The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-17
WHO NEED HANGING,
Valiant Pig-Tails Who Boldly Assault
aNunnery, Warning on Its
Inmates.
MANDARINS COUNTENANCE RIOTERS.
British Consulate Torn D~own-HOuses
Of Foreigners Looted by the
Acknowledged.
MANuARINS cOUNTENANCE RIOTERS.
More Outrages Coming - "A Formal
Resolution that All Outsiders
Must Go.

Hon Kow, China Oct. 10,-The steam
er Pao Hua arrived here today with
Ichang refugees, twenty in all, all OF
whom lost everything except the clothes
they wore at the beginning of the out
break. Several bore marks of serious
violence. 4. riot took place at broad
monday without warning II provoca-
ton. 1t was carried out by a handful of
men evidently acting under orders in the
presence Of a number of Chinese officials
who knew every one of the rioters. Their
mission of destruction was carried out
with the utmost speed. The first attack
was on the house of the American
Episcopal mission. Sowerby ran for
his life, reaching the consulate
from where he was transferred on board
the Pas Hua. The American Mission
house was set on fire. neither the civil
nor the military mandarins making an
effort to protect the property. The
Roman Catholic convent vas next fired
and the sisters. seven in number, barely
escaped to the river where they were
thrown headlong down a steep bank by
the soldiers. They were taken in a boat
on board the Pas Hua and were stoned
by a mob on the shore. Several sisters
were seriously injured by the missiles.
It is thought a number of children in
the convent were burned to death. a
mob, armed with knives and axes,
rushed to the consulate, but did not at
tack it. The new British con
sulate in course OF cOn-
struction was torn down. Houses
were located. and although no IN was
killed several attempts were made to
murder and threats were frequent. At
the old consulate foreigners kept the
rioters back with %bayonets.
The leaders of the mob carried gun
powder and kerosene with which to fire
buildings. No attempt was made to
capture the real leaders. Many rioters
we're soldiers who had taken off their
coats for of disguise. Manda-
rims were present and made no attempt
to interfere. That no lives were lost is
almost entirely a matter OF luck. Scotch
missionaries owed their escape to the
ldct tndt tney ndu Sohc poothS. thcJ
hurried back and were Just in time
to rescue the senior mission.
aries and infant children and
to escape when the mob arrived. AS in
former cases telegraph clerks refused to
send on news. A full dispatch to the
Daily news was refused without any eX,
cuse on the day of the riot and all
foreign messages the day after. On the
third day when all possible damage had
been done the military mounted guaro
over the blackened ruins. In Hon how
things are stirring again. l%esterda!
there was a gathering of the anti-forelgn
element here including a large number
OF magistrates and officials. They re
solved that foreigners must be driver
Immediately from the central provences
The missions at Wunchang have received
threatening placards ordering them t'
leave at once or they will be extermin
ated. Tastai inspected a nunnery toda.
making search for bones, eyes. etc. o
children said to have been murdered b.
the sisters.