The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

Formosa. They found. however, that
nearly all the better classes of Chinese had
left Taipeh. and that no young people
qualified to receive instruction remained
in the city. The case was different in
small town (Pachelinl few miles distant.
There some respectable families remained,
and there accordingly the six education
lists that had come with the Japanese army
opened school. Their efforts were
crowned with considerable success, and
Pachelin acquired the reputation of being
the center of Japanese moral influence In
the island. Probably for that reason 1t
attracted the special ferocity of the rebels.
They raided the town, committed horrible
excuses there and murdered the six school-
teachers in cold blood. Already thirty
japanese in Toxic have volunteered to take
their place.
In Japan the news of these dolngs pro-
duced much surprise. Orders were 1mme-
diately issued for the dispatch OF ml&ed
brigade OF the Fourth Division from
Osaka. The force consisted of 2OoO lnfan-
try, battery of mountain artillery anu
proportion of cavalry and engineers II
received its orders on January 4, ana Oy
the afternoon of the 5th the troops were
ready to proceed by rail to Ujina. Almost
universal dissatisfaction was expressed
against the administration of Formosa Tor
being caught so completely unprepared,
and the Cabinet was blamed for not send
ing 10 the island police and gendarmes
competent to forewarn the authorities OF
such uprisings.
An anti-foreign riot that might have
assumed very serious dimensions was
barely averted on the 18th Of December at
Ichang, by the prompt landing OF party
from H. B. NJ. S. Esk and by the British
Consurs earnest appeals to the Chinese
local officials. The affair illustrates how
curiouslv inhammable is the normal con-
dition OF the Chinese mind where foreign
ers are in question. There was apparently
no spirit of disturbance abroad, nor had
anv attempt been made TO incite the people
to violence. Accidentally. however, bull
let from an airgun, fired by Chinese en-
ployed on the Esk, the men of which ship
were having sports on some ground be-
longing to the American mission, struck a
high official in the customs service,
and penetrating his eye killed him on
the spot. Almost Immediately the crowds
of hitherto peaceful Cinnamon had
united into a yelling mob, which surged
along to the British consulate, threw
stones, smashed doors and windows and
seemed TO be ripening into the worst DOS
sible mood, when party of British
marines and sailors appeared on the
scene. Meanwhile, the foreign ladies and
Children had all been hurried off to a
steamer in the river. where they passed
the night. The local officials showed
commendabIe promptitude in calling out
troops and posting wholesome proclama-
tons.
The promptness of Chinese justice was
recently illustrated at Wukiang, town
twelve miles south of Soochow. Salt
smuggling is there a capital offense,
Seven men were arrested on that charge
about a month ago and their heads
quickly struck off. 1t subsequently trans
pired that the whole offense of two out Of
the seven had consisted in happening tc
drink tea at the same table with some o.
the real smugglers.