The herald., 1895-08-05
Several Ladies Murdered


LONDON. Aug. A Shanghai DIS
patch to the Times says the mission and
sanitarium at Wha Sang, near Kuchung,
province of Fokein. has beeh attacked
and the subjects killed.
Rev. Mr.. Stuart, wife and child. were
burned in their house. The Misses Yellow
and Marshall, two sisters named Saun-
ders, two sisters named Gordon and
Steetie Newcombe we're murdered with
spears and swords. Miss Gordington was
seriously wounded about the head and
Stuart eldest child had a knee cap badly
injured. while the youngest had one eye
gouged out. The Rev. Mr.. Phillips, with
Hartford-were both wounded, but ar
rived safely at Flu Chau Flu. The project
OF Chcng Flu. who was on the inquiry
commission, is seriously implicated in
the Cheug Flu outrages.
The Times says Of the above: 1.-THE
Rev. Mr.. Stuart resides at Ku Chang and
superlptends the work of the procedures
of Ku Chang and Ping Nang. Mr.. Stuart
writing under date of February, 1895, de
scribed how sect known as vegetai idns,
taking advantage of the war, sprang into
vigorous life and committed numerous
outrages and became so formidable that
the converts wanted him to organize and
arm. He concludes his letter as follows:
II have jus, learned that 10, 900 of these
have enlisted in the last six months"
They are mostly of the lowest order
and at the present time the reins of gov
ernment are practically in their hands.
The Times comments cditorially on tine
massacre as follows:
"The Ku Chang outragcs will justly
form the subject of strong representations
to China by Englan and probably by
America also. 1t is quite possible that
the outrages are due to the embttered
feeling against foreigners engendered by
the calamities of the var and that the
mandarins believe that a blow must be
against availing themselves of the con-
cessions granted under the recent
Chinese-Japanese treaty."
A two column letter from Hangku on
the Caos SZuchen mission outrages. pub
lished by the Times this morning, de-
cares that officials are at the bottom of
all anti-foreign feeling ana that the
friendly. Theslatter suggests that if the
powers tried little benevolent retalia-
tion it would prove an infa lible cure.
The Standard, in its editorial on the
Ku Chang outrages says:
"We must speak of China in manner
which cannot be misunderstood. Not only
must the murderers be punished. but a
thorough example must be made of the
officials whose neglect permits such out
The Standards special from Shanghai
saws that the news of the massacre was
suppressed for three days by the Chinese
officials.
]. McCourtney Hixon. the American
consul at Foo Chau. with several volun-
teers. went to the scene in steam launch
and brought back the wounded Ameri-
cans.
''Their experiences, the dispatch says,
"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 to
morrow. .The mandarins endeavor to
throw all the blame upon secret societies.
but it is known they were encouraged by
responsible officers. The Chinese are re-
peatng their old stactics OF cutting tele-
graphic communications"
Another Foo Chau telegram received
here says that all the murdered ladies be-
lorged to the Church OF England, Zeenana
Mission.
Miss Hartwell of Hartford was fearfullv
injnred and bears evidence of the fearful
treatment and cruelty she received at the
hands of the mob. Several English and
American children have heen killed. The
massacre commenced early on Thursday
at Wha Han, near Ku Chang. The houses
we're fired and eight ladies and man
and child were killed and several were
wounded, two probably fatally. The bod
les are expected to arrive at Foo Chau
tomorrow.
Troops have been dispatched to the
scene. The British and American con-
suls will have an interview with the vice.
row Tomorrow.