Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-03
THE LATE RIOTS IN CHINA.
Outbreaks Against Foreigners Attributed T.
Secret Societies

Outbreaks Against Foreigners Attributed to
/ Secret Societies.
| Further Chinese advices by steamer are 10 the
eSect that trouble Il expected at Kinkiang and
that residents are sending their valuablss to
Shanghai. Theannual fes oval WIS held May 81 in
| spite OF proclamation forbidding it. This was
the date fixed by the threatening placards for
the hostile demonstrations against foreigners.
| Shanghai magistrate issued a proclamation
threatening the natives with severe penalties
for acts of hostility toward foreigners particu-
larry missionaries. Many ladies from outlying
missions came into Shanghai fearing trouble
| but as there were four foreign men of war in
| port the Shanghai Mercury thinks the demon
| stration will he postponed The outbreaks
along the Iangtse attributed to secre. So
cietiss trying to Torment instructions and the
| whole yangtse valley is said to be affected
Fung ieo formerly secretary obligation at the
court OF St James. has been appointed AMIGA
bly, to arrange matters connected with the late
WI HUI riots May Is the rioters attacked the
Roman Catholic church at Hochow, threaten
| ing death to the priests. The rioters were dis
persed BY soldiers and seventeen were arrested.
At Chibg Yin Anhui natives demolished a
church May 10 while a missionary was preach
ing. The missionary escaped uniniured.
The China Ae,cs OF June IL says over twenty
rioters have been captured at Wu Hu. The
viceroy has given local magistrates permission
| to put the leaders to death on the spot. Every
| thing is quiet at WI HUI. and notice was given
by the authorities that they would cut off
eleven heads May IS.
A telegram received at Shanghai June /
| stated that rioters had burned the old French
church at Tai Yang, within twenty-five miles
| from ChIkiang. The church had stood for
200 years At Tanyang June /, besides desc
Grating the Christian cemetery, mentioned
in previous dispatches, the mob burned the
mission and church buildings. Fears were ex-
pressed for the safety of seven smaller churches
IN the vicinity Of Tanyang. and OF. June h
telegram was received from Chinkiang saying
| that the Christian churches near Tanyaug were
il ruins.
At Picking rlacards have been posted on the
wells threatening to massacre foreigners. This
lie the work of secret societies, who are at work
| all over China The 'esders of the WI HUI riots
were executed May Is. The heads were ex-
hibited three days at WI HUI and then sent to
Making and other cities
On June United States Consul Leonard at
Shanghai telegraphed Admiral Belknap as fol-
lows: The band of Chinese who tacked Yaug-
show destroyed the French N ission at Woosich
last night and are reported to be at 500 Show,
seventy miles from here. Their route leads
directly to Shanghai and there is every indica-
non that they will destroy the French mission
eighteen miles from Shanghai and then attack
the French mission at Siegewei four miles from
Shanghai. The Russian and French gun boats
have gone up the river, making nine there"
telegram received at Yokohama from
klngkiang, dated June @. says Kingkiang is
quiet. Chinese troops are guarding the pos
sessions OF American residents out OF the city
Hangkow is quiet, the gun boat Porpoise being
there and three ships here. A customs officer
named Green and British missionary named
Argrens were killed at Wusich. The United
States steamer Palos ccllided with the light
ship at Shanghai May and then ran ashore,
but was not much damaged.
Admiral Belknap at Yokohama, received the
Following telegram from Shanghai, dated June
8: Last Friday there was riot at Kinkkiang,
but the American, English and French gun
boats stopped it. Foreign women and children
were taken on board the Inconstant Two men
were Killed at va Hu. The Palos proceeded
immediately. Serious appreheusions are again
felt here. Foreign ministers ut Pekin have in
formed the Chinese government that if the
foreigners are not protected they will take Wig
orous action"