New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-12
THE RIOTS IN CHINA.
DIRECTED AND CARRIED OUT BY SOLDIERS
A FOREIGN FORCE NEEDED TO ovERAwE HUMAN
THE ATTACKS on FOREIGN MISSION
HOUSES.


c,o,,,boi China Sent lathe North China Daily
vew.- savs "There are points about tie lchang fiot
~ serous inheritance. Ii Is in no sense worA vi
mon There was indeed a pretext in the shape Oh
child said TO have been kidnapped on the Gay vi tH0
riot Init This evidently is merely su0tel1uge Ill oIuer
10 give the shadow OF excuse for the SutoreaA hi
aenres that the riot directed and carried out Ds
soldiers are only too numerous. There were peope III
authority who restrained the outbreak in certain direc
tions and fostsred It In Others Tie Chinese bigaaer
vaneral a Ichang Is great friend Of foreigners put nc
was helpess in the presence OF an ORDER cvdehS cone
10 his Human soldiers TO destroy all foregh properly
they could Oh that day.
where no gInboat can go. the position OF ioreish
ers unless in numbers, is very insecure Wheh sol
ders get orders from their secret leaders as al lchans
they care nothing for their officers. The central "oV
eminent Il power,ess for II has Human officials every
where and the troops every where are Human men, eA
cept Lii Hung Changes disciplined force 10 order nun
TO supp.ess Human with those men is to start e!V
war Tie situation Is very critical, ana the only SOU
ton IA Abr foreign force 10 Oveawe Human WIN lhe
tacit connivance Of the Chinese Government There
will be no security foreign life or property In emma
unless the rrbelu0us Hunanese are suppressed by
force
Honkow. China Sept. 6.-Ihe steamer Paohua arrived
here to-day with Icbang refugees, twenty In ALL VINO
lost everything except the clothes they wore at the
hcinnine of the outbreak several bore marks Of ser
violence.
day. without warning pr5vocston. 1t was carried
ont by a handful OF men evidently acting under orders
IN the pres.Dce OF number Of Chinese officials VINO
knew every one Of the rioters. Their mission OF de-
stuction was carried out with the utmost speed.
4 crowd had collected, and suddenly rush was
made for house belonging to the American Episcopal
MISSION The gate was smashed in, and man heading
the mob cried Stay the foreigners The rioters came
n with rush, and one aimed murderous blow WIN
, sb,chle at Mr. sowerby Mr.. SOwerby dsarmed this
assaIlant and avoided another, then ran Tor ms Ie
reaching the Consulate from which he was transferred
on board the Paohua The American MISSION mouse
was set on Are and the Yamen and soldiers rel oacA
neither civil nor military mandarins making an eHot
+, protect the property. The Roman Catholic convent
was next fred and the sisters seven in number barely
sscaned 70 the river where they thrown headong
down the steep bank by soldiers. They taken In
boat on board the Psoua and were stoned by the mon
ON shore several sisters badly injured by the
| missiles IL is thought number OF children
in the convent were burned to death. mob armed
With knives and rushed TO the Consulate. but
did not attack &C. The house in which were DR.. Prize
and the Rev Mr.. Deane. together With several other
buildings, was burned Mr.. RocEburn's house was
ruined and the British Consulate, In course OF
construction was torn Down; Houses were Io0teu ,
and although was Killed several attempts were
| made TO murder, and tireats were frequent Al t.e
old Consulate the foreigner. kept je oss DaGS
and kerosene with which to fire the buldlnSs those
having stolen property from the rilned buildings We're
arrested next day but attempt was made to capture
the real leaders. Many Of the rioters were sode'
who had taken OF their coats to disguise themselves
| Dnring the whole time mandarins were present and
made no attempt to prevent the people nom carTyie
entirely n matter OF luck. The scotch missionaries
owed their escape TO the fact that they had gone 3oa
Ing on the river at the time Of the outbreak IieS
hurried back and lust in time to rescue senior
missionaries and infant children ana escape WIEN ths
mob arrived. Tile Roman Catholic sisters barely
ESCAPED being massacred. several being severely IN
iurcd As in former cases telegraph CLERKS retsed !,
AZ shanghai vas refused without excuse on the day
of tie riot and all foreign messages the DAY after
ON the third day when all possible damage hsd beer