Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-11
THE RIOTING IN China
Disastrous Anti-European Outbreak
in Chin Kiang.
MANY HOUSES WRECKED.
White People Flee for Their Lives and
Their Property Is Destroyed-Troops
Sent to Quell the Riots
Join the Mob.

SAN Francesca, March 1.-THE steamship
Belgic, from Hong Kong and Yokohama
ports, arrived, bringing the details Of the
anti-European riots which recently occurred
at Chin K.ang. The city has been totally
wrecked The riots originated in q street
row, in which a policeman knocked re-
fractory Chinaman down. His compatriots,
becoming incensed at this act, made a raid
on the police station in vhich the officer had
taken refuge and completely wrecked it The
mob next turned its attention TO the English
consulate, in which a Chinese inspector had
.aken refuge The latter has mysteriously
disappeared, and no trace of him can be
found On their way to the consulate the
rioters burned three houses belonging to for
eigners A detachment of 300 Chinese troops
was sent 10 protect the consulate, but on
meeting the mob Immediately capitulated
Some of them joined the mob, while Others
fed.
The wife of the consul fed with her chill
dren rom the back door OF the consulate in
her bare feet
The consulate was sacked and burned by
the mob, aided by the soldiers. A chapel and
several missionaries houses near by were also
destroyed. The British consul twice mar
rowly escaped death at the hands of the mob
Several other houses belonging to foreigners
were burned and the American consulate
sacked. The residents fed and took refuge
on hulks. the mob tried to follow them, but
were prevented by the raising of the con-
meeting bridges.
Al hull
stationed in the river afterwarI were taken
by merchant steamer to Shanghai. One
man is reported missing The American
consul, Gen. Jones, ami the British consul,
Mansfield, remained at Cnin Klang under
the protection OF British gunooat, but their
families We're sent to Shanghai.
Among ile eign buildings burned were
the British consulate, TIE British marShafs
house, the Baptist chapel, and the houses of
two missionaries, Rev. sir. HUNS AMI Rev.
Mr.. Bryant The United States consulate
and the Methodist chapel were not burned.
The viceroy notified the Bcitish consul that
he had ordered 1000 troops 10 proceed at
once TO Chin Kiang aud restore order.
On the afternoon of the Wednesday follow
ing the riot broke out again. When Gen.
Kennedy reached Chm kiang he had the
American flag raised at the United States
consulate. The following day the British
ship Mutine arrived and saluted the British
flag. On hearing the firing the rioters fed
in all directions
The United States steamship Omaha has
been ordered from Corea t. Chin Kang.
The North China Daily News, commenting
on the outbreak, says: Tine chief lesson
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 in
cidents as happened at CHA kiang may oc-
cur at any moment at any of the ports, and
every port should be within easy reach of a
man OF war. The Chinese government will
h We to pay full compensation for the dam
age done. 1t Is no kindness 10 the Chinese TO
withdraw the gunboats for fear of wounding
their sensibihties, for i'll an event like this
the loss fails ultimately on the government
The fear is expressed that the accession of
the young emperor, who is under the influ-
ence of tutor known to be violently reac-
tionary, will have a tendency to intensity the
feeling against the foreigners.
JAPANESE NAVAL NEWS.
Five hundred thousand dollars has been
sent as payment for the last man of war
ordered IRON France by the japanese naval
department
MIR. Tonkahara has been sent as the dele
gate from Japan to the international marine
conference to be held at Washington.
HOW ADMIRAL CHANDLER DIED.
Details of the death of Admiral Chandler,
U. s. N, have been learned as follows: He
arrived at Hong Kong Feb s with the
Marion, accompanied by his wife and daugh-
ter. On Feb ii he Called on the governor,
and on the way was sczcd with fit of apo
plexy. His symptoms at first did not seem to
be serious and he finished his call. On re-
turning to his hotel he gradually lost con-
sciousnc,s during the afternoon and expired
at Oils p. m.
WARNING TO wRECKERS
There is no news from The fourteen missing
men belonging TO the wrecked ship Auglo
India" and it is feared they were lost. The
men who succeeded in landing from the
wreck were stripped naked and stoned by the
natives The governor beheaded three of the
plunderers ard had their heads stuck on poles.
GREAT FIRE IN JAPAN.
On Feb. ] fire in Shidsuoka, Japan.
destroyed 600 buildings, including hospitals,
chim 5, temples and many public buildings
At Yokosuka, ON the same day, 500 houses
were completely destroyed by fire.
An international Express Train.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Montezuma