New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-04
CHRISTIANS MASSACRED.
FRIGHTTUL SLAUGHTER REPORTED IN
KUCHENG, CHINA.
FIVE ENGLISH WOMEN AMONG THOSE KILLED
AND AN AMERICAN MISSIONARY SERIOUSLY
woUNDED-rHE STATE DEPARTMENT
LEARNS OF THE OUTRAGE FROM
CONsuL-GENERAL JERNIGAN-
THE SCENE NOT ACCEssI
BILE TO WAHSHlPS.

BILE TO WAIsHIPs
Shanghai Aug 3-"The Shanghai Express"
prints a telegram from Foo-Chow dated to-day
reporting a frightful massacre Of Christians in
Kucheng, in the Province Of Kansu. Among
those murdered were five foreign women.
London. Aug "A dispatch from Shanghai gives
the details OF the reported massacre of Christians
at Kucheng. The women who are said to have
been killed are believed to have been members OF
the Church OF England .he Zenana, and the
American Methodist Episcopal missions. Accord
Ing TO the dispatch, they were butchered after
suffering atrocious outrages. number OF other
foreigners including women and children. were
seriously wounded.
The dispatch declares that the Chinese officials
connived at. II they did not nstigate' the attack
on the Christians The revival OF outrages Is at
tribu,ed to the apathy of the British ana Amer-
can Minister'S despite the increasing anti-foreign
feeling that is displayed.
Foreigners in Shanghai regard the commission
sent to inquire into the recent riots at Chengtu as
farce. Many officials who We're charged with
completely In these riots are belng promoted
Washington Aug "a cable message received
at the State Department to-day from MT Jerni-
gan the United States Consu-General at Shang-
No Americans were killed. but was seriously
wounded The dispatch from Mr.. Jernigan gave
the name OF the Amer can woman who was
seriously wounded as Miss Harlow, and said that
five English women were killed.
What steps the State Department will take
with reference 10 the massacre has not been de-
terr,incd and probably will not be until fuller
details are cabled ny Minister DENLY or Consul
General Jern.gan. Immediately after receiving
the dispatch from the latter. Acting Secretary
Adee of the state Department, informed the
Navy Department Of the affair with view 70
asccrtaining II any United States naval vessel
could reach the scene OF trouble. The dispatch
from Mr. Jernigan gave the name OF the place
where the massacre occurred as kuckehs' IN
stead of Kucheng Neither Kuckeng nor hu-
cheng could be found or the maps at the state
and Navy departments. but place called Mn
cheng was found. and this is believed to be the
correct locality. II Is on small stream IN 'he
middle Of China north y the Yang-tse-hiang
River and in a position which foroids even the
Machias the smallest United states gunboat on
the Asat!c station. from getting within at least
four hundred miles.
THE AMERICAN WOMAN WOUNDED.
The Miss Harlow named In Mr.. Jernigan's dis
patch as having been wounded Is believed 70 DC
Miss Mabel C. Hartford. Of Dover. y. H. In
charge OF the Methodist Mission at Kuchens
Her assistant is Miss ". u. House. and TWO
other Methodist female missionaries. Miss Maoei
tr.s. andv Miss Sarah Peters. are ioca'ea AT
p.aces nearby. The Church missionary society
h,s large mission at Kucheng, and the hve
= ,vlishwomen who were killed are probably at
q he'd TO 1t.
Il the state Department II is believed that the
massacre is simply the result OF another out
break ~ sanaiicism. such as vas rampant during
the war between China ard Japan The greatest
riot AT that time against Christians occurred AT
Cieng-Tu The American Mission buildings
there were damaged. but no American was killed.
Minister DENLY protested against the treat
mcnt Il the Americans at Cheng-Tu' ana the
Chinese Government gave satisfactory assur-
ances of its intention 10 punish the oHendsrs
and t. prevent repetition u the outrages. Inc
British missions at Cheng-Tr were also dam
aged and the British Government has just sent
on,. Of .,s consular officers 10 make inquiry INTO
the affair with view tc demanding damages