The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-08-12
MISSIONARIES Nv PERIL.
Bitter Feeii.g In South Chi.s Against
FOREIGNERS.

HOMO KoNo, July 2.-Letters from Canton
show that there is dangerous excitement
against all foreigners, and that the slightest in-
cident may lead TO bloodshed and rioting. This
anti-foreign feeling is due mainly to the efforts
made by European doctors during the plague to
stay tie progress OF the disease. These efforts
were partly thwarted by native intolerance. but
there is no question that they prevented thou
sands of deaths. The foreign doctors wished to
shut up the big Chinese hospital. which was
In the native quarter, and could not he iso-
lated, and use only the foreign hospital on
tho shore and a hulk in the harbor.
This course would have commented itself tn
any reasonable people, but tho Chinese literati
opposed 1t at once. They spread stories that
the Chinese afflicted with the plague were taken
to the foreign hospitals so that they might be
safely killed and their eyes and other organs
used for the manufacture OF medicines. P!acards
to this effect were posted up. and the result was
that a great mob gathered. and It required all
the troops of the native Governor as well rs the
foreign police to disperse the crowd, which was
bent on. lo0ting the European quarter. Tho
fessiUnal rounds. and sever had narrow escapes
from street lnubs that gathered about the doors
OF houses ~hict, they visited.
30 great was tbs cXci' men; that tho foreign
ers were forced to ahandoa their plan, and
the big native hospital WAS b'ayerurth used as
the man place thr hendtli; ~" sick. Tine in-
%spection Of houses was carried on, bat not rigid
~, ullU tR'tl doctor vas accompanied Dy n large
armed guard. Without this prrceution every
physician would have fallen victim to tho
public tanatic.sm. which was aroused to a high
pitch. Since the decline OF the plague feeling
has not abated and the native city IS still n
Dangerous place FOR Il European.
Here in Hong Kong much tho same exper.-
To check the plague. ihe sams ridiculous stories
OF the killing OF nHtiye yrt!ents we're spread
broGdca't and implicitly believed, Thou.and>
Of Chinese In good circumstance; Ned fro,n the
OF falling into the hands OF the na:el :" foreign
devils TIE presence 81 the large force of SIKH
police prevented any Outrsges In Hong Kong.
but the native irrigation found vent in the sur
rounding country, where the missionaries had
to bear the bruUt OF the Chinese anger.
AT Talck. near here. "a colony OF native Chris
tians, numbering sixty families, was savagely
attacked, and many persons were injured.
About one hundred rowt!ics descended on tho
looted their houses, and in many cases destroyed
their furniture and goods. several neighboring
villages were then visited and looted, and the
reports say that the mob. which was now crazy
for blood, killed several people.
No details have been received OF the destruc-
ton OF the American Presbyterian Churca at
have been a native convert. The mission
churches ut TunchoOn City were Threatened
with attack, the date Of June % being given .Or
the onslaught.
IL IL q singular fact that no Roman Catholic
churches have suffered from the mobs, as the
authorities have furnished guards for all OF
foreigners in the vicinity of Canton that the
NicerOy, Ii Hang Chang. has sent an urgent
message to the COnsuls at Canton, asking them
10 request the missionaries at TnnShoon City 10
cease preaching.
The missionaries at other points have been
warned TO he unusually circumspect, as n tri-
shed. Not since ths anti foreign riots along the
fangtse River three yearse ago have the Chi
nese been so much stirred up as now by these
the plague.