The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-05
MISSIONARY MASSACRE
Details Of the Brutal Murders at
Whai Seng, China,
TEN BRITISH SUBJECTS KILLED.

All Americans Escaped the Slaughter,
Which Was Entirely Unprovoked-News
Held Back by Chinese OmciaIs, who
Themselves Foment the Disturbances.
LONDON, Aug. ga Shanghai special to
the Times says that the mission and sana-
tarium at Whai Sang near Ku Cheng,
province of Fokein, has been attacked ond
ten British subjects killed
The Rev. Mr.. Stewart, wife and child
were burned in their house The Misses
yellow and Marshall two sisters named
Saunders, two sisters named Gordon, and
Stettle Newcombe were murdered with
spears and swords Miss Codrington was
seriously wounded about the head, and
the Stewarts eldest child had n kneecap
badly injured while the youngest had an
eye gouged out, The Rev. Mr.. Phillips,
Win two Americans, DR.. Gregory and
MISS Hartwell, We're both wounded, but
arrived safely at Flu Chau Flu.
The project of Cheng Tu, who was a
member OF the commission of inquiry
which examined into the former outrages
upon missionaries in that region, is him
self seriously implicated in the Cheng Tu
outrages
Rev. Mr. Stewart resided at Ku Cheng,
ana superintended the work of the pre-
lectures Of Ku Cheng and Ping Nang.
Rev. Mr.. Stewart, writing under date OF
February, 1895 described how q sect
known as Vegetarians, taking advantage
OF the war, sprang into vigorous life and
committed numerous outrages, and be-
came SO formidable that the converts
wanted him to organize and arm. He
concludes his letter as follows:
II have just learned that 5000 of these
have enlisted in the last six months They
are mostly of the lowest order, and at the
present time the reins of government are
practically in their hands,
The Times comments editorially on the
massacre as follows: 1.-THE Ku Cheng out
RACES will justly form the subject of
strong representations to China by Eng
land, and probably by America also. 1t
is quite possible that the outrages are due
to the embittered feeling against foreign
ers engendered by the calamities of the
war, and that the mandarins believe that
blow must be struck now or never to
brighten foreigners against availing them
selves OF the concessions granted under
the recent China-Japanese treaty"
A two column letter from Hankou on
the Szu Chun mission outrages, published
by The Times declares that officials are
at the bottom of all foreign agitation, and
that the Chinese people themselves are
quite friendly. The letter suggests that
II the powers tried a little benevolent re-
tailiation it would prove an infallible
cure.
The Standards special from Shanghai
says that the news of the massacre was
Suppressed for three days by the Chinese
officials. j. Courtney Hixson. the Amer
lean consul at Flu Chau, with several vol
unteers, went to the scene in a steam
launch and brought back the, wounded
Americans.
Their experiences, the dispatch con-
tinues "were terrible, and death was the
least part of the sufferings of the butch
cred women. The Indignation here is in
tense The mandarins will endeavor to
throw all the blame upon the secret socie-
ties but it is known that they were en-
couraged by responsible officials The
Chinese are repeating their old tactics OF
cutting telegraph communication.
Another Flu Chau telegram received
here says that all the murdered ladies be!
longed to the Church of England Zenana
mission. Miss Hartwell was fearfully in.
jured, and bears evidence of the fearful
treatment and cruelty she received at the
hands of the mob.
All those who were killed are British.
All the Americans escaped. There was no
provocation for the outrages. The perpe-
traitors were the Vegetarian society.