The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-09
American Mission Chapel mt Ing Hok
Entered and Outbreaks Reported
at other Places.
SITUATION VERY CRITICAL
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT con-
DEMNED FOR ALLEGED NEGLECT.
Mabel Hartford's Graphic Account Of
the Slaughter of Missionaries mt
Hwn-Sang-Her Own Escape.

NEW YORK, Aug S-The World to-mor-
row, will print the following special dis
patches from Foo Chow, China:
A mob has just looted the American mis-
sion chapel at Ing-Hok, fifty miles from
here. Unless prompt, effective action is
taken there is danger of great riots in
other places.
The Chinese soldiers sent to Ku-Cheng to
protect foreign property plundered the
Stewart residence.
No American gunboat has come here
The situation is critical.
FOO CHOW, Aug. s.-An Official on his
way to this city from Ku-Cheng. was killed
yesterday. There is no American protec-
ton. The American governments neglect
is infamous.
Foo CHOW, Aug. s-The evidence al
ready obtained shows that the massacre al
Hwasang was planned at least a week be-
forehand. The foreign consuls have this
names Of the leaders in it and some of the
participants. An official of Foo Chow sen
30 soldiers into that section on the 2itf
of July to prevent the Vegetarians from
numbering Chinese. The Vegetarian.
thought the missionaries had caused tht
troops to be sent and decided to kill them
They began Immediately to gather at GER
tain designated place. In passing through
the villages on their way to the rendezvou!
the vegetarians publicly declared their in
tention to destroy the churches and to xii
the Christians. The local officials knew o
this, but they did nothing to protect o.
even warn the foreigners. The night be
fore the massacre a native pastor in tn,
city of Ku-Cheng heard that the Vegetari
ans were going to kill the foreigners OF
the morrow. He wrote a letter of warning
to Mr.. Stewart ct Hwasang. but delayed
sending 1t until daylight. The messenger
arrived half an hour too late. DIR. Gregor,
was in the city Of Ku-Cheng at the time
but he was not notified. The foreigners hac
no suspicion Of the intended slaughter.
Outbreaks at Several Places.
LONDON, Aug. s.-A dispatch to the Pal
Mall Gazette from Shanghai says that FUR
ther and reliable news of an alarming ma
ture has been received there 1t is stated
that fanatical outbreaks against Christian!
have occurred at Ching-Chow, seaport OF
the province of Euk-Kien, and at Hu-Peh
Tai-Ping and An-Hui. These outbreaks. i
Il r."
is added, are not merely the work of Vege
tarians, but they are said to be organized
and carried out by the Chinese officials
The extent OF the damage done is not ye
known, but the foreigners are reported Il
have escaped. Owing to the unsettled
state of the province, two hundred Sikhs
reliable British-Indian troops from Hons
Kong, will escort the British consul from
Foo-Chow to Ku-Cheng, where the consu
will conduct an inquiry into the recent out
RACES. The Shanghai correspondent of thu
Pail Mall Gazette expresses the opinion
that further outrages are inevitable unles:
Great Britain takes swift and deadly ven
geance.
In regard to the dispatch from Hons
Kong cabled last night. announcing tina
the British and American missions at Fat
Shan, near Canton, were attacked yester
day afternoon by large and infuriateC
mob, which demolished the hospitals anC
caused some of the missionaries to fee t.
Sha-Meen, IL is stated that the Wesleyan
mission was one of the most importan
medical missions in China. At Fat-Shal
the hospital and station are under tn
charge of Dr. wanyan. who has just ar
rived here after a perlous overland jour
ney, during which he was arrested In Ar
menia as a spy The rest of the mission
staff of the Wesleyan mission at Fat-Shal
are Chinese. They were attacked a fey
years ago, upon which occasion mission
airy was killed.
A reporter has had an interview witt
Mr.. W. w. Rockhill, third Assistant Secre
tary Of State of the United States, wh'
was one OF the delegates to the recent in
ternational geographical congress, and VIII,
returns to New York Saturday next
Referring to the massacres in China, MI
Rockhill said he thought 1t was. grea
mistake for the missionaries to have re
turned so soon TO the outlying stations afte
the conclusion of the war, especially as the.
had been warned of the danger of so doing
Mr.. Rockhill could not say anything abou
what the United States and British govern
ments might be expected to do under tn
circumstances, but he expressed himself a
being certain that the diplomatic represen
tatives of the different countries interests
as they did when the Swedish missionarie
were murdered at Sang-Pu. Continuing
Mr.. RockhIll said he thought the Vege
tarians must be the north China society
known as the Tsaili. who are not so mucl
Vegetarians as abstainers and nonsmokers
They are neither a political nor an anti
foreign society, and, according to Mr.. Rock
hill a number of the servants Of the Unite
States ministry at Pekin are members of II
All the papers have editorials urging tn
necessity of energetic action in China I
protect Europeans. The Times says: "W
are far from desiring TO insist upon a pol
lev of armed coercion. Probably a stead
policy of holding the Peking government i'm
medately and strictly responsible woul