Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-15
SHlit and Deadly, in Punishment Of the
MaSSSCreS in China.
TWO MORE MISSIONS ATTACKED
BY a Large and lnfurlated Mob
of Chinese.
RUMORS OF OTHER OUTRAGES TO COME

Says Great Britain Must Take swift aud
Deadly Vengeance Upon the Murderers.
Hong Kong Aug. 8. The British
and American missions at Fat -Shang,
near Canton, were attacked yesterday
afternoon by u large and Infatuated
mob. The hospitals were demolished.
Some Of the missionaries fled to
Shamen while others remained.
A Chinese gunboat has been dis
patched to quell the riot. 1t is reported
that all the missions at Kwang- Tung
will soon be destroyed and the mis-
sionaries driven to the treaty ports
The vegetarians are II, 600 strong, well
armed and organized and well able to
Withstand the Chinese troops.
SWIFT VENGEANCE NECESSARY.
London, Aug. 8. A dispatch to the
Pail Mall Gazette' from Shanghai
says that further and reliable news of
an alarming nature has been received
here. 1t is stated that fanatical out
breaks against the Christians have
occurred at Ching Chow, a seaport Of
the province Of Fo-Kien, and at
Hupeh, TAPPING and An Hui. These
outbreaks, it is added, are not merely
the work Of vegetarans, but they are
buth W NC plkdliltu anu tdTTlttl OUT
by the Chinese officials The extent
OF the damage done is not vet known,
but the foreigners are reported to have
escaped.
Owing to the unsettled state of the
province, 200 Shaikhs, reliable British
Indian troops from Hong Kong, will
escort the British consul from Foo
Chow to Ku-Cheng, where the consul
will conduct an enquiry into the recent
outrages.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
"Pall Mall Gazette expresses the
opinion that further outrages are in
evitable unless Great Britain takes
swift and deadly vengeance.
MISSIONARIES MADE A MISTAKE
A representative of the Associated
Press has had an interview with Mr..
w. W. Roekhill Third Assistant Secre-
tary of State Of the United States, who
was one of the members of the delegates
to the recent Inter Geographical Con
| gress and who returns to New York on
Saturday next. Referring TO the mas
sacres in China, Mr.. Rockhill said he
thought il was great mistake for the
missionaries TO have returned so soon
| TO the outlaying stations after the con
they had been warned OF the danger
of so doing.
Mr.. Rockhill could not say anything
about what the United States and
| British governments might be expected
to do under the circumstances, but he
expressed himself as being certain that
the diplomatic representatives Of the
different countries interested would
make common cause of such cases, as
| they did when the Swedih missionaries
were murdered at Sang Pus.
Continuing, Mr. Rockhill said he
| thought the vegctarians must be the
North China society known rs the
Tsaili, who arc not 80 much vegetarians
as abstainers and non-smokers They
arc neither political nor an anti
foreign society and, according to Mr..
| Rockhill, member of the servants of
the United States ministry at Peltin
are members of it.
MORE DANGER. MOVE WASHINGTON.
jackson, Miss, Aug. s.-Bishop
Galloway of this city yesterday re-
ceived a cablegram from the Rev. Drs.
Parker and Rid, at Shanghai which
reads as follows
| Horrible massacre. More danger.
Move Washington. y
Victoria, b. g., Aug. u. Eastern
advices 10 July 2Sth, received by the
steamship Warrimoo, are as follows:
At an Indignation meeting of Ameri-
can citizens in Shanghai, July 18th,
resolutions were adopted calling on the
United States government to appoint
commission, headed by "A consular
officer of the highest rank, consisting
OF Americans possessing knowledge
OF Chinese language and customs, to
proceed at the earliest moment to Chcng
Tu and thoroughly investigate the
causes and fix the responsibility of the
recent riots, in which valuable Ameri-
can property was wantonly DESTROYED,
| and in which "a American missionaries
with numerous children were violently
maltrcated at the instigation of native
officials.
The government at Washington was
also advised that money indemnity
was insufficient to meet demands of
the case and that those in attendance
at the meeting insisted upon PROMPT
and adequate punishment of tho guilty
parties, without regard to rank or
station. Furthermore, they demanded
that provision be made for the inmc-
diate return of the missionaries ia
their stations in the Sza Chuan
province, and that their right to reside
ind prosecute their work in the interior
OF China be publicly proclaimed in all
parts Of the Empire.
storm of extraordinary severity
visited South Japan on July 18th.
causing great loss of life and DESTROY
ing property OF immense value. A rail
way tram bringing disabled soldiers
| aV,s a
treatment was overthrown. The force
of the tempest was such that Ia cara.
together with the engine, were blown
from the causcway into the inland, II
is stated that l30 passengers were killed
or fatally injured, but hopes are BEING
entertained that these first NAV proye
to he exaggerated. A corps of surgeons
was dispatched from Hiroshima TO the
scene by the Emperor's command. and
orders issued to relieve the immediate
wants of the sufferers
Plans for International Exposition
, are now under consideration by jana
nese capitalists. The site suggested
is at Toxic, and the first or second
year of the Twentieth century is indi,
Gated as the best time
The subjugaton Of Southwestern
Fomosa by the Japanese proceeds
slowly. Attacks upon the strong posi-.
tiocns held by the insurgents chiefs
will not be ordered until it is certain
that the movement tan be made ire
sistible. Meanwhile the Japanese out
posts suffer considerably.
The government at Toxic is consider
ing the question of suspending tho
civil administration in Eormosa, and
a stringent proclamation has been pull
iished condemning TO death all natives
found guilty of aiding or abetting in
aJrOapto "