The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-14
CHINA And JAPAN.
The Steamer Empress Of India
Brings Late Advioes.
THE ANTI-FoREIaN RIoT.AT ToHANG

A Japanese Correspondent Asserts
That II Was Not the Work of an
Ignorant Mob. but Was Counseled
by officials - Desperate Russian
Convicts
VANCOUVER, B. c., Oct. 14.-The
steamship Empress OF India has arrived
at this port with interesting advices
from China and Japan. The steamer
left Yokohama Oct. 1. When the
steamer had been but a short time at
sea an interesting stowaway was un-
earthed. He was Derastrius Kohop-
tiski, and was an escaped Siberian con-
vict He had been sentenced to sixteen
years exile in Siberia, but after six
years he had succeeded in making his
escape into China. He made his way to
the coast and managed to secrete him
self on the Empress of India. The pas
sengers took much compassion on the
unfortunate man, and, with the aid of
the officers, made his passage to. Canada
as comfortable as possible.
The Riot at Tchang.
A correspondent of the Japan Daily
Mail, writing from Shanghai, says: De-
tails which have been received regard
ing the Tchang riot throw more ser
ious aspect upon that outbreak than was
at first anticipated. II was thought the
affair would turn out to be the work of
an ignorant mob, excited into violence
by the emissaries of Kaloa Hui, as at
other places on the Yangsti, but it
Is now known the attack was deliber-
ately planned and carried out with great
expedition by few soldiers who were
under the command of mandarin. In
this case it is certain that the officials to
whom the foreigners had to look for pro-
lection We're themselves among the
rioters. The ignorant lower class had
nothing whatever to do with the out
break.
The Britith Consulate Not Attacked.
No excuses or prevarications will
serve the purposes of the ofiiciates in
this case. An attempt was made, it's
true, to protect the Roman Catholic sis
ters, but they were entrusted to the care
Of brutal soldiers who threw them down
the river embankment and did their best
to murder them. Had it not been for
the bravery of German priest some of
the sisters would have undoubtedly
foreign building was burned. the Brit
ish consulate and custom house were
not damaged. The British consul was
unable to assist those attacked. Fortu-
nately the steamer Pac Hua was in port
and every foreign resident took refuge
aboard her.
The attack was not only deliberately
planned, but all details were carried
out with the utmost celebrity. 1t was
pretended that child had been stolen
by the convent people, but this was
false. The water in the rivers was SO
low that the warships Swift and Aspi
were unable to reach Tchang. The
merchantmen Ella carried up detach-
ment of blue jackets, who will otect
foreign property.
Desperate Russian Convicts.
At Vladivostock Russian convicts
working on new railroad attempted to
escape. Two were shot down, but the
others succeeded in escaping. The sub
sequent doings of these men showed to
what desperation they had been driven
by their treatment during their work
AT a farmhouse which they reached
soon after their escape they killed three
inmates so as to obtain their clothing,
A French officer was also killed for the
same reason, and a Russian bandlnaster
was killed and his body stripped. At
latest accounts none Of the conYicts had
been captured.
The bark Archus, of New Ghwang,
was totally wrecked during typhoon
at the entrance of Negasaki harbor. All
on board perished. The crew of the
vessel was composed of Chinese. but she
was oificered by Europeans.