, 1889-03-14
RIOTS IN CHINA.
Consul's Life In Danger.-American
Consulate LOoted-COnsuPs Wife
Flees for Lire.-Many Build
ings were Destroyed.

EcAN TkANClsCO, March S.-1nc SIeaIn-
ship Belgic, which arrived this morning
from Hong Kong and Yokohama, brings
the first detailed advices of anti-Euro-
Pean riots at Chin Kiang. The CORE
spondent, in describing the riots, says
" Chin Kiang is a ruin, and it has had
many Yicissitudes from the time when
the first foreign resident arrived. The
people lived in junks on the north shore
of the Yang Tee Kiang. BY and by
concessions were made, the town was
laid out, houses were built, the north
shore being abandoned, much OF the
land being washed away by the river.
Gradually it became a thriving COM
munity, with belief that it would be-
come the terminus of the Pekin railway,
and would supplant Shanghai"
The trouble began, it is claimed, in =
street row, in which q Chinaman was
knocked down by policeman. This ex-
cited the mob, and the first act was to de-
stroy the police stations. Then they made
for the British consulate, where the Chi
nese inspector, who has not been seen
since is believed TO have taken refuge
On their way they fired three foreign
houses. A Chinese general in command
sent three hundred men to protect the
consulate, but as soon as the mob ap-
pearei, the soldiers capitulated; some
fed and the rest joined the mob. The
consul's wife fed. barefooted, with her
children from the back door of the con-
sulate, while the mob, aided by the SOL
diers, sacked and burned every thing.
The houses and chapel of the mission
aries nearly shared the same fate, while
the British consul himself was twice in
imminent danger of death. The Ameri-
can consulate was looted, and more
houses burned. The residents took refuge
on board OF hulks, and the mob tried to
follow them, but were unable to do so,
as the connecting bridges were raised.
The Yiceroy telegraphed the British con-
sui that he was sending two thousand
soldiers to restore order. The riot broke
out again Wednesday afternoon. When
General Kennedy reached Chin Kiang,
he had the American flag raised at the
U. S. consulate. The British ship Mu-
tin arrived on Thursday, and fired sa-
lutte to the British flag. Within five
minutes after the firing of the first gun,
the Chinese in the settlement had fed
in all directions. The U. S. ship Omaha
mas been recalled from Corea, and gone
to Chin Kiang direct. The North China
Daily News says that the chief lesson to
be learned from this outbreak is that it
will not do to believe that foreigners are
in absolute security at any of the treaty
ports. Such incidents as happened at
Chin Kiang may occur any moment at
any Of the ports, and that every port
should be within easy reach of men-of-
war. The Chinese government will have
to pay fnll compensation for the damage
done. 1t is no kindness to the Chinese
to withdraw the gunboats for fear of
wounding their scnsibilities, for, in event
of a riet like this, the loss falls ultimately
on the government. 1t is feared that the
accession OF the young emperor will be
accompanied by recurrence of the anti
foreign feeling, as he is under the infiu-
ence of his tutor, who is known to be q
Violent reactionary.
Foreign residents who fled to the hulks
stationed in the river, subsequently went
on board of a merchant steamer, and
were taken to Shanghai. One foreigner
is reported missing. General Jones,
American consul, and British consul
Mansfield remained at Chin Kiang, under
protection of the British gunboat, but
sent their families to Shanghai. Among
fore gn buildings burned were the British
consulate, British nlarshal's house, Bap-
tist chapel and houses of two mission
aries, Rev. Hume and Rev. Bryant.
The United States consulate and Metho-
dist chapel were not burned. The wife
of the American consul had to run for
her life, accompanied by her children,
being persued by the rioters.