The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-05
MISSIONARY MASSACRE
Details Of the Brutal Murders at
psA Whai Seng, China.
TEN BRITISH SUBJECTS KILLED.

All Americans Escaped the Slaughter.
4 which Was Entirely Unprovohed-Nsws
Held Back by chinese omciais. Who
Themselves Fomsnt the Disturbances
/ LONDON, Aug 5.--A Shanghai special to
the Times says that the mission and sana-
tarium at Whai Sang, near Ku Cheng,
province Of Fokein, has boon attacked ond
ton British subjects killed.
The Rev. Mr.. Stewart, wife and child
were burned In their house. The Misses
Yellow and Marshall, two sisters named
Saunders, two sisters named Gordon, and
Stettle Newcombe were murdered with
spears and swords. Miss Codrington was
seriously wounded about the head, and
che Stewards eldest child had kneecap
badly injured, while the youngest had an
eye gouged out. The Rev. Mr.. Phillips,
yith two Americans, DIR. Gregory and
Miss Hartwell were both wounded, but
yarrived safely at Flu Chau Flu.
"The prefeot of Cheng Tu, who was q
member Of the commission OF inquiry
which examined into the former outfages
upon missionaries in that region, is HIM
self seriously implicated in the Cheng Tu
outrages.
Rev. Mr.. Stewart resided at Ku Cheng,
and superintended the work Of the pre-
lectures Of Ku Chens and Ping Nang.
Rev. Mr.. Stewart, writing under date OF
February, 1898, described how O scot
known as Vegetarians. taking advantage
of the war sprang into vigorous life and
committed numerous outrages, and be-
pame SO formidable that the converts
vented him TO organize and arm. He
concludes his letter as follows,
II have just learned that 1000 Of these
have enlisted in the last six months. They
are mostly Of the lowest order, and at the
present time the Feins Of government are
practically in tin hands"
The Times comments editorially on the
massacre as follows: "The Ku Cheng out
RACES will justly form the subject Of
strong representations to China by Eng
land. and probably by America also. 10
as quite possible that the outrages are due
to the embittered feeling against foreign
ers engendered by tho oalamities Of the
wnr, and that the mandarins believe that
blow must be struck now or mover 30
frighten foreigners against availing them
selves OF the concessions granted under
she recent tChlna-Japanese treaty"
A two column letter from Hankou on
the SEu Chun mission outrages, published
by The Times, declares that officials arc
atthe bottom Of all foreign agitation, and
fhat the Chinese people themselves are
lapite friendly. The letter suggests that
the powers tried little benevolent re-
Pailiation 1t would prove an infallible
Dbure.
The Standards special from Shanghai
says that the news of the massacre wa.
Suppressed for thres days by the Chinese
officials. ]. Courtney Hlxson, the Amer
ioan consul at Flu Chau, with several vol
unteers, went to the scene in a steam
launch and brought back the wounded
Americans.
Their experiences, the dispatch CON
nues, "were terrible, and death was ths
sast para Of the sufferings of the butch
bred women. The indignation here is in
ense. The mandarins will endeavor II
throw all the blame upon the secret socie
dos, but 1t Is known that they were en-
outraged by responsible officials. Tn,
hinese are repeating their old tactics o
sting telegraph communication.
&Anpther tu Onau telegram received
here says that all the murdered ladies be
onged TO the Church. of England zenans
mission. Miss Hartwell was fearfuily in
ured, and bears evidence of the fearful
treatmont and cruelty she received at tn,
bands of the mob.
All those who were killed arc British
IL the Americans escaped. There was NJ
revocation for the outrages. The pcrps
lrators were the Vegetarian society.