Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-09-18
charleston 0Riis for Help.
CHARLESTON. September l7.-Mayor
Cour,susy to-day issued the following
proclamation;

CHARLESTON. september ii.-mhyo "
Cour.sney to-day issued the following
proclamation;
CrrY or CHARLESTON, |
EXECUTIVE DKPARTMEsT, Sept. IL. J
To he Public Tue City Council Of
Charleston 81 its last regular meet,ng on
the l4tn instant took tue follow ing
action:
WHEREAS, A terrible calamity has be.
fallen Charleston, vast and widespread
in loss, its effects far greater than was
at first real zsd, and 80.
WHEaEAs, 1t u evident that iloera'
and spontaneous assis'ance wnicn nad
come to US from all parts OF TINS country
and from Eogland, and which y aeepiy
appreciated and gratefully acknowledges
by our people will be wholly insunsisnt
to meet our unexpected emergsncies'
be II
Resolved. That the Mayor be request
ed to prepare and issue an address TO
the public, setting furth our condition,
and asking additional aid for this
stricken city.
In making known to the general pub.
lie this deliberation OF the municipal
government as to the condition OF our
city at this time, II seems TO me unnee-
cessary that should add any wordsof my
own. The unfortunate facss are before
the country by slasementsof disinterest.
cd visitors from different parts OF the land
after personal observation, and are
known here and deeply felt. ask the
press OF the United States to give this
proclamation the benefit Of its far-reacn-
ing circulation.
1jigned) WIN. A. CoURrErAY.
There was a slight shock Of earth
quake at 2;25 o'clock this morning.
The ChIness OusraEes.
wAsHrsoros, September l7.-Minis'
ter DENLY st Pekin has reported to the
Secretary Of State two cases Of recent
outrages perpstratod by Chinese upon
Americans. Rev. A. A. Fulton and Misc
Mary Fulton, both Of the American
Prssby tsrian Mission in China, estab.
li.hed mission, hospital aud station at
Kwai Ping, about 400 miles southwest
from Canton. When they had expended
considerable sum 10 putting up the
boiidings, q placard appeared on the
wall declaring that they, foreign
DEVILS" must 60 in three days and their
buildings be destroyed. Litersti as
usual were at the bottom Of the dis
turbance. A crowd gathered near the
hospital and Fulton set out to secure
the protection of the militia. He was
stoned on bic way and not permitted to
return and no soldiers were sent TO pro-
tsct the mission. On May 9th STRAW
and fsagots were piled against the build
ing occ pied by Mrs. and Miss Fulton
aud little daughter of the former, upon
which the inmates q d and the huuss
was looted and burned. The ladies
sought refuge on b)ats bnt the m ID
threatened to destroy any boat thai
sh ,uid receive tn. m. and after some
delay they reached n point where Fulton
b I'd been Compelled to remain. Two
days lat they were put on bos's AMI
TO Cant n. Tue value Of
destroyed i about $500 and
Consul Seymour pressing the demand
for payment Of tbs amount in damages.
The second case il Of still more recent
On Sunday, June Oh, in the ab.
sence Of all the gentlemen connected
with the Methodi-t EJiscopal Mission
Hospital at Chun King, aud while only
one lady was present, mob collectsu,
broke down the gaios and threw stones
at the lady, ons of which ont open her
index fuger it's entire length, while she
was otherwise injured about the head
and arms. Complaint was made to the
officials, but the matter was treated
lightly. "Tnis is ssrious case" writes
Denby, '.aud may be test one. %
grew, a. all our troubles in China do,
out Of troubles 10 the United statos. :
Still later, July 10Th, . mob attacked
the MISSION property at Chang King snd
destroyed it. Mr. Deaby tiled protest
in these matters.