Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-28
SEVEN OF HER OFFICERS SHOT
WHOLESALE MAssAcRts or CHRISTIANS.
oruesome Exhibitions of ssvsgcry and
Horrible Bioodthirstins.. by 9 Rowling
Merciiss. Mongoiiaa mob.

Victoria. II. C.. Nov. gs.-The steamer
Glcnogle has arrived here after n tenn
pcstuous passage. bringing an Interest,"
ing budget OF news from che restless
east From Tien-Tsn comes the news
which shows that Japan has decided 10
resist Russan aggression. She Is pre-
pairing TO drive the cars ,roopa from
corea ana 10 this end large detach-
ments % troops are being landed in che
hormi,s Kingdom.
News ~ also az hand from Tien-Tsin
that a large number OF japanese spies
have bc,a captured by she Russians at
for; Arthur and shot. seven japanese.
all officers Of the Imperial japanese
army were taken. and on their persons
were found drawings % the principal
fortlnca,iuna. But q day elapsed after
their capture before they were marched
out before a firinE party of Russians
and Hummarily shut.
The rebels IN Chung King. according
20 advces by the Gicnosic. are incrcas-
Ing IN power daily. The Tung Lang
and Hoy Chow railway Is completely
under their control. They have COM
PEELED wcll.to-do people to provide
them with money aud, provisions and
are making weapons day and night.
Merchants sn ShuDs K,ng have wired
TO Shanghai and other ports stopping
tho shipment uf gods. The rebels are
daily committing atrocuea OF every
sort and kind. oae OF thor leaders.
". w,n, to the governor Of Lung shui
Chin and demanded a large sum Of
money. was refused and the rebels. D.
900 strtnK. plundercd the town. killing
hundreds.
Two days afterwards they went 90
Tung LaaR and demolished all the
houses of tho Christians. massaersinS
those who tried 10 escape. With shock
INK brutality. They chen declared that
they had gone to that city especially
90 oppose foreigners aud Christians.
Othcfa, they said. were not to be mol
csicd unless they offered resistance.
Two French priests aud missionary
Of the g. NJ. =. had gone 60 the mag,n-
traiea Yemen for shelter and late In
the afternoon the rebels went TO the
magistrate and asked $hat they DO de-
hycrcd IN. The magistrates refused but
thy afterwards rclcntci and allowed
tho rebels to enter the Yemen ~ take
tho ndaaonarica. The Methods; drew
The two French priests were bound aud
carried aNuy as prisoners. The rebels
then retired 10 waas choa Tung. They
arr. II " said. GclEing and murderng
Christians almost daily.
ACCORDING 60 the reports from Chem
ulIo matters have reached grave
crisis On Corea.
The emperor 10 beng worried 10 death
with petitions by tho indspe ndencs
club. who are foro,ng his hand 70 dis
miss some Of the higher MINISTER'S. when
H., whole phalanx OF the bndepcrdence
club will invade the palace and take
charge 81 the governmenS's anairs.
The execution Of che unforfunhtes ac-
eused Of the attempt 10 poison the en-
psror was a chastity AFFAIR. The DOOM
Cd were taken from the uo,fford on
which they were TO have been executed
by mob Then bgan one OF the most
FruHnme exhibitions OF savaxery and
hlpadthrsiAne-H ever seen In any land.
The Condemned men were actually torn
10 pieces by the mob. and even when
lie was extinct the most d-vilish tndig-
mites imaginable were heaped on tho
ana bleeding remains.
p.trlelds of Trial.