Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-10
ACCOUNTS ny MISSIONARIES.


on the Missions.
Washington. Aug. 9.-Acting Secretary
Adee has received advices from United Con-
sui General Jernlgan al Shanghai, dated July
H. inclosing four letters received by him from
missionaries giving In great detail accounts
OF the trouble In China leading up to the
riots against the missionaries at Cheng Tu in
the province of Scheun.
one Of these from Spencer Lanier. very
comprehensive In scope, dated Chun keng,
China. says that West China mission Of the
Methodist Episcopal church is the only Amerl-
lean mission represtond at Cheng Tu. This
mission owned one piece Of property In Cheng
Tu in which was Chinese building for the
residence Of the two families a Chinese
building used as chapel. u dispensary and
minor structures. Mr.. Ianer says that sub
stantialy all these are gone, even the
paving stones being carried out Of the courts.
The total loss exclusive Of personal losses Is
about G00O taels, The American Baptist Mis-
sionary Union had stations at sui Flu, kia-
tang and Yacho The mission and personal
property at Itlatnng and Hacho Is probably
all lost though particulars had not been re-
ceiyed by Mir. Lanler when his letter was
written At Sui Flu the Americans owned a
great deal Of property. but not much damage
was done to II.
In the attack on the premises OF the Can
adian Methodist mission, the two physi-
clans In charge OF the hospital aud chapel,
which were afterwards looted and burned.
applied to the officials for assistance. but
they would give none, although several OF
them were quite near. Late that evening,
MAY 2S, the members OF the American Meth
odlst mission sought refuge In the district
magistrates Yamen, but were refused. and
told they would be protected II they re-
turned home
Hclying on This promise. they were unpre-
pared for the mob which soon visited them,
and Ind barely time to escape. Operations
were renewed by the mob at daybreak next
day and before noon the attack was general
on all Catholic and Protestant mission plAets
The American Methodists from their hialhg
only few feet away watched tne n'oe lol
twelve hours plunderlng their homes Some
Of the TO- 0O0 soldiers OF the province assisted
in the looiing and dug up a number OF
honos which they took 10 the district mag
istrate's Yamen representing them 70 De
he bones OF babies which the foreigners
had eaten. The ytceroy. says ar Lallsr
"a consequently all the lower oinelaf'
s,era simultaneously suffering FROM Sc
,src attack OF indsposuon. He makes ser
tous charges against the viceroy emo IAou
riafminE that as he had been uesr@uel anu
! vas, soon TO be recalled, he war peht On
giving a parting hit, both at me lors'snt's
| sr,,, H., hated and AZ the government
when the flames burst forth from the Ro-
-, CstholIe bishops residence, scarcely
stones throw from the vleeioy's yameh we
,iceroy remarked. according 10 MT Lnhiei'
~, ,hIs MAS matter for his successor 70
st,cpd to. and he states that only after es-
lsv,bIns Vas quite destroyed AID 'he vlceroy
msts an effort TO restore order 10 the mean ,li
lime having sent out teleBrains ,nAt nun nun
/ ,ste9 child had been found Al 9Eeikh paw
In me result that nearly all the natives DO
lieved the story. ..,or.,, and
air Lanier scores the yiceroF Afse'en A,lu
condemns the punshment O hoaule o ,a.".s.
IA inolosas copies OF the innamalorY pip'ssp,
mat we're posted everywhere ehst ,ss ne, ne,
the Foreigners wsre hdeappine
u,lnY OH from their bodies. ,-. ~.
N. w. Hin. Of the American 'iap'it M >,
.,onsrv unto. Al Yaehan, tells OF me nishi OF
himself and kity from that place. ana an "a, A.
,snni 10 mob them while pEoeeedlns agHn
n river In bog, lie learned nrlot. ray ~,
s,sre thtt ali the stations on the chehs ~
.he's Ma hseu looted and there had also been