The sun., 1891-07-04
SERIOUS RIOTS In CHINA.
CHURCHES AND MISSION BUILDINGS
BURNED IN THEsYAN9 TSB TALLEK

Secret Societies Trying 20 Twelve the
Government In Foreign Complications In
the Hope OF Making Way for y success-
ful Hnsurrectiou-Lesders Put TO Death.
BAN Francisco. July 3.-The steamer China.
which arrived last night from HONG Kong and
Yokohama. brings the news that the threat
ened riot at Marking took place. A Method
ist girls school was attacked. piliaged. and
burned on May 25 By the Chinese rabble. sev-
eral other mission buildings were attacked
and would have been demolished but for the
Interference Of soldiers sent by the Viceroy
after urgent appeals from the missionaries.
On the Sunday previous the mission aries wore
mi-off1cially notified that the premises would
be burned. and. accordingly. all took steam
or for Shanghai the day before the trouble.
Further riotinR is expected at Kiukiane .su,
The outbreaks are said to be the work OF So
cret societies. the prime object not being to In.
jure foreigners. but to entangle the Chinese
Government In foreign complications in the
hope that thereby successful insurrection may
be begun.
At Tanyang on Juno I q mob pillagsd tho
mission buildings, overpowerinR the mandarin
and soldiers. The Christian cemetery was dug
ND. tho heads piled in . heap. and the manda-
rim dragged to the spot by his queue. The Gov
ernor OF AMMAN reports the beheading OF twen-
ty-hve rinRleaders in tho trouble at Nichu.
Trouble Is expected at Kiukiang and resi-
dents are sending their valuabes to Shanghai
The annual festival was held on May AZ in spite
OF the proclamation forbiddine 1t. This was
tho date fixed by the threatening placards for
the hostile demon stratlon against foreigners.
A Shanghai magistrate issued q proclamation
threatening tho natives with severe penalties
Tor acts OF hostility tow ard foreigners particu-
insy inT missoDs saes came sS into ShasRhai fe"rns
trouble but as there were four foreign men.of-
war in port, the ,1 shsSnghsi S Mrrev thinks the
The outbreaks along the lanetse are also
attributed to secret societies trying TO- ,foment
asss saId e Be- Affected. ted 'ne "n"'' i"nIs'' "''
FunR Yee: formerly Secretary OF Legation at
arrange matters connected with ~ late w
Hu riots On May Is the rioters attasks the
Ing death % to tho priests. The % rioters we're dis
ed Shs Anh HSs nssy;s nss
The China News Of June \ says over twem.y eSty
Viceroy has given local m az lstr rates per tssion
e nut the leaders to death on the spot. Every:
the authorities that they would GU: of eleven
beads on May 20. and telesram received at
sad burned the Old FPeneh Church IAN
Tang, within twenty.hye miles n OF Chin kiang; rn
Yns o Sesdes Inc
tho mission and church building. Fears were
for the snHy Of sS,e3 smaller M
juno O telegram was received from Chin XII
ang saying that the Christian churches near
Tan Yang were In ruins.
At Peking placards have been posted on the
Ia the work OF the secret societies. which are
at work all over China. Two leaders Of the
WI Hu riots were executed on May 20, The
heads were exhibited three days at WI Hu
and then sent to Nankin and other cities.
Shanghai telegraphed Admiral Belknap:
Tho band of Chinese who attacked Yang
show DESTROYED the French mission at Wusich
seventy miles from. here. Their. route leads
directly to Shanghai. and there is every indi
cation that they will destroy tho French mis-
sion. eighteen miles from Shanghai, and then
niles miles from RON % Shanghai ''H The Russian n' and and
French Runboats have gone up the river. max
ing nine there."
telegram received at Yok oh ANA from Kiug-
kiang. dated Juno G. says KiugkianG is quiet.
OF American lssidents out OF the city. Hang
kow Is quiet the gunboat Porpoise being there
and three ships here. A customs officer named
Green and British missionary named Ar;
the liGhtship at Shanghai on May 80. and then
ran ashore, but was not much damaged. Ad.
miral Be Enap at Yokohama received the fol-
loving telegram h from shanghai @ dated June 8:
but the American. English. and French gun
boats stopped 1t. Foreign women and children
were taken on board the lncnpstant. Two
men were killed at WI Hu. The Pslos pro-
nre again iclt here. The foreign ministers at
PekinR have informed the Chinese Govern
ment thai il the foreigners are not protected
they will take vigorous action"