Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
MOB AT A MISSION.
The Americans Escape put some
Native Students Are In
s.--iured.

Hong Kong, Aug. 22.-Another outrage
has been committed upon missionaries
near Foo Chow. The American MISSION
has been attacked by a large and lnIu-
RATED mob armed with various weapons
The chapel and schoolhouse Of the ms
sion were wreckedsand four Of the naive native
scholars weressvWounded., me, ine ioieisn
4 strong antiFforeign local feeling pre-
vails at Foo Chow and it is spreading
among the pophlace, who are paraoins
the public tho1oug hfares with cries OF
''Drive out the foreign devils.
The Report is Confirmed.
London, Aug. pa dispatch to the
Times from Hong Kong TINS AFTERNOON
announcing the attack upon the American
mission near Foo Chow and a dangerous
state of the populace of that city
According to-. the Times dispatch the
American school, was situated just out-
eide of the west gate OF Foo CHOW. me Inc
Chenc IS unchanged Capt. John s. New
ell Of the United States cruiser Detroit
and Dr. Hart have gone there from FOO
Chow" 81
More anti-foreign placards and PAM
phlets are being distributed at C ant mi;
nese legation here had not been apprlsed
of the latest attack upon American ms
sions by the Chinese fanatics near Foo
Chow until shown the Associated press
dispatch bringing the news. Ihrougn
his interpreter the minister expressed re-
greet at the occurrence.
All Foreigners Are I'm Danger.
1t is freely. admitted at the legation
that in the present state of feeling IN
China, growing out of the ignorance ana
preiudces Of the natives, especially be'
cause of the recent war, all foreigners IN
the interior of China are IN more OF less
danger The hope is expressed at the
legation thatithe missionaries VII! recog,
nize this state of things and Will seek
the treaty ports until the excitement SUBJ
sides and normal conditions are restored:
The utmost confidence is. expressed at
the legation, in the intention OF the chi
nese imperial government to protect the
Christian missions as tar as posslpls'
and the last sedict from the Emperor,
issued withinsthe past ten days, is quot
ed as evidence of this intention. A qulte
full synopsis of, this document has been
received by cable at the legation. 1t is
entirely in the interest of the Chrlsua ms
Chinese officials They are asked to see
that the lives and property of all Chris
tians. both foreign and native, are pro-
tected at all, times. The edict also com
man6s the lower officials and the people
generally to, observe this behest and
the order wii*be severely punished. Con-
fidence is also expressed at the legation
in the thoroiighness of the investigation
into the regent riots, and it is beileved
there that as, soon as the imperial Will
can be made known the American and
English consuls will be admitted to the
hearings.
May Have Been an Old Riot.
Officials of the state department said
that it was probable the riot was one
which was reported by the state depart
ment several days ago as occurring at
Chow The facts in the case correspond
SO closely to- the report of the Yung Flu
affair that it is believed the same report.
having reached Hong Kong was cabled
as a new outrage Minister DENLY was
informed of the Yung Flu affair and this
will be investigated by the commission
which has gone to Ku Cheng.
Admiral kirkland has informed the
navy department that it would be very
dangerous. owing to cholera, for the
Marblehead, now in the Mediterranean,
to touch at certain points suggested in
instructions sent for the investigation of
Tarsus and other alleged outrages