Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-12-08
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The History Of China During the Past Fort!
Years.
The pages Of modern Chinese history
are stained with blood.-the blood OF
helpless and defenceless men and wo.
men. Since the days when foreigners
first went to the Far East, but especial.
lily during the last 40 years, there has
been a constant succession Of brutal
murders murders usually brought
about solely by the passionate hatred Of
the yellow man for the white.
/ One Of the most characteristic OF
these was the Ku Cheng massacre on
August i, 1895. The Church Missionary
society has very successful enterprise
in that city. There were many con-
verts, and no one dreamed Of any dan
ger. Five women missionaries lived In
one house on the hills beyond the city
during the summer heat, and close by
20 them lived Mr.. Stewart, the mission
ary in charge, his wife and five child:
lren.
August 1 was the birthday Of one OF
the children. So early In the morning
three Of his brothers and sisters got
up and went out on the hills to gather
flowers. Hearing horns and drums, they
ran to look at the procession. One
Chinaman seized the eldest girl by the
hair and beat her. She tore from him
and made for home, to find the house
occupied by the mob. She caught
glimpse Of her father making for her
mothers room, and then no more was
seen of either Of them. Seeing the
house burning, she got her little broth
ers and sisters and dragged them on.
The baby she pulled from under the
body Of it's dead nurse. Her two broth
ers and her little sister were all wound
ed.
An American missionary, hearing the
riot, rushed up to help; but he was too
late. In the brief time nine had been
murdered, and two Of the children soon
died. The story of the death Of these
brave girls, one Of whom. Miss Mar
SHALL. was the daughter Of Black
heath vicar, went with a thrill OF hor-
ror through the land.
Why were they murdered? A procla-
nation had been issued among the peo-
pie as follows:
Notice Is hereby given that at the
present time foreign barbarians' are
hiring evil characters to kidnap small
children, that they may extract OIL
from them for use. have a female
servant named Ii, who has personally
seen this done. I exhort you, good peo-
ple, not to allow your children to go
out. T hope you will act in accordance
with this"
The mob did act on it.
The experience Of Lord Loeb and hia
companions in 1857 presents a tale oil
horror rarely equalled.
Henry Loeb, then a'young man of 80
was attached to Lord Elgin's punitive
mission in China. Messrs. Wade and
Parkes. the English interpreters, were
sent forward by Lord Elgin, under O
flag of truce, to arrange the terms OF
peace with the Chinese, and for part
of the way Loeb accompanied them
They saw that things looked threaten
ling. so Loeb tried to get back to the
allied English and French generals, tc
tell them Of the danger. He and Mr
Parkes, who were together at one spot
were seized, their arms bound and they
were led out to be beheaded in an outer
court. A sudden tumult gave them
respite. Every possible indignity was
thrust upon them. They were threaten
ed, Knocked, tightly bound, tortured
Swords were waved over them u
: frighten them. Last Of all, they were
heavily manacled, showed into rougf
native cart and driven to Pekin.
The tortures of that ride were indes
cribable. Atahe best of times, with ev
cry comfort, Wis misery to ride on tina
rough road. But to these men, bound
: bruised. expecting instant death, II "a'
torment beyond degree. Forty years
afterward Lord Loeb would never re
cali it, the memories were so painful.
At Pekin they were hurried into th'
: native prison, separated from eaci
, other, and left dependent upon tn
{ kindness of the Chinese criminal
5 around them. The 13 French and 2
, English who had been with them be
4 fore their capture, were also seized AM
S placed under a strong guard.
" When the English and French armie
> got to the gates Of Pekin some of thes
miserable captives returned.
On June q, 1870, came the infamou
Tien Tsin massacre. The French Cath
olic missionaries and Sisters of Mere
r had established mission at Tien Tsir
{ and one of their agencies was an or
e phan home. A report got about anon
|. the natives that the sisters were Kill
S ing the children to use their hearts an
T. ewes in the manufacture pf some medic
:. inal specific much sought after in Eu
a rope.
e Everyone saw that a storm was com
r. ing and the French consul was urged t
n take such steps as would show the Sian