of the telegram was this:—One of the members of the safety committee was deputed to Jay the matter before the Americ in Consul at Hankow, who is also Consul for Kuling, and he brought back the report that Consul Wilcox was if requested, to make on to the Naval Authorities of the for a gusd of twenty tve thought twelve w Th ofall s is that telegraphic rates re far tur dear.
The relief purty has now returned with the best t community for so promptly coming, 3 considerable inconvenience to themselves, ast completed an exten-treen Hiens, visiting 26 ye number of ost kindly and treated with every respect ly the officials and the people. In Singchenhien neat the border line between the Kinngsi and Fukiew provinces we w treated toagoud shower of epithets that did not make one feel that such receptions were altogether in good taste, although no violence was attempted. I inquired of some of the gentry the cause of this hostility and "was" informed that, the isteate, " Hunan man, had cautioned the pavple against having anything to do with foreigners. We succeeded, however, in making friends with several of the gentry, and before leaving the attitude of the people considerably changed toward us; especially was this tru when we informed them that T proposed to file complaint with the Governor of the attitude of the magistrate and the people, Tealled on the prefect in charge of that ict who immediately dispatched a messenger with a letter to the magistrate severely rebuking him for his atvitudy and the conduct of his people. A copy of the prefect's letter was also handed me that I might know that he was sincere. On receipt of the prefect's letter the mngistrate dispatched a messenger with a letter five hundred li to me expressing his grots at the treatment T had received, and assuring me that Thad been misinformed as to his attitude toward foreigners, and farther imploring of me that I should not mention the matter (o the Governor, but he was too late as iny communication had already gone to His Excellency. I had clear proof that the nvgisteate was very anti-foreign and had stirred the people up igners. Other foreigners have visited the place and have always been refused audience and not only sv, but the ad embittereit the people inst foreigners. The Governor tonk the matter up and at once dispatched a wei-yuan to look into the cause of this hostility.
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