The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-07
CHINA VERY HUMBLE.
Willing to Make Reparation
for the Kucheng Massacre.
PROMPT ACTION BY ENGLAND.
The Minister ae Picking Demands Exc
cution OF the Neutrality-suspicious.
to the British Admiral.

London. Aug e-Oficials OF the foreign
Office have cabled instructions TO the
British minister at Peking. ". r. OCoa-
nor. to demand the safety of all British
subjects in the disputed districts, and III
sists that fun inquiry be made into the
massacre. In addition. o'Connor has
been ordered TO see that the culprits are
punished and an independent inquiry
made into the kucheng massacre by the
British consular court
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Stewart, reported to
have been massacred at Kucheng, were
well known here. In letter dated De-
cember 10. 1894, from Kucheng, Foochow,
China, which Mrs. Stewart wrote Mrs.
Baldwin. referring to the existence OF GER
tain secret societies and their menaeing
attitude toward the foreigners, she said
that so strong had they become that the
mandarins had no power TO check them.
One report states that all of DR.. Stewart 5
family except two were sacrificed. It is
learned from private source in this city
that there were FIVE children in the FAM
fly. Three of them were murdered with
their parents.
The last letter. dated April s. from the
murdered English missionary. Rev. Mr.
Stewart, has been received in London.
and describes the critical situation of af-
fairs at kucheng. Mr. Stewart wrote:
Ten days ago we were awakened in the
py d native CiSFgyLlAU, VINO
crossed the river In order to bring us the
startling news that the vegetarian rebels
were expected at daylight TO storm ku-
cheng. The gateways of the city were
blocked with timber and stone in order to
prevent their entry. We had 100 men and
women and children In our company out
side the town. We passed terrible time
until daybreak. when torrents of rain fell
and postponed the attack.
ION the fourth day the gates were
opened and the mandarin in command
interviewed the vegetarian leaders.
What occurred during this interview we
do not know. but nobody believes we have
seen the end of this affair
Instructions have been sent to the Brit
ish admiral of the China station for the
protection of British Residents
Sir Halliday Mccartney. the English
secretary of the Chinese legation in Lon
don. has expressed China's regret for the
massacre. and has declared that every
effort will be made to bring the culprits
to justice.
Shanghai. Aug. e-British Minister
O'Connor has made demand upon the
Tsungli Yamen Chinese foreign office for
a military escort for the British consul
at Foochow to enable him to visit the
scene of the kucheng massacre and to
hold an inquiry. O'Connor has positively
requested the Chinese government to is
sue a decree ordering capital punishment
for the offenders. and that stringent or
ders be issued for the protection of mis-
sionaries throughout China. The Chinese
government assented without demur.
The Mercury today publishes a dispatch
from Foochow. saying the position of Eu
ropeans is critical, owing to the open hos
tility of the natives and native officials.
1t is added that if an outbreak occurs the
native officials will be unable to cope with
the mob. The Fokien province is said to
be in state of rebellion. and the Amer
lean mission at Yunfuh. in that province.
has been burned. Europeans and Ameri
cans have telegraphed for gunboats to
protect the foreign settlement
Hongkong, Aug. Elm an interview to-
day with the survivors of the Kucheng
massacre they declared that the outrage
ner and was evidently a premeditated
and carefully arranged attack. IL was en-
tirely unprovoked. and was made upon
the occupants of the missionary station
while asleep. The bodies of the victims
were buried at Foochow. There are ru-
mors of further riots at stations nearer
Foochow than Kucheng.
Washington City. Aug. 6-The state de-
partment has received the following ca
blegram from Consul General Jernigan,
at Shanghai: "Haxon, United States
consul at Foochow, wires: The mis-
sion property at Yunfuh has been
burned The details of the kucheng mas
sacre are horrible The houses were
stealthily surrounded and the sleeping
ladies and children speared to death. The
situation is unsettled"