The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-17
Ignorant People Believed the Whites
Fried Chinese Babies.
Two Men With Guns Keep the Wreck
ers ut Bay A Brutal Chinese SOL
dier Kicks a Woman Before Her
HusbandA White Woman Dies
After Her Escape.

S6AlOh ioE the relatives OF the victims or
the Chinese massacre until the clapFits
had been punished.
Vancouver. r. c., Aug. fe.-Among the
passengers by the Empress OF Japan were
DR.. Stevenson and family, missionaries at
SZechuen. China, who narrowly escaped
murder at the hands OF natives in the first
or the recent riots DIR. Stevenson belongs
TO the Canadian Methodist mission. and is
now en- route to his home in Milton. on
tario, having had 10 leave China owing 10
the iil-health of his wife, who is still suf-
fering from the effects Of the recent out
RACES.
DR.. Stevenson Informed the representa-
tive of the Associated Press that the
vicious official system of the empire is re-
sponsible for persecution of the missionar-
les. Left 10 themselves, the people of SEE
chuen are peaceahle and Wei disposed to-
ward the missionaries. The better class
OF Chinese are quick TO appreciate their
superiority in many respects~-in medicine.
for example-and DR.. Stevenson had his
hands full. attending 10 his numerous pa
tients among all classes. The viceroy Of
this province may be regarded as a typical
specimen of his class. or a little worse. IL
anything Receiving merely nominal
salary from headquarters. he made up the
deficiency out of the pockets of the peo-
pie, with such good results that in a few
years he amassed no less than $50. 600 go
He even allowed his rapaoity TO get the
better of his discretion. and behaved so
tyrannicauy that his own countrymen
grew disgusted. The popular ciamor was so
great that the central government was
forced 10 recognize ii, and last year the
vceroy was disgraced But he could not
be removed until a successor was appoint
ed. a process involving considerable delay
in China. Seeing himself on the brink of
political annihilation. he thought TO re-
gain favor and make an enviabls repnta-
tion by turning the missionaries out of the
province. IT was afterward learned. more
over, that he had secret instructions 10
that effect.
All kinds of outrageous stories about
the missionaries were circulated among
the populace for the purpose of securing
their cooperation. II was said that the
missionaries boiled children for the oil
contained in their bodies, and 10 lend
verisimilitude to the story the soldiers
would dig up dogs bones. beef bones and
on one occasion those of an old Catholic
priest which they exhibited on the streets
as belonging to the victims of the whites.
The missionaries had built hospital in
Chengtu. now destroyed, at considerable
cost. and DR.. Stevenson was one OF the
doctors employed therein.
on April 26 an earnest and repeated call
came for some one 10 visit a woman DR..
Hare another doctor attached TO the hos
pitaI visited her, and was about TO re
lieve her of a living child. 1t subsequent
~ transpired that the woman was of bad
character, and that her husband. who
was a gambler made his living thereby.
The woman died from the effects OF the
treatment at the hands of Chinese doct-
ors and neglect 10 stay in bed or take
foreign treatment: also, perhaps, from
the effects OF dissipation. and this was all
thoroughly understood by the officials,
but the woman's husband took advantage
of the circumstance 70 attempt to extort
money from DR.. Hare. The latter was
called up at midnight on the 9th Of May
and intrigued into the gamblers house
BY forcing the door open and running ne
was able to get clear of the crowd OF
roughs gathered in the vicinity, although
he received much rough usage. As the
result of representations made by Dr
Hare and his friends. the gambler was
arrested. but was soon let out again.
Every subsequent effort to obtain justice
was ignored The taotai promised
written proclamation. and the yamen car
rier received money for his services. Later
on several absurd rumors were originat~
cd one to the effect that a COW had
spoken outside the east gate ana had
said that there would be a worse drouth
than that of the present year. and ;hat
then the foreigners would come and take
Szechuen. on the 2Sth Of May a placard
was posted up declaring that foreigners
f~ial children for the oil in them. Il re-
Quest was made that these placards
should he torn down. and a rev We're
torn down. though several persons oo-
jected. -
was inst hlling Mr. Jackson's teeth, and
was doing slight work about the dispen-
earv when we heard some children yell
ing and throwing small stones TINS was
about 4.9a We sent our cards at once 70
nearly all the yamen, They were feeelV-
81 axcept one sent TO the Tsong Fao Ma
cbu Human man who followed up mis-
,sf,'-si with a vicious proclamation. This
NAN had been cured Of an ulcer IN the
Iesy ~ twenty years standing by lpT nan
-. q shor, time before. The Canadian
1Te,bodisf mission had last year made
.s,. r,rssent 10 the street Of a sidewalk or
thin fiaRstomes This proved our nun
for the thin fags were broken IN Ia X
,,leces and thrown against the doors. IN
80 ar hour the zateman's room and Inc
s.rset bookshop were cleaned out. ana
bcolrs and tracts Uttered all over the road
80 A. last the inner doors were knof K
"a 4cu,n The servants begged us to 10
s.-,a+hine Dr. Kilborn had aouhle-
h.rrniaa gun. and J rad a Martini f1"F.
when We appeared on the scene t1e cIo"H
,9,esnnaared in a hurry ont OF the gate
- 4sf. the opnosite mud wall clear We
0~s5 three shots low down into TINS ana
teer ran right into the street. We neid
49,. r~oor8 a. bav Until the chairmen ar
-fz.ss who promised 20 keep the street
rfesr adding that the officials would soon
s-,rcs~ Good liars bar bad police, they
s,ar allowed the people 70 come TiEnt
into the gate.
a cain we cleared tho streets. IN a lN-
,ts v.hile our wives wanted - SOC 1s. T7ey
- rt~kaS uu the babies in their night
@so.hssar,a ran 10 she hospital ihTopEh tRe
sF,.fstvv u-au. and We soon heard crowds
t...fn~ ~ the hospital gates on the back
strnat or. KHborn blew big nPle
tsroueh the ton panel 81 TIE gate ana
s-sghterea ere crowd hack We oow Went
tvto our disreusaTy buildings and tired
- to~r ourselves in. Eut - soon heard
49,. roar and crash ~ glass ard pam Is On
49,. ,7vselliYzs side We made several vain
~.ts7,r,ts 10 escane suto sH adjacent l9t-
We f,sffs. axnaetea death. bar IN smart
,lrr,a "a man whom csIFssl af oTlnTn-snaaR-
t,-- found as and f0igi Ha we gusiSt ie7iF@ e
oree Vie hma found a hole .n TIRE i7psFisai
gate made hv z stone from = Fftfef -stfe
80 r4v twin baldes was taken ls' woman
ss-rs-anf az Itr kffhCrn. tie ntNaf bt ~"
ofrist,Fa rafieas afE w6fe heid 90 - fae
lsfs4s. ahv AMI ! hcid the rife ssa a*
rzr Us .ns gates TheEa vas fgSEi 2eani
Ter orc Ia Eet shronsh the hole. : ras
ore ~ the }aaf 10 get og1 aHa posnFst -
ride a. man who res Eeising ~tasszf
sslr.Ae dea4A he saul ~ a. oaces a.