The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-15
THE WORK OF ROBBERS
EUROPEAN WOMAN MISSIONARY
BRUTALLY TREATED.
TRAVEL IN THE INTERIOR IS UNSAFE
Chinese Soldiers. Even in Shanghai, Have
Attempted to Throw Foreigners from Their
Cariages--Priests melting Feel
inr of Ahhorrpnca 10 Foreigners.
ing of Adherence to Foreigners

Shanghai. Feb. 14.-(COrrespondent
Of the Associated Press)-Authentlc re-
ports have reached here of recent date
from all sections of the Chinese En-
pire, indicating that riot and attack
upon foreigners is the order of the day.
The attacks seem to be those of isolated
rufrans rather than IA concerted action
ON the part of the populace.
In enc of the central provinces,
Hupeh. a riot was instigated by the
students of the military academy.
Seventeen leaders of the riots have
been arrested and are standing trial. n
chapel of the Wesleyan Mission was de-
stroyed during the rot.
In the same province several Chinese
merchants. doing a very large business
were set upon by marauders, and after 4
fierce fight the robbers carried away the
spoi,s consisting of 1000 taels, which
the merchants were carrying in coin 10
neighb0r:ng city for mercantile pur-
poses.
From Soochow. in central China,
comes the authoritative information
that i'm the collection of rentals in and
around Soochow there has been a per-
sistent refusal on the part of the ma
tives. and that an alteration occurred
in which woman was killed and others
Were injured. The native magistrates
themselves, when attempting 70 hear
those cases. have been mobbed- pelted
with mud and compelled to fee from
The court of justice.
In Canton, from the South OF China
where most of the travelling is by the
rivers and canals. steam launches and
boats carrying foreigners have been re-
pcatedIy held up by bands of ruffans.
and recently a European woman mis-
sionary was brutally treated, her boat
being held up in the river.
From F0rmosa. just off the coast OF
central China. authentic reports come
that the whole of the country is disturb
ed. Repeated attacks by armed bands
of robbers are being reported day by
day. Travel in the interior is unsafe at
the present time.
From the province of Chuen of the
provinces nearest the highlands of Thi-
bet authentic information comes of riots
instigated and led on by military stu
dents. and of the destruction of proper
ty.
in the well governed city of Shanghai
and III the European section there are
connrmed reports of insulting treatment
of foreigners by Chinese.
Cnlnese soldiers even in Shanghai
have attempted to throw foreigners from
their carriages.
In view of the fact that treaties are
soon to throw sections of Japan open to
foreigners, there are interesting reports
O. tt8a Buddhist and Shinto priests as
sembled in one of the principal pro-
rinees to discuss the situation. They
have promulgated the following four
resolutions and request all japanese to be
governed by them:
81 10 CT tivate feelings of adherence
of foreigners and to refuse ON principle
to sell or 10 buy of them anything what
soeyer.
%. To refuse absolutely to rent their
houses or lands to foreigners.
To-. 10 refrain entirely from using
foreign terms in speaking and writing.
a. To positively decline to listen TO
christianity.