The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-06
CHINESE SUPERSTITION
Responsible for the Murder of Mis-
sionaries at Ku Oheng.
EX-OONsUL GRAOBY's EXPERIENCE.

He Explains That All Foreigners Are in
Constant Danger of Massacre Through
the Ignorance of the Masses-The Vic
Tins of the Latest Outrage.
BUFFALO, Aug 6.-Samuel L. Gracey,
of this city, late United States consul at
Foo Chow, China, was interviewed on the
reported massacre at Ku Cheng. Mr..
Gracey said; "Ku Cheng the place mem
toned in the press dispatches as the scene
of the latest anti-foreign riots in China,
is in the Fuhkien province, about ninety
miles above Foo Chow. 1t is fully hun
dred miles from Pagoda anchorage, the
highest point of navigation for steamers
in the Min river. hence is entirely beyond
the protection of American or other foreign
gunboats"
1.-The literati have been stirring up trou-
BILE against the foreign residents there for
many months, and the danger to life and
property became so great that about two
months ago all American residents there
were recalled to Foo Chow. These were
the Rev. and Mrs. w. G. Wilcox and three
children, Miss Mabel Chartford and Miss
Rouse, the two latter representing the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, and
all of the Methodist church. The other
foreigners there were three or four mem
bers of the English church mission, who
may not have been recalled during recent
troubles. 1t is probable that matters may
have quieted down there after the foreign
ers came away, and some may have been
encouraged to return.
1.-THE common people do not distinguish
between japanese, American, English
and German nationalities, but all are
alike-foreign devils, and obnoxious. We
cannot but fear that outrages such as have
Just recently transpired at Chengtu, in
the northwest interior, will occur in other
localities where foreign missionaries are
residing far away from the treaty ports,
and hence beyond the protection of for
eign gunboats. The people are extremely
ignorant and excitingly superstitious and
easily imposed upon. The fact that the
recent outrages in the Szechnan province
were connived at by the highest authori-
ties in the district at the time (since re-
moved) gives cause for much anxiety
concerning all foreign missionaries living
in the interior.
"The people and the officials of the
Fohl1ien province, in which Ku Cheng is
located, have been among the most
friendly of all in the empire toward for
snrnrising to all familiar with the conn.
try"
Considerable light is thrown upon the
feeling of the Cbinomen towards foreign-
ere and the causes which led nm to the
recent massacre nv an article printed in
tho North China Herald Of Julv repard-
inc, the nrsvious riots n conv of which Mr.
Grecev had If was ne follows.
WAf Cborc,t,, tho officials who have
,,,oro thnn on adaC,1ata force ot their ais.
ros,I ,,ode no sorioue attarnnt to ston tine
5estrnction Of the Protestant and Gath
olic nrnnart,, tbongb anneaIed to from
tbo frat oItbougb when the destrnction
80, o,,,,r,Ioto IL, ,,rotocto1 tho Iiy,es of
tho ,,,issionorios P1r tbn yyord seer,s "a
ba,,o bean .Drire ont brt NOT kin The
nI'iof ~ 1,ariaa at CI,on,,tr n Hanan man
= Tao+i in r,rl iss9aI the folIo,gin,,
nrocIor,otion on the second dav of the
Iio+s.
WsAt tho r,resor,- ti,,o ,,a bovo e,idance
that forei,,ners deceive and Lidnan small
cbiIdror You eoIdiars 7pust NOT he dis.