The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-06
LIGHT ON THE MASSRCRES.

Unlied states Consul GracSy at Foo Chow
Relates the CITcumstAnocs Leading 20
the IIurder of the MiSsionaTloS-C Chiness
OniciLs and Fanatics Prey on the su'
psr.tltion of the People and IncIto Them
to XIII Foreigners.
BUFFALO, n. Y. August 5.-sImuel L
Gacey. of this city, United States consul
a! Foo Chow, China, was interviewed
to-day on the reported massacre at Ku
ChenV.
Mr.. Gracey said:
"Ka Cheng, the place mentioned in
the presI dispatches, as the scene OF the
latest anti.ioreign riots in China, is in
tue Fuhkien province about ninety
miles above Foo Chow. Isis full hum
drod miles from Pagoda anchorage, tho
highest point ot navigation for steamers
ia ihs Min river, hence is entirely be.
yond the protection OF American or
Dlhsr foreign gunboAts."
"Ths litsrali have been stirring mp
trouble against the foreign residents
there for many mo nths aud the danger
to life and property became 80 great
that about two months ago all Ameri.
can residents were recalled 10 Foo Chow.
These wore the Rev. and Mrs. w. q.
Wilcox and three children; MisI Mabel
Chaliord and Miss Rouse. the two latter
representing the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society. and all OF tue Metho'
diIt church. The other foreigners there
were thrSe or ious members oI the
English Church Mission, who may not
have been recalled during recens
troubles. 1t il probable that matters
may have quisted down there after the
foreigners came away and some may
have been encouraged to return.
"lhe common people do not dis
tinCuiSh between Japanese, American,
English and German nationalities, but
all are alike foreign devils and obnoX'
ions We cannot but fear that out.
rlgeq rs have Just recently trausplred
at Cheng IN, In the northwest interior,
will occur In other localities whero ior'
eign missionaries are residing far away
from the treaty porta and hence beyond
the protection OF foreign gun boats.
Tho ueoplo arc extremely Ignorant and
exceedingly superstitiou' AMI eaiiiy Inn
posed upon. Tho TACT that tue recent
ouuagss IN tho sZnnOnanJ provinces were
connived at by tho highest authorities
in the district (since romoVed) gives
cause for much anxiety concerning all
foreign missionaries living in the in-
terror.
The people and the officials Of tho
Fubken province in which ku ChonHis
located, have been among tho most
friendly Of all In the empire toward Tor
etgneFs and this massacre will he most
surprising to all familiar with tho coun'
iry."
Considerable lights thrown upon the
feeling oil the ChnAman toward foreign
era and the causes which led up TO Fc'
cant massacre by an article printed In
tho North China Herald, oi July D, re.
glriing the previous riots, copy, oi
which Mr. Gtacoy had. II was ~ lot
lows.
AZ Chonr Tu tho officials who hnvo
moro than an adequate iorco at their
inpOAl, made no serious attempt to
stop tho destruction oil tho Protestant
aud Catholic property, though AproaIef
10 from tho first, although when the do:
ittuCliOn was complete they proleCtcu
tho lives oI tho miSSionario', ior 'ho
word. seemed 10 hAvo beon drive out,
but do not kill Tho chief ol police nt
Chrng 1u, a l1anan man, laoll IN
rank, issued tho following proclamation
on tho second day oi tho riots:
'I"' ~ tho prosOnt Llmo We have ample
evidence that Foreigners deceive andi
ktiHap all children. Your soldiers and
ttobo must not be disturbed ana
ilirtiod. When the cases arc brought
before us Wo certainly Will not DO
l9ncnt with thom.'
Another plncard which appeared n
dhyhrtwo before tho riots, reads
at Ii hereby notified that at tho
pteIont liino, foreign bArbnrlnns arc
hiring bad characters 10 stenl small
children that they may extract oil from
them for their nIH.
Another plaoArd. put Jv' tho DAY Al
tor tho riot. aud SWASrp, 'nIcndsI M
hsb't oi Justification, tedi
"At The bFO'snt 'ris, sbon Japan
has niufpod ChiHaio ltlrll:'y, you
Enpllbh, FfonCll anu niustltAnH have
looked on with your hnnda In your
sleeve. II Ia the iututS you wish to