The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-05

LONDON, Aug. 5.--A Shanghai dis
patch to the Times says the mission
and sanitarium at VIVA Sang, near
ku Chang, province of Fokein has
been attacked and the subjects killed.
The Rev. Mr.. Stuart, wife and
child, were burned in their house. The
Misses Yellow and Marshall, two
sisters named Saunders, two sisters
named Gordon and ,Steetie Newcome
were murdered with spears and
swords Miss Cordington was seri-
ouEly wounded about the head and
2Stuart's eldest child had a knee cap
badly injured while the youngest had
an eye Sougeo out. The Rev. Mr..
Phillips, with two Americans, DR..
Gregory and Miss Hartford, were both
wounded, but arrived safely at Flu
Chan Flu. The project of Cheng Flu,
who was on the inquiry commission,
is seriously implicated in the Cheng
fu outrages.
The Times says of the above: 'SThe
Rev. Stuart resides at Ku Cheng and
superintends the work of the pre-
lectures of kU Cheng and Ping Nang.
Rev. Mr.. Stuart writing under date of
February, 1895, described how a sect
known as VegetarianS, taking adVant-
age of the war spraDg into vigorous
life and committed numerous out
RACES and became so formidable
that the converts wanted him to
organize and arm He concludes his
letter as follows: II have just learned
that 10000 of these have enlisted in
the Ia st 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:
The Ku Cheng outrages viii justly
form the subject of strong representa-
tions to China by England and proba-
bly, by America also. 1t is quite pos
sible that the outrages are due to the
embittered feeling against foreigners
engendered by the calamities of the
war and that the mandarins believe
that a blow must be struck now or
never to brighten foreigners against
awaiting themselves Of the concessions
granted under the recent Chinese-Jap-
SneSe treaty"
A two column letter from Hangar
on the Caos Szu Chen mission outrages
published by the Times this morning,
declares that officials are at the bot
tom of ali anti-foreign feeling and that
the Chinese people themselves are
quite friendly. The latter suggests
chat if he powers tried a little benevo-
fSnt retaliation it would prove an in
fallible cure.
The Standard in its editorial on the
Ku Cheng outrageS says: We must
speak to China in a manner which can
not be misunderstood. Not only must
the murderers be punished, but a thor
ougb example must be made of the
officials whose neglect permits such
outTages,
The Standards special from Shang-
hal says that the news of the mas
Sacra was suppressed for three days
by the Chinese officials. J. McCourtney
Hixons the American consul at Flu
Chau with several volunteers, went to
the scene in a steam launch and |
brought back the wounded Americans. |
Their experiences rthe dispatch |
continues, were terrible and death |
was the least part of the sufferings of |
the butchered women. The Indignation |
here is intense. A mass meeting will |
be convened tomorrow. The mandarins |
endeavOr to throw all the blame upon |
secret societies, but it is known they |
were encouraged by responsible Off |
GERS. The Chinese are revealing their |
old tactics of cutting telegraphic COM |
munication."
here says that all the murdered ladies !
belonged to the Church of England, /
Zenana mission. Miss Hartwell Hart !
ford), was fearfuily injured and bears |
evidence of the fearful treatment and |
cruelty she received at the hands of /
the mob. Several English and Ameri-
can children have been killed.
The massacre commenced early on !
at What Han, near Ku
Cheng. The houses We're 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 at Flu Chau tomorrow.
The Chinese frOOnS have
patched to the scene.
The British and American consuls
will have an interview with the viceroy
tomorrow.