The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-06-27
OTHER FOREIGN RESIDENTS Threatened.
The Trouble Caused by the Absurd Ru-
NOR that the Eyes Of Native Chill.
dren Were Used for Medicine.
BlOOdshed Likely to Follow Unless e.
fective Steps Are Taken to Re-
store Tranquility.
o IN CHINA,
Chinese Mobs Attack the Missions and
Burn a Catholic Cathedral.

Chinese MObs Attack the Missions and
Burn a Catholic Cathedral.
SAN Francisco. June 23.-The North
China Daily News in it's account of the
Wuhu riots says: 1T had been reported
for several days that a mob of Chinese
had determined to loot and burn the
property of the Jesuits at Wuhu, owing
to the rumor that a num-
Der of Chinese children had
been killed and their eyes taken out to
make medicine for the Jesuit fathers.
On the afternoon of Tuesday of May Il,
a mob of Chinese gathered about the
premises of the priests and broke
through the walls eventually setting fire
to the cathedral and other buildings.
After driving out the missionaries and
pillaging the place. the mob then pro-
ceeded to the English consulate and de-
stroyed considerable property by throw
ing stones. The arrival of Taoti, the To-
cal magistrate, and the GOODNESS of the
British consul and wife they escaped
from the mob by dressing in Chinese
costume, and hurrying to the custom house
embarked with the other foreign residents
OF the China Navigation company's
serving ship. A number of foreigners
headed by the consul hid themselves and
passed the night at the customs house
and assisted by Taotai compelled the mob
to retire who twice during the night
made an attempt to loot and set on fire
the custom house and residences of
foreign officials. The next morning an
immense crowd again set fire to the
custom house and surrounding the build
ings but the customs staff, fully armed,
charged the natives and again put out
the fires. In the afternoon three Chinese
gunboats which were escorting Shen
Ping Cheng, governor of Anhui up the
river, arrived o the scene and learning
OF the riot began to fire blank cartridges
which had the effect of frightening the
mob. Some 200 soldiers arrived from
Taipeng-Tu, and these sent additional
protection to foreign residents.
The mob did not make any demon
stration against the Methodist Episcopal
American mission, but, advised by the
British consul, the missionaries from
that point embarked on the Tehsing,
which brought them, together with the
ladies and children of Wuhu, to Shang-
hal. At Chan King the priests who es-
capped from Wuhu in a boat were picked
up. There was only one British man-of-
time of the riot, and this, with one gun
boat, the Linnet, was neal Woosung, but
1t was sent for and proceeded to Wuhu,
on the 1Efh Of Nav fn,,r Inx,, ,e<nr %hn
Wuhu riots. The natives of Naganking
made an attack on the Roman Catholic
mission there, rumor having reached them
that the Taotai of Wuhu had
forwarded a dispatch to the authorities
declaring that the alleged deeds of the
missionaries were true. The priests sue
ceeded in keeping the mob off and one
of the assailants was arrested and pun
ished. The Catholic mission was not
the only one attacked, for a crowd
equally large made a descent on the in
land mission, near the north gate, but the
Chinese authorities arrived in time to
prevent any serious damage. The crowd
fingered about the mission during the
day and native women came to the
O%rphanage to reclaim their children who
were left there.
A French man-Of-war was sent for
and arrived on the 10th. Captain De-
Jonquieres informed the governor of
Negauking that if the rioters did not
obey the mandates of the magistrate he
would not hesitate to take strong meas
ures. The governor responded that or
der would be maintained. On May 18, a
German gunboat, the Iltia, larrived, and
Captain Ascher lent his influence to Sc
cure protection for the missionaries.
Placards, however, had been posted by
the rioters announcing that the mission
buildings would be totally destroyed on
Friday, May 22nd. Placards also had
been posted in the French quarters of
Shanghai. threatening foreigners. 1t is
reported that H. M. S. Swift arrived at
Cfinking.