Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-06
Does Not Wish American
Troops Withdrawn From
Peking at Present.
SATISFACTION WANTED.
Foreign Colony There AppIauds Ac.
ton of United States in Refusing to
Withdraw Troops Before Satisfac-
ton for outrages Is Given.

Shanghai Sept. 4.-(Copyright, 1900
for the Courier by the Associated
Press -Dispatches announcing that
the American government refuses to
agree to the withdrawal of troops
from Picking before satisfaction for
the outrages upon and losses of it's
subjects is given, are applauded by the
entire foreign colony in Shanghai. Any
other policy according to the business
men and missionaries would be vital
blow to the prestige of foreigners and
would weaken their status in China.
The masses of the Cinnamon now be-
lieve that Chinese arms are victori-
GUS. The Chinese papers printed in
Shanghai contain long circumstantial
accounts of alleged Chinese victories
at Picking, Tien Tsin and Tung Chao.
The dowager empress is living in
the Yamen at Tai Yuan Flu, in Shan-Si
province. Fifty missionaries were
slaughtered in the Yamen under the
orders of and practically in the pres
ence of the viceroy. Three were be-
headed in the inner court and others
were killed barbarously in the outer
courtyard Their bodies were thrown
to the dogs. The empress has order
ed commission to investigate the
conduct of the southern viceroys who
made compact with the foreign con-
suls, and their degradation is ex-
pected.
Horrible outrages on Women.
An Associated Press representative
learns from official sources the facts
of the killing of several American wo-
men missionaries. At the request of
the mission board the details were
withheld out of regard for the feelings
of the relatives of the murdered wom-
en-; but other prominent Americans
think it important the facts should be
known, tho the names of the victims
are withheld by request. Two of these
women were captured while attempt
ing to leave the stations where they
were located, led about the country ma
ked, repeatedly outraged, and finally
killed by a method too revolving to be
described. Two other American wom-
en- were coming to the coast with a
party, which a number of Cinnamon
followed ana stoned The women fell
exhausted and were taken by the Chi
namen into the presence of tho local
officials. They were Frustrated upon
the execution block and feint was
made of beheading them. One of
them became hysterical and laughed.
Thinking her insane, the Chinese es
corted her to the coast because of
their superstition regarding the in
sane. On the journey, however, the
woman was repeatedly criminally as
saulted by her escort. The other wo-
man, 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 in Shanghai after similar expe-
riences except that their lives were
spared. The foregoing are matters of
official record. Fourteen English mis-
sionaries, including six women and
four children, were murdered at Chu
Chau, province of Che-Kiang, and &C.
cording to the story of Spanish
priest who escaped, they were killed
with hay forks and ancient spears by
the magistrates body guard, and their
naked bodies were hanged from trees
These incidents make lenient policy
unpopular in Shanghai, where all the
victims had friends.
French Gunboat Returns.
PaflS, sept. 4.-Ine fTencn consul
at Canton cables that the French gun
boat Comete has returned to Canton
He adds that her trip to Swatow, on
the estuary of the river Hang Kiang
had a good effect and ended the trou
bles and agitation against the foreign
ers which was spreading in the region
north of Kouang-Toung.
Germans Hold Hill.
Berlin, Sept. Am official dispatch
from Taku announces the receipt O
a telegram there from Picking dated
August 25, saying the German troop:
had taken possession of a hill within
the Imperial City. Two thousand ad
ditional Italian troops have reached
Taku.