New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-25
AMERICAN KILLED BY
PIRATES IN YANC-TSE
Three Teachers Robbed on Ex-
pIoring Trip - Hicks, Of
Oshkosh, the Victim.
HIS 2 COMRADES WOUNDED
U. S. Vice Consul to Proceed to
Scene of Attack-Chinese
Soldiers Loot City
of Sian-Fu.

I-ChIng province Of HuPeh), March
GA telegram received here from WI
Shan, Province of Sze-Chwan, says that
three Americans, Messrs. Hicks. Hoff-
man and Sheldon, presumed TO be mis-
sionaries. were attacked while explor-
ing the gorges in the Yang-Tso River in
boat and all three were robbed and
wounded.
Soldiers and a doctor have been dis
patched to Wu-Shan from this city.
Wu-Shan is about seventy-five miles to
the westward, on the Yang-Tse.
Peking March 2L-The American Lega-
ton here received a telegram to-day from
T.. Carlton Baker, consul at Chung King
saying that the Americans attacked at WI
Shan are teachers. Tho consul says Mr.
Hicks, whose home was at Oshkosh Wis,
was killed, and that his companions
though wounded are taking his body 20
I-Chang. The consul adds that the attack
was made by pirates. and was not due to
anti-foreign sentiment. Chinese gondarmcs
are pursuing the pirates.
The American Legation here to-day tele-
graphed Roger s. Greene. consul general
At Hankow. 10 send ViCc-Consul General
J. Paul Jameson to I-Chang for the pur-
pose Of obtaining further Information con.
corning the attack upon the Americans.
The Kan-su army arrived at Sian-Fu
Province of Shen-Si on March %, and the
Chinese soldiers. esring that tho Mahome.
tan troops would loot the city, began loot
ing themselves. The Mahometans retired
All foreigners are reported safe.
The representative OF the Belgian fnan-
cial syndicate will pay 100000 taels
x Ho.n0o 10 the government tomorrow
Unless the powers interfere.
Consular reports received here say that
there has been considerable disorder at
Che-Foo. a dispatch from Ts-Nan Prov
ince Of Shan-TunE. reports the lootinG by
soldiers ~ all save two native banks AT
Using Chow-fu. Foreign property was not
molcsted
Oshkosh. Wis, March Ebert Hicks
killed in China by pirates was son Of
r. r. Hicks. former Attorney General OF
Wisconsin. He was about twenty-five
years old and went 10 China eighteen
months d-O 10 eSldbllNN a school OF mines
Hong Kong. March 1.-THE powers have
agreed TO suppress fighting IN the European
quarter at Swatow in the future. con
fict with the Chinese seems 10 be inevita-
BILE. and Europeans are coming TO Hong
Kong The provinces Of Kwang 81 and
KwauE Tung arc I'm a state OF turmoil. The
insurgents along tho Canton River are do
fant, In spite Of the gunb1ats
The French steamer Paul Beau was at
tackled by pirates armed with modern rifles.
The captain ordered full speed ahead, and
the steamer crashed into junk. Other
junks threw graphing irons. and the pr
rates began 20 chamber aboard. The cap
tain and his officers opened FIRE. ana sue
cccdcd in driving the attacking party back
Tho steamer then pulled away from the
junks
Troops at LIN chow, in the Kwang TunG
Province. have revoltcd. They threaten To
kin their general and loot the city.
number Of cannon on the docks at
Hong Kong were stolen last night. An
American IL suspected Of being the gun
runner but he has made good his de,
partuT".