The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-13
RIOTS IN NORTH CHINA.
LATE ADvICES CONFIRM THE PRE-.
VIOUS REPORTS.

Execution of Two Hioters Who Con-
fessed to Having Murdered For.
eigners - The Presbyterian and
Roman Catholic Missions in Danger
"A Large Indemnity Demanded-A
Disastrous Collision.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Aug. 12.-The
steamship Oceanic arrived last evening from
Hong Kong and Yokohama. Advices from
Hong Kong up to July Is state that the fire
of discomfort is still smouldering in North
China, and occasional riots are reported
The mission stations near Canton are said
to have been attacked, but no particulars
were received.
TWO MURDERERS EXECUTED.
Two Of the Wusuch rioters on trial vol
UNFAIRLY confessed that they murdered two
foreigners during the Wusuch riots. The
prisoners were accordingly sent back to the
Kuaugohi district and executed july s
Their heads are hung up at Wusuch as a
warning TO other evildoers.
A correspondent at Tiensten writes under
date of June 20, that all is quiet there and
no trouble is anticipated.
A correspondent at Tseing Kiang. under
date of June 81, writes that the vioerov
wrote TO the officials here that the resi-
dences Of foreigners should be searched. to
see if they had any bodies or dead peoples
bones about.
THE MISSIONS ATTACKED.
The Presbyterian mission was searched bv
an official while u crowd of excited natives
waited outside. The mob broke into the
Catholic mission. but were put out by the
occupants, Mgr. Chalfant holding the rioters
at bay with his revolver. The authorities
finally sent the military to the scene, and
the soldiers guarded the missions all night.
On July news came by telegraph from
the southern part OF the province of serious
riotlng. In this section the Catholics have
large property interests, many fine churches
ana large orphanage. Several of these
have been Destroyed by the mob.
At Fuchea Flu the rioters wrecked houses.
entered the churches and priests houses and
sacked everything, but did not burn the
buildings. The amount of damage done is
not known, but it is learned that the
orphanage was not touched. The soldiers
have been ordered out and patrol the streets
at night guarding the Roman Catholic
church property. The town is now left
without gnnboat, and feeling Of uneasi-
ness prevails.
INDEMNITY DEMANDED.
telegram from Tienstein states that the
French and British ministers in China have
opened negotiations with Tslungli Yamen
IN regard to their claim for indemnity on
account OF recent riots. The sum claimed
is 6.000, 500 taels.
Advices from Yokohama give the par
ticulars of the sinking of the steamer
lamaye Maru, and the drowning of 26O
passengers. The Temaye Maru and another
steamer, Mioshi Maru, were racing when the
latter steered across the Tamaye Maru's
course and the vessels collided The Tamave
Maru sunk Immediately, and only about
sixty people, who were on the deck. were
rescued.
DIR. c. N Gavette, of the United States
naval hospital at Yokohama, arrived here
yesterday on the Oceanic. He states that
just before the steamer left the Chinese
waters the United States steamer PoIas
proceeded to Yaugtse Kiang river to
Wuhu. The United States steamer Alert
remained at Shanghai.
BELKNAPS' PROMPTNEss COMMENDED.
The correspondent OF the Annoy Times
says the promptness of the American ad-
miral, George E. Belknap, in the late emer-
gency was the subject of much favorable
comment on the part of the white residents
OF Shanghai. The admiral received q cable
dispatch in Japan and cabled two
men-of-war Of his squadron to proceed im-
mediately to the scene of action. The
vessels were on their way over twelve hours
before the news of the Wuhu massacre
reached Shanghai