Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-09-07
DEVILS LAKE INTER OCEAN. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER s. 1900

troops then Gen. Chaffee will do the
same. Meanwhile, it is gathered that
conditions in China are still disor-
dered, and foreign life and property
are still unsafe.
Conger to Stay.
1t is authoritatively stated that
Minister Conger will remain at his
post until further orders. Up to this
time he has expressed no wish to be
relieved, and the state department
holds that since he has passed
through the perilous ordeal Of siege,
he is not likely to desire a relief un-
der the present more favorable con-
ditiOns.
LIPS Latest Scheme.
An official communication received
here through diplomatic channels
makes the rather surprising state
ment that Ii Hung Chang is at pres
|ent using all his efforts to have one
or more of the powers dissent from
Russia's proposition, believing that a
rupture of the allies will be of great
er advantage to China than any agree
ment, even on the favorable basis put
forward by Russia.
Protest from Shanghai.
Shanghai, Sept. 5.-Dispatches an
nouncing that the American govern
ment refuses to agree 10 the with
drawal of the troops from Picking be-
fore satisfaction for the outrages
upon and the losses of it's subjects is
given have been received and are ap-
plauded by the entire foreign colony
in Shanghai. Any other policy, ac-
cording to the business men and mis-
sionaries with whom the press repre-
sentative has talked, would be a vital
blow to the prestige of the foreigners
and would weaken their status in
China. The local European papers
fiercely denounce the proposal to
evacuate Picking, and say hat the
Chinese would interpret evacuation as
defeat. The masses of Cinnamon now
believe that Chinese arms are %victori-
Gus.
The American association, whose
membership includes all the foremost
business men at. Shanghai, met Tues
day and adopted a protest against the
evacuation of Picking until a final set
Element has been reached. The meet
ing also resolved to urge President
Mckinley to insist upon the appoint
ment of satisfactory commissioners
and the recognition Of the emperor IS
sovereign.
Demand Destruction Of Peking.
The European community continues
to demand the destruction of Picking
and the exemplary punishment Of the
officials, deeming indemnity and pa
per promises of new treaties made
quate. Undoubtedly the information
in detail of massacres of foreigners
daily received inf1ames this sentiment.
The dowager empress is living in
the yamen at Tai-Yuan-Fu, in Shan
ST province. Fifty missionaries have
been slaughtered in that yamen In
der orders, practically in the pres
ence of the viceroy. Three We're be-
headed in the inner court and the
others were killed barbarously in the
outer courtyard. Their bodies were
thrown to the dogs.
Awful Treatment Of Missionaries.
The press representative learns from
official sources the facts of the kill
ing of several American women mis-
sionaries.
At the request of the mission board
the details were withheld oht of re-
gard for the feelings of the relatives
Of the murdered women; but other
prominent Americans, who have, long
antagonized 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
these women were captured while at
tempting to leave the stations where
they were located, were led about the
country naked, repeatedly outraged
and finally killed by a method too re-
voting to be described.
Two other American women were
coming TO the coast with a party,
which a number of Cinnamon fol-
lowed and stoned. The women fell
exhausted and were taken by the
Cinnamon into the presence of the
local officials. They were Frustrated
upon the execution block and a feint
was made of %beheading them. One of
them became ~hysterical 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 criminally
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 same shameful methods as
were practiced in the other cases.
Two Swedish missionary women ar
rived at. Shanghai after similar ex-
periences except that their lives were
spared. The foregoing are matters
of official record.
The IA English missionaries, includ-
!, ing six women and four children, who
were murdered at Chu-Chau, in the
!, province of Che-Kiang, according to
the story of a Spanish priest who
5 escaped, were killed with hay forks
!, and ancient spear by the magis-
trate'S hodvuuord and thar pol,,a