Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-27
CHRISTIANS SLAIN
BY CHINESE MODS
Another Church Row Causes The
Death Of Many Mission Work.
erS in The interior.
AMERICANS ESCAPE MASSACRE
Gunboat Sent TO tho Scene Of tho Dis
order, But as tho Report Says it Was
Only Local" Affair There Is Not
Any Alarm Felt Over tho Fate Of
Other Missionaries.
AMERICANS ESCAPE MASSACRE
lBv Assncintc,i Prcss.l

WASlIINtiION. Feb. 3t.-AdviCeS
n, the State Department received this
morning indicate that trouble in the
interior of Southern China has already
occurred. in conformity with warnings
recently circulated that the lives Of
foreigners In that part of the empire
would be in danger on and after Fcb.
ruary "a
One family OF the name Of Kinghnm.
English missionaries. consisting of
two adults and two children. have
been killed The information comes
from Consul General Rodgers. ut
Shanghai.
He reports that the mission stations
Il, Nanchan2 and kiangsi. near Kin
kiang. have been destroyed. although
this statement in his first dispatch
this morning. under date of FEBRUARY
~. is modified by a later dispatch,
stating that Il report has been received
that the mission at Nanchang. an In
land station. had been saved.
Americans Arc Rescued.
The dispatch states that fourteen
American missionaries. living in the
ncighborhood Of the mission reported
destroyed. are believed to have cscap-
cd. The causes of the uprising are not
known. details being lacking.
Comsn-Gcncral Rodgers states that
The lcl Cano. an American gunboat.
now patrollng the YanSstc. has been
ordered To Kinkiang.
The I'll Cano has left Nanking. and
will arrive at the former place We'd
ncSday.
The first cablegram this morning
from Consul-Gcncral Rodgers was az
follows:
Missions Destroyed
Missions AT Nanchang and KianrSi
near kinkianS. have been attacked and
destroyed The cause is udcrstoud to
he local. but particulars have not
been received. kilograms received at
Shanghai indicate that the fourteen
American missionaries escaped.
The bingham family. English. two
adults and two children. are under.
stood Ia have been killed. The gun.
boat El CanO. now at Marking. has
been ordered to kinkiang. where she
is expected tn arrive on Wednesday,
The second cahlegram stated that
after he had filed the previous mes
sage. il had been reported to MIR. Rod.
gers that the Nanching mission had
been saved,
The scene of the trouble is about 100
miles up the fangtsc river.
Church Trouble Starts Row.
MIR. Rodgers later cablcd that the
inland British missions are reported
safe. He says that the reports of the
Nanchang troubles are conflicting II
is now reported TO have originated
In dispute between French Jcsuits
and Chinese officials. a Chinese
magistrate was at first reported to
have been stabbed by Catholic mis-
sionary. but j; is now claimed that the
magistra.a stabbed himself
Eight Persons Killed.
In the riot which occurred Yesterday
six ,Jesults and two members of the
bingham family were killed. Chinese
troops were protecting the rioters.
The refugees are going to Kin Kiang.
The American mission building is I'M.
GerstOOd to have been saved and order
is now restored. MIR. Rodgers adds
that all is quiet in Shanghai.
The officials here accept Consul,
General Rodgers suggestion that the
trouble at Nanchang, is local. as has
been the case with the last two pre-.
ceehing attacks upon foreign missions
In China. While there is little appre.
hension that the trouble will spread.
1t is realized that the incident ap.
pears to justify the preparations under
way from military point of view.
The Chinese minister has received
cablegram from the viccrOy AT Can
ton. saying everything is quiet.