Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-22
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. MISSIONARY RIOTS. Houses Sacked and Burned
 by Chinamen at Wuhu. MR. BLAINE AND THE PRESIDENCY. Additional Details of the
 Martinique Cyclone. CLOSE OF THE SPRINGFIELD RACES. Eight Lives Lost by an
 Explosion.
THE CHINESE RIOTS.

Scene.
 NEW YORK, August 21.-The Methodist Missionary society have received the fol- lowing letter, dated May 19, from Wuhu, China, giving an account of the anti-misss sionary riots there: For the past week we have been in state of great excitement on account of a serious riot against the Roman Catholic mission. It started lit tie over week ago against the Chinese nuns who were going about the street annointing children with holy water. This aroused the suspicious of the people, who to abuse the two nuns and finally took them to the police office. The officer in charge became frightened at the crowd and sent the women to the Hsien Yamen, from whence they were returned to the Roman Catholic mission.
 70 This proceeding did not please the 'peo- pie, and the Ka Lao Huni, secret society, pasted placards melting the people to rise and destroy the Catholic mission. The day following being quiet we thought things had blown over; but on Tuesday things assumed still more serious aspect by the rising of some thousands of people WHO pTOCG6u0I LO Luo SdbuOllC u1lSSlOu premises in very threatening attitude. I was close to the premises when attacked and was attracted by the shouts and yells of the crowd to the spot. They were al- ready pulling down the walls and smash ing in the gates so that in few moments the inside of the compound was filled with an infuriated mob of ruf6ans of the lowest order, led by men in respectable dress, who went about with small flag. direct ing the operations of the rioters. Once inside the grounds, which the priests had vacated, all the rest was easily accom- plished. Their cry was that the priest hood had murdered children and taken out their eyes and hearts so that the mob be- gan to seek for graves and secret places.
 Finding some graves of the priests who had died there some months ago they ex- humed the bodies and broke open the cof- fins, expecting to find money buried with them. Being disappointed in this they scattered the bodies and grave clothes about the grounds They then searched some vaults with the idea of finding the bodies of some Chinese children said to be missing, but without finding any.
 Everything is so open and known to everybody in China that the very sem blance of secret place excites the deepest CuIlOSlGJ duu 5ubElClohs 4u0y uOW Idu- sacked the buildings, throwing everything through the windows and smashing every thing they did not want, such as pictures, glass and chinaware, and tearing the books to pieces, while tables. chairs and benches were broken up and piled about at differ ent points. On these piles of debris lib eral quantity of kerosene oil was poured and light applied, with the result that everything was soon in blaze. now left for home, thinking of the safety of our own premises, not knowing how soon the mob might take fancy in that direc- ton.
 The soldiers had, however, arrived at this time, and as I heard volley of musketry I felt that things would soon be quieter. But in this I was much mis- taken ,as the disturbance continued to rage furiously all night. It was terrible night for us. We had to remain on watch and dressed all night, With few things ready in a handbag to escape as soon as possible, and expecting every moment to hear the shouts of the mob as they ap- preached. We were, therefore glad when day dawned and no attack had been made. About a. m. the English called as ell assemble on one of the hulks for protec- ton. Messrs. Holland, Knapp and my self took the ladies and children to place of safety and then returned to Dr. Stuart, who had remained behind. We got few things together, such as we should prob ably need and finally left in the afternoon, not knowing whether the night would be the last for our houses.
 The steamship Teh Heinz had remained in port all day, ready to steam away at a moments notice if an attempt was made to burn the hulk. MT. Holland aud MT. Knapp and Dr. Stuart, with their wives Ca off fha rrr,i@1 n number of ladies of the community for | Shanghai to be out of the way of furthe, | danger.
 Mrs. Valley and I returned to our home | to look after things as far and as long as | possible, and we intend to remain here un- | til the post is absolutely untenable. Dur I ing this time the members of the customs
 staff, headed by their commissioner, had made bold stand and kept the mob from
 burning and footing the custom house
 though the homes and effects of most l of these brave fellows had all been de
 stroyed; some of them having nothing but I what they stood up in and their wives an6 children were in the game condition. Fol
 two days and nights they were unde,
 arms and had constantly to rally fortl
 and drive the mob away from the premises
 and put out the fires already kindled tt
 burn down the remaining part of the for eign residences. There is no doubt tha
 tn brave stand of about twenty armed I men against thousands of ruf6ans has in ! grest measure saved one mission premises for the present at least.
 Three Chinese men of war passing a
 the time anchored for the night and fret
 few broadsides, which with. the aid of
 good shower of rain helped to disperse tn
 people,.
 Gunboats had been telegraphed for, ant
 on the third day of the riot French gun
 boat arrived after an English gunboat
 which now lies at anchor in the harbor
 Much excitement prevails, and the rufian
 are pasting very abusive placards about
 melting the people to rise and attack an
 destroy our premises, saying: ''The Frenc1
 devils are gone; let us drive the other
 out" We are not out of danger yet, bu we have reliable Christian men at differen
 points to watch any uneasy feeling on th
 part of the people or any tendency
 assemble in unduly large numbers.