Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-08

order. They claim to be religious sect,
but in reality they stand to China as the
nihilists do to Russia. They have long been
seeking to overthrow the Pekin govern
ment, and 1t is the belief that their main
purpose at present is not directed against
Christians, but is intended to embroil the
government with foreign countries, ard
thus lead to the embarrassment ana pcs
sible overthrow of the present Pekln au-
tho-itics.
For this reason it is believed that the
central government will use all Its re-
sources to suppress the 'Vegetarians," not
only in response to foreign demands, but
as measure of self-prec aution. The veg
etarians'' got their name from he fact that
they live wholly on vegetables, denying
themselves all flesh food. They are mainly
Buddhists, fer the central government al
lows Buddhism, Confucianlsm ana one
other religion to flourish, and there is no
clear line Of demarcation between them.
THE KU CHENG MASSACRE.
Story of the Murders Related by DR..
Gregory.
NEW YORK, August s.-The World pub
fishes the following special cable from Foo
Chow. China: DR.. Gregory, an American
missionary, who escaped from Ku Cheng,
gives the following account of the mas
sacre there: At 1880 pm. on THURSDAY,
August 1, a native Christian rushed into
NV study, saying that several Of the for
eign ladies at Hwasang, mountain re-
sort. about twelve miles fir. m the city of
Ku Cheng, had been killed that morning
and that two houses had been burned.
Fifteen minutes later a note from Mr.
Phillips confirmed this.
He wrote that five ladies were dead, the
Stewards were missing and four persons
we're seriously wouaded. He expressed
the hope that 1 was then on my way to
Hwasang. I Immediately went to the va
men, where hundreds of excited natives
had already gathered and requested the
district magistrate. Wong, to send some
soldiers at once to Hwasang to protect
those still living.
In half an hour the magistrate went to
Hwasang under an escort of about sixty
soldiers.
Scene of the Massacre.
At pm. l left Ku Cheng city under an
escort of thirteen soldiers, arriving at
Hwasang at pm. to find that nine adults,
all British subjects, had been murdered
end that all those still alive at Hwasang-
eight only-had been more or less severely
injured excepting Mr.. Phillips, who AR
rived there only two or three days before,
and was lodging at a native house some
distance from the English cottages.
l was delayed in leaving ku Cheng. oW-
ing to the fact that the coolies refused
to carry chairs.
On my arrival I set to work to make the
injured as comfortable as possible. Miss
ing from the left angle of her mouth dag
onally outward and downward seven inch
es long, completely dividing the lower lip
and exposing the inferior maxtllary bone;
one cut on the crown three inches in length
and quite down to the inner table of the
skull; one cut across the nose beneath the
right eye five inches long and another
three inches long on the right side of the
neck. The last two were skin wounds only.
There were also two Commissions on the
right arm ard a deep punctured wound on
the outside Of the right thigh. Her condi-
ton is serious.
Miss Hartford's Injuries.
Miss Mabel c. Hartford of the Methodist
Mission, the only Am ,rican residing in
Hwasang at the time, was living in small
native house some twenty rods from the
English cottages. She was attacked by one
assassin, armed with a trident. She re-
ceived slight cut in the lobe of the right
ear; was thrown to the ground. beaten
about the lower eXtremities and the body.
While the murderer was engaged in the
attack servant grappled with him, and
during the struggle Miss Hartford escaped.
Miss Hellis remained hidden until all was
over. Her nervous system sustained
serious injury.
Mildred Stewart, aged twelve years, re-
ceived a. wound on the outside of the right
Knee JOINT SIX lncneS long, exposing the
JOINT, and two punctured wounds, one on
the left leg and one on the left foot. Her
condition is serious.
Baby Stewart, thirteen months old, has
a severe injury to the right eye, a small
penetrating wound in the left frontal
region, which enters the cranial cavity,
and several severe bruises on the head and
body. The injuries probably will prove
fatal. All the wounds apparently were
made by the swords and spears.
The Murders.
OF those killed outright Mr.. and Mrs.
Stewart, Nellie Saunders and Lena Pillow,
an Irish nurse, were almost wholly incin-
Grated in the burned house. In all prob
ability they were murdered before the
house burned.
Kathleen Stewart saw Nellie Saunders
lying unconscious on the nursery floor, and
removed Baby Stewart from beneath the
dead body Of the nurse.
Hesise Newcomb was cut on the left
cheek and left hand with spear. and then
was thrown over a steep embankment,
where we recovered the body.
Miss Marshalrs throat was frightfully
cut, and there was deep sword wound in
the left wrist.
body of Miss Stewart. I am inclined to
think she died from shock. This opinion is
sustained by Miss Codringtons report to
me.
MISS IOTuCH 1GCtiNeu d uScp spear WOuHu
in the face and in the side of the neck; one
on the right side of the head.
Kathleen Stewart, eleven years old, re-
ceived several slight wounds and bruises
about the face and the lower extremities.
They are not serious.
Herbert Stewart, six years old, received
a deep wound on the right side Of the rieck
four inches long; one on the crown, which
Clipped the external table Of the skull;
one on the back part of the head four
inches long, cleaving the skull and expos
ing the brain; a circular scalp wound on
the left side Of the head two and one-half
inches in diameter; small punctured
wound in the anterior part of the chest,
and a stab in the back. He died of the in
juries thirty hours later on the road to
Suikow.
Evan Stewart, three years old. was stab
bed in the left thigh; received several
bruises on the head and body. His con-
dition is not serious.
Topsy Saunders death was caused by q
spear wound on the right side Of the / cad,
the weapon entering the brain. The last
three bodies were lying in one heap.
Apparently no post-mortem lau.ilation
has been attempted.
Caused by the "Vegetarians."
This frightful massacre was done by
members Of the secret society known as
the "Vegetarians," who have been causing