The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-04

Printed Publications, Charging the
Christians with killing Chinese Chill
dren and Extracting the Oil from Their
Bodies-Trouble Began at Chen Tu,
May 2a-Concerted Scheme to Drive
Out Foreigners-Fugitives Assisted by
the Native officials.
Philadelphia, Sept 3.-A letter has
been received by the Rev. n. S. Dop-
! bins, in charge Of the Baptist mission
airy board in this city, from the Rev
| NJ. Upcraft, at Hankow, China He also
sent newspaper called the Celestial
Empire" published in Shanghai which
! contains a full account Of the recent
riots in the SEE Chuan province which
caused the entire suspension of the
work Of the western China mission.
| Mr.. Upcraft is in charge of the mis-
sion there. a number of whose workers
are from this city. In his letter Mr..
| Upcraft states that the trouble began
! in Chen tn, the capital of the province,
| on May o. Three Protestant mis-
| sionary societies are located there. The
warning of the trouble was the posting
OF placard in several places OF the city
reading as follows:
Notice is hereby given that certain
! foreign barbarians are hiring evil char
/ acters to stsal small children that they
| may extract oil from them for their
, use. I have found a female servant
| named Ii who has personally seen this
| done. I therefore exhort that you
good people not allow your children
| to go out. I hope you will act in ac-
| cordance with this
| This was soon followed by a mob at
| tack on the Canadian Methodist mis-
sion. which was destroyed.
The stations of the Baptist mission
airy union in SEE Chuan were at Sui
chauf, Kiating and Yachau. The first
| trouble was at Kiating, which was the
nearest to Chen Tu,' where the riots be-
gan. On that day the streets were full
Of people who at first seemed peaceable
but became more aggressive and began
to loot the mission houses. A magis-
trate at Yachau aided the missionaries
to escape down the river on raft A
guard of soldiers was sent with them
They had trouble at several places on
the river but went safely past and the
missionaries all finally reached Sui Cha
ufu on Sunday, June 9.
ROBBED EVEN OF CLOTHES.
Mr.. Beaman, of the Kiating mission,
who remained behind in a small boat
hoping to be of service to the Yachau
friends who might come down in boats,
had thrilling experience. During the
night he was attacked by a band of
robbers, who stripped him of every
thing he had, clothes and all. When
the robbers came on his boat below Sui
Chaufu, he jumped overheard and div
ed under the boat, remaining hid for
some time. The robbers prodded the
water with spears to find him and he
was at last drawn back on the boat
His lift appeared in imminent danger
and several wished to kill him but the
leader of the gang was satisfied when
he found the money and finally by the
kindness Of the boatman Mr.. Beaman
got away.
After many thrilling escapes the par
ty, consisting of Mr.. Hill, his wife and
boy, Miss Bliss, Mr.. Salquist, Mr. Vik-
ing, his wife and baby and Mr.. Upcraft
arrived at Hankow.
In speaking of their position Mr.. Up
craft says: Our work is broken up
and possessions left to the pleasure OF
rioters. We were eleven days going
to Ischang, delayed by wind and rain
and in constant fear of destruction
from swirling whirlpools and angry
rapids. Our women We're true herOines
They stood the trial nobly. While our
own experience with the Chinese Off
Gals has left no ground for complaint,
in other places it is different. Many
think that our present degraded viceroy
is at the bottom of the whole thing. It
was a systematic scheme to free the
province of foreigners