The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

ifications from a missionary point of view,
but dissatisfaction is expressed because
Secretary of Legation or q Consul-G General
is not nominated, in order to give the COM
mission greater weight
A curious device has been employed by
the antl-foreign agitators in Chengtu to
perpetuate and intensity the feeling against
missionaries. After the latter had all been
driven out and their houses burned or
RACED, sedan chairs containing children
began to arrive at the sites of the ruins.
The bearers averred that the little ones
were for the foreigners, who had purchased
them. This was quite an artistic sequel to
the digging up of bones said to have be-
longed to infants eaten by the foreign
devils.
Chengtu has been decorated with pIa-
cards accusing the japanese of stirring up
the SZechuen riots IN order to embarrass
the Picking Government and promising
the Christians that if they will worship the
idols and conform to the customs of the
multitude they shall be spared. In spite
of all that has happened the officials suffer
these placards to remain exposed.
General Tsiang, who commanded the
garrison at Yingkow when the Japanese
captured that place has been sentenced to
death. Not only did the general decline
to obey the Taotai's orders requiring him
to march out and intercept the advance of
the Japanese, but he and his troops also
had the misfortune to be leaving Yingkow
westward just as the japanese were enter
ing it from the east. Subsequently he had
various imaginary encounters with the
enemy, and won Sundry signal Geographic
victories. All these things however, might
have been extenuated-so says the impe-
rial decree-had he not, after reaching
Tientsin, attempted to put two months
pay of his troops into his own pocket,
thereby causing the men to mutiny. So
he is to die.
The terrible massacre of Christian mis-
sionaries near Foochow took place at their
sanitarium, which is situated at Whasang,
not far from Kucheng. Ten persons were
killed, namely: The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stewart and one child, Miss Yellop, Miss
Gordon, Miss Marshall, the Misses Saun-
ders, Miss Gordon, Miss Hettie Newcombe.
They were all British subjects. No
Z merican was among the sufferers. The
fullest statement as yet published is by DR..
Gregory, an American missionary:
At ID 80 P. NJ. on the LIST of August a native
Christian rushed into my study, saying that
some of the foreign ladies at Whasang. a
mountain resort near Kucheng City, had been
killed that morning and our houses burned.
Fifteen minutes later note from Mr.. Phillips
confirmed the report, for he said that five
ladies were dead, four seriously wounded and
the Stewards missing. | at once went into the
yamen, where hundreds of people had already
gathered. The District Magistrate (Wang1 said
he would Immediately go right up to Whasang,
taking some sixty soldiers with him. AT 3 P. NJ.
l left kucheng City under escort of thirteen
soldiers and arrived at Whasang at s p NJ. TO
find that nine adults, English subjects, had
been murdered and that all those alive at
Whasang (nine) had been more of less severely
injured with the exception of Mr.. Phillips,
who had arrived al Whasang only two or three
days before and was lodging at native house
some distance from the English cottages.
I at once set 10 work to make the injured as
comfortable as possible, and found Miss Cod
rington (English) had received one sword cut
extending from the left angle of the mouth
diagonally upward and downward seven inches
In extent. completely dividing the lower lip
and exposing the jaw bone. One cut in the
crown of three inches exposed the inner table
OF the skull: there was a cut across the nose;
under the eye cut three inches long; on the
right side of the neck two wounds, also wounds
on the arms, and a deep wound on the right
thigh, serious. Miss Hartford (Ameriean) re-
ceived slight injury in chest, having been
beaten by an assaIlant while down. While the
servant struggled with him she escaped to the
hills and remained hidden until the affair was
over. Her worst I'M ury was shock
Mildred Stewart, aged II, was wounded; her
right knee joint was exposed six inches, she
had two wounds on the left leg, serious.
Kathleen Stewart, IL, slight bruises Herbert
Stewart, q, deep wound right side OF the neck,
Jour inches; compound comminuted fracture
OF the skull; on back of head wound through
the skull, through which the brain was ex-
posed; wounded left side of head wound
chest; stab in the back. He died thirty hours
after, en- route. Evan Stewart, 3, stab left
thigh; bruised, but not seriously. Baby
Stewart, 13 months, stabbed in the right eye;
wounded in the face and on the head frac
tured skull, several bruises, serious.
OF those killed, Mr.. and Mrs Stewart, Miss
Nellie Saunders and Lena, the Irish nurse were
killed and burned with the house. Miss Hettie
Newcombe was speared and killed by being
thrown from a precipice. Miss Marshall's
throat was cut, her head being nearly severed.
Miss Stewards body showed no wounds; death
from shock probable. Miss Gordon had deep
spear wounds on the lace and neck and side of
the head. Miss Topsy Saunders death was
caused by spear wound entering the brain,
right orbit.
The missionaries were apparently massacred
by members of the secret society known as the
"Vegetarians." The party is estimated to
have consisted of eighty men armed with
under one leader. There was no suspicion of
an attack, which was sudden and terrible.
The whole affair was over in thirty minutes.
Miss Codrington says they begged for
ables. Some assailants were inclined to
yield, but the leader, who carried a red
flag, waved this and shouted to his men:
'You gnow your orders-kill outright" In the
evening we placed the bodies in collins, and
after much effort succeeded in getting the
to order the collins to be carried to
We left Whasang at 3 P NJ. on the I'd of August
for Suikow; travelled all night, arriving at
8 20 at suikow. The party left for Foochow at
3 P. NJ on the Sd. and met d launch with the
United States Marshal Hixson and Messrs.
Wolfe and Banister, English missionaries, on
board with supplies. We arrived at Foochow
at II 80 on the 4th.
Probably another of the Stewart chill
dren has by this time succumbed. Great
excitement has naturally been caused
among foreigners in China. Meetings have
everywhere been held calling for stringent
measures. and denouncing the apathy of
the British Government. Meanwhile, the
auti-foreign spirit seems to be spreading.
A riot occurred at Fatshan on August 7,
and the mission was attacked, but the tel
egraph being interrupted no particulars
are known. The French mission at Huyen
in Kuangtung has also been attacked by
a mob, but its inmates made stout re-
sistance with firearms and beat off their
assailants. 1t is stated that the Chinese
soldiers sent to Kutien to protect mission
property were the chief plunderers of the
Stewards house.
KILLED By MASKE ROBBERS.