The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-06
Details of the Slaughter of Mis-
Sionaries al kucheng.
EIGHT OF THEM WE'RE WOMEN.
Three of Them Speared. and One
Thrown From Precipice.
One Woman's Throat Cut. and
Chlid's Brains Dashed Out The Lit
erati and Public officials Incited
the Rabble 10 the Bloody Deeds.

London. Aug. 6~-At the Chinese Legal
ton here IL is stated that no information
has been received regarding the massa-
ere OF missionaries near huchang. beyond
the measer statement that nve persons
had been killed or wounded at Whasang,
The correspondent Of the Times at
shanghai says the missionaries killed at
Kucheng We're murdered by an organized
moh OF eight of the Vegetafians. The cor
respondent says.
The IA lies begged for thsir lives prom
ising 70 yield their property and vam-
ahlas, but the leader OF the hand shouted
out his orders to kill them outright A
corrected list of victims ~ as follows. Rev.
ana Mrs. Stewart. Miss Nellie Saunders.
and Miss Lena Irish. Miss Stella New
comb was speared and thrown down "A
prectpioe. Miss Marshall had her throat
cut Miss Gordon was speared in the head.
Miss Topsy Saunders was spcared In the
brain. Master Herbert Stewart had his
skull fractured and was Drained. Lena
Stewart died from the shock. The CORE
spondent concludes. -Four other Stew
art children and Miss Codrington were
seriously wounded.
Shanghai, Aug 5-At a crowded meet
ing today OF the European residents Of
this city. speeches condemnng the action
, OF the Chinese authorities in the case
of the massacre of missionaries az Wha-
sang. near Kuchans. Thursday last, vera
made. and resolutions adopted 60 appeal
directly 20 the European governments
against the outrages. The resolution also
referred to the inadequate manner IN
which China dealt with the perpetrators
OF former outTages-
The Chinese magistrate az kucheng
waited for the completion Of the massa-
ere before appearing upon the scene.
There are a hundred soldiers at kucheng.
II is therefore absurd 10 say the authors
ties could not have stopped the massacre.
~ organized.
The American mission al Shsshi. near
Hankow. has been destroyed and the mis-
sionarics are fugitives. The American
consul has advised the missionaries in adj
jaccnt provinces to retire.
Some Of the speakers at todays meet
Ina declared that they haze lost conf
dence in the diplomats az PelSing. United
States Minister DENLY and British Minis
ter o'Conuor were particularly denounced.
The Americans desire special commits
sion under United States Consul Jernigau
TO inquire into the outrages in Sachtn.
Mr. o'Connor has assented To this IL -
learned that after the kucheng massacrs
the mob looted the buildings.
Washington City. Aug. h.rhe state
ment OF United States Minister DENLY
and Consul General Jernigan that no
Americans were injured in the attack hy
the Chinese mob upon the missions Mt
Kuchang relieves our navy department.
from the necessity or ordering American
naval forces 10 the scene of trouble, al
though the incident undoubtedly forms
the object of another demand upon the
Chinese government for reparation and
indemnity for outrages upon the property
rights of American missionaries. Tho
nearest American ship is the Detroit.
which arrived at Shanghai Saturday, hur
the only manner in which her force could
operate would be by means OF armed
launches This Is most perilous method
of campaigning under such conditions -
exist in the interior of China, and whiie
Acting Secretary McAdoo Is willing 10
give the order IL requested to do so by
the state department officials. experienced
naval officers feel II would be n useless
risk Of the lives Of our seamen.
Buffalo, Aug. s.-Samuel Gracey. of thls
ci,v late United States consul at Foo
chow. China. was interviewed today on
the reported massacre at kuchcng, Mr..
Gracey said: -
"Kuchenr. the place mentioned IN the
press reports as the scene or Inc latest
anti foreign riots in China, Is IN ths
Foj,ier, province, about ninety miles above
Foochow. IL is fully 100 miles from Ia
coda anchorage. the highest point of nav
icatlon for steamers in tho Min river,
and hence IL entirely beyond the pfotee-
tion of gunhoats.
.''rhe uterati have been stirring np trou-
HE AGAINST the foreign residents there for
MANY months. and the danger 10 lie aild
,ronerty became great that about tvo
months ago all American residents N"fs
recalled to FooChow These We're isFN.
and Mrs. w c. Wilcox and three ehii.
dran Miss Chstford and Miss Rouset, ~
,bo women's Foreign Missionary Soci-
e,v and all of the Methodist church. TIE
other Foreigners there were three or fohr
members OF she English church MISSION,
v-ho may not have been recalled dnFtfs
the recent troubles. II is probable 1hat
matters NAV have quieted down thets
after the foreigners came away abh soi'''
NAV have returned.
The common people do not dishnguisn
between tho Japanese. American, fbEifh
and German nationaiitics. but All aiihe afe
foreign and obnoxiaus. We cannon hit
foar that nutrages such as have recently
occurred g., Cbenctu. in the northwest In
terlor. will occur tu other localities Whefs
foreirn missionaries are residing, Tar
avysv from the treaty ports and hence be-
voud tho protection ~ foreign EinhoAts
's-rhe roople and the officials or the Fo-
Lfr, province have been the most friendly
IN ,hs whole territory. and this naasacrs
was surpriglng 20 All familiar with 'hs
cg,ntry An article printed in The North
china Herald ~ July Is - follows &C
Chcngtu the officials. who have more thet
an ADEQUATE force AZ their disposal. made
no serious attempt 10 stop the destruction
~ tba Protestant and Catholic property.
,houeh asked 10 do 50 from the ifst+ a.
though when the destruction was coinpiefe
,besr Drotocsed the lives ~ the mission
arics for the idea seemed To be to have
,bcr, driven ont but not Killed. The chief
~ notice AZ Chengtn Issued the following
prorIarnati0n on the SECOND DAY of 'he
riots. ~ the present time Ee haYe anlpis
.,,tdcnee that foreigners deceive and hf-
rac small children You soldiers and pa-
ice must not be 4, ,sturbed and Hurried.
when the cases arr brought before 's ~
certainly will rat be leuient with them
1,,n of full strength 'tin The lsst spoon