The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-07-15
CHINESE BARBARITIEs.
Native Christians MurderousIy At
tackled and Flung into "a River.

Another serious outrage has taken
place on the native Christians and
preachers OF the English Church mis-.
sion in the town of Yik-kau.
On the 9th of March the native
preachers and several OF the Christian
residents of the district were induced
by the mandarins To present themselves
at the town of Yik-kau. for the purpose
apparently Of holding a friendly con-
sultation with the mandarins and lit
erati, IN order to make some arrange
ment with reference To the recent out
rage on the mission chapel. The lit
erati at once demanded written en-
gagement from the Christians that they
would, at the expiry of the present
year, abandon their chapel at Yik-kau
aud their right to exercise their reli-
gion in that town and it's neighbor-
hood. This, of course, the Christians
refused 10 agree 10, hut at the same
time they expressed their willingness
To sign an agreement to the effect that
If they were found guilty Of doing any
thing wrong or disgracful they might
at once be expelled from the town.
The mandarins appear to have approx
ed these proposals, and 10 have APP
plauded the Christians for their con-
cillatory bearing and conduct; but the
gentry and litcrati would have nothing
less than their expulsion from the
place. The meeting then broke up
and the Christians retired to lodging
house in the town. Very shortly after
ward the mandarin's alarm gong was
sounded, and hundreds of people rush
ed. at the signal, TO the lodging house
where the Christians had retired for
the night, dragged four OF them into
the street, beat them most barbarously
with all manner Of weapons, and inflict-
ed severe wounds on the unfortunate
men, leaving them, as was supposed,
dead.
Two OF them were thrown like dogs
into the river, but managed TO scram-
BILE 90 the other bank, and crept away
until they were found by the yamen
runners, who placed them in sedan
chair and sent them to the nearest mis-
sion station in the district. The other
two men were taken up as dead, and
the brutal literati, aided by their hired
followers, set fire to their clothing and
queues. These two sufferers were ulti-
mately rescued aud also sent in a chair
10 the nearest mission station. From
the station they were sent ON by boat
10 this port, where they arrived on the
29th of March, and were placed in the
mission hospital, under the care OF Dr.
Taylor. The unfortunate mon were,
we are informed. unable to walk or
stand when they arrived in Foochow,
aud one OF them was dolirious, and is
still in a very precarious condition.
The outrage on the chapel ht Yik-kau.
some weeks ago, was brought by the
English missionaries to the notice OF
III. Ii. Ms consul, who, we learn,
agreed TO represent the case to the
Chinese authorities. As usual, the na-
tive officials promised TO examine into
the matter. Instead, however, OF pun
ishing the offender, they wrote com
planning TO II. Il. Ms consul that the
matter was greatly exaggerated and
made the usual excuses, but mean
while did nothing. III. B. Ms consul
appears 10 have taken the same view OF
the case as the Chinese authorities,
and has consured missionaries for hav-
ing reported (as the mandarins are
pleased to term it) such an insigniii-
cant affair.