The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-02
CHINARIOTSCONTINUE
Native Christians Attacked and
Their Property Destroyed.
40 MISSIONARIES DRIVEN OUT.
All the Stations In Western China
Looted by the Mobs-MaSts-
trafcs Gave No Help.

~ew York. Sent 1-Reports ~ the ont
,zses ON missionaries Ia China have coT-e
from members OF the American sapuse
z<l~xlonsry Unfon TO the Baptist Aission-
arv Magazine. which show fnat the Up
snxs were more general than mas peen to'. .
before During the last week or May ai'o
fac flrst Of June all the missionary STA
tionr in Western China we're looted oy
,nobs, and 1ss missionaries. men, women
and children, were driven away. escaping
with only their lives. IN the province OF
Szecftsar. the largest IN the empire. there
were many small stations scattered over
the valley OF the upper fangtse river.
Most of the missionaries had gone 70 TINS
tleld I'm the past five years. While the ao-
fhorftfex seem 10 have tried in some IT
stances 10 protect the missionaries. the
only service they were able 70 render was
10 help them 70 escape. The nnssionatiss
fIed hundreds OF miles down the rfver'
travelling on RATS and In house poats:
hardly carrying as much as cnange OF
clothing and reaching places OF saiT'S
only after two weeks OF hardship
In fhepgtu. the capital OF the province
OF szechuan, placard was posted on MAY
Is asserting that the foreign barbarians
yyero hiring evil characters To steal small
children from them. the next day MOP
OF several thousand tore down the Cana
dian Methodist, mission and the property
Catholic building. The missionaries ap.
pealcd 10 the magistrate OF the city, one
he told them he was poweriess 20 help
them With the aid OF some friendly ma
tlyes they effected their escape Jnen the
cry went up. 'sTbe time has come 10 turn
all the missionaries out OF szechtian a
part OF the mob divided into smaller par
ties and took the various roads out or
town. en- route for the other mission GEN.
ferp In all cities the most iniiafnmafoTy
piacarda were posted on the walls. Riots
Immediately followed.
The Baptist missionaries believe the riots
were melted by members of the official
class. They kept In the background. how
ever. and 10 all appearances the students
were al the bottom of the mischief. TnHy
published n placard fixing date for the
destruction OF the missionary property AT
Sui Chaufu and for killing the magistrate.
who was suspected of desiring to protect
foreigners. In most cases the mission
aries. while their property was being de-
stroyed. left the cities and hid In the
neiRhborhood, awaiting an opportunity to
escape. They had native friends who help
ed them TO procure boats and To put the
women and children aboard At Sui Chau-
IN Messrs. Warner and Wildwood and DIR.
Finch got their valuable papers and silver
out OF the town and secreted them. Here.
as everywhere. the trouble came like a
thunderclap out OF clear sky. Sundays
services were well attended. quiet and
very Impressive, and three candidates We're
baptized by immersion. On Monday. June
g. the city was flooded with piacards.
The largest party, which numbered six
ty-nve. was crowded for eleven days in
the house boats. suffering terribly. and but
for the fact that they had money TO pay
the exorbltant prices asked for everything.
would have persisted. Many stories of In
dividuai escapes are told. but they are
much alike Ia their main features.