The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-25
APPEAL TO ALL CHRISTIANS
URGED TO DEMAND PROTECTION OF
AMERICANS IN FOREIGN LANDS,
And to Insist ON Prompt Punishment
and O'Connor Criticised.


Chinese outrages. 1t is indorsed by the fol-
lowing leading men: F. w. Gunsaulaus. d.
D.. pastor plymouth Congregational Church
of Chicago and president of Armour Insti-
tute; p. S. Henson, d. D., pastor OF First
Baptist Church, Chicago: Frederick L.
Chapman. Presbyterian. editor Of the Rams
Horn; F. NJ. Bristol. d. D.. pastor Of Meth
odist Episcopal Church of Evanston; NJ. f.
Cady. ID. D.. presiding elder NJ. 4. Church,
Aurora; Rev. I. N. Morrison. ID. D.. rector
of the Church Of the Epiphany, Episco-
palian. Chicago Rev. Charles H. Bixby. d.
D., rector of st. Paul's Episcopal Church Of
Chicago; NJ. j. Carroll. Catholic. editor Of
the Eight Hour Herald, labor and many
others. 1t is also Endorsed by the following
returned missionaries from China now in
Chicago: Miss Emma Tween. of Kaiting
Sze-Chuan, China; Mrs. Ida s. Ashmore
Smatow, China, not far from Ku-Chung.
Mr.. Van Meter says: THE first outbreak
was in far western China on the Yang Use
Kiang Nriver). Liu Ping Chang. viceroy
(governor> OF Sze-Chuan province of wes-
tern China, within a few years amassed a
fortune of over fifty million dollars from
robbery Of the government and oppression
of the people under his official control. His
tyranny became so intolerable that even the
overpatient masses were enraged and
clamored so loudly for his removal that the
imperial government dsgraced him by de-
posal. This viceroy, still in office awaiting
al, and if possible reinstate himself in
power In spite of official degradation, began
plotting against the hated foreigners.
:. during May, 1873, In Cheng-lu, the capt.
tai of this province, the most absurd, sc an
aDOmlnaDle
lated concerning resident Christian mission
aries. There was nothing new ABOUT this,
merous secret societies and protected by
persons of official power and influence
have constantly circulated the most scurri-
lous accounts of the killing and eating Of
children by foreigners, malpractice in medi-
cal missions, and immoral teaching and
conduct among the missionaries.
RUMORS THAT LED TO PLACARDS.
I'VE quote as follows from a letter re-
Gently received from Cheng-Tu from Mrs.
Cady wife of Of the brother of the pre-
siding elder of the NJ E. Church, residing
at Aurora, ILL.,: DR.. Hare, of the Canadian
Mission. was called to visit a sick woman
For some ten or twelve days after, he heard
nothing from her. but was one night called
to go to the same place again. After look
ing at the woman he found that she was
Dead and told her husband so. The man
Immediately began to order the doors closed,
and 1t was only by fighting his way out that
the Doctor reached home. The talk which,
Of course, followed was mostly in the east
ern part Of the city. By the time this had
quieted, other rumors were started over
there; one that COW out at the east gate
had actually been heard to speak, and this
was the theme: that the year following
the foreigners coming to take Sze-Chuan
province. Then 1t was rumOred that people
-foreigners-were going out the east gate
to look at stones which were supposed to
contain something of value. So these ru-
mors spread
"Placards, of which the following is only
one. literally translated, were posted pub
corroborated by official proclamation. This
Is fair specimen of host of slanderous
literature: Notice is hereby given that at
the present time foreign barbarians are
hiring evil characters to steal small chill
dren that they may extract oil from them
for their use. have female servant
done. l therefore exhort you good people
not to allow your children to go out.
hope you will act in accordance with this.
On May 20 during the feast. of the fifth
moon. when great crowds were gathered
and carOusing, melted by these insane and
incendiary documents, without warning
THE hitherto peaceful populace became
disturbed but still friendly to the foreigners
who had built hospitals and dispensaries
Trained in a wonderful way from violence
till riotous bands of agitators broke loose
like madmen. and began to pillage. burn
and destroy all within their power, while
the officials failed utterly to render any
adequate protection whatever. Americans
and Europeans, Professionals and Catholics
alike fled for their lives from the fury
of these fiends incarnate concealed BY
friendly natives in their homes and lin the
official ya a, tresidenees) by imperial
was the first to feel the fury of the mob
THE FIRST OUTBREAK
about evening. after drunken, bolster
Gus day, an attack was made upon the
Canadian mission. A mob broke in the
gates. but was held at bay for three fear
full hours by two brave missionaries. Drs.
Kilborn and Stevenson, who were nerved
to the conflict by the consciousness that
their wives and little ones must be protect
ed or fall victims to an awful fate too ter
rible to relate; so they held their own,
hoping in vain fol-. official protection, which
was purposely withheld. At last, losing all
hope of rescue, and knowing it was sure
death to remain in their buildings in the
darkness of the night. they escaped to the
city wall with the women and babies, aided
by friendly natives From there they made
their way through the greatest peril to the
China inland Mission. where they watched
their own hospital dispensary and mission
buildings demolished by the rioters. This
place was barricaded. but soon the mobs
broke in there we'll. continuing the work
of destruction, and the foreigners fed for
refuge to the yamen. CT official residence.
last resort. But thence they were
obliged to fly for their lives again, finally
bribing the owners of a small house TO al
low them to hide till the rage of the rioters
had expended itself in the work of de-
struction.
TT was after midnight when the mobs
reached the missions of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church and began their dabolical
work: then there missionaries. driven from
home, hid their wives and little ones in a
native house next door. In the darkness
they could see and hear the awful fury of
the frenzied people, first breaking the bot
ties of medicines. supposed TO possess ;al-
most supernatural powers for evil, then
ward tearing the brick buildings down and
actually stealing the. stones from the sew
ers Hospitals, dispensarics and houses
were pillaged, then RACED or burned to the
ground. while homeless and hunted like
wild beasts, the lives OF foreign men,
women and children We're at the mercy of
these officially nstigated mobs. being SUBJ
brave little telegraph operator sent a dis
patch to the consul at Chung-King for pro-
lection. at the peril of his own person and
life When the official in charge heard that
the message had gone, he ordered the OPP
orator to Bring 1t hack but a reply
informed. Viceroy wired to furnish protec-
tion.' and at the bottom OF this message
the undaunted operator wrote that he had
informed England. France and America.
OFFICIALS PANIC STRICKEN.
INSTANTLY terror seized upon the hearts
OF the miscreant officials, for the Tsong Ii