20th June.
The Nanyangfu Outbreak.
We were not very much surprised at the outbreak in the Nanyangfu prefecture in Honan. The natives all know that the Governor (Hsi Liang) and the Treasurer are anti-foreign, and that they have not even Jost their office for their awful doings two years ago; one in Hunan province and the other in Honan provine: The whole thing was plotted inthe Pi-yang yamen by a secretary and a military M.A. and was carried out deliberately.
appears that the Heian Magistrate was squeezing the people unbearably and saying the foreigners wanted the mon military Kizin named Wang went to the yamén_ to ta'k over the matter with a secretary. The secretary told him if he got a band and rioted the "chiao" the Magistrate would be charged, so Wang got two more leading men to join him famed Cheo and Liu and they deliberately Killed and burned until 160 chien (rooms) were destroyed, 14 people burned alive or Slaughtered, and 140 persons rendered houseless. The Governor artfully reported to the Throve that it was because of the International indemnity which, of course, is to frighten the Foreizn Powers, to make them fear to exact it lest the consequences to their helpless subjects should serious.
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