Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-06

Uurising-Scene of me Massacre
r Beyond the Reach Of Foreign
Gun Boats.
Bralo. y. ". August samuel L..
cre.v. Of this ely. T.. $. Consul at Foo
w. China was interviewed to-day
the reported massacre at Ku Cheng
SIR. Gracey said:
Ku Cherg. the place mentioned IN
press dispatches rs the scene OF
latest ant,-loreign riots i'm China.
n The Fuhuen province ab0u, ninety
miles above Foo Chow IL is FULLY a
hundred miles from Pagoda anchorage
the hfehes, point OF navigation for
steamers i'm the 3Iia river; hence it is
entirely beyond the protection of Amer
lean or any other foreign gunboats.
The lrrad have been stirring up
trouble AGAINST the foreign residents
.e~e for many months and the danger
lie and property became so great
l- about TWO months ago all Ameri-
residents were recalled TO Foo
THESE were the Rev. and Mrs
w . Wilcox and three children. Miss
ca4tord and Miss Rouse. the
- a-r representing the Woman's
Missionary Society. and an Of
t G.l lodist Church. The other for
es there were three or four mem
a- The English Church Mission
rl mas u0t have been recalled dur
Ing recent troubles. To is probable
t.- tiers may have Quieted down
1rer the foreigners came away
t some may have been encouraged tc
r-
~. common people DO not distin-
r.s. aatweea Japanese. American.
Euc--t and German ua,i0nalities. but
alike foreign devils and oh
r.-e We cannot but fear THAI such
.---.r.s as have just recently trans
CleUg Tu in the northwest in
n W.u occur IN other localities
H.are foreign missionaries are resid-
iu- fr away from the treaty ports, and
Acne. beyond the protection OF
FOREIGN GUNBOATS.
people are extremely ignorant
and rrs-icious and easily imposed
Tho fact that the recent out
be Szchenau province were
no by the highest authorities
district ,since removed gives
Tor much anxiety concerning all
reign missionaries living IN the IN
.rior
The people and The officials Of the
ruhkiou province. i'm which ku Cleng
located have been among the most
friendly of an in the empire toward for
.guers. and this massacre will oe most
s.-orising TO- an familiar with the
country.
considerable light is thrown upon the
feeling ot the Cinnamon toward for
..-rers and the cause which led mp 10
r. recent massacre by an article
printed in the North China Herald OF
July 8. regarding the previous riots. a
..rv 7f which lIr. Gracey had. IL was
as follows
.At Cheug tn the officials who have
more than an adequate force az JneF
-osal made no serious attempts Jo
.r the destruction of the Protestant
AMI Catholic property. though Appealed
-. .-.-, t-. frsr although when tbe de-
..-rc-iou was complete they protected
.-a lives ot the missionaries for the
v-.-is seem CO. have been drive out,
f.t m. not kin The Chiet OF Police 40
Chae Tu p H3nan man "a Lao-) I'D
uk issued the
rnrr OWING PROCLAMATION
.-. .... ...o,5 1av nj the riots.
"a. -r. r-sss-- time we have ample
...-.-,. .ta- +-~s.gnars deceive and
ftlr.r I'D .rn1r.r Your soldiers and
rae-i. r.u -r- r.. disturbed and fur
.I When the .rsss are brought Doe
fore us u. certainly wiz not be leai-o
with riau
Another rlq0rf which appeared
tr or -wo before the riots read.
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.he foreign oii'a- -,'7
S oa- c1ar-cleiS -' an ..-
.all .Ael may -N'-o
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