The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
Nothing Less Will Satisfy White
People in Shanghai.
Indignation Wrought to High
Pitch by Chinese Atrocities.
AMERICA APPLAUDED
For the Stand Which She Has
Taken In the Matter.
Detailed Accounts of Butehery
of Women Missionaries.

TCopyright, 1900, by Associated Press-1
Shanghai, Sept 4.-Dispatches an
pouncing that the American government
refuses to agree to the withdrawal Oh
the troops from Pekin before satisfac-
ton for the outrages on ana
the losses OF its subjects is given, nave
been received hereand are applauded oy
the entire foreign colony in Shanghai
Any other policy, according to the pusl-
ness men and missionaries with Whom
the Associated Press representative mas
talked would be vital blow to the pres
tige of the foreigners and would WeaSen
their status in China The local Enghsn
papers fiercely denounce the proposals
TO evacuate Pckin and say that the chi
ueSe would interpret evacuation as Qe-
feat The masses of Cinnamon now be-
Heve that the Chinese arms are VIC
torious.
The Chinese papers printed in Shang-
hal contain long, circumStanual ac-
counts of alleged Chinese victories at
Pekin, Tien Tsin and Lung Chaos ana
the shops in the native quarter display
for sale lurid pictures of the CELESTIAL
army driving the European soldiers IN
to the sea at Tal1u and cutting them 10
pieces at Tien Tsin- They also snow
pictures OF the foreign admiralS being
tortured in the presence of the V1ceroys.
Vice Admiral Seymour is represented
with his arms piniOned, kOWtOW1ng be-
fore the throne. The people accept these
reports and pictures as correctly repre-
senting the situation and consider the
reports of the English press as merely
foreign lies"
The European community continues to
demand the destruction of Pekin and the
exemplary punishment Of the officials,
deeming indemnity and paper promises
of new treaties inadequate. Undoubtedly
the information in detail of massacres
Of foreigners daily received inhames this
sentiment
The dowager empress is living in the
yamen at Tai Yuan Flu in Shan 81
province. Fifty missionaries have been
slaughtered in that yamen under orders
practically in the presence or the wee
roy. Three were beheaded IN the inner
court, and the others were killed bar
barously in the outer court Their bodies
We're thrown to the dogs.
The empress has ordered a commits
sfoner to investigate the conduct of the
southern viceroys who made a compact
with the foreign conSulS, and their degra-
datiOn is expected. No investigation of
the officials who oppose the foreigners
has been ordered
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 antagonized the policy of sending
women to isolated internal posts think
1t important that the facts should be
known The names are withheld by re-
quest Two of these women were cap
tured while attempting to leave the sta
tions where they were located, were led
about the country naked, repeatedly
outraged and finally killed by a method
too revolving to be described Two
other American women were coming to
the coast with a party which a number
of Cinnamon followed and stoned. The
women fell exhausted and were taken
by the Cinnamon into the presence of
the local officials They were prostrated
upon the execution block and a feint
of Of
them became hysterical and laughed,
and thinking her insane the Chinese
escorted her to the coast because of
their superstition regarding the insane.
On the journey however the woman
was repeatedly criminally assaulted by
her escort The other woman, after be-
ing 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
arrived at Shanghai after similar ex-
perienceS, except that their lives were
spared. The foregoing are matters Of
official record
The fourteen English missionaries. in
cluding 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
escaped were killed with hay forks and
bodyguard and their naked bodies were
hanged from trees The incidents make
a Ienient policy unpopular in Shanghai,
where all the victims had friends
Placards appear today in all public
places exhorting foreigners to oppose a
compromise with the government and
attacking Ii Hung Chang, quoting the
remark Of Consul Goodnow credited to
Earl Ii that the foreigners in Pekfn
except the ministers, were of no ac-
count
MUCH DEPENDS ON RUSSIA.
Washington, Sept IA dispatch from
Minister Conger has been received by
teresting in being the first word from
him since his dispatch of about the 9th
lltimo referring to the proposed parade
of troops through the imperial palace in
Pekin. Like that dispatch this is date
less as to Pekin. The contents were not
made public. but It was stated that ii
contained nothing materially changing
the situation The lack of date led to
determination to take energetic steps by
which all dispatches hereafter coming to
the state department from China will
have the date clearly stated
Two other dispatches received from
China referred to the state of health of
the troops, which generally is satisfac-
tory 1t can not be learned that fbara
the negotiations between the powers
touching the withdrawal of international
forces from Pekin- The plain indicat atfon
is that the powers are acting l1nor the
information conveyed in the last note of
the state department and are bringin.v
all their influence to bear upon Russia to
induce her to change her mind as to
withdrawing her troops. For some rea-
son the authorities here appear to feel
q growing confidence that this effort viii
be successful It is noted as q fact az