The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-05
THE FEELING AT SHANGHAI.


Of alleged Chinese victories AZ Pekin. Tien
TEN. and Lung Chao. and the shops In
TIE native quarter display for sale lurid
photographs 81 the CELESTIAL army driv-
ing the European soldiers into the sea At
Iaku and cutting them To pieces at Ticn
lsiu- They also show pictures OF the for
eisn admirals being tortured ia the pres
ence n the viceroys. Vice Admiral Sey-
inour Is represented with his arms pin
Toned. kowtowing before the throne The
3 opie ~ these reports and pictures
a. correctly representing the situation AMI
consider the reports OF tho English press
as merely foreign lies"
The European community continues 20
demand the destruction 81 pskin and the
exemplary punishment of the officials
decmine indemnity and paper promises OF
new treaties inadequate Undoubtedly the
Information Ia detail q massacrcs OF for
eigners received daily innames this SEN
timeut
The DowaFer Empress is living In the
yamen az Tat Yu1u-Fti On Shau-Sl prov
ince. Fifty missionaries have been siaugh-
tered in that yamcn under orders. prac-
tically iu the presence OF the Viceroy
Three we're beheaded In the inner court
ard others We're Killed barbarousiy in the
outer yard Their bodies were thrown TO
the dogs
The Empress has ordered q commission
er TO investigate the conduct OF the
southern viceroys who made n compact
with the foreign consuls and their dcgra-
dalton Is expected. No investigation OF the
officials opposed 10 foreigners has been
ordered.
The Associated Press representative
learns from oGic al tources the facts Of
the killing OF several American women
missionaries. At the request OF the mss-
sion board the details were withheld out
OF regard for the feelings OF the relatives
OF the murdered women: hut other promi-
nent Americans. who have long antago-
zed the policy OF sending
women to isolated inland posts
think & important that the
facts should be known. The
names OF the victims are withheld by re-
quest Two OF these women were cap
tured while attempting to leave the sta
lions 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 70 the
coast with party. which number OF
Chinese followed and stoned. The women
fell exhausted aud were taken by the
Cinnamon into the presence OF the on
eials. They were prostrated upon the eN-
ecrtiou block aud felnt was made OF BE-
ing beheaded. One OF them became hys-
terieal and laughed. and. thinking her in
sane. the Chinese escorted her TO the
coast because OF their superstition re-
ssrding the insane. on the journey. how
ever, the woman was repeatedly criminal
~ assaulted By her escort. The other
woman. after being exhibited naked for
several days and suffering assault hy sew
eral men, was tortured TO death by the
same shameful methods as were practiced
IN other cases. Two Swedish missionary
women arrived at Shanghai after similar
experiences except that their lives Were
spared. The foregoing are matters Of
official record
The fourteen English missionaries. In
GLIDING seven women and children, were
murdered at Chu-Chau. In the province
OF Che kiang. According 10 the story OF
the Spanish priest. who escaped. they
were killed with hay forks and ancient
spears by the magistrates bodyguard
and their naked bodies we're hanged from
trees.
These incidents make a lenient policy
unpopular In Shanghai. where all the vic
tlms had friends.
Placands appeared to-day In all public
places exhorting foreigners 10 oppose a
compromise with the government and at
lacking II Hung Chang, quoting the re-
mark TO Counsel Goosinow, credited 10
Earl Ii. that the foreigners In Pekin,
except the ministers. were OF no account. %