Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-29
BY CHINESE FANATICS,
THE AMERICAN MISSION AT
FOO-CHOW ATTACKED BY
AN ARMED MOB,
FOUR NATIVE SCHOLARS WOUNDED.
The Chapel and School House Were
Wrecked But the American Teach
ers Escaped Without injury.

Wrecked But the American Ieach-
ers Escaped without Injury.
Hong Kong, Aug. 22.-An-
otheroutrage has bee 3 committed
upon missionaries nearFooChoW.
The American missionaries has
been attacked by large and IN
furiaed mo b armed with various
weapons.
The chapel and school house Of
the mission were wrecked ana
foar of the native scholars were
wounded. The fol ign teachers,
however, escaped injury.
A strong anti-foreign local
feeling prevails at Foo Chow,
and it is spreading among the
populace, who are parading the
public thoroughfares with cries
of drive out the foreign
devils"
London, Aug. pa dispatch
to the Times from Hong Kong,
this afternoon, confirms the dis
patch from Hon-Kong announc-
ing the attack upon the Ameri-
can mission near FOo-ChoW, and
a dangerous state Of the popu>
lace Of that city.
According to the Times dis
patch, the American school was
situated just outside Of the West
gate Of Foo-Chow.
The dispatch adds:
The situation at Ku-Cheng is
unchanged. Captain John S.
Newell of the United States
cruiser Detroit, and DR.. Hart
have gone there from Foo Chow.
More anti foreign placards and
pamphlets are being distributed
at Canton.
London, Aug. ga Shang
hal dispatch to the Times, says
that Ii. M. S. Rainbow left Foo
Chow yesterday for Yokohama,
though her presence at Foo
Chow is urgently required.
Washington, D. G. Aug. 22.-
The Chinese Legation here had
not been apprised Of the latest
attack upon American missions
by the Chinese fanatics near Foo
Chow until show the Associated
Press dispatch bringing the
news. The minister expressed re-
gret at the occurance through his
interpreter.
1t is freely admitted at the le :
gaIioa that in the present state
OF feeling in China, growing GU
of ignorance and prejudices OF
the natives, and especially be
cause of the recent war, all for
eigners in the interior of Chin;
are in more or less danger, Tb'
hope is expressed at the Legation
that the missionaries will recog-
nize this state of things and will
seek the treaty ports until tn
excitement subsidies and norma
conditions are restored.
The utmost confidence was eX
pressed of the intention Of tn
Chinese imperial government t
protect the Christian missions a
far as possible, and the last edlo
from the Emperor, issued With
the past ten days, was quoted a
evidence of this intention.
Officials Of the State Depart
ment said that it was probabl
the riot was one which was re
ported to the State Departmer
several days ago as occurring
Yung-Fu, place not far frol
FoosChow.
The facts in the case CORES
pond so closely to the report
the Yung-Fu affair that it is b'
lieved the same report havin
reached Hong-Kong, was cabl'
as a new outrage MinisterDe
by was informed Of the Yung-F
affair. and this will be inves
gated by the commission whl'
has gone to Ku-Cheng.
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