Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-04
HORRIBLE BUTCHERY
OF THE MISSIONARIES
Massaored Through Treach-
cry of the Governor.
SLAIN BY THEIR ESCORT

ASeIuSeeS Naurdere0 Dy Cn1neSe Sol"
diers-Others Went to the Governor
For Protection and Were Cut 90
Pieces by Boxers In His Presence.
TEN TsIN, Sept. 5, via SAN FRAN
CISCO, Oct. "a circumstantial nara
tive of the massacrees in Shan 81 prov
ince has reached here through native
Christian teacher who escaped and. after
a remarkable journey through the coun-
try by foot and boat, has just arrived.
This man is graduate from the North
China college, speaking English fuently
and absolute confidence is placed In his
statements by the American missiona-
ries
His story confirms previously reported
murders and adds details of shocking
cruelty. 1t covers a period from early
June, when the trouble began, down to
the latest known outrage, which, as pre-
viously reported, occurred Aug. Is at
Yen Chou Flu, about 90 miles southwest
of Tasyuan when Mr.. and Mrs. Atwa-
ter and their little children, Mr.. and
Mrs. O. w. Price, their son, all of the
American board; Mr.. and Mrs. Brugh-
reu of the Swedish mission and Miss
Eldered, an English lady, were butch
cred. The refugees. story of the MUIR
ders directly duplicates Hu Hsien, the
governor of Shan ST, who has previously
been charged with instigating and abet-
ting the killing of foreigners.
One old project of Yen Chou Flu died
shortly before Aug. 10 and the governor
of Shan ST sent new man. Two days
after his arrival he demanded of the
local officials why the foreigners had
not been expelled
Treachery Of the Chinese.
The magistrate, who was friendly to
the missionaries, replied that there was
no occasion for their expulsion, but I'M
der colnpulsion arrested the chief dis
penser of the hospital The man was
given 800 blows and the demand made
that he should secure the arms in pos
session Of the mission. These were &C
cordingly given up, two pistols and two
rifles. The demand was repeated that
they must hasten their departure. -Four
country carts were prepared for them
and their goods duly packed. They
were to start on Aug 10, guarded by 90
soldiers. The teacher, on the advice of
one of the soldiers, escaped from the
party some few miles from the village
of Ksi Shih.
The party was supposed to be sent to
Ping Yao, about 30 miles from gu Chow.
When not far away on his Ii. f escape
he heard the firing of gun. lie after
ward learned that this was the signal
for the attack upon the party. They
were escorted by the soldiers a few
miles further, where they were met by
another detachment and all were at
tackled and killed with swords
Going back to early in June a graphic
and apparently reliable account of all
the murders in the Shan 81 province is
given. Much Of it is too horrible for
publication. Men, women and children
were butchered, their bodies mutilated
and, in many instances, their heads
were placed on the gates of the villages.
So far as known the first murders oc-
Cured June %, when two women, mem
bers Of the China inland mission, were
killed at Hisia III Hsi Flu. They were
Miss Whitechurch and Miss Sewell,
who lived alone at the mission, q re-
mote place.
Horrible Butchery OF Foreigners.
The next outrage took place at Show
Yang, about IS miles from Tai Yuan
Yu, which Is mission station of the in
dependent workers, on June 30. The
story Of this massacre, if true, leaves
little doubt of the guilt Of the local
Chinese authorities. In all 8S persons
were slain Among them were Mr.. and
Mrs I. w. Piggott, their son, Mr.. Rob
ertson, tutor; Miss Duval, teacher,
and the daughter of Mr.. Atwater of
Yen Chou Flu. They were sent to Tai
Yuan. On the march they suffered ter
ribly. On arriving at Tai Yuan they
were placed In separate rooms and suf-
fered many indignities. A complete list
of all foreigners was demanded by the
governor on July z. He then ordered
them all to come to his yamen, assuring
them they would be protected and es-
corted safely to the coast.
The order was complied with and the
entire party of foreigners was admitted
between files of soldiers through the
outer gate to th9 court. Once safely In
the walls of the yamen the ranks Of the
soldiers were opened and about 10 Box
ers admitted. They fell upon the I'M
armed missionaries with swords and
| horrible butchery ensued. The bodies
of the unfortunate men and women
were hacked to pieces, their heads cut
off and placed IL baskets, which were
suspended over the four gates Of the
city,
Forty native Christians were also
slain and the following day the Catholic
priests, said to have all bean French
men, were beheaded.
According to reports current here and
at Picking the governor at Shan ST sent
dispatch to the Peking government re-
porting the massacre and demanding a
reward
ESAt Tai Ku, about go miles from Tai
Yuan, f. w. Davis, Q. D. Williams, D.
II. Clapp and wife, Miss Rowena Ford
and Miss Susan Partridge were killed.
The heads were taken to Tai Yuan and
placed in the baskets ON the gates, and
1t is said the hearts of the men were cut
out and carried to Picking.
One hundred native Christians were
killed at the time, 65 of them being con-
verts of the Roman Catholic mission.
These people had no means of resistance
and were simply slaughtered.
Ordered to Shoot Foreigners.
BERLIN, Oct. 8.-Of1cial advices from
Picking, dated Sept. 23, assert that a
further examination of the Chinese nom
commissioned officer accused of Baron
Kettelers murder, resulted in this state