who had been arrested while collecting
Chinese children in the country and who had
later declared himself to be an employe of the
Catholic priests. The Chancellor of the French
Consulate, Nj. Simon, received the Taotai NJ.
Fontanier, the French Consul, sending out word
that he was sick and could not see him. After
some conversation, and after reporting matters
to the Consul, NJ. Simon was seen about half
past 10 A. VI. to proceed with Chinese Catho-
lie teacher to the Yamen of his Excellency
Chung how, being sent there with message by
NJ. Fontanier. He returned within an hour to
the Consulate, accompanied by some petty man
darins. Fontanier was seen a little later TO be
talking to these men in great state of excite
ment, throwing his arms about, and eventually
pushing or thrusting these men from him; and
it is said that the Chancellor, NJ Simon now
took the first offensive step against the Chinese,
by firing his revolver among them.
The wounded people began yelling out and
the Chinese people on hearing this at once
rushed on the foreigners and killed them, throw
ing their bodies in the Grand Canal, situated
five or six yards distant Chung-how and the
into the Yamen. There was now heard tre-
mendous yell from the people, numbering over
10000, and they rushed at once to the Teen
choo-tang. from which before long flames were
seen to issue. The priests in charge, NJ. Che
vernier, and NJ Tomasi and wife, just arrived
per Manchu from Shapgbae, and a number of
Chinese were killed. After this place was de-
stroyed the people rushed to the Yin. tang
the establishment of the Sisters of Charity, and
situated nearer to the British settlement than
the Teen-choo-tang. Before long flames were
seen coming, from 1t, and it was then known
everywhere that 1t was being burned The Sis
ters of Charity five in number, and all the
the Chinese in the place were killed, except the
female children, over one hundred and thirty
in number.
NJ. Chalmaison and his wife, who resided near
the north gate and kept pretty store, were also
killed. They were both Roman Catholics, but
the Chinese say they would not have been killed
If M. Chalmaison had not fired on the people. l
suspect in any case, however, they would have
been destroyed. Two Russian gentlemen, and
the young wife of one of them (they had only
been married four days), while coming on
the people were burning the Yin-tsze-tang were
murdered and their bodies thrown into the
river (Haiho).
From NJ. Coutris we have been able to obtain
the name list of the slain, and they are as fol-
lows -l
Henri Fontanier, French Consul at Tieu-tsin;
Mr.. Simon, Secretary of the Consulate; Moa-
sieur Thomassin, French interpreter OF the
Legation at Pekin. and wife, guests of the
French Consul; Pere Chevrier, a Catholic
priest; Mr.. Protopopoff, Russian officer, and
| wife; Mr.. Bascof, fur merchant; Sister
Louise, an English subject, with Sisters OF
Charity Mary, Louisa, Victoria, Therese,
Josephine, Vincenta, Orelia, Eugenie; Monsieur
and Madame Chalmaison.
PROCLAMATION BY THE EMPEROR.
! Chung-how, having reported to the Emperor
about the troubles in Tentsin, between the peo-
| pie and the missionaries, and the fight which
has taken place between them, and acknowledg-
ing himself guilty, having prayed that he might
be punished, and that the other local mandarins
might likewise be chastised severely according
! to their greater or lesser outlines.
The Privy Council (Nie-ko) have now received
an imperial decree, dated Tungchib, 9th year,
9Th moon, 9th day C25th of June, 1870, which
runs thus
In consequence of some bad people having
| kidnapped children, and charged the mission
aries establishments with being implicated IN
this crime, ii came to pass that the people OF
| Tien-tsin began TO entertain doubts In their
mind, and created disturbances. And further,
in consequence of the French Consul Fontanier
having discharged revolver in the Yamen of
Ghung-how, and fired shot at the city magis-
trate of Tien-tsin, the excitement of the people
rose to such degree that a general fight en-
sued, in the course of which Fontanier was
| killed, and the missionary establishments set on
fire and demolished.
1t Is evident that so great a disaster could
never have taken place but for the alleged rea-
son, and that therefore all the above-named Off
cials must be considered guilty and responsible
for these events.
The Ministry of Administration Qipu) has
| therefore been Instructed to defne the several
| punisbments 10 be inflicted upon the said off,
cials.
Further. Tseng-kwo-fan has been ordered to
repair 10 Ten-tsin to institute strict inquiry into
the occurrences, and to report upon them to the
| Emperor
Again, as regards the miserable individuals
who have been guilty of kidnapping aud the
! principal instigators of the late disturbances,
they must be arrested and punished. Ii will be
the duty of TseDg-kwofan, in concert with
| Chung how, TO execute the measures necessary
with regard to this latter point. In the dis
charge of this duty they will have to investigate
the bottom and to search for the root they
must proceed with justice aud without partl-
| ality or any private considerations.
This is our imperial will.