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Show FIRST GUN IS FIRED . IK CHINESE UPRISING Chinese Begin Attack on Foreign Missionaries, Mis-sionaries, the Mission Is Wrecked and Ten People Slain. Peking. Alarming news of Hit massacre of missionaries and burning of missions Is received here. Tho governor's report states Hint six Catholic missionaries were killed beside an English family of four. An English missionary named Mnrr Is believed be-lieved to have escaped, slightly Injured. In-jured. Hunting mid Fife nro also bo-lloyod bo-lloyod to havo escaped. According to the official report, tho trouble arose In the courso of a lawsuit law-suit In tho magistrate's yamcn, In which the Catholics became Involved. Tho fight occurred In tho yaman. The English missionaries woro In no wise concerned, but Sunday morning n mob nttacked tho missions Indiscriminately. Indiscrimi-nately. Chinese hostilities to Catholics nnd non-Christians has been as prevalent pre-valent In the provinco of Klangsl lately late-ly as In tho provinces uf Honan and Hupch. Native papers report that tho Catholic bishop had trouble with tho authorities for Issuing appeals for subscriptions for tho church, which wero written In an official style to which ho had no right. |