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find a strong yellow hand across his or her mouth and a slant-eyad yellow face confronted each of the Beatties, while in the dim glow of flh lanterns glittered sharp knlve. The house was tn the I possession of thirty robbers. Every mem- 1 her of the family was gagged and tied to a bed post. The band of burglars then stripped the house of everything that was of any value. YELLOW THIEVES GAG AND ROB Missionary Relates Experience With Chinese Robbers at Canton; House Is Stripped of Everything Valuable. SAN FRANCISCO, June 25. Dr. A. Beattle, an American missionary, who arrived ar-rived here yesterday from China on the Siberia, had an experience- with Chinese robbers shortly before he left Canton, where he has been stationed for years. Dr. Beattle's residence was in the heart of the eity. v Anchored In the river within less than two hundred yards of his house was the United States monitor Monadaock. Pa--trolling the streets were native police- j men, who frequently passed the house. One night Dr. Beattie, his wife, children and servants were suddenly awakened to L |