St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-06-11
LEGATIONS UNADVISED,
No Details of the Trouble Are
known at Washington.


nese legation has received no informa-
ton as to the reported massacre of all
the missionaries in Chung Tu, and
strong hopes are entertained that the
affair may be less serious than the
meager reports indicate. 1t is stated
at the legation that Cheng Tu is large
city in the interior of China. The
people are far removed from the CEN
terS Of foreign commerce, such as
Canton and Shanghai. Recently, how
ever, by the treaty Of peace with ia
pan, this interior city was one of sew
eral places to be opened to foreign
ers and foreign commerce. This fact,
it is explained, has agitated the peo-
pie, who have lived by themselves from
time immemorial. The missionaries
are the only foreigners who have here
tofore settled at Cheng Tu. 1t is said
that their number, including their fam
lilies, in the entire province of Sc
Chung, of which Cheng Tu is the cap
ital, must be less than 100, including
all nationalities. The missionary head
quarters is at Cheng Tu, where it is
believed there are not exceeding ten
missionaries, the rest being scattered
through the province, but this estimate
is based on the. general information of
Chinese officials, as there are no ex-
act details of the extent of missionary
service through China. The Tsung Lii
Yamen sought to secure from each
foreign government a complete list
of the missionaries and their place Of
service, but this was not given. 1t
is said that the emperor of China and
the Tsung Ii Yamen have given every
possible protection to the missionaries,
although it has been found impossible
to guard against mob violence, partic-
ularly at remote interior points. The
Chinese government has asked foreign
governments to appreciate these diff
cultieS and has advised that the mis-
sions should be kept within safe linn
its; but the zeal Of the missionaries
has led them to push inland without
fear where the Chinese government
officials have found difficulty in afford
ing protection. Notwithstanding this,
the authorities at Pekin have done
their utmost, and have placed upon
the viceroys of the provinces the re-
sponsibility of protecting the mission
aries, churches, ETC., and given them
to understand that they will be de-
graded if mobs are permitted to dis
turb the missions. AS a result the
viceroys and their projects of police
are active in restraining mob out
breaks
CHANGE OF VICEROYS.
The official gazette of China, recent
ly received, shows that a change has
been made in the viceroy at Cheng Tu,
and that new one has just assumed
his duties. This, added to the agita-
ton of opening the city to foreigners,
may account for disturbances, al
though the fact that disturbances have
occurred is not known to the Chi
nese officials here.
WI Chang, THE place to which a
French ship has been sent, is an
other large interior town, on the
River Yang Use Kiang. The river
affords inland navigation to large YES
sells UP TO WI Chang, butt it is I'M
navig'able further up. 1t is probable
therefore, that the French ship will
go to WI Chang, as it is the farthest
western point reached by navigation
and is ON the way to the ter
point of Cheng Tu. AT the French
legation no information had been re-
ceived concerning the reported mas
sacre. The French ambassador, M
Patenotre, who represented his gov
ernment ait Pekin some ten years ago
and who negotiated the treaty by
which Tonquin became a French
province, expressed his doubt of the
correctness of the report that the
Chinese were intercepting dispatches
bearing ON the alleged massacre
When he was in China ten years age
dispatches were never intercepted
and he always had free comy.dunica-
tion, both with his government and
with the admiral of the French fleet.
Minister Paitenotre, by referring to
some documents at the legation, ascer.
tanned that there were about 100 Cath
olic missions in China, of which sixty
four were French and twenty-five
italian. Concerning the number of
Protestant missions he had no specific
knowledge. The number. Of mission
aries ait a post varies from two OIL
three to ten or more.
REPORT OF CREDITED.
This afternoon state department Of
ficials, after investigating the reports
said they Thought am error had beer
made in the transmission of the name
of the place where the massacre is
reported Ito have occurred. 1t is be
lieved that the name, instead of Chung
Tu, SHOULD be Chang TIE, the capital
of Human. In this place there are &
number of foreign missionaries, and
the anti-foreign feeling is very strong
In 1893 there were threatening dem