For six days.we have had rain in these rts. It is regarded as the longest and jéaviest rain for many a year. creeks are swollen, but the Yellow River gives us no trouble in Shantung.
The Tuotai and other officials at last granted the American missionary an interview, and reported all points to the Go-
'A workman either fell from the building, or was injured by something falling on him, The accounts do not agree. He was kept on the place and given medical attendance, but, in spite of all that could be done, died after a few days. 20,000 cash were given his family to pay the expense of the funeral, but a younger brother spent the money and bought ne coffin. It happened about that time that two guilds held their meetings there on the same day, and this younger brother circulated rumours among the crowd to the effect that the dead man had been killed and his eyes taken out. Thereupon the crowd burst into the place, and there lay the corpse as evidence of the truth of the story.
The building in process of erection, and over twenty others belonging to private Catholics were destroyed—some say burned. The above is the story which comes through the Catholics here. The affair occurred on vernor.
The Governor has decided that J
27th. No foreigners lived there, it is all questions of property must be poned till after the Bramination for Mas-'As soon as the news came a Weiyuan was sent to inquire into the matter, and ter's Degree. The literary examination the Chungking Taotai is having proclsmawill close in October, and the military in tions printed for wide distribution, calling December. In. some respect it seems wise attention to the privilege to build given the to postpone the vexed question, and so avoid @ conflict with the literati, but we fear it is only a policy of airy-daliging, We againat the repetition of like attempts. The foreigners by treaty, and warning people -tsu Magistrate desires that the matter expect nothing done till the year 1889, and shall not go before the Emperor, and possibly 1890, in time to report to the promises compensation for losses. As the great Missionary Conference. riot occurred in the country it is not likely he Taotai has refused the Americans a he could have prevented it. second interview, and this in spite of a A missionary of the China Inland Mission strict order of the Tsung-li Yamen to the local. authorities to consult and manage. hug recently been the victim of a novel perse-caution at Wan-hsien, a city on the Yangtse The Taotai excuses himself on the ground about midway between Ichang and Chung-of not being appointed by the Governor, king. The Inland Mission attempted to All the officials take a position of "do open the place as estation nearly three years nothing" or "hinder," seeing that the ago, but owing to threats against their Governor is not inclined to help.
The Governor has issued proclamations landlord, it was temporarily abandoned. Recently a missionary of the Church of forbidding a rise in the prices of flour and England branch of their mission in this food, but the prices are raised for all the province succeeded in renting a dwelling proclamations that even the Governor can and soon after a preaching "'shop." For a The people expect a little fun at the fortnight all was quiet, when suddenly ation time. nearly a score of beggars came in a body 12th August. and took up their quarters in the "shop." The next day as many more came. An appeal
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