New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-05
AN IMPERIAL EDICT.
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tscts is riven have been received here and are
applauded by the entire foreign colony IN ohahs-
hal. ANY other policy, according TO the BUSINESS
men and missionaries with whom Inc Assocl-
ated Press representative has talked, would DE
vital blow to the prestige of the foreigners
and would weaken their status in China. The
local English papers flercely denounce the pro-
posals to evacuate Picking. and say that the
Chinese would interpret evacuation as qeleat'
The masses of Cinnamon now believe that the
Chinese arms victorious
LYING CHINESE NEWSPAPERS.
The Chinese papers printed in Shanghai con-
tain long, circumstanttal accounts OF a"eseq
Chinese victories at Peking T1en-Isln ana
Tung-chow, and the shops in the native quarter
display for sale lurid pictures OF the Ceiestial
army driving the European soldiers into the sea
at Taku and cutting them to pieces at Aleh-
Tsin They also show pictures OF the foreign
admirals being tortured in the presence OF the
Vtceroys Vice-Admiral Seymour is represented
with his arms pinioned, kowtowing before the
throne The people accept these reports ana
pictures as correctly representing the situation
and consider the reports OF the English press as
merely foreign lies.
The European community continues TO de-
mand the destruction Of Picking and the exem-
plary punishment of the officials, deeming
indemnity and paper promises of new treaties
Inadequate Undoubtedly the information in de-
tail of massacres of foreigners daily received
inflames this sentiment.
The Empress Dowager is living IN the farneh
at Tai-Yuan-Fu. in Shan-Se Province. FIFTY
missionaries have been slaughtered in that
Yamen under orders, practically in the presence
of the Viceroy. Three were beheaded in the
inner court, and the others were killed harhar-
ously in the outer courtyard. Their bodies were
thrown to the degs.
The Empress has ordered q. Commissioner TO
investigate the conduct of the southern Viceroys
who made compact with the foreign consuls,
and their degradation is expected. No invest-
CATION of the officials opposed to foreigners has
been ordered.
SAVAGE TREATMENT OF MISSIONARIES.
The Associated Press representative learns
from official sources the facts Of the killing OF
several American women missionaries At the
request OF the Mission Board the details were
withheld out of regard for the feelings Of the
relatives of the murdered women. but other
prominent Americans, who have long antago-
nized the policy of sending women TO isolated
inland posts think it important that the facts
should be known The names of the victims are
withheld by request. Two of the women were
captured while attempting to leave the stations
where they were located. were led about the
country naked, repeatedly outraged and finally
/
Two other American women were coming to the
coast with a party. which number of China
men followed and stoned. The women fell ex7
hausted and were taken by the Cinnamon into
the presence of the local officials. They were
Frustrated upon the execution block and telnt
was made of beheading them. One OF them be-
came hystercal and laughed and, thinking her
insane the Chinese escorted her to the coast
because Of their superstition regarding the in
sane. On the journey, however, the woman was
repeatedly assaulted by her escort The other
woman, after being exhibited naked for some
days. and suffering assault by several men. was
| tortured to death by the shameful methods
! as were practised in the other cases. Two
! Swedish missionary women arrived at Shanghai
after similar experiences. except that their lives
were spared. The foregoing matters Of Off
| eiat record
| The fourteen English missionaries, including
women and four children, who were murdered at
! -Chau, in the Province of Cne-Kiang, &C
cording to the story of Spanish priest who
| escaped, were killed with hay forks and ancient
spears by the Magistrates bodyguard, and their
naked bodies were hanged from trees
These incidents make lenient policy unpopu-
lar In Shanghai where all the victims had
friends.
Placards appeared to-day in all public places
exhorting foreigners to oppose a compromise
with the Government and attacking Ii Hung
| Chang, quoting the remark to Consul Goodnow
credited to Earl Ii. that 1.-The foreigners in Pc
| king except the Ministers were of no account"
! w W. RockhiIl, the United States Special
| Commissioner, starts for Peking on Thursday.
FRENCH GUNBOAT COMETE RETURNS
HER TRIP TO THE INTERIOR SAID TO HAVE
HAD A BENEFICIAL EFFECT.
Paris Sept. 4.-The French Consul at Canton
under date of September 3, cables that the
| French gunboat Comete has returned to Canton
He adds that her trip to Swallow ION the estu-
airy Of the River Han-Kiangl has had a good
effect and has ended the troubles and agitation
against foreigners, which were spreading in the
region north Of Quang-Tung Cor Eastern Prov
ince'D.
The Consul also reports that missionary has
been attacked and wounded in the district OF
Kong, one hundred kilometres from Canton