Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-10-03
NAMDLESS CRUELTY
A Refugee Tells of the Terrible
Massacre of Missionaries in
Shan 81 Province.
A CAMPAIGN OF REVENGE
This Is Said to Be Planned by the Ger
mans-The Japanese Send Out an Ex-
pedition from Pekin to Scatter
the Boxers.

Wei Hal Wei, October 1.-The British
first-class cruiser Terrible and the Brit
ish second-class cruiser Arethusa, with
transports having on board the Sd bri-
gade of Indian troops, started for Taku
at short notice.
A JAPANESE EXPEDITION.
Pekin. September 29.-After the re-
turn of German expedition to the
southwark yesterday, a small Japanese
force left Huang Tsun for Using Yang
where the Boxers are supposed to be
congregating.
THE RUSSIANS AT PEKIN.
The Russians remaining in Pekin are
two battalions Of infantry and battery
Of artillery. They will hold the summer
pa ~ and the Machiapo railway termi-
nus
A CAMPAIGN OF REVENGE.
Pekin, September 27.-(Copyright,
1900, by the Associated Press. THE
Italian marines are being withdrawn.
Some concern is expressed regarding
the plans of the Germans, who are
bringing a large force, which is ex-
pected to embark on a campaign of re-
venge, which. it Is predicted, will Sc
riously delay the establishment of
peace.
GERMANS FIGHT BOXERS.
Pekin, September 27.-(Copyright,
1900, by the Associated Press. 1.-The
German column, consisting of t,7O0 men,
under General Won Hoopaner, encoun-
tered small Boxer force south of the
imperial deer park yesterday, and killed
forty Chinese during the fight which
followed. The Chinese were put to
flight. Four Germans were wounded.
Chi Hsin, a member of the Thung Ii
Yamen, of notorious anti-foreign ten
denotes, and a patron of the boxers, has
been captured in the imperial city by
the Japanese. His fate has not been de-
termined upon.
CHINESE BUTCHERIES.
Tien Tsin, China, September S, via San
Francisco.-A circumstantial MARIA
tive of the massacres in San ST prov
ince reached here through a native
Christian teacher who escaped and af-
ter remarkable journey through the
country by foot and boat has just ar
rived. This man Is a graduate Of the
North China College. speaking English
fluently and absolute confidence Is
placed in his statements by the Ameri-
can missionary officials>here. His story
confirms the previously reported mur-
ders and adds the details of shocking
cruelties. He covers period from ear
ly June, when the trouble began. down
to the latest known outrage, which as
previously reported in the Associated
Press dispatches, occurred on August
Is, at Yen Chou Fo, about so miles
southwest Of Tai Yuan, when Mr.. and
Mrs. Atwater and two little children.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Price and son, all of
the American board; Mr.. and Mrs. Lau-
greu, of the Swedish mission, and Miss
Eldren, English lady, were butchered.
The refugees story of the murders di-
rectly implicated HUI Hsien, governor of
Shan 81, who previously has been
charged with instigating and abetting
the killing Of foreigners. 1t is said that
a few days after the rescue of the le-
gationers, at Peking, prominent men,
ber of the Tsung Ii Yamen, appeared
at the British legation and formally ac-
cused Hu Hsien of inviting all foreign
ers in Tai Yuan into his yamen under
pretense of escorting them in safety to
the coast, and having them all put to
death. Four country carts were pre-
pared for them, and their goods duly
packed. They started on August Is.
guard Of twenty soldiers was made
ready. The party was supposed to be
sent to Pin Yao, about thirty miles from
Flu Chow. On the journey they were
met by another detachment and all
killed with swords. The refugee also
gives graphic and apparently reliable
accounts Of all the murders in Shan 81
province Much is too horrible for pub
licity. Men, women and children were
butchered and their bodies mutilated,
and in many instances their heads
placed on the gates of villages.