The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-23
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 ITeach-
ers Escaped without Injury--The
Populace are Parading the Streets
with Cries of "Drive Out the For-
eign Devils ".-The Situation is See
riOus and Due to Prejudice.
HONG KONG, Aug. 22.-Another out
rage has been committed upon mission
aries near Foo-Chow The American
mission has been attacked by a large
and infuriated mob armed with various
weapons.
The chapel and school house of the
mission were wrecked and four of the
native scholars were wounded. The
foreign teachers, however, escaped in
jury.
a strong anti-foreign local feeling pre-
walls at Foo-Chow, and it is spreading
among the populace, who are parading
the public thoroughfares with cries of
''drive out the foreign devils"
The News Confirmed.
LONDON, Aug. ga dispatch to the
Times from H0ngXong, this afternoon,
confirms the dispatch from Hong Kong
announcing the attack upon the Ameri-
can mission near FooChow, and dan
gerous state of the populace of that city.
According to the Times dispatch, the
American school was situated just out
side of the West gate of Foo Chow.
The dispatch adds:
The situation at Ku- -Oheng is unchang-
ed. Captain John s. Newell of the
United States cruiser Detroit and DIR.
Hart have gone there from Foo Chow.
More anti-foreign placards and pam
phlets are being distributed at Canton.
A Warship Had Just Left.
LONDON, Aug. ga Shang- Hal dis
patch to the Times, says that II. NJ. s.
Rainbow left Foo Chow yesterday for
Yokohama, though her presence at Foo
Chow is urgently required.
Due to Ignorance and Prejudice.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Aug. 22.--The
Chinese Legation here had not been ap-
prised of the latest attack upon Ameri-
can missions by the Chinese fanatics
near Foo Chow until shown the Associ-
ated Press dispatch bringing the news.
The minister expressed regret at the oc-
currence through his interpreter.
1t is freely admitted at the legation that
in the present state of feeling in China,
growing out of ignorance and prejudices
of the natives, and especially because Of
the recent war, all foreigners in the in
terror of China are in more or less dam
ger. The hope is expressed at the lega
ton that the missionaries will recognize
this state of things and will seek the
treaty ports until the excitement sub
sides and normal conditions are restored.
The utmost confidence was expressed
of the intention of the Chinese imperial
government to protect the Christian mis-
sions as far as possible, and the last edict
from the Emperor, issued within the
past ten days, was quoted as evidence of
this intention.
Officials of the State Department said
that it was probable the riot was one
which was reported to the State Depart
ment several days ago as occurring at
YungFu, place not far from Foo
Chow.
The facts in the case correspond so
closely to the report of the YungFu af-
fair that it is believed the same report
having reached Hong Kong, was cabled
as a new outrage. Minister DENLY was
informed of the Yung-Fu affair, and
this will be investigated by the commits
sion which has gone to Ku-Cheng.