The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-06-13
THE DEPARTMENT IN WASHING
TON KNOW NOTHING DEtl-
MITE AND THE
Chinese Legation There Very Much
Doubts the RumOrs and Goes Into
Explanations and Excuses at
Very Great Length and Plau-
sble in Substance.

the reported missionary massacre at
Cheng Tu. There are no records at the
state department showing the number of
missionaries at Cheng Tu. There is a
telegraph line to Cheng Tu and the state
department officials think there should be
no difficulty in learning all facts in the
case and as no report of the massacre
has been received it is thought that the
outrage may have consisted in the des-
tructiOn of property only, and not have re-
suited in the death of any of the mission
aries. 1t is said at the department that
if the Cheng tn mentioned in the dis
patches is the point on the Yang lie, 1t
is probable that there are i've or SIX PrOtes
tant missionaries and two or three Cath
Ole missionaries at that place. After in
yestgating the reports, however, the
officials said they thought an error had
been made in the transmission OF the
name of the place where the massacre is
said to have occurred. It is ~ believed
that this name instead of Cheng Tu should
be Chang TIE. In this place there are
number of missionaries and the anti. for
eign feeling is very strong. In 1893 there
were threatening demonstrations by the
people and the missionaries were kept
for some time in state of terror by the
display of placards abusing the Foreign
DEVILS" and warning the natives against
a afairS o wan raaorIoa hI Tnitnd Stato
W., . ~, m9 n,noL ~ 80
~ "a ~ h;eSr ~
Lnlit ~ one I
T.a,o Inu o Cng So, tbo w tho
800 do,lo ,.t,,,ant Tbono, re- is ocoeSsihie
to small gunbOats and a British Warship
Nloi'eV Nv INC 50, bo, .oooi,.aJ
neo 81, o tin, 70 ~ rnnnrtod mossa-
~ 80 omo aotortoinoJ tbo
~ " ~, us, bp IorI sor;ons thon tho
rn1 um"I o,i lnuS indi1o+o ~ is stated at
H. 1nGo+ idn +Ln+ Cbong I'm is n LARGE
Cit,. ~ thn n +n.;o. 81 C6ino The neonIe
ro fa l ' ro,,lnrod fror, tba contors 6f for
aior l"l cnmmerca sucb as Canton and
S,iet,,la; ~ o Co, bowoTor nv the
1890 ~ nooco VIII Jonon this inferior
citt, was ono Of The several nIoces 70 he
on9sned r. forces and foreign commerce.
This No donht # Is axnIained has ogitat-
ed the people who have lived by them,
Sol,ns from fine immemoriol The mis-
Summarizes are the only ones ever settling
ot Chen~ Tn. Their number is not known.
If is said however. that fine numbers of
including their families in
the entire province of Cheng Tu, must
he less than 100. including all nationali-
tips.
The missionary headouarters is at
Chnnr Tn whore If is believed there are
not exceeding 10 missionaries, the rest be-
ing scattered through the province. but
this estimate is based only on the general
information of Chinese officials as there
are no exact details of the extent of mis-.
sionorv service through China. The
Tsunr vi T,omen sought TO secure from
each foreign government n completes LIST
Of foreign missionaries and their places
of service, but this was not given. 1t is
said that the emperor of China and the
Tsnn~ Vi T,ompn have given every nos
sihle protection to fine missionaries. al,
though if has been found impossib,t TO
ruord against mob violence. particularly
at remote interior points.
The Chinese government has asked for
eign governments to appreciate the diff
cultics and has advised that the missions
the zeal of the missionaries has led them
tn nush inward without fear of results
to nlacns where the Chinese officials have
Ind dificnItv in offordin0 fuiJ nrotection.
Wntu,iths tond;no tbis tho authorities at
pain hove done thai, utmost They
have nlacad mon tbn yicarovs of the prov
incos tbe reSnonsih;Iitv of PROTECTING the
missionorias Virarovs understand they
Vii hn dnTro1od if n,ohs ore nnrmitted to
J T,.t nj t5a ''p misSions As n result the
J;ooraDs 't nro nntiTo in restraining mob
omthroots Tho Gficiol Gazette of
C,hino rocontlr receivod here shows that
Ol ahnnd,o hns inn n,oda in the yiceroy at
= Tbn"d, ~, mos TI;s added r. fine agitation
81 the nno,;na of tho citv TO foreigners
,lo1 w" oood,,nt for tbo disturbance although
~ oiar atn+od tho foct that the dis
~ 40 49, $50. ononrrad is NOT known
" ~ tIa CI,;. nun ogo;als here II is said
~ tiiG w Sniii SM; ui tha nIaca to which n
I n " a E. onins Cm f. large interior
t lcn'n sip up w. w. Vono Tzn Wang. The
Town OH tne rloei cat;n5 70 large Vessels
rlNer Il1orG ~ nav b',+ is nnnoyigable fur
up ~ WI IT, GH !, 5S,,o J that the French
I .I up. - 10 w, Chang as it is the
snip goes W WV no;nt reoched by navi.
lat!nesU Mes.e ~ thn wav 70 the remote1
suuloil ai ~ - III n, INV
point 1l C Tunaoh location no information
~ onu ,oaoiIad Concerning the reported
nay, ,,,o,a peem Tbo French ambassador, NJ
II.assScte Who renresented his govern,
~, areiio ~ palm some 10 years ago. ex
,1rossod - biS doubts of the correctness OF
t tho rono ,r thar the Chinese were inter
on r+i 40 JiSnotches bearing upon the alleg
od nn1ssacre When he was in Chini
IN ynors 400 he said dispatches We're new
or intarcented and he had free cOmmuni
cation with his government always. H'
saws If is POSSIBLE for French gun boa