The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-24
GETTING EVEN.
The Chinese Paying Us Back for Outrag as
Their Countrymen in Wyoming
American Missionaries Attacked by Saw
age Mobs, Robbed of Their Possessions
and Driven from Their Homes.


on Their Countrymen in Wyoming
American Missionaries Attacked by Saw
age Mobs, Robbed of Their Possessions
and Driven from Their Homes.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1S.-M1nister DENLY,
at Pekin, has reported to the Secretary of
State two cases of recent outrage perpe-
trated by the Chinese upon Americans.
Rev. A. A. Fulton and wife and Miss Mary
Fulton, NJ. d. all of the American Presby-
terrain mission in China. established mis-
sion hospital and station at Kwai Ping,
about 400 miles southwest from Can
ton. When they had expended
considerable sum.in putting up buildings
placards appeared on the wall declaring
that the foreign devils must go in three
days, and their buildings be destroyed.
The literati. as usual, were at the bottom
of the disturbance. A crowd gathered
near the hospital. and Mr.. Fulton set out
to secure the protection of the militia.
He was stoned on his way and not
permitted to return, and no soldiers were
sent to protect the mission. On May 6 the
mob piled straw and faggots against the
building occupied by Mrs. and Miss
Fulton and a little daughter of the
former, upon which the inmates fled
and the house was looted and burned.
The ladies sought refuge on boats, but the
mob threatened to destroy any boat
that should receive them, and after some
delay they reached the point where Mr..
Fulton had been compelled to remain.
Two days later they were put on boats
and conveyed to Canton. The value of
the property destroyed is about $500,
| and Consul Seymour is pressing demand
for the payment OF this amount in dam
ages.
The second case is OF still more recent
date. On Sunday, June 6, in the absence
of all the gentlemen connected with the
Methodist Episcopal Mission Hospital al
Chung King. and while only the lady was
present mob collected, broke down
| the gates and threw stones at the
| lady, one OF which cut open her
index finger it's entire length,
while she was otherwise in
jured about the head and arms Com
plant was made to the officials, but the
| matter was treated lightly. This is a
serious case" writes Mr.. DENLY, land
may be a test one. 1t grew, as all our evils
in China do, out of troubles in the United
States" Still later, July 10, the mob at
tackled the mission property at Chung
King and destroyed it. Mr.. DENLY flied d
protest.
In speaking OF the report OF Minister
| DENLY regarding the Chinese outrages, a
| well-known official OF the State Depart
ment said the fact that the lives and prop
| erty of American missionaries in that
country are in danger is an entirely logi-
| cal sequence to the failure of the
House of Representatives to take
action on the bill unanimously reported
| by the Foreign Affairs Committee, rec
commended by the President in a special
message, and strongly urged upon the
consideration of the House by the Secre-
| tary OF State. In the closing days OF the
session Minister DENLY reported to the
State Department his fear that,
Notwithstanding the presence OF the
| United States men of-war in Chinese
waters sent there on the requisi-
! ton of the State Department some
thing serious would occur if Congress adj
| iourned without action on the Wyoming
indemnity resolution, and the purport OF
this dispatch was confidently communi-
Gated by Mr.. Belmont, chairman of
| the Foreign Affairs COMMITTEES, to
the leading members of the House,
| but the session was allowed to end
without action. The official said there
will probably be an effort next session to
place the responsibility for whatever loss
of life and property may occur where it
| properly belongs-namely: upon those
who, to maintain fictitious record for
economy" prevented the passage OF the
| Chinese indemnity resolution.