The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-06
FOR THE WORDS SAKE
TEN BRITISH MISSIONARIES
WERE KILLED BY THE
CHINESE.
THE AMERICANS ARE ALL SAFE.

Ae AS DcAtcFSh MAJ AhC hAsSAOA'
Were Burned and Many Native Con-
verts Killed--The Bloody Outbreak
Was Urged on by Prominent Off
cials--Secret Societies Have Been
FOmenting the Ill Feeling For a
Year--StorY of the Massacre.
SHANGHAI, August 5.-At a crowded
meeting today of the European residents
of the city, speeches condemning the ac-
tion of the Chinese authorities in the
case of the massacre of the missionaries
at Whai-Han, near Ku-Oheng, on Thurs
day last, were made and a resolution
was adopted to appeal directly to the
European governments against the out
rage. The resolution also referred to
the inadequate manner in which China
has dealt with the perpetrators of former
outrages.
Story of the Massacre.
HONG KONG, Aug 5.-The massacre
commenced early on Thursday day at
Whai- Han, near Ku-C Cheng. The houses
were fired and eight ladies. man and
child were killed and several were
wounded, two probably mortally. The
bodies are expected to arrive at Fu-Chau-
Flu to- day.
The Chinese troops have been dispatch
ed to the scene.
The British and American consuls will
have an interview with the Viceroy to
morrow.
All those who were killed are British.
All the Americans escaped. There was
no provocation for the outrages. The
perpetrators were the vegetarian society.
Ten british Subjects Killed.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-A Shanghai dis
patch to the Times says that the mission
and sanitarium at Wha-Sapg, near Ku
Oheng, province of FoAein, has been at
tackled, and ten 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 Stettie Newcombe, were murdered
with spears and swords. Miss Codring-
ton was seriously wounded about the
head, and the Stewards eldest child had
knee cap badly injured, while the
youngest had an eye gouged out.
The Rev. Mr.. Phillips, with two Amer
leans, DR.. Gregory and Miss Hartford,
were all wounded, but arrived safely at
Fu- -Chau-Fu.
The prefect of Cheng-Tu, who was a
member of the commission Of inquiry
which examined into the former out
RACES of missionaries in that region, is
himself seriously implicated in the Chepg-
Tu outrages. The Times says of the
above:
Rev. Stewart FOTesaw. This Fate.
''The Rev. Mr.. Stewart resides at Ku
Cheng, and superintends the work of the
prefectures of Ku- -Oheng and Ping Nang.
Rev. Mr.. Stewart, writing under date of
February, 1895, describes how sect
known as vegetarians, taking advantage
of the war, sprang into vigorous life and
committed numerous outrages, and be-
came so formidable that the converts
wanted him to organize and arm. He
concludes his letter as follows: i have
just learned that 2 900 of these have en-
listed in the last six months. They are
mostly of the lowest order, and at the
present time the reins of government are
practically'in their hands,"
Americans III Sale.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The State De-
partment Sunday received later intelli-
gence of the killing of missionaries in
Ku Oheng, China. The dispatch, like the
| one received Saturday, was from Consul
General Jernigan. 1t shows that no
Americans were killed or wounded, but
that the massacre of the British subjects
was greater than at first reported. The
| Consul Generals dispatch is in the fol-
lowing words:
Americans all safe. None hurt Ten
British killed"
Although Mr.. Jernigan does not use
| the word missionaries" in his dispatch,
yet there is no doubt felt by the officials
of the State Department that he refers
to them, and that his dispatch is intend
ed as supplementary to that sent Satur-
day
Much qualification is expressed that
the Americans have not suffered, as the
dispatch appears to leave no doubt on
that point. The cablegrrm was at once
forwarded to Secretary Olney at his sum
mer home in Massachusetts, for his infor
nation.
Indemnity viii be Asked.
The statement from United States
Minister DENLY and Consul General
Jernigan that no Americans were in
jured in the attack by the Chinese mob
upon the missions at Ku-Cheng relieves
our Navy Department from the necessity
of ordering some of the American naval
forces to the scenes of the trouble,
although this incident will undoubtedly
form the subject of another demand
upon the Chinese government for repa-
ration and indemnity for the outrage
upon the property rights of the Ameri-
| can missionaries.
The impression prevails that all the
Chinese converts and servants of the
mission houses were slain and that the
buildings were destroyed by the rioters.
Chinese secret societies antagonistic to
he dynasty at Pekin are known to have
been fomenting i'll feelings against the
missionaries in the Snnfhern nrnNinces