The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-13
FRESH TROUBLE IN CHINA.
TIE WHITES Alta CKED IN WIDELY
SEVERED PROVINCES.

Missionaries Nearly Killed and Their
Buildings Destroyed In Two cities of
Tokien-They Arc Driven Out OF Chun-
King, the Greatest Town in Inner China.
SAN Francisco Juno 12-The steamship
| Gaelic last evening brought Shanghai letters
and papers giving the first details Of removed
outrages upon European missionaries in
| China. This time disturbances have broken
| out in tho Fokier province Of eastern China
| and in Sechuan. 1900 miles up the Yangtse
| River Tho details Of the troubles in Fukicn
| come from two cites-Chnho and Kienning.
| On April 81 house occupied by mission
| aries OF the Church OF England. in Chnho.
| was attacked by mob assembled by the lead
| ing military men in the place. After being ex
| posed to the insults OF the mob for three hours
Miss Johnson and Miss b. Nowcomb were res
| cued by O mandarin and taken 10 chairs to
Yamen.
The house was not q quarter OF milo from
| Yamen. and the mandarin had to be sum-
| moned three times before he took any notice
| OF the matter. and finally only came after the
cry was raised that one of the ladies had been
| killed by tho mob.
| The Emreror's proclamation. which was
| hanging in front OF the house. was broken to
pieces and burned by the mob. who subse-
| qucntly wrecked tho house. Tho mandarin at
| first promised to tho ladies protection
| until they could communicate with
their friends. but on tho following
day. so fierce crowd gathered in front OF Va
| men that no insisted on tho ladies leaving
town as quickly Ms possible. Evidence is not
wanting that points to tho completely OF the
| mandarin in tho riot
The ladies almost mirncuousy escaped
| without serious bodily harm. Had it not been
| for tho bravery and devotion of the teacher.
| Mr.. Seek who repeatedly summoned tho Man
DARN, they would haze r.. Jared much worse;
dispensnIy in kienninG was attacked and
completely wrecked by mob of hired rufflanss
ceit, Ills Ills name is Chic Chic rloi. DR.. Rgg.
| who was on the prrro,mises: narrowly escaped y
in d na s baet " Sna
DR.. Rigg. being tho last to leave remaining
until he was dragged out by one OF four sol.
place. Escaping through the garden. the Doe
tor was compelled to climb two fences amid
shower OF bricks. stones and heavy pieces OF
In tho road tho mob seized him. throw him
lists, and on reaehine some some large s'' watts for
liquid manure auemptedto throw their vic
npsn Of Of "S s aaan M he pSe Tm
that they found It impossible to throw him in
alone. and they desisted for a moment. when
and regained the road. The towards still pur-
sued him; taking his watch and chain and
who stood by tho Doctor and attempted to
shield him. was beaten and thrown into one OF
DR.. Rigg made his escape to Nangwa. meet
ing on the road a former patient who. seeing
| that ho had no hat or umbrella, lent him his
money. gave him 50 cash to get bis breakfast
connected with, ne hospita and stole the
were, engaged in building tho now hospital.
At the time. OF, writing DR. Rigg. although
severely bruised and shaken. Is slowly re-
~ All the native students have also come into
sSsx hn with the loss Of
Gs avns %9G draw from IN
THs teaehsr SIX, whose bravery saved the
Not long ago he protested Christianity boldly
and openly. and now 10 and all others
Chinese language have been summoned to
kienning to stand their trial before tho liter;
protection to those who arc In the employ Of
save lis life and hat Of the only other Girls,
1t is now known that before Undertaking tho
riot at Chingho. the head man Of the I.itcrati
| Chic as to whether he should create riot. He
received assurances Of support and the prom
Ghingha Should 10 faioweh by tho nI pniiinn
down Of the hospital at Kienning.
| fresh anti missionary dem onstratiOn is
reported from scchnan; A large quantity of
Human publications is being ofrorcd for sale
with the object Of stirring up the people
agains the missionaries. At Chun King
| been taken. There. after an attempt to
boycott tho missionaries tho roof. were
removed from their houses. AMI. AS they np-
parcntly did not take this us n hint to quit.
they were carried outside the ciy.. The movo-
| Niccroy. and has the support Of tho gentry OF
the district. A Chun King correspondent says:
a friend who has been travelling in The region
Of the famous salt. wells in tho interior
Of tho province. He, writes that eighty
OF ten men selling anti-foreGn books. and
| proaching n crusade against all things foreign.
| They claimed to be under tho Niccroys pro-
lection. They did good trade. and abused