The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-04
MISSIONARIES MASSACRED.
Chinese Fanatics Said 10 Hare Murdered
a Number Of Christians.
AMERICANS WERE AMONG The VICTIMS.
Some Cocfusion I'm the Navy Departments
Dispatches ss to the Scene OF the Trou-
ble-NavaI Vessels Cannot Reach
the Places Named.

SHANGHAI. Aug 3.-The Express
prints telegram from Foo Chow. under
the date OF August Sd. reporting fright
full assacre Of Christians In kuchenga.
in the province OF Narsu-Sin-hlang.
Among those murdered were five foreign
ladies. No confirmation OF the report mas
been received
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. "A cable
dispy n received al the State Department
to-f from Mr.. Jarnigan. United states
~ Il-General at shanghai, reports a
Y sacre Of Christians at kucnenga.
ma. No Americans were Killed, put
one was seriously wounded. The name
OF the place where the massacre occurred
was not plain in the dispatch, but II is
understood TO be kuchenga, where. ac-
cording TO United Press cable message
from shanghai, received this morning,
frightful massacre OF Christians has oc-
CURED.
Ire only place on the map % the
state Department which resembles ku
Cheng I'm name is Kin Cheng. This IS
located In the middle OF china. north OF
the Yang tse ki1ng river. Navy Depart
ment officials say that no vessel can get
within several hundred miles OF the
place.
The dispatch IRON Mr. Jernigan gave
the name Of the American lady who WAS
seriously wounded a. Miss Harlow. and
said tnat five English ladies were kill
ed.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.--what steps
the State Department will take with re-
ference 20 the massacre has not been
determined. and probably viii not be
until fuller details are cabled by Minis
ter DENLY or C0nsul-iensrai JerniSan.
Immediately upon the receipt OF the dis-
patch from the latter Acting Secretary
; doc, of the State Department. Informed
the Navy Department of the affair, with
view OF ascertaining II any naval
vessel could reach the scene OF the
trouble. The dispatch from Mr.. Jerngan
gave tho name Of the place where the
massacre occurred as kuc Keng, Instead
of Kucheng. Neither kuv keng nor ku-
cheng could be found on the maps AZ
the State Department or Navy Depart
ment, but place called kiucheng was
found and this is believed 10 be the cor
rect locality. II is situated on small
rtrcam In the middle Of China, north
OF the Yang Use kiang river. and In
position that forbids even the Machias.
the smallest United states gunboat on the
Asiatic station, from getting WITHIN at
least 400 miles.
The Miss Harlow named In Mr. Jerni-
gan's dispatch as having been murdered,
Is supposed TO be Miss Mabel Z. Hart
ford. of Dover, n. H., In charge OF the
Methodist mission at kiucheng. Her as
sstant is Miss W. II. Rouse, and two
other Methodist lady missionaries, Miss
Mabel Allen and Miss Sarah Peters. are
located at places near by. The cnurch
Missionary Society has a large mission at
Kiucheng and the five English women
who weree killed are probably attached
TO u.
At the State Department II Is believed
that the massacre Is simply the result
Of another outbreak of fanatcisn, such
as was rampant during the chinese-Jap-
anese war. The greatest riot at That tlme
against the Christians occurred az
Chang Tu. The American mission build
ing there was damaged. but no Ameri-
can was killed. Minister DENLY protest
ed against the treatment OF the Amer
leans at Cheng tn, and the Chinese gov
ernment gave satisfactory assurances or
it's intention TO punish the Offenders ana
to prevent a repetition OF the outrxes.
The British missions at Cheng Tu were
also damaged, and the British govern
ment has just sent one OF its consular
officers 20 make inquiry into the analI
with a view TO demanding damages.