New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-10
MASSACRES FORESHADOWED.
A SERIES OF CHINESE oUTRAGEs Ex-
TENDING OVER THREE MONTHS.

THE PUBLICATION OF iNFIAMMA-
TORY PLAcARDs CONSIDERS
HIMSELF IRRESPONSIBLE
MINISTER DENNY
INSTRUCTED.
Washington. Aug. 9.-Acting Secretary Adee
has received from Consul-Generai Jerhisah IN
Shanghai a dispatch. dated July H. ihciosins iour
letters received by him from missionaries giving
IN detail accounts Of the occurrences ieadihg up
70 the riots against the missionaries at Chehg-Iu
n,u-Cbeng or Ching Too Foo, Province OF
Sx..-buen One OF these. from Spencer Lenr.
dated Chun- king. says that the west emma
mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church Is
the only American mission represented AT Chehs-
Til The Americans there were the rev YIN
Cady and wife, II. L. Cartwright, NJ d.. ana wile
and two children. and the Rev. }. r. feat ana
wife and two chill lren. This mission owned out
one piece Of property In Cheng-Iu' on winch
was a Chinese building fitted Tor the resioence vi
two families Chinese building USED as a CHAPEL
a dlspensary and minor structures MI H''i'
sa,,s that substantially all these are gone, even
the paving stones being carried on. Vi 'he
courts The total loss exclusive OF personal
losses. Is about 5000 taels H9Ooo).
Tho American Baptist Missionary Union had
CT
nissions and personal property in kiating and
yocheo are probably all lost though particulars
had not been received by Mr.. Lenr when his let
60, ,.o ,vritten At Sui-Fu the Americans owned
. great deal Of property but not much damage
was done to it,
Mr. Lenir describes the various attacks made
IN the missions at Cheng-Tu In the assault on
tho nrenses of the Canadian Methodist Mission
tho two nhvsicians In charge OF the hospital and
chanel which were afterward looted and burned,
kent the mob al bay but the officials would give
M assistance although several of them were
ouite near Late that evening. May %. the
n,embens Of the American Methodist Mission
sought refuge in the district magistrates yamen,
hut were refused and told they would be pro-
tected II they returned home. Relying on TINS
promise they were entirely unprepared Tor the
mon which soon visited them, and had barely
time 10 escape Operations were renewed by
the mob at daybreak and before noon the attack
was general on all the Catholic and Protestant
missions The American Methodsts, from their
hiding places in an attic short distance away
watched the mob for twelve hours plundering
their houses
THE VICEROY SEVERELY SCORED.
Some Of the 10000 soldiers OF the province as
bones which thy took to the district magis-
trate's yamen representing them TO be the bones
of babies which the foreigners had eaten The
viceroy says Mr. Lenr, and consequently all
lower officials were simultaneously suffering
from severe attack OF indisposition. He makes
serious charges against the Viceroy, Chico Taou.
claiming that as he had been degraded and was
soon to be recalled he was bent on giving a
ting hnth a
hated and the government. When the flames
hurst forth from the Roman Catholic bishops
residence scarcely stones throw from the
Vjceroy's yamen the Viceroy remarked accord
ing To Mr. lenir that this was n matter for
his successor to attend to- and he states That
only after everything was quite destroyed did the
Viceroy make an effort to restore order, IN the
mean time having sent out kilograms that
mutilated child had been found In foreigners
abode. with a result that nearly all the natives
believed the story
Mr. Lenir scores the Viceroy severely and de-
mands the punishment Of hostile officials. lie
incloses copies Of the infiammatory placards that
we're posted everywhere. charging that the Tor
eIgners were kidnapping children and using OIL
from their bodies.
A letter from Dr. Harry L. Cartwright confirms
Mr. Lenirs statements.
George w. Hill. Of the American Baptist Mis-
sionary Union at Yachan. tells of the flight OF
himself and party from that place. and Of an at
temnt TO mob them while proceeding down
river in boat.
THE RELIEF PARTY EXPEDITIONS.
The statement of Miss Mable c. Hartford one
Of the American missionaries In Hoang-fau re-
garding the outrages at that station Is regarded
by the officials at the State Department as fully
unfolding their confidence in Minister Denby's
promptness and efficiency, despite the criticisms
that have been made against him. Miss Hart
ford is quoted as saying:
We reached sui-Kow at about a m Saturday
and telegraphed to Foo-Chow for steam launch
We left Sui-Kow in native boats at p m. and on
Sunday morning met e enxaeed FH TO tow us
to Foo Chow. Soon afterward we met the rescuing
party IL aS Msrsha and two English mission
aries. bringing full supplies for the sufferers
Saturday was August 3, the second day after
the assault was committed and according TO her
story the relief party met them the next day en-
route TO the scene Of trouble. IL Is pointed out
that owing to the meagre means OF communica-
ton existing in the province and the equally poor
facilities for transportation the relief party
had made most excellent progress. more rapid
even than might naturally have been expected
That IL did 50, these officials say. Is additional
proof to that furnished by the developments in
the matter Of the outrages at Cheng-Tu some
weeks ago that the Minister Is especially vigilant
and active in looking after the interests Of his
countrymen in China.
TO PROTECT AMERICAN MISSIONARIES.
Appeals for the protection Of American mis-
sionaries in China have been arriving at the
State Department this morning by telegraph and
mail from officers Of the religious organizations
which have missionary stations In that country
Some OF them allege that Minister DENLY is not
doing his duty, and indicate state of feeling
that might naturally be caused by the press dis
patches concerning the outrages but which Is
hardly consistent with the efforts which the De-
partment, Mr. DENLY and Admiral Carpenter
making to secure adequate protection for all
Americans in China. The few dispatches re-
ceived at the Department from United States
Consuls in China have been acted on promptly.
Mr. DENNY has heen cahled all the Information