Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-04
THE CHINESE CRUSADE,
Foreigners Still in Fear-Recent Outrages
and the Tartiiness of the Government.

and the Tardiness of the Government.
The steamer Gaelic arrived at San Francisco
twenty-five days from Hong Kong and thirteen
days from Yokohama. A Wuchang CORE
spondent, writing to the North Chtna Macs
under date of August 8, says the patience of
the foreign population is well nigh worn out at
the hardness shown by the Chinese officials in
Furnishing the perpetrators of the Wusuch out
RACES. second batch Of offenders. eight in
number. have been convicted of murder. as
sault and pillage and sentences of penal servi-
tude tor life, Punishment for life and branding
the face or back have been imposed.
The Provincial Gazette confirms the report of
the appointment of a successor to the deputy
project The new deputy is known to be
friendly to the foreigners and the arrest of
other malcfactors WAS promised. The corre-
spondent says IL is stated one OF the promi-
nent literary officials of Shanghai was impli-
Gated III the issue of incendiary ana malicious
placards which caused the uprising against the
foreigners The correspondent summarizing
the efforts of the authorinessays Customs Officer
Green and Missionary Argent were killed and
Mesdames Boder, Prothero and Warren with
their children murderously assaulted on the
evening of June ). the head mandarin refusing
to send n single man to quell the riot OF pro-
tect Foreigners. From June to june 3
twenty or thirty men we're arrested, but subse-
quontly all were released except live. Then
after some pressure five were rearrested
On July two Of the murderers were pri-
vately executed at Kuang Chi On july 6 a
subordinate mandarin WAS removed from office.
though not otherwise punished. The authori-
ties then Irofessed regard the matter as closed
except as to money reparation. After strenu-
Gus representation his eXcelency Chang Chi
Jung consented to reopen the case. On July
90 three men confessed to numbering Messrs
Green and Argent two more to beating ladies
and footing premises and three to simple loot
ing. On the same day, or fty-four DAYS after
the riots, notices were posted for the first time
offering rewards for information concerning
the rioters. The head mandarin was still re.
tanned III Office, thong hthe British consul was
promised he should be degraded The corre-
spondeHt says the prime incentive to the rio Is
az WusucL as elsewhere were placards against
fOreigr ers which had beer, scattered broadcast
These had been frequently brought to the at
tention Of the authorities prior to the riCtine
but at no tins has any one been punished for
issuing them
On July 80 Admiral Belknap. commanding
the American squadron, received telegram
from Eco Oh Nv announcing that trouble was
feared at that city and asking that gun boat
be sent there. One of the American cruisers
was at once sent. On July 81 Admiral Belknap
received second telegram from Foo Chow
stating that the Chinese had posted placards
The telegram also stated that 5000 Honan
soldiers stationed at Foo Chow threatened to
join in the uprising. The Russian man. of-war
which arrived at Hong Kong July % will pro-
coed north. Her station is reported to be
Hankow. The German gun boat Void will re-
mall at Hankow until required to winter at
Iientsin.