The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-05
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Tien Tsin. They also show pictures OF
the foreign admirals being tortured IN
the presence of the Viceroys. The peo-
pie accept these reports and pictures as
correctly representing the situation ana
consider the reports of the Engl1sn press
as merely foreign lies
The European community continues to
demand the destruction OF Pekln
and the punishment of the OFFICIALS
deeming indemnity and paper promises
of new treaties inadequate. Undoubtedly
the information in detail of massacres OF
foreigners daily received iniiames this
sentiment.
The Dowager Empress is living in the
yamen at Tai Yuan Flu, in Shan 81 Prov
ince Fifty missionaries have been
slaughtered in that yamen under orders,
practically in the presence of the Vice
roy. Three were beheaded in the inner
court and the others were killed barba-
rously in the outer court yard. Their
bodies were thrown to the dogs.
The Empress has ordered commits
sion to investigate the conduct OF the
Southern Viceroys who made compact
with the foreign consuls and their deg
radiation is expected No investigation
of the officials opposed to 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 mis-
sion board the details were withheld out
of regard for the feelings of the rela-
tives of the murdered women, but other
prominent Americans, who have long an
tagonzed 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 cap
tured while attempting to leave the sta
tions where they were located were led
about the country naked, repeatedly out
ragged and finally killed by a method too
revolving to be described. Two other
American women were coming to the
coast with a party which number of
Cinnamon followed and stoned. The wo-
men fell exhausted and were taken by
the Cinnamon into the presence of the
local officials. They were Frustrated
upon the execution block and 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 super
stition regarding the insane. On the
journey, however, the woman was re-
peatedly criminally assaulted by her es-
cort. The other woman, after being ex-
hibited 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 experiences, ex-
cept 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 ancient
spears by the magistrates body guard and
their naked bodies were hanged from
trees.
The incidents make lenient policy un-
popular in Shanghai, where all the vic
tins had friends.
Placards appeared today in all public
places eXhorting foreigners to oppose a
compromise with the Government and
attacking Ii Hung Chang.