Show rup ner fared bucilo Bu Kilo aig 5 samuel gracey olf titie city aate anite 1 stacee consul nt poo alkow china was interviewed today asi lie ina acro et iu mr irney said 2 ku tin til ice in alie uis a tho eipp of lie riots is in the fug kian province about ninety miles above chow it is tully a hundred milca rom pagoda anchorage the highest point of navigation for et camera in the 1 river hence is entirely beyond the protection of american or other doreian gunt oits the literati have been stirring up trouble ahe resi lenta for intine months and the danger of life and property became so great that about vo months aeto all american residents were recalled to chow these were the alev and mrs W C wilcox and children mim abel chalford and alisa housel alio llio two latter representing alio womans foreign missionary society and all ot the church the other foreigners thorp were three or four members of the laeli sli mission alio may not have been recalled diurini di irini ilie recent trouble it is probable that matters may be quieted down tharo after the foreigners came a ay and gome inay lave been encouraged to return the common people do not distinguish between japanese american english and fernian jer nian nationalities hut all alike are foreign and obnoxious wo cannot but ear that outrages edich ai have jiwat recently occurred at cheng tu in the will occur in other localities chero foreign missionaries arc residing far away from the treaty ports and hence beyond the protection of foreign gunboat tho people and the officials of the fug kien province in which ku cheng ia located have been alie most friendly in alie whole territory and this massacre as most surprising to all familiar with the country an article printed in the china herald of july ath ie as follows i at cheng tu the officials who have more than an adequate force at their disposal made no serious attempt to atop the destruction of the protestant or catholic piu perty though asked to do so from the although when the de was complete they protected alie lives of ali missionaries for the word seemed to leavo been to drive out but not bill the chief of police at cheng man a in rankie sued thu following proclamation on the mccond day oi the ciote at the present timo we have ample evidence that deceive and kidnap email children you goldiere eol diere and police be disturbed and flurried when alie cases are brought befaro we certainly will not bo lenient with them another placard which appeared a day or two before alie etota read it is hereby noticed that at the present time foreign barbarian arc hiring bad charac tera to children that they mav extract oil from bliem for their use another placard put out the day after the and evidently intended as a sort of justification read at ilia present time when japan liae chinesa territory you english french and americans looked on with your hands in your sleeves it in the future you wish to preach conr doctrines in china you must drive alio japanese back to their own country then will be allowed to preach your bioly eos hel throughout alio country without hindrance there was alo a proclamation put out by alie viceroy attributing the outbreak to tho of foreigners in the parade ground during alia fruit throwing that accompanies alio feast of alio fifth day of lie feitli month but as a matter ot fact there were no foreigners on the parade ground tho whole day |