The herald., 1895-08-18

stiff proclamation was issued. Eleven
days after the riot al the British ana
American missionaries Except Mr. JACK
SOM left by boat for Chung king; tne
magistrate sending tive or three ofiiiaid
and SIX small boat loads Of soldiers as
scort.
Mr.. Jackson was escorted overland to
Cong-Pa by another official. who wished
him to act the invalid and not leave his
chair during the day for bis meals. etc;
Mr.. Vale went ashore at kia Ting, and
the remainder of the party; VIZ, Rev; H.
Peat. DR.. and Mrs. Canright. Methodist
Episcopal missionaries; Rev. g. and Mrs.
Hartwen mot Partwell). Mr.. and Mrs.
Killborn. Dr. and Mrs. Stevenson. Misses
Brack bill and Ford &c. M. M. }, and Mr..
ana Mrs. Cormack (C. /. M, reached.
Chung King in safety o: Monday, the
17th.
Similar scenes were enacted at Huan-
Hsien, Suiti-Hsisn, Kiongcheo. Suifu,
Paoning. Penchou, Chinfu and Sinking
the missionary property being injured
moro or less and the missionaries terri
fed.
At Kia Ting on Tuesday, June 4th, dur
ing the triennial examination. the three
houses of the Canadian Midland mission.
American Bible Missionary union and
Canadian IDiand mission were looted
and partially damaged; also the Roman
Catholic mission. Rev. Y. G. Hart.
D. D., and DR.. M. Hare, Canadian Mid
Mr.. and Mrs. Viking had left for
change to Suifu on the Sd, leaving Mr..
Beamer in charge ~ the American Bible
Missionary union. When the crowd had
commenced looting at the Canadian Mid
land mission Mr.. Birie went across there
but the friends had gone aboard their
boat. Mr.. Birie stopped great number
Of ppOnla an inc ont from their lootiny
errand and made them put things down.
but he soon mad more than his hands
full. He returned to his own house and
got roughly handled, some people search
ing him for silver. the ladies. Mrs.
Birie and Miss Bridsewater. escaped
over the wall at the back and Mr.. Birie
joined them. Later on the prefect and
magistrate came and took them off 10 tho
yamen.
The next day Mr.. and Mrs. Squire were
returning from Tsin Shen; they had
heard Of rumors and q plot to Kill them
reaching kia Ting, sent their servant off
to see if tho streets were quiet. After
this the boatmen ordered them TO 20 off.
They said they would wait until the
servant returned and blocked the door,
whereupon the boatmen smashed in the
door and they saw man who had come
down on the boat standing in the way
with a long knife. Mr.. S. thought first
OF swimming off from the back of the
boat, but he had little food and knew he
was too faint to support his wife and
children IN the water. SO catching up the
little boy and grasping Mrs. SIS hand,
he called: Don't strike; let me come
by The man then flew at the native
preacher who was with them. The boat
man caught Mrs. Squire, but Mr.. Squire
pulled her away and managed to get
ashore. Shoeless they made their way up
the river bank to native custom house,
put thev would not allow them to take
refuge there. One or two further at
tempts to escape were foied. so they de-
termiped to face ths streets and try to
reach the yamen, or die together. Thus
going allng and praying aloud. they saw
three old women they knew, who took
them in and sheltered them till night,
cooking some food for them to eat. About
midday they reached the yamen, minus
all their belongings excepting the clothes
on them. and thus Joined Mr. and Mrs.
Birie and Miss Bridgswater.
= At va Chico ktne officials, fearing for
the safety of the foreigners, arranged for
them to leave during the night under
escort. All people were ordered
indoors and they were escorted to raft
by the officials to Hongia (1iO Ii down
the river) and found the Roman Catho-
lie mission had been riotsd there. There
is much sameness in tle reports from the
different towns and there is no doubt that
thore vas general agreement among the
rabble to drive out the missio naries.