New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-12
ANT1-MIsSfoNARY RIOTS ~ CHINA.
MOB BEATS \ NATIVE CHRISTIAN TO DEATH
CLUTCHES DEMOLISHED

San Franc.sc, Aug The steamer CITY Of Peking
brings details u the destruction " the American
Presbyterian church al Shukung. near 'd"'''' NV
the mention OF which was contained IN me W.
entail mail II seems that antmlsslonary rI''3 DC
gan In the Preiectura town u Tuns Kan, In June
AS the result Of the posting ~ pacaris containing
vile charges against Christians. The mob appeared
In shukIung on June 49, and pulled down the chufch
Luckily. all the missionaries escaped but u 'hh'se
convert Kaing Lap. was overtak'n. beaten 20 "ed'"
AMI his body thrown into the river. Several Chris-
,ion families In tho vicinity were subjected 70 IN
dlgniilcs AMI robbed. Some soldiers then appear'4
or the scene AMI effected the arrest " two rioters
The next point Of attack was the Roman Catholic
church Those inside the church hrc': at the mob.
and held them a. bay for some time" ~ this
uncturc squad came AMI dispersed the mob
thus saving the building from sharing the same
fate the Presbyterian church. ,,,. ~,
on Junc g. the church AZ sam Kong. village Oh
Tsan-Shinr. sacked. ana srI nineteen yrats
old. belonging - a native preacher ANN, va" w.
carried away. Fortunately Ia ne n.deIe OF 'i :,
night. the Christian lroihers were az. & 80,
open the door " the house whcr" the gIl MAJ oeth
taken. and she was eonveyei s1t.y TO o ,,,,n
simultaneously with ms disturbance an M
slonary demonstration took place AZ liu-Iou. Lnl.r
Of darkncss native prsscnrr "ism r n' lam NM
IT, had t. seek safety IN Hght me churcn' t t'u"
over was le:t unmolest"l. az u was owned by a
inaa of the powerful Van family. who protected
In Tans-Kuns cy the yliss; AMI most e IKE Ing
are mr. 6r 3P q 9n The n h@i r MISSION
the mandarin residence. and for the daiy protec
tnut Of a
been applled for by the missionaries At an early
stage of the riots, Il would In al probability; have
,S,s disturbed district 4 complaint against the
Tung Kan magistrate has been Med WIN the
American Consul al canton an' Il" N''''''e"''
viii be made
Baltimore Aug. ll.-Rober H. Bogne. ~ this city
has received .c;ter from Mss Lulu +. Whlden
a missionary In Chna. AZ canton. In which she says
Some weeks ago reports were mAlrlodsy c!rcu1'ei
and pacarls put up. stating that the foreigners In
.rfn fha .
The peop.e believed these statements anu became
,,uch excited over H. About Jun" pacards
were pasted up arl circulated saying thai for
cgners In Canton were distributing. Through Chrls
tan women. scent-blgs continuing s1rlf POISONOUS
drug which would Kill the Chimes" who smel'ed them
The missionary adde's said - be engaged In
this and Chinese women IN distributing them In
Koran My name appeared some ~ these pa
cards az one OF those who prepared The poisonous
scent: | was tod Of the excitement In Iioran AMI
cautioned agans' COINS over ihefe II | had gone
| would have shared Il very severe i"t' ,,,..
a sick man. a stranger from another district
came to the door Of the dispenslry in Koran. where
we're dispensing medicines. H. had the p.ague and
DR. Habvcrson. In the Kindness OF her heart. w'ni
the medical missionaries treating patients
sick of the p.ague. some rasca.s cried out to me
sick man The forcisa-devi. woman wants to take
you OF md *. you In few minutes huge mop
Of men gathered arounl her. and vie abuse ana
onths were showereI upon the helpless woman.
man sprang from the crowd and seized her. crying:
XXI; the foreign she-devl. Bows Kicks AMI stones
followed this proposition. The brutal mob dragged
and beat the missionary into nsensibliiiy, ana: In
al proba b.ity. would have ked her had not Captain
BARTON OF a gunboat lying in the stream rushed up
and rescued her
"Dr. Biglcr went out to look for her companion
and was a 50 attacked with abuse and stones. one
stone cutting through her hat, innictlng a wound
three inches long In the scalp. friendly Chinaman
took her into his house un;i, Captain Barton and
severa. armed men came.
Malicious pacarls are everywhere now. and there
are threats OF burning the mission houses. chapc.s
AMI dspensaries. ana OF Killing or driving out for
elgners. II Is safe to wax on the street for
the purpose OF undertaking missionary work Cho-
era Is raging a We. the pague. Some OF the
Christians have been stoned and beaten. and one
chape. stoned