Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-26

Mr.. AND MRS o. ". HILL ASD THEIR son.
wcll MS possible, tho long journey down
tho river commenced, About half OF tho
soldiers accompanied us down the river us
far as Hungya.
AT Hungya some trouble took place.
Tho guard that had accompanied us from
Yachnu departed, and We were waiting to
get passports from tho governor when u
squad OF soldiers approached the raft.
They stuck their ancient spears In the
ground md left them There. The mob
that had gathered seized them and com
menocd to board tho raft. II was peril
Gus position for few minutes, but the
mon put on bold front and with the aid
OF tho bontinan bent of tho rioters.
"On down the river we drlitcd without
the passports, and toward night we rcach-
cd another city called kinkleug, AS we
were drifting past the city party OF sol
dicrs In small boat rowed out and order
ed us to stop Wo wcro close In to tho
shore thon, and ono Of the soldiers jumped
on tho raft, and grabbing the orr from the
b0niran threw 1t ashore, Tho men roa-
lied that they would have 10 net for them
selves, and Mr. Upcraft and Mr.. Open
shaw jumped ashore TO secure It. MIR
Oponshnw secured tho oar, and ono OF tho
soldiers was about to hurl stone at him
when Mr., upcraft gave tho follow thsto
OF muscular religion by knocking lin
clear oil the bank into the water. Tho
blow Ind good effect, aud the soldiers
left US alone.
AT all tho Villages along tho river
where missions had boon established there
were crowds watching for us ON the banks,
and from kindly disposed natives wo learn
oil that all tho foreigners Ind hucn driven
away, and thoy had preceded lis down the
river leaving their homes to the mercy OF
tho rioters.
EVERY few miles wo were compelled to
hire now RATS, as tho buatmon refused to
carry us very far on our way, claiming
that long return journey up tho current
was more than thoy cared to undertake.
After making two or three changes and
getting farther ON our journey we wero
informed on making inquiries for anoth.
err raft that the native captains had been
forbidden to rent boats 10 foreigners, and
AS our present captain refused 20 go any
father We were In a dilemma. We final.
ly learned that some Foreigners wero in q
huuseboat anchored In tho river o few
miles below Wo prevailed ON our captain
to row down TO this housuhOat and found
that Its occupants were Mr., and Mrs.
tNNI'S anu tltiT thFNt VI lHt
China Inland mission, who Ind been put
ON tho boat by the officials OF suifu after
their home had been looted and burned
They had permission 80 keep the boat for
80 days but thoy had ~ money to pay tho
boatmen. We had sufficient money. but
no boat, SO wo all got In together and were
under way few minutes aftorwnrd.
"That afternoon we were attacked by
robbers who put out from, the shore In u
small boat, They were armed with dag.
gers and swords, but we wcro able to
keep them at q respectful distance with
the usn OF poles and the oars until others
In boats came to their assistance. They
commenced an attack on both sides Of the
boat and would have probably soon
mustered US had not ono OF tho men, US a
last rosort, produced winchester and
commenced shooting SO that the bullets
sped uncomfortably near them. 1t had
tho desired ofreat and although they fol-
lowed us for some hours aftcrward with
rc'cnforccments gathering rapidly rs ws
noated down the river they made no fur
thor attacks"
After weeks journey they reached
ChuAgkinng, large city where plueky
British consul Is stationed. There they
Joined another party and two weeks latoi
arrived safely at Shanghai