The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-29
NEWS FROM CHINA.
The Troubles OF MissiOnary-A
Riot i'm Ichang.

The North China Herald, published at
Shanghai. bearing dates of August 2Sth and
September 4th, has been received by due
course of mail, and from which the follow
ing items Of news are taken:
Chang Yao, Governor of Shanghai died
on August ODD. He was Commander-in-
Chief, Kuantung. Assistant Administrator.
New Dominion, October, 1881; Governor of
Kuangsi, July, 1885; appointed Governor
of Shantung. June. 1885, and to the office in
July. He was also made Assistant Di-
rector of the Board OF Admiralty In June,
1888. He was an exceptionally good Coy
ernor, as officials 60 in China. He has
spent enormous Sums of money on the yell
low River without, so far as can be seen,
doing any permanent good. but without any
Of the money finding its way into his own
pocket. Though rough, uneducatrd SOL
der, he was the most n-handed of Chi
nese high official 5, standing in this respect
on level with the present Niceroy of the
Two Kuang.
An intelligent Chinamap, who has re-
ceiyed a European education. has published
what he calls a ''Defeusio Populi ad Popu-
los" i'll which he endeavorS to show that
the late riots sprang from the Indignation of
the people against the missionaries. totally
regardless of whether they were Catholics or
and assumes that they were instigated by
KOiao Hui, the fei tn and the rowdy ele-
ment In general. The Defensio suggests
that the cure for rioting is the exclusion of
the missionaries from China.
In FGochOw native trade is stagnant,
owing to the stuppage of credit at the banks.
Captain Samuel A. Lord, master of the
American schooner Loong-hwa, died at sea
on August 10Th.
A Hangchow correspondent, writing IN
der date of August % !, says: A few days
ago, two friends were drinking tea in tea
shop and one OF them made the payment in
cash. The waiter returned one of the cash
and asked him to give him better one. An
alteration then occurred and the case was
settled by the decision of the bystanders
that the two friends should beg the waters
pardon. This they did. but after leaving
the shop they felt the shame so keenly that
they could not bear it, so they purchased ST
worth of opium and swallowed 1t between
them and went back TO the tea-Shop and
died there. This was too much for the pro-
prietor of the shop, so he swallowed opium
with the purpose of putting an end to the
trouble this calamity was bringing OH him.
lie came near dying also, but was saved by
vigorous efforts. All this occurred over one
cash of questionable value.
DIR. James Greig Of the Irish Presbyterian
Mission has had a terrible experience near
Kirin. He paid monthly visits to this city.
aud while On his last return to Newchwang
put up al an inn some SO Ii distant from
klrin. While he was asleep a band of SOL
diers rushed into his room at midnight, and
dragging him off his k'ang, tied him hand
and foot to post, alter kicking and beating
him. He remained tied up for some hours;
he was then taken to Yamen, and on the
following day brought before the Governor
on charge Of child stealing, and this is the
first intimati0n he had of what the charge
against him was. DR.. Greig managed TO get
a telegram sent to Mr.. Ayrton, British Con-
sui at Newehwang, who Immediately COM
muncated with the Taotai on the subject,
requesting him 20 demand Greig'S release,
protection and escort 10 Newchwang. The
Ta0tai seems to have sent very feeble pc
tition Oh behalf of the Consul, while the
COnSufS Own kilograms do not appear TO
have been forwarded.
A telegram was received in Shanghai
from 1chaDg, dated September I'd, which
said "Riot to-day at noon. Missions and
all foreign property burned. No lives lost.
Paokua in port" Another dispatch, dated
September Sd, said: There was no warn
ing of any trouble. The American and
Catholic missions, and Messrs. Gains,
Aldridge's and Deans houses are burned
and Mr.. Cockburn's looted. The Francis
can Sisters, and one of the fathers. are
badly hurt. All are now on board the Pa0
kua. The customs are armed" Two British
men-of-war, the Anchor and Swift, have
gone to the scene of the riots.
A fire broke out in Marking on August
oath, and before it was snbdned over 100 of
tue finest shops in the city were burned.