The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-04
A MASSACRE OF MISSIONARIES
FIVE ENGLISH WOMEN KILLED IN
THE HEART OF CHINA.

An American Woman Among the
wounded - The Smallest United
States Gunbout On the China sta
ton Unable 10 Get within 100
Miles of the Scene of the Slaughter.
The killing simply the Result OF
an Outbreak of FanRticism.
Shanghai. Aug. 3.-The Shanghai Ex-
press prints a telegram from Foo Chow,
under date Of Aug. 8, reporting a frightful
massacre OF Christians in Kucheng, in
the province of -Sin-Kiang. Among
those murdered We're five foreign ladies.
No confirmation of the report has been re-
ceived.
Washington, Aug. IA cable dispatch
received at the state department to-day
from Mr. Jernigan, the United States
consul general at Shanghai. reports
massacre Of Christians at kucheng,
China. No Americans We're killed, but
one was seriously wounded. The name of
the place where the massacre occurred
was not plain in the dispatch. but II Is
understood TO be kucheng. where, accord
ing TO a United Press cable message from
Shanghai. received this morning, fright
ful massacre of Christians had occurred.
The only place on the map Of the state
department which resembles kuchcng IN
name Is Kinchcng This is located In the
middle Of China, north Of the Nang-Ise-
Kiang river. Navy department officials
say that no vessel can get within several
hundred miles Of the place.
The dispatch from Mr.. Jernigan gave
the name of the American lady who was
seriously wounded as Miss Harlow, ana
said that five English ladies were Killed.
What steps the state department VIII
take with reference TO the massacre has
not been determined and probably viii not
be until fuller details are called by MIN
lister DENLY or Consul General Jcrnigan.
Immediately upon the receipts Of the dis
patch from the latter acting Secretary
Adee Of the state department informed
the navy department OF the afrair with a
view 20 ascertaining IL any United states
naval vessel could reach the scene OF the
trouble. The dispatch from Mr. Jernlgan
gave the name of the place where the
massacre occurred as kuck keng, in
stead of Kucheng. Neither Kuck keng
nor Kucheng could be found on the maps
at the state and navy department, but
place called Kimchengem was found and
is believed to be the correct locality. 1t
is situated on a small stream IN the mld-
die of China, north of the Hangtse-
Kiang river and in position that forblds
even the Machias. the smallest United
States gunboat on the Asiatic station,
from getting within ct least 400 miles.
The Miss Harlow named in Mr.. Jerni-
gan's dispatch as having been wounded Is
believed to be Miss Mabel G.. Hartford Of
Dover, N H.. in charge Of the Methodist
/ mission at Kinchengen. Her assistant Is
Miss w. II. Rouse and two other Metho-
/ dist female missionaries, Miss Mabel Al
len and Miss Sarah Peters are located at
places near by. The Church Missionary
Society has a large mission at Kucheng
and the FIVE English women who We're
killed are probably attached to IT,
At the state department It Is believed
that the massacre is simply the result Of
another outbreak of fanatcism, such as
was rampant during the Chino-Japanese
war The greatest riot at that time
against Christians occurred at Cheng-Iu.
/ The American mission buildings there
| were damaged but no American was
/ killed Minister DENLY protested against
the treatment of the Americans at Cheng-
/ Tu and the Chinese government gave sat
! isfactory assurances of its intention to
punish the offenders and to prevent a re-
petition of the outrages. The British mis-
sion al Cheng-Tu were also damaged and
the British government has just sent one
of it's consular officers to make inquiry
into the affair with view to demanding
damages.
London, Aug. IA dispatch from
Shanghai gives the details of the reported
massacre Of Christians at Kueheng. The
ladies who are said to have been killed are
believed to have been members of the
Church of England, the Zenana and three
| American Methodist Episcopal missions
According to the dispatch, they were
butchered, after suffering atrocious out
RACES. A number Of their friends, includ-
ing women and children, were seriously
wounded The dispatch declares that the
Chinese officials connived at, if they did
not instigate, the attacks on the Chris
tians The revival of outrages is attrib-
uted to the apathy of the British and
American ministers, despite the increasing
anti-foreign feeling that Is displayed
Foreigners in Shanghai regard the COM
mission sent out to inquire into the re-
cent riots a Cheng Tu as farce. Many
of those who are charged with completely
in these riots are being promoted.