The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-16
BURNED GOVERNORS YAMEA
CHINESE REOFERS ~ RULL
CONTROL ar CHANG SHA.

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hANEow. April lS-Ths situation a.
Chan Sha. capital % tho province Of
Human. where thsEe have bssn outbreaks
supposed 70 be anti-forslgn but not dsa-
nitely Understood. 10 grave Tho church
and other property % tho wesleyan China
Inland Missioa were burned yesterday
and the missionaries and thSir stat took
refuge IN the Governors ysmea. To-day
tho yamsn was burned
The British consulate aud the oHacss
Of ehs maritime customs have been aban-
dooed- The foreign Residents have taken
refuge on q merchant steamship. Two
more British gunboats arc hursying 20
the scene
II 10 stated here that the rioters are
complsts masters at Chan Sha. The
regiment OF Chinese troops thers 10 unable
10 suppress the Disorders. II 10 reported
that the Governor was injured or killed
In the attack on HE yamen and that the
treasurer Of the province 10 acting a.
Governor.
Tho destroyed mission stations be-
longed 20 the Wesleyan. Norwegian and
China Inland Missions. They were all
near the rice shops on the main street. |
The shortage Of rice was largely the |
cause OF the trouble, which vas agra
waited by the Anti-foreign movement |
aud the importation % workmsa from |
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snlAts.
so far ~ aacertained the American |
and other missionaries are safe. Il 10 !
doubted WHISTLER the British g'Inboat
Thistle. which was the first wAEship TO |
start Tor Chan ShA from Shanghai. !
will he able 20 reach her destination
owing To the shAllowpsas OF tho river |,
Among the cOutTibutOry causes Of the
riot was fear of Hallsy'a comet. which \
10 popularity associated With foreigners !
INV bAyEN. April IS.-The executive
committee Of the Yale Mission received
two cable messages to-day from China
which confirm the gravity Of the situation
in Chan Sim. where u 10 reported IN
dispatches from China that riotsss yes
serday destroyed a mission. The first
cable despatch read: -Rics rioters de-
stroyed yameus and missions. Foreigners
safe
The second despatch stated that all
the foreigners were on board ships in
the hsrbor II tho Yale Mission has been
destroyed il means tho loss OF valuable
hospital equipment. hne libraries and
other mission property. u was said that
the uprising was not primarily against
the foreigners but aRainss the mandarins
who are thought to have advanced the
prics Of rice. DR.. william n. Salmon.
Yale. %. executive secretary and treas
urer OF the Yale Mission in China. gave
nat the following statement here to-day:
The published despatch regarding tho
by rioters % . mission AZ ,
Than Sha. the capital OF the provinces
II Human. in which 10 situated Yals's
Mission in China. IL confusing. Two
nissioBs are mentioned in the despatch.
he Wesleyan and tho China Inland. The
Wesleyan 10 headed by the Rev. Gilbert Z
]. Warren. who has four or FIVE able /
lssisaants. all Epglishmen. The China
inland il headed NV Dr Frank q. Keller. q
Yale. o.. who also has several English ,
assistants. Both 81 theee missions have
.e~n extremely prosperous. the Wesleyan {
laVing completed and dedicated last
rear handsome and commodious chapel.
L rather looks from the despatch as II
his fine property has been the object OF
attack by the rioters.
The Yale Mission lies N idway between
he two mentioned. being abou, q mile I
rom each. IL 10 reassuring to know
hat there vas no loss Of life and that
British S,lnboatS are hurrying TO the
Gene. as the natives stand in ave Of these
-esNeIs. In
1t 10 probable that the outbreak was
ocal The Yale men now in the field
Ire Brownell Gage. %. his wife and three
'hiIdren: DR. b. H. Hume. ~. his wife
on. widow % I.awr~ncs Thurpton. 'es: q
William y. Hail. 'Os. Iaie's Old champion a
onG distance runner: Dickinson ".
"a vens. co. and Mics Nina d. Gage. 4
'urse. DR. fu-Cnun Yen Who graduated
rom the medical school last year. has 4
ust arrived In Chan Sha TO take mp his
york AZ the Yale Hospital. I. T. CITIZEN.
". ~ located IN Chan Sha 80 an IN
ar,Ictor in one 81 the Government schools
WAsHISOToS. April Is The state De- !,
partment received a despatch to-day r
rom Henry p Fletcher. cbargS daHaires =
4 Fskin. conhrmtng the reports Of at
acks upon foreign missions az Chan Sha. @
n the province Il Human. Two English
md one Norwegian mission, the de.
patch said. had been burned. Several q
british gnnboats are reported to be- on Y
heir way 20 protect the missionaries. u
IN foreigners are safe. Mr.. Fletcher re-
'orted. and the Chinese Foreign Once y
ave assurance that no anxiety need be l
elt regarding their protection and safety. n
In spite OF these assurances officers of e
he State Department are Apprehensivs 70
hey fear a recurrence Of anti-forsiGn y
ttacks similar to those which eliminated q
the Boxer uprising about ten years ago. p