The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-28
A Wceroy Robs the People and
Government Of 100000
AN INT0LERABLE TYRRANY
To Divert Popular Attention He Gives
Notice to ScandalOuS Stories
About Missionaries.

Chicago, Sept. rs H. H. Van Meter,
a member of the Civic Federation of
Chicago, has prepared the following
article from the very latest news from
China bearing on the causes leading
up to the origin Of the Chinese out
RACES. It is endorsed by the following
leading men: F. w. GunsaulVs, D. D..
pastor Plymouth Congregational
church of Chicago and president Of
Armour institute; P. s.. Henson, D. D.,
pastor Of First Baptist church, Chica-
go; Frederick L. Chapman, Presbyter
Bristol, d. D., pastor Of Methodist
Episcopal church Of Evanston; M. E.
Cady, D. D., presiding elder M. e.
church, Aurora; Rev, T. N. Morrison,
D. D., rector of the Church Of the
Epiphany, Episcopalian, Chicago; Rev.
Charles S. Bixby, D. D., rector Of st.
.Pauls Episcopal church of Chicago; M.
j. Carroll, Catholic, editor of the Eight
Hour Herald, labor; and many others.
1t is also endorsed by the following
returned missionaries from China now
in Chicago: Miss Emma Tween Of
Rafting, Sz-Chuan, China; Mrs. Ida
S. Ashmore Swallow, China, not far
from Kucheng.
The first outbreak was in far western
China on the Yang Use Kiang (river).
Liu Ping Chang, viceroy (governor) of
the So Chuan province of Western
China, within a few years amassed
fortune Of over fifty million dollars
from robbery Of the government and
oppression of the people under his Off
cial control. His tyranny became so
intolerable that even the over patient
masses were enraged and clamored SO
loudly for his removal that the imperial
government disgraced him by deposal.
This viceroy, still in office awaiting
successor, desiring to regain popular
approval, and if possible reinstate him
self in power in spite Of official degree
dation, began plotting against the hat
ed foreigners.
During May, 1895, in Chen Tu, the
capital of this province, the most alb
surd, scandalous and abominable ru-
mors were circulated concerning resi-
dent Christian missionaries. There
was nothing new about this, as the
priests and litterati backed by numer-
Gus secret societies and protected by
persons of official power and influence
have constantly circulated the most
scurrilous accounts of the killing and
eating of children by foreigners, NAL
practice in medical missions, and i'm
moral teaching and conduct among the
missionaries.
We quote as follows from letter
recently received from Chen Tu from
Mrs. Cady, wife Of the brother Of the
presiding elder of the M. E. church. re-
siding at Aurora, ILL.,:
'Dr. Hare of the Canadian mission
was called to visit sick woman. For
some 10 or II days after, he heard moth
ing from her, but was one night called
to go to the same place again. After
looking at the woman he found that
she was dead, and told her husband so.
The man Immediately began to order
the doors closed, and it was only by
fighting his way out that the doctor
reached home.
1.-THE talk which of course followed
was mostly in the eastern part Of the
city. BY the time this had quoted,
other rumors were started over there;
one that cow out at the east gate
had actually been heard to speak, and
this was the theme: that the year fol-
lowing the foreigners are coming to
take Sz-Chuan province. Then it was
rumored that people-foreigners-
going out the east gate to look at
stones which were supposed to contain
something of value. So these rumors
spread
Placords, of which the following is
only one, literally translated, were
posted publicly throughout the city
and publicly corroborated by official
proclamation. This is a fair specimen