The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-09

arr, ara . DEAN -,,ncsrred wound on the
outside of the right thigh. Her cona'sion
IN serious. Miss Mabel G. HarTlol1. q
the Methodist mission. the only Ann.Il
can residing IN Ewasang. vas atlasAeu
by one assassin armed with a tfinent-
Size received a slight cut fn the lobe OF the
right ear and was thrown 20 the ground
and beaten about the lower exfremities-
While the murderer was engaged IN tnfs
attack a servant rrappled Win the as
saiiant and during the efruggie bliss
Hartford escaped Miss Heller remainea
hidden until al was over. Her nervous
system sustained serious injury Mildred
Stewart. aged Z received a wound on the
outside OF the right knee joint six inches
long Her condition Is serfous- BABY
Stewart. Il months old. has a serious In
Jury to the eye. small wound In the lett
frontal region which enters the cranfai
cavity. and several severe bruises on the
head and body The injuries viii prob
ably prove fatal.
.Of those killed outright Mr.. and Mrs.
Stewart Nellie Saunders and Lena Pill
low an Irish nurse. were almost fncfn-
Grated in the burning house We found
Kate Stewart and Nellie Saunders lying
unconscious on the floor. and removed
BABY Stewart from beneath the dead body
OF the nurse. Hessie Newcombe was cut
on the left cheek and on the left hand.
probably by a spear. Miss lsor1on re-
ceiyed deep spear wound TN the face
and In the neck, and another on The rfght
side of the head. Kathleen Stewart, ii
years old, received several slight wounds
and bruises about the face and lower ex-
trennities. Herbert Stewart, 5 years old,
received a deep wound on the right side
OF the neck four inches long. one on the
crown. and one on the back OF the head,
exposing the brain. lie died on the ROAD
10 Suko~ Evans Stewart, years old,
was stabbed in the left thigh and re-
celved several bruises. His condiffon Is
not serious. Topsy Saunders oeath was
caused ny q spear wound on the rigne
side OF the head the weapon cleaving his
head The last three bodies were lying IN
one heap Apparently no post mortem
rlusiiafion had been attempted
sssrnfs frightfuI massacre was done by
members of the secret society Known as
the yegetarians. which Is causing much
trouble in and about Kucheng CITY, from
various reports of those who saw the at
tack 7 believe about eighty men were en-
rarea in IL Those were armed with
spears and swords. and seemed strongly
organized and under one chiei ieaoer.
The attack came like thunoerooit out
OF a clear sky, not one OF the r,cIniS
having the slightest fntinlanon OF the M
.cution To assault them. Thirty minutes
from the time the onslaught cofnlnebcco
not a single Vegetarian was 10 be seen
near the grounds of the massacre.
after urgent pleading and finally com
,,,.rdinv I was able to leave Hwasang at
: n M After travelling All tnat night
managed TO reach Suikaw AZ s-~ d. 'l''
A,gust 2 There was the saddesf process
sso,, GO, formed lin China The magis-
trats had sent runners TO Suikaw by our
orders and had impressed four natiVe
boats for us. We left for Foochow In the
afternoon. On the following morning we
met a steam launch taking the sno,pie
feet TO Suikaw. i boarded her aho IN
sisted on the launch towing our boats 10
fooebow. II being necessary TO arrive
t,oro as soon as possible. At noon we
uare met by Mr. Gibbs, who kindly came
IN n house boat TO meet US, bringing sup
n,,cs We arrived at the consulate at
roochow where Consul Hixon ana
rarge marty of friends soon had the IN
iured comfortably resting
"When the question is raised as 10 the
c,use of the terrible massacre one neeo
100 no Doubt that the Vegetarians were
the active participants. ana that tne ioesI
ana rrovincjai authorities were directly
,,arlicatea The yegetarians have peen
.~,.a,,,s,s, holder IN their threats ana acts
"a the months have passed. EatH III
T,ne last several hundred attacked VII
LACE near Kupeng and killed seVerai ma
tiyas not Christians. This never was pun
ishea The viceroy sent 10 Nochshs
small force of 200 soldiers to assist the
local authorities IN settling with several
thousand determined savages IL was
mere farce. and the legal ofhcers We're
unable 10 do a thing. but they crimihaiy
failed 10 promptly demand improvements
from the yiceroy. II is obvious to all who
looked at tho matter that the Chinese
have been encouraged TO take foreigners
nroperty in this province. Just as long
as the foreign powers are satisfied with
the harharous destruction OF life, just so
long will China fail to govern her people.
At. J. GREGORY"