The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-05

London. Aug. "A Shanghai dispatch
10 the Times says: The mission and san
itarium at Whasang, near kuchang. prov
ince of Fokein. has been attacked and
the subjects killed. Rev. Mr.. Stuart. wife
and child, were burned in their house.
The Misses Yellow and Marshall and two
sisters named Gordon and Sfeetie New
combe, were murdered with spears ard
swords. Miss Cordington was seriously
wounded about the head. and Stuart $
eldest child had a kneecap badly injured.
while the youngest had an eye gouged
out. Rev. Mr. Phillips. with two Ameri-
cans, DR.. Gregory and Miss Hartford,
were both wounded but arrived safely
at Foochowfoo. The prefect of Chengtu.
who was on the inquiry commission, is
seriously implicated in the. Chenstu out
RACES.
The Times says of the above: Rev.
Mr. Stuart resides at Kuchang and SUI
perintends the work of the procedures
OF Kuchang and Pingnang. Writing un-
der date of February, 1895. he described
how a sect known as vegetarians. taking
advantage of the war. sprang into vigor-
Gus life and committed numerous out
RACES and became so formidable that the
converts wanted him TO organize anl
arm. He concludes his letter as follows.
L have Just learned that 10000 of these
have been enlisted in the last six months
They are mostly of the lowest order and
at the present time. the reins of govern
ment are practically in their hands.
The Times comments editorially on the
massacre as follows: The kuchang
outrages will justly form the sub
iect OF strong representations 70
China h. England and probably
hy America also. 1t is quite possible
that the olItrages are due TO the enhit-
tered feeling AGAINST foreigners engen-
a. q. 8 and hat
the mandarins believe that a blow must
he struck now or never TO frighten for
eigners against availing themselves of the
concessions granted under the recent Chi
nese-Iapanese treaty
\ two-column letter from Hankow on
the Szechuen mission outTages. published
by the Times this morning. declares that
the officials are at the bottom Of all the
anti-foreign feeling, and that the Chinese
pee pie themselves are quite friendly. The
letter suggests that If the powers tried
little benevolent retalia ton 1t would prove
an infallibie cure.
The Standard. in its editorial on the
kuchang outrage. says: We must
speak to China in a manner which can
not he misunderstood. Not only must tho
murdercrs be punished but thorough
example must be made of the officials
whose neglect permits such outragcs."
The Standards special from Shanghai
says that the news Of the massacre was
suppressed for three davs bv the Chinese
officials ]. McCourtney Hixson. the
American consul at Foochowfoo. with
several volunteers. went TO the scene in
a steam launch and brought back the two
wounded Americans. "Their experiences, -
tho dispatch says. were terrible. and
death was the least part OF the sufferings
Of the butchered women" The indigns
ton here is intense. 4 mass meeting will
sIets III, q
endeavor to throw all the blame upon sec
ret societies. but II is known they were
encouraged by responsible officers. The
Chinese are repeating their old tactics OF
cutting teIeRraphic communication.
Another Foochowfoo telegram saws that
all the murdered ladies belonged TO the
Church OF England Zenana mission. Miss
Hartford was fearfully injured. and bears
evidence Of the fearful treatment and
cruelty she received az the hands Of the
mob Several English and American chill
dren have been killed The massacre com
menCed early on THURSDAY AT Nhasang
near KuchanE The houses were fired.
and eight ladies and a man and child
were killed and several were wounded.
two probably fatally. The bodies are ex-
pected TO arrive AZ Foochowfoo tomorrow
Troops have been dispatched 10 the scene.
The British and American consuls will
have an interview with the vicercy to-
morrow.
Washington City. Aug. 4-The state
department today received later intelli-
rence Of the killing of missionaries in
Kuchang. China The dispatch. Ike the
one received yesterday. was from Consul
General Jernigan. and shows that no
Americans were killed. but that tnc mas
ssCre Of British subjects was greater than
At first reported The consul generals
dlspatch is as follows, Americans all
safe. None hurt Ten British killed "
Although Mr. JerniEan does not use the
word missionaries" In his dispatch. there
is no doubt felt by the officials OF the
state denarfnent that he refers 20 them.
and that his dispatch IS Intended as sup
Elementary to that of yesterday. The
s-ahleeraua was AZ once forwarded 10 Sec
retarv OIney. at his summer home, for
| his information.
In 10 this time so far as ascertained,
no steus have been taken by the nav de-
partment toward sending any naval 'oiee
To the district where the reported massa-
rva has occurred When word came Of
the trouble yesterday. the customary IN
strlctlo1s were sent 70 Minister Denly
10 see that American interests were 4tFo-
,ected 4 message rscetVd lasf niEht
from the minister saws that small boats
could reach the place quicker than ma :
rires Admiral Carpenter. in command
of rhe Chinese station. has authority 10
us@ his vessels and mea 10 ASSIST ~ sf-
forfing any protection thar may De re-
raraaa as necessary. The Lack Of sh.ps
Of night drauEht. that can penetrate the
shallow waters Of the Chinese rivers IS
a serious embarrassment to the authori-
ties
Fiongkoug. Aug An those who were
ttglas ara British All the Americans
eecaDed. There was TO provocat3on for
The outrares The perpetrators were the
vegetarian society
The FokIen province - IN the southern
mart ~ china. Arnoy IS rs best known
cttv. and Forruosa was formerly included