The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-25

afr. Van Meter of the Chicago Civic Federa
tion Recounts the Origin of the Ont
RACES at Chuan, China, Telling How thu
Natives Were Made to Believe that the
Children were Killed for Medicine by
the Foreigners and How the Anti-For'
eign vfceroy Did All in His Power te
Defeat Justice.
Chicago. Sept. 24-H. H. Van Meter
a member of the Civic Federation OF
Chicago, has prepared the following ar
ticle from the very latest news from
China bearing on the causes leading up
TO the origin of the Chinese outrages-
1t is endorsed by the following leading
men: F. W. Gunsaulaus, d. D., pastor
Plymouth Congregational church of
Chicago and president of Armour Instl-
tute; p S. Henson, D. D., pastor of
First Baptist church, Chicago: Freder-
lex L. Chapman, Presbyterian, editor
Of the Rams Horn; F NJ. Britol, D. D.,
pastor Of Methodist Episcopal church Of
Evanston; NJ. z. Cady, D. D., presiding
elder NJ f. church, Aurora; Rev. T. n.
Morrison, D. D., rector Of the Church
Of the Epiphany Episcopalian, Chicago;
Rev. Charles H. Bixby, d. D, rector of
St. PauPs Episcopal church Of Chicago;
VI. ]. Carroll, CO tholic, editor of the
Eight Hour Herald, labor; and many
others.
It Is also endorsed by the following
returned missionaries from China now
in Chicago: Miss Emma Tween Of Kait-
G.. kch-
more. Swallow, China, not far from
Kucheng.
CAUSES OF RIOTS.
The first outbreak was in far west
ern China on the Yang Use Kiang
friverl. Liu Ping Chang. viceroy gov
ernorl of the SzIChuan province of
Western China, within a few years
anlassed a fortune of over fifty million
dollars from robbery of the government
and oppression of the people under his
official control. His tyranny became
80 intoleraible that even the over patient
masses were enraged and clamored SO
loudly for his removal that the imper
tai government disgraced him by de-
posal. This viceroy, still in Office await
Ing a successor, desiring to regain pop
ular approval, and if possible reinstate
himself in power in spite Of official deg
radiation, began plotting against the
hated foreigners.
During May, 1895, in Chen Tu, the
capital OF this province. the most alb
surd, scandalous and abominable re-
mors were circulated concerning resi-
dent Christian missionaries. There was
nothing new about this, as the priests
and litteTati. backed by numerous Sc
cret societies and protected by persons
Of Official power and influence, have
constantly circulated the most scurril-
Gus accounts Of the killing and eating
of children by foreigners. malpractice
in medical missions, and immoral teach
ing nd conduct among Inconsistencies
STRANGE STORIES STARTED.
We quote as follows from letter re-
Gently received from Chen Tu from Mrs.
Cady. wife of the brother Of the pre-
siding elder of the N. z. church, resid-
ing at Aurora, Ill:
DIR. Hare of the Canadian Mission
Nas called to visit a sick woman. For
same ten or twelve days after, he heard
nothing from her, but was one night
called 10 go to the same place again.
After looking at the woman he found
that she was dead, and told her hus-
band so. The man Immediately began
TO order the doors closed, and It was
only by fighting his way out that the
doctor reached home.
"The talk which Of course followed
was mostly in the eastern part of the
city. BY the time this had quieted,
other rumors were started over there:
one that a cow out at the east gate had
actually been heard to speak, and this
was the theme: that the year following
the foreigners are coming to take So
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that ple-foreigners-were going out
the east gate to look at stones which
were supposed to contain something of
value. So these rumors spread
OUTRAGEOUS PLACARDS.
Placards. of which the flowing is
only one literally translated. were post
ed publicly throughout the city and
publicly corroborated by official procla-
nation. This is a fair specimen of a
host of slanderous literature
Notice is hereby given that at the
present time foreign barbarians are
hiring evil characters to steal small
children that they may extract oil from
them for their use. L have a female
servant named Ii who has personally
seen this done. / therefore eXhort you
good people not to allow your children
10 go out. I hope you will act in ac-
ccrdance with this"
On May 80. during the feast Of the
fifth moon. when great crowds were
gathered and carousing, melted by
-hese insane and incendiary documents,
without warning the onslaught began.
THE PEOPLE FRIENDLY.
The hitherto peaceful populace he
came disturbed but still friendly TO the
foreigners who had built HOSPITALS and
r o,fo
for them. refrained in a wonderful way
from violence, Till riotous bands of agi-
tators broke loose like madmen and be-
gan to pillege. burn and destroy all
within their power. while the officials
failed utterly n render any adequate
protection whatever. Americans and
Europeans, Protestants and Catholics
alike fed for their lives from the fury
of these fiends incarnate. concealed by
friendly natives in their homes and in
the official yamens Cresidences) by i'm
perial orders. The Canadian Method
isl mission was the first 10 feel ehe fury
OF the mob.
THE FIRST OUTBREAK
About evening. after a drunken. hois-
ferrous day. an attack was made upOn
the Canadian Methodist mission \
mob broke in the gates. hut was held at
bay for three fearful hours by two
brave missionaries. DrS Kilhorn and
Stevenson. who were nerved to the con-
fct by the consciousness that their
wives and little ones must be protect
Cd or fall victims 10 an awful fate TOO
terrible 10 relate: SO they held their
own hoping in vain for official protec-
lion. which was purpoSely withheld.
At last. losing all hope Of rescue. and
knowing X was sure death to remain
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