The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-06
Placards and Proclamations Charg-
ing the ssForeign Devils. with De-
ceiving and kidnapping Children.
VICTIMS OF "vEGETARIANS"
CORRECTED LIST OF THE MISSION
ARIES KILLED AT KU-CH0NG.
Condition Of Armenians Reported to
BE Worse than Ever-stiH Perse-
cutcd and Tortured by Turks.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 5.-Samuel l..
Gracey, of this city, late United States
consul at Foo-Chow, China. was inter-
viewed to-day on the reported massacre
at Ku-Chong. He said: "Ku-Chong. the
place mentioned in the press dispatches as
the scene of the latest anti-foregin riots
in China, is in the Fuchin province, about
ninety miles above Foo-Chow. 1t is fully
a hundred miles from Pagoda anchorage,
the highest point of navigation for steam-
ers in the Min river, hence is entirely be-
yond the protection of American or other
foreign gunboats. The iterati have been
stirring up trouble against the foreign
residents there for many months and the
danger to life and property became so
grs a. that about two months ago all Amer
lean residents were recalled to Foo-Chow.
These were the Rev. and Mrs. ". c. Will
and three children. Miss Mabel Chat
ford and Miss Rouse, the two latter repre-
senting the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society, and all Of the Metho5is Church.
The other foreigners there were three or
four members of the English Church mis-
sion, who may not have been recalled during
the recent troubles. 1t is probable that
matters may have quieted down there aft
er the foreigners came away and some may
have been encouraged to return.
The common people do not distinguish
between Japanese, American, English and
German nationalities, but all are alike
foreign devils and obnoxious. We cannot
but fear that outrages as have just re-
Gently transpired at Cheng-Tu, in tho
northwest Interior will occur in other To-
calities where foreign missionaries are re-
siding far away from the treaty ports
and hence beyond the protection of foreign
gunboats. The people are extremely ig-
norant and superstitutious and easily i'm
posed upon. The fact that the recent
outrages in the Szchenan provinces were
connived at by the highest authorities in
the district at the time (since removed
gives cause for much anxiety concerning
all foreign missionaries living in the in
terror. The people and the officials of the
Fuchin province, in which Ku-chong is
located, have been among the most friend
ly of all in the empire towards foreigners
and this massacre viii be most surprising
to all familiar with the country.
Considerable light is thrown upon the
feelings of the Chinaman toward fore.gn
ers and the causes which led up 10 the
recent massacre by an article printed in
the North China Herald Of July regarding
the previous riots, copy OF which MT.
Gracey had. 1t was as follows: AT Cheng
Tu the officials, who have more than ade-
auate force at their disposal, made no
serious attempt to stop the. destruction
though appealed to from the first. al
though when the destruction was complete,
| they protected the lives of the missionaries.
| out but do not KILL The chief of police
at Cheng Tu, Human man. and taoti in
| rank. issued the following proclamation on
! the second day of the riots: AT the pres
| ent time we have ample evidence that for
! e.gners deceive and kidnap all children.
You soldiers and people must not be dis
brought before US We certainly will not
he lenient with them Another placard,
which appeared a day or two before the
| riots, read: 1t is hereby notified that at
| the present time foreign barbarians' are
hiring bad characters 10 steal small chill
dren that they may extract oil from them
the day after the riots. and evidently in
tended as sort of justification. read: AT
the te when japan has
| and Americans have looked on with your
hands in your sleeves, If in the future you
must drive the Japanese back to their own
without hindrance.' There was also. We
learn. proclamation put out by. the vice
| the presence of foreigners the parade
| ground during the fruit-throwing that ac-
| companies the feast on the fifth day of the
| were no foreigners the parade grounds
! during the whole day.
Corrected List of Victims.
LONDON, Aug. 5.--The correspond
| ent of the Times at Shanghai
says that the missionaries killed at Ku
Cheng were murdered by an organized band
| of eighty of the Vegetarians. The CORE
spondent says: "The ladies begged for thei,
| lives promising to yield their property anc
valuables, but the leader of the band shout
ed out his orders to kill them outright. a
corrected list of the victims is as follows:
REV. Mr.. AND MRS. STEWART
MISS NELLIE SAUNDERS
| MISS LENA IRISH, burned in the house
| MISS STETTIE NEWCOMB, speared ant
| thrown down a precipice-
| MISS MARSHALL, throat cut.
| MISS GORDON, speared in the head.
MISS TOPSY SAUNDERS, speared in th
| brain.
MASTER HERBERT STEWART, skull
| fractured and brain exposed.
LENA STEWART, died from shock.
The correspondent concludes: "Fou