The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27
.NUiRiIDER.l0iGS CnINANEN.
Their Murderous Antipathy II
Christian Teachers.
SWEDISH MISSIONARIES KILLED

Set Upon by Mob and One Is Slain
to Death with stones-TerribIe Famine
in Shnusi.
VANCOUVER, B. c., July .27.-Late adj
vices received here by the steamer EN-
press of India give full particulars of the
baxbarous massacre OF Swedish mission
nries which occurred on the LIST instant
ut Singpu. The two Swedish mission
cries, Rev. Mr.. Wilkholm and Rev. Mr..
Johansen, only arrived in Singpu in April
last, and were the only missionaries In
that town.
When the two unfortunates first went
there they rented Chinese house In the
busy part of the town, which they contin
ucd to occupy up to the time of their
death. They had their servants living
with them, and this little household of
five people was the only Christian spot in
a large town peopled with the most
ferocions and bitter enemies of Christian
fly to be found on the face of the earth.
The efforts of the missionaries and their
continued presence in the town inflamed
the passions of the people to the highest
pitch, and kept them from making any
converts in the stronghold Of paganism.
A couple of weeks ago the Chinese serv-
ants heard that their masters were to be
murdered on the 18th of July. They told
the two foreigners 10 lose no time gGttin I
out of tn own, but apparently the poor
fellows not think the danger so very
pressing. IN the day named, however,
the missionaries were not left long in
doubt as to the hostile intentions of the
townspcople. EARLY in the morning the
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surrounded by bowling mob chiefly com,
posed of the loafcrs Of the town. The lat,
ter went about from man to man, melting
them to kill the foreign dogs" The mis-
sionarics came TO the door, hut were
greeted with shower OF stones, and beat
a hasty retreat inside the house and pa,
ticntly awaited events,
The unhappy men then made a desperate
, but futile attempt to escape. Chamber
ing out OF one of the upper windows al
the back Of the house, they reached tx
roof, but as soon as they made their ap
pearance at the top of the house they L.
came n mark for perfect hail of stones
some of which struck them, cutting them
badly.
} Finding they could not remain they rar
along the roof and over the roofs of a score
or so Of the adjoining houses. The mol
pursued them down the street, yelling
cursing and pelting them till at last tn,
missionaries could proceed no further. A
: high house barred their further progress
and, despairing, the poor men dropped into
the street into the midst OF the wolves il
human shape who were thirsting for theil
blood. Happily their agony was not long
one. A huge man smashed in the skull o.
Mr. Wlckhclm with an axe, and Mr.. Jo
hansen was speedily pounded out of human
, guise by the shower OF stones that wer,
rained upon him The bodies were ther
striped naked, subjected TO needless ant
, revolving Gtilntion, and left lying in tn,
street prey to the dogs while the mol
went off to complete their work, some u
loot and burn the house occupied by tn,
two poor missionaries, and others to catcl
and maltreat the three Christian servants
, but these men escaped with their lives ant
were spared to bring the tragic story t.
Hankow.
The Hupao says that terrible account
of distress prevailing in Shansi on accom-
: of famine in that province have beer
, brought to Ningpo by man who arrived
there on the l0Eh inst in the steamship
.. Pckin. People Of the distressed province
arc dying by thousands The flesh Of TIN
arms and thighs of the poor wretchrs VIII,
sink down with exhaustion are frcquentl,
cut of by those who have still strength t,
do so and eaten.