The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
Some Killed With Hay Forks and
Hung to Trees.
lENlENT POLICY UNPOPULAR.
Chinese Papers Contain Accounts Of
Alleged Chinese Victories and
Gail Reports of Allies snccess
rs Entirely Foreign Lies
Demand Destruction of
Pckin.

Copyright. 1900 by the Associated Press.)
SHANGHAI, Sept. 4-Dispatches an
nounciEg that the American Government
requests agreement to withdrawal of troops
before satisfact for the oItrares Ipon
and the losses of its subjects is given. have
been received here and are applauded
by the entire foreign colony in Shanghai.
Any other policy, according to the busi-
ness men and missionaries with whom the
Associated Press representative has talked.
would be vital blow TO the prestige of
The foreigners, and would lower their status
in China. The local papers oppose evacua-
tion. and say that the Chinese would inter
pret it ,as defeat.
The Chinese papers, printed in Shanghai.
contain long circumStantial accounts of
alleged Chinese victories at Pekin, Ten.
Tsin and Tung Chao, and the shop in the
native quarter display for sale lurid pic
lures of the Celestial army driving the
European soldiers into the sea at T2'-u.
and cutting them to pieces al Tien Ism.
They also show pictures Of the foreign
adnlirais being tortured in the presence
of the viceroys. The people accept these
reports and pictures as correctly repre-
sen1ing the situation, and consider the re-
ports of the English press as merely for
= .
e:gn lies"
The European community continues to
demand the destruction of Pekin and the
exemplary punishment Of the officials,
desn1ins indemnity and paper promises OF
new treaties inadequate
MISSIONARIES SLAUGHTERED.
Undoubtedly the reports of massacres Of
foreigners daily received infiame this senu-
men;. The Dowager is living in the Yamen
at Tai Yuan Fu in Shan 81 Province.
Fifty missionaries have been slaughtered
in that Yamen, under orders, practically
in the presence of the viceroy. Three We're
beheaded in the inner court and the others
were killed barbarousy in the outer court
yard. Their bodies We're thrown to the
dogs.
The Empress has ordered a commissioner
to investigate the conduct of the southern
viceroys, who made a compact with the
foreign consuls. and their degradation is
expected. No punishment Of the officials
opposed to foreigners has been ordered.
The Associated Press representative
learns from official sources the facts of the
king Of several American women mis-
eionaries. AT the request OIL the Mission
Board the details We're withheld out OF re-
gard for the feelings of the relatives Oh
the murdered women. But other prominent
Americans who have long antasonlLea the
policy of sending women to isolated inland
costs think it important that the facts
should be known.
BEGGAhS DESCRIPTION.
The names of the victims are withheld
by request Two of these women Were
captured while attempting to leave the
stations where they were located. We're
led about the country naked. repeatediy
outraged and finally killed by metiloo
too revolving to be described. Two al aotiiei
American women were coming to the COAST
L; y, "a, ,,.sy,, ,lNays
men followed and stoned. The Women leu
exhausted and We're taken by the emma
men into the presence of the local ofhclais-s
They were prostrated upon the execution
block and a feint was made of beheaulllS
them One of them became hNs1eficai
and laughed and thinking her insane the
Chinese escorted her to the coast because
of their supers.itions regarding the insane.
On the Journey, however. the woman was
repeatedly crinlinally assaulted by heF
escort
The other woman. after being exhibited
naked for some days, and suffering as
sault by several men, was tortured 10
death by the, same shameful methods as
were practiced in the other cases.
KILLED WITH HAY FORKS
Two Swedish women Missionaries, after
similar experiences, except that their EVes
were spared. arrived at Shanghai
The foregoing are matters of ofhcial
record.
The fourteen English missionaries, IN
ending six women and four children. VINO
were murdered at Chu Cllau. province OF
Che-Kaing, according to the story OF
Spanish priest who escaped. We're Killed
with hay forks and ancient spears, by the
maEistrate's body-guard, and their naked
bodies were hanged from trees.
The Incidents make a lenient policy un-
popular in Shanghai, where all the VIC
tins had friends
Placaris appeared to-day in all public
places exhorting foreigners to oppose
compromise with the Government, and at
tacking Ii Hung Chang.