The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-26
THE KUCHENG RIOTS.
Horrible Massacre Of the En-
glish Missionaries.
weATn OF FOREIGN RESIDENTS.
Tue Chinese Government Encourages
Attack. on Foreigners and De-
cis.ve Action Ii Necessary.

VIII have published kilograms o. inc NJ NJ
cheng affair long ere receiving tnis' Ou. -
account in detail viii be interesting 81.
some time past IL has been known tlst ~
Chinese were growing bolaer IN expressiis
their hatred OF the foreigner. The loui
murder OF Mr. wyile and Dr. SrHIith
seriots Injuries IN the north. ana me anu.
-riseionary riots IN t5e west o1fst caIiF'
anti-missionary: row known a. ar -
etVp1 ALI had shown tire Chinese 10 be less
.fraia Of rnoIesting the foreigner. Their
p,,rgghFnens when such deeds were com
Ynfsted was 80 slight that IL Ola not eeteF
tnose who felt tho same hatred toward ths
foreigner to n1altreat any one WnoIn ne
should consider unable 10 harm nim IN re-
+s,rn. and this culpa bic neglect or the var
fotls governments whose subjects nave Deeh
so surnnarfiv dealt with IN this heather
land has led 20 the fearful massacre at
Etfchong, near Foochows IN The Fokien
province Had sny one ~ the late indiG-
mites and insults been punished IN any
thing like an adequate manner " is De-
llevea this last foul outrage, the murder IN
cold blood Of dsfenseless women and inno-
cent children. would never have taken
place.
THURSDAY morning. August I. three chill
6rsn, Mildred Stewart, aged ~. Kathleen.
II, ard Herbert e-just s. as u was hiS
hgrthdav started 70 the hills for flowers
that due decorations should BE- prepared
Tor the day. They heard the horns end
drums that mean music in China. and ran
10 meet whet they supposed 20 10 pro-
.rs.ion-a rot uncommon sight. They we're
net with hew;s and shouts Of rage. kath-
leer MA. seized by the hair and beaten,
and che others ran screaming 70 tho house.
Kathleen wrenched herself away and fol-
Iowaf Che saw hsr father enter her
mothers room and th!s was the last seen
OF them alive Kathleen hid under the bed.
hus Mildred, being unable - do 40. threw
herself upon g. Pr this time tnH rioters
he'd made their way into The house. Mr..
ann Mrs Stewart were hacked ~ pieces.
ere latter on her knees pleading for her
hshv's life The baby. n months old. was
stabbed through The forehead. its brain
being laid bare. Lena, the Irish nurse,
was killed in irving 10 save her charge.
A sister Of Mr. Stewart was killed at the
nursery door a. she was running 20 the
sff If tha children. Nildreds knee was
eut through from a sword thrust and she
haa other cuts and bruises. She is not ex-
ported 20 live Herbert was rashed hor-
rfhlv receiving more than thirty wounds.
and yet he lived az many hours. when
death mercifully released him. Evan. 2
Years OF age was not badly hurt, and
Kathleen escaned with the bruises or the
heating first given her. As she Law under
the bed she heard rushing sound and.
crawling from her hiding place. found the
rioters gone and the house in flames. This
heroic little child then carried Mildred To a
place OF safety. took her two brothers from
the burning building. and then returned
for the baby. which she was forced 10
draw from under the nurses dead body.
All this she did unaided. and then started
20 carry them. ono by one. TO the native
house whore Miss Hartford. a member Of
an American mission. lived. and which had
seemingly been unmoIested. Halfway she
met a native. and after some trouble In
In n hal nj
wounded ones were nlsced In the building
Near Mr. Stewards house was another
foreign building occupied nv members Of
the zenana Slsterhood. all educated gentle
women from England and thew had won
the hearts OF the neonie by their Kindness
and gentle ways. Five were cruelty. heart
iessiv murdered One. Miss CodrinRton. is
not dead but horribly cut and wounded
Two OF the bodies were found with heads
nearly severed from the trunks. One was
thrown down an emhankn1ent from the
house Three were found back OF the
house. cut down I'm their attempt 20 escape.
Miss Hartford. being IN native house. es-
caned the worst Of the FIRST attack and was
leaving her house when met at the door
nv one OF the rioters armed with tri-
dent He shouted Here's A foreign wo-
man. kill her" but she lodged the blow
Fe then threw her ~ the ground and
beat her severely with the wooden handle
% his spear Several OF the villagers stood
about not Offering aid though urged
strongly 20 do 80 by n native Christian
woman. ~ last native stepned forward
and by holding the man and nuiiinE AZ her
rranaged 10 get her on her feet and then
s'SeA her ir running - the hillside. where
they Law IN hiding until informed that the
rioters had LEFT
Mr. Stewart was n member 81 thu Church
81 England Society and HE co-worker.
Mr. Phillips lived IN native house a
short distance away Vie heard the out
cry and ran 20 the spo. but sealing no
foreigners. honed they had escaped soon
Ne was too well Informed 81 tho truth. lie
notided Dr, Gregory the nearest forelSn
-. and The news WAS Immediately FOR
wsrted 20 Foochow The soldiers sent hv
Chinese officials 20 the Mace turned IN ana
looted the remaining house. carrying OF
whatever plumber was left
Absolutely without Provocation.
There are no words capable 81 express
ing the utte~ lack - feeling THAT nron1ntei
such an attack There was absolutely M
provocation. There mad been some trouble
between the perpetrators Or This most das-
farilv act ever cont isttsd in china and the
native Christians over their fields when q
bad been necessary 10 ask aid from tho
mandarin. and Mr stewart was STAYING a.
Eucheng 90 protect the natives nv Ms
presence never dreaming ~ AZ attack
upon the foreigner or His property. and oi
course was totally unpreparcd
We know there s. a strong feeling often
expressed against TIRE missionary, some.
tiraes. 7 am hound - believe hv contact
with ono undttea for tho calling and some
times from the naTraw-f,a{f , feti~ssS s,|
fault andinw people. But nowhere. I arr
sure. can any hat extreme feeling ~ so~
row and grief he expressed for these rr7,,l
D. murdered peoplc-al women ana rnn
dren hat one--anf their relatives an.
friends IN England. and extreme suRcr an
wrath az the dNcrS ~ this -owarfiv ace
f.vcn the senator who ''wossl5 haalsh mis-
sinnRrtes from Cht1A rs - Nouli anar-h
ists iron. the jnitei states Wir not hos.
tate 80 aonoOnce this foul deed as enphs
slcaily
Not Blooi Money. hut Justice.
Indignation meetings have been held 3.
sr the coast ports. ana teiexrauss sent IN.
name governments. expressing the 8nenes
rrief and sympathy. anger ans ina gra
ston and most earnest apooal tha
prompt ana decided action take PLACE. ure
fnE meet eYuphaticaliS that never aeafi
shalt a money coTnpensatien-h3sc none,
70 accented for ife taken Heretofore &
AaE Neen so easy for the vfcerov % rats
.he money ~ n system q squeezing p.
fsnst perfect ir the woodland cutting ~
The heads % poor. miserable coolies ~
couia not raise money enough % buy them
~oives or but had no more - - with o..
re- % violence than the tnnoce1t victim
himself ? attended tse Indignation meet
frr hs1f a. SNaf0W. The chairman. = r7n
ufnr ufcnslrer - a mercantile Frru ca fa.
r,a~t made n most eloquent Nra feslinE si
dress II his rrmarks ~ met aued tta
sfnre the massacre De has meutonei o.
horrible occurrence - several Chinese e.
gmnfaw those ~ TIRE higher class of ~
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