The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-10-11
Consul Seymour Murdered.

character, as the Marquis Tseng stated in
Paris he feared it would be. Word has
been received that Charles Seymour of Wis.
consin, the United STATES consul at Canton,
has been assassinated by mob. The pop
ulation of Canton has been in a ferment
and the popular turbulence has been di-
rected almost exclusively against foreigners
without discrimination. The immediate
cause of these riots was dissatisfaction oyer
the sentence imposed by the British con.
sulate upon Tidewaiter Logan. He was
placed on trial on Sept. 26, on charge of
having been ringleader ia the riots on the
quay on Sept. 10, and with having, during
the fight, drowned Chiuaman BY throw
ing him into the river. The trouble
Portuguese and some Cinnamon. The lat
ter attacked the former in such numbers
that Logan interfsred ID his behalf and in
the contest threw enc of the natives over
board. This act resulted IN riot, and the
Chinese, who were greatly inflamed against
all foreigners, because Of the French opera
tions in Tonquin, made q combined attack
upon the European wareheuses upon the
wharf: Among the be.eiged ware ten Gec-
armed for the defense Of their property and
fred into the mob killing five Cinnamon.
+ he Chinese military finally overcame the
mob. Logan was placed on trial on the
Goth ult., and on the 26th was convicted of
manslaughter and sentenced to seven years
penal servitude. Tho Chinese denounced
the sentence ae trivial and demanded
his execution. The British con-
sulate took no notice Of the demand, and
the Cantonese have been in state of war
against all foreigners ever since. The Pc
b; hoo hoon 1o1 %o DO
fend the foreigners and their property by
large bodies of soldiers. The meb daily in
creased and the native soldiers learned to
sympathise with them. The rioters even
made demonstrations against the native
officials. Fresh troops aggravated the trouble
and the natives have at last broken over all
restraint. The American co sui is not
known to have given any offeuse to the ma
tives, az he took no part in the recent dem
onstrations; but the Cantonese are up in
arms against all resident foreigners, and It is
feared the present riots will culminate in a
war Of determination.
Annual Meeting OF the American
Board Of Foreign Missions.
The seventy-fourth annual meeting of
the American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions assembled at Detroit on
the 21st inst, being called to order by the
venerable ex-President Mark Hopkins of
Williams college. It was opened with sing.
ing and prayer by Rev. D. Edwin B. Webb
of Boston. Rev. Charles Terry Colling of
secretary. After the appointment of COM
mittees on nomination and arrangements
of business, Rev. D. K. Alden of Boston,
kome secretary of the board, read the an
nual report of that department., giving a
general survs.e of the work of collection of
funds, also e1nbodying the report OF the
of their deputation sent to investigate af-
fairs in connection with the missions in
Turkey. This was followed by the report
of the foreign secretary of the board, Rev.
Dr., N: g, Clark, giving q com
during the year in various fields occu-
pied by this veteran missionary organizes
tion in foreign lands. The summary OF re-
suits was highly encouraging. The treas
urer of the board, Langdon Ward of Bos-
ton, then presented his annual report,
expended in carrying on direct work Of
missions; 1851, ,M5; cash expenses, SO. COZ;
cost of publications, So, $685. cost of admins
tratiou, $40, ,691-leaving a balance in the
treasury at the close OF the year OF 81, ,222.
The appraised value of securities pertaining
to the Otis fund still remaining on hand is
1918, ,4o6. The general permanent fund
amount to $163, OF; permanent for the sup
port of officers, $59, 7OS. Each of the two
last funds received small addition during
the year. The annual sermon before the
board was preached in the presence of a
large audience by Prof. w. M. Barbour, D.
D., of Yale college. There were some 1000
attendants upon the meetings of the board.