The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-10

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LONDON, Aug. o.-~The Telegraph
prints a dispatch from Shanghai stat
ing that the massacre at ku Cheng
occurred on July 81. The Of
flcials suppressed the news for
three days. The names of the
killed are: Miss Elsie Marshall. Miss
Annie Gordon. Miss Bessie Newcombe
and Miss Flora Stewart. all of the Eng
lish Zenana mission: Miss Nellie Saun-
ders, Miss Topsy Saunders, Rev. DIR.
Stewart and Mrs. Stewart. of the Church
Missionary society. Five Of Mr. and
Mrs. Stewards children were killed
and two survive One had one knee
broken and the other, baby, lost an
eye. The following were saved: Miss
Hartwell, of the American mission:
Miss Coddington, OF the English
Zenana mission, and Rev. II. 5. Phil
lips. os the English church missionary
society.
LONDON, Aug. THE correspondent
Of the Times at Shanghai says the mis-
sionaries killed at Ku Cheng were muir
dered by an organized band OF eighty
OF the vegetarians. The corresponds
ent says the women begged for their
lives, promising 70 yield their property
and valuables, but the leader OF the
band shouted out his orders to kill
them outright
The Chinese magistrate at Ku Chcng
waited for the completion of the mas
sacre before appearing upon the scene.
There are 1000 soldiers at ku Cheng.
IL Is therefore absurd 10 say that the
authorities could not have stopped the
massacre, which was evidently care
fully and secretly organized.
The American mission at Shashino.
near Hankow. has been destroyed and
the missionaries are fugitives. The
American consul has advised the mis-
sionaries ia adjacent provinces to re-
tire.
SHANGHAI, Aug. AT crowded
meeting Monday OF the European resi-
dents of this city speeches condemning
the action of the Chinese authorities
in the case Of tho massacre
of missionaries at Whai-Han, near
Ku Cheng. on Thursday last, were
made and resolution was adopted 10
appeal directly to the European gov
ernments against the outrage.
SHANGHAI, Aug s.-According to a
dispatch TO the Mercury of this city,
Fu-Kien province is in n state OF rebel
lion and the American mission at
Fung-Fools, in that province, has been
burned.
The Europeans and Americans have
telegraphed for gunboats TO protect
the foreign settlement
LONDON, Aug. s.-~Intelligence has
been received here from China stating
that the emperor and the government
had agreed 10 the demands made by
Lord Salisbury through Mr.. O'Connor,
the British minister at Picking, and
that an imperial proclamation has been
issued ordering the capital punishment
OF the mnrderers. A military escort
has also been ordered TO protect the
British consul at Ku-Cheng during his
inquiry into the outrages.
MAsInNoToN, Aug S.-No detailed
information about the massacre of mis-
sionaries in China has reached the
state department excepting through
the press. but the several messages
from Consul General Jernigan have
contained sufficient to warrant the
state department in sending directions
by cable TO Mr.. DENLY, our minister at
Picking, TO secure protection from the
Chinese government for the American
missionaries and their property in the
places where trouble has occurred or
is imminent.