New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-10
CHINESE RIoTING IN A TREATY PORT.
THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN coNsULATEs Al

oHIN-KIANG SACKED BY NATIVES
San Francisco, March 9-The steamship Belglc'
which arrived here this morning from Hongkong
and Yokohama, brings advices Of the recent anu
European riots at ChinKiang. ChinKiang Is run
1t has had many vicssitudos nom the time when tno
first foreign residents Hvcd In Iunks on the north
shore Of the YangtZe. BY and by concession was
laid out, houses were built and the north shore was
abandoned, much Of the land thcro being washed
away by the river. Tho trouble began, IL 10
claimed, in a street row In which . ,Chinaman was
knocked down by a policeman. This excited tno
mob and their first act was to destroy the ponce
station Then they went TO the British Consulate,
where q Chinese inspector, who has not since oeen
seen Is believed 10 have taken refuge. On the way
they fred three foreign houses. The Chinese goh-
eral in command sont 500 men TO protect the Ooh-
sulate As as the mob appeared tho soni.is
capitulated. Some fed and the rest joined INC
mob. The ConsuIs wife fed with her ehiu'on
from the back door of the consulate, Wniis
the mob, aided by the soldiers, sacked an"
burned everything. The missionaries houses ana
chapel nearly shared the fate, while the bnus
Consul himself was twice in imminent danger OF
death. Tho American Consulate was looted, and
other houses burned. The residents took eauso
on hulks, and the mob tried 10 follow them, but mo
connecting bridges were raised. The Viceroy teio-
graphed to the Bhsh Consul that he was sending VWo
thousand soldiers to restore order.
The foreign residents who fed to the htlks stationed
in the river subsequently went on board q merchant
steamer and were taken to Shanghai. One foreigner
IS reported missing General Jones, tho American
Consul and Mr. Mansfield the British Consul, remained
at Chln-Kiang under the protection Of British gun
boat but sent their families to Shanghai. Among tho
foreign buildings burned British Consulate, the
British MaFshaps house, the Baptist chapel and mo
houses Of two missionaries, the Rev. Messrs. Hunnox
and bryant. The United States Consulate and the
Methodist chapel wero not burned. The wife OF the
American Consul had 10 for her life, accompanied
by her children being pursued to the river BY the
rioters.
The riot broke out again on Wednesday afternoon
when General Kennedy reached Chin-Riang DO had
the Amencaa flag raised at the United States Con-
suate The British ship Mutine arrived on Thursday
and Ared q salute TO the British flag. Within hve
minutes after the firing Of the first gun, the Chinese
IN the settlement had fed in all directions. The
United States steamship Omaha has been recalled from
Corea and gone TO Chin-Kiang direct. Tho @North
China Daily News says:
HThe chief lesson learned from this outbreak Is that
II will not do 10 believe that foreigners aFo In abso-
lutte security at any OF the treaty ports. Such Incl
| dents as happened at Chin-Khng may occur
at any moment at any of tho ports
and every port sbogh be within easy reach Of nan
| of-war The Chinese Government Will have 30 pay
| fun compensation for tho DAMAGE done. II no
ssas af .ssundiss sssr sensblitY; for, sns event
hke this, tha ioss ans ui''mseeiS on mo VoVorn-
| meats
pe5r VII b Sec0mp anied BY recrudesceHce OF anti
/ foreign feeling as he Is under the inhuence OF
| tntor who Is known TO be violent reactonAry.