Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
STORY H0k R0RS.
AWFUL OuTRAGES COMMITTED
BY BOXERS IN CHINA.
Deeds Cruel Beyond Belief Women
Cast Into Raging Fires-Priests Cow
cred with Oil and Then Roaated to
Death-others Cut to Pieces.
washington correspondence:

Washington correspondence:
Authentic and detailed stories Of the
murder of mis- ionaries and native Chris
tians by the Boxers and imperial soldiers
in China are beginning TO arrive. They
show that the cruelty of the latter has
been even more savage, hear,less and
extensive than heretofore believed. Ac-
eording TO n correspondent of the Shang-
hal Mercury, Bishop Fontosati, in South
Hona, was tortured for four hours by
Chinese. The members of his body were
removed singly. The priests were cover
ed with coal oil and placed in pattern
Of sticks, which were then set on fire.
Three thousand converts, led by i eneh
priests, in defending their church, were
massacred.
The first reliable and graphic account
of the massacres in Shansi has been
brought to Chefoo by native Christian
teacher who escaped from the bloodthirs-
ty foreign haters. He tells the follow
ing story; On June IS the first murders
were committed at Hsiano-YiH sien,
where two ladies of the China Inland
mission We're living alone, Miss White
church and Miss Searell About 300 Box
ers broke into their compound.
The ladies' sent messenger to the Dis
trict Magistrate for help. The official re-
proved the messenger and struck him.
This gave notice to the crowd that they
could attack with impunity. A crowd en-
tered the premises, and the ladies knceled
before the crowd and begged for mercy,
but they were beaten on the heads with
clubs. Some also took glass bottles ar19
hra hat hn lad
lived about one hour. Their clothes were
taken off and their watches carried away.
Mr. and Mrs. Piggott and son, Mr..
Robinson, Miss Duval and two daugh-
tiers of the Rev Mr.. Atwater were driy-
en- from their homes into the mountains.
They soon returned and were arrested
by the District Magistrate and compelled
to go in chains to Taiyuen. On the way
they were not permitted TO buy food.
Threw Her Into Flames.
On June 20 the foreign houses at Tai
quen were burned and the missionaries,
with the exception of Miss Coombs, es-
capped to the English Baptist mission.
Hundreds of Boxers had crowded into
the houses, and when Inc missionaries
fought their way through the crowd she
was left behind. She pleaded for her
life, but, after loo ting the house, they
set fire to it and threw her into the
flames.
The missionaries stayed several days at
the Baptist mission, but on July 8 the
governor ordered them all to come to his
yamen under the pretense that he intend
ed to escort them safely to the coast.
On entering the yamen the missionaries
were surrounded by soldiers. These form
ed large circle, and into this circle
about thirty Boxers were invited to come.
One by one the missionaries were dragged
to the center and cut to pieces. Their
heads were placed Ia baskets, which
were hung upon the gates. About forty
native Christians were killed at the same
time. The following day ten Roman
Catholic priests, chiefly French, were
killed in the same way.
The bodies of the thirty-three foreign
ers killed We're placed in wooden cases
and all buried in the Baptistry. The list
of the killed, beside those already given,
as far as known, is Mr.. Stokes and wife,
Mr.. Beynon, wife and three children, Mr..
Farthing, wife and three children, DIR.
Levitt and wife and one child, Mr.. and