St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-18
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Seeing himself on the brink of
political annihilation, he thought to
regain favor and make an enviable
reputation by turning the mission
aries from the country. 1t was after
wards learned, moreover, that he had
secret instructions to that effect. All
kinds of outrageous stories about
the missionaries were circulated
among the people for the purpose OF
securing their cooperation. The
missionaries had built hospital in
Cheng Tu, now destroyed, at con-
siderable cost, and DR.. Stevenson
was one of the doctors employed.
On the 2Sth of May a placard was
posted declaring that foreigners
fried children for the oil in them. A
request was made that these placards
should be torn down, and a few were,
though several persons objected.
"Dr. Kilborn,' the doctor contin-
ued, 'was just filling Mrs. Jackson's S
teeth, and 1 was doing some work
about the dispensary, when we heard
some children yelling and throwing
stones. This was about 4:3O. We
sent our cards at once to nearly all
the yamens. They were received,
except one sent to the Tsong Pao
Kiachii, Human man, who followed
up his refusal with a vicious procla-
nation. This man had been cured
of an ulcer in the leg of twenty
years standing by DR.. Kanright a
OF
tackled the Canadian mission and
broke in the doors. DIR. Kilborn had
a double-barreled gun, and l had a
Martini rifle. When we appeared on
the scene the crowd disappeared in
a hurry from the gate and left the
opposite mud-wall clear. We fired
three shots down into them and then
ran right out into the street. We held
the crowd at bay until the cahirmen
arrived, who promised to keep the
street clear, adding that the officials
would soon appear.
ATTACKED AT THE REAR.
Good liars, but bad police, they
soon allowed the people'to come right
into the gate. Again we cleared the
street. In a little while our wives
wanted to see us. They had picked
up the babies in their night clothes
and ran to the hospital through the
dividing wall, and we soon heard
crowds beating at the hospital gates
on the back street. DR.. Kilborn blew
a big hole through the top panel of
T,,io
back. We now went into our dis
pensary and tried to lock ourselves
in, but we soon heard the roar and
crash of glass and panels on the
dwelling side. We made several vain
attempts to escape into an adjacent
lot. We fully expected death, but
in short time a man I cured of
opium-smoking found US and told US
we must leave at once. He had found
a hole in the hospital gate, made by
a stone from a rioter. One of my
twin babies was taken by a woman N
servant of DR.. Kilborn, the other by
the opium patient. My wife held on
to the little baby, and I held the
rifle. We all ran to the gates There
was just room for one to get through
the hole. l was one of the last TO
get out, and, pointing my rifle at a
man who was yelling tax SEE (strike
dead, he shut up ait once, as there
were only a dozen or so by the hos
pbtal gate. I was forced to resort
to this expedient several times
While we were running out in the
parade grounds a brutal soldier
kicked Mrs. Stevenson I leveled
again on this wretch, and had he
tried to follow it UP there might have
been another story to tell. But ne
saw me and stopped. After this
my rifle was needed no further, and
it was left next day and some rioter