The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-12
MANY NATIVE COMETS sLAIN..
BY THE REVEREND FREDERICK
BROWN.

SPECIAL, BY CABLE.
Che-Foc. July 9.-,Copyright 1900 by W
r. Hearst THE suffsrings Of the mission
aries and converts the outraCes perpetratei
by the BoXerS-thc chaos of murder ruin
and destruction-it is horrible beyond de-
scription-
On june ~ the mission house at W.
Chung was burned 10 the ground after many
panic-stricken converts had been impris-
oned in the burning building.
After applying the torch the Boxers fired
vclleys of rusty nails to slay in this awful
manner the unfortunates who might chance
TO escape from the flames. All the mission
aries in that district have fed for their
lives.
The fiends then attacked the Methodist
Church south OF Pekin. They burned the
church and slew right and left. Here. too
women and children were made the prey
Of the savages. The outrages perpetrated
by the frenzied mob are beyond the power
o! the pen.
The sufferings OF refugees who are arriy-
Ing here are intense One baby was born
ON the journey. Many persons had TO leave
their homes without clothes.
Boxer placards have been found here in
Che-Foo. The Governor has been notified
and he promises to help to protect foreign
ere IN case Of a Boxer outbreak.
Catholic converts at Hseien-Hien have
been armed and can resist any attack that
- h"t HlHue Win Dig guns.
At Pei-Tai-Ho an official charged tina;
fishermen would not allow their boats to be
used by foreign refugees. The fishermen
said that no amount OF money would tempt
them to aid the hated foreigners The
british commander sent marines to take
possession of all the hoats. and this made it
possible for the refugees Ia leave.
The Belgian railway engineers endured
great hardships in their retreat from Pao-
rang. They hired boats and Travelled fifteen
miles. wien they were attacked by Boxers
ana tlieir boats We're smashed.
They were unable 10 talk Chinese. bu.
reached Tien-Tsin by following the telegraph
wires, having to fight their way through,
hordes OF Chinese at every town. Four of
the Beigians were killed and others were
wounded. At Methodist mission which
they passed they saw the head OF one for
eiSner on pole.
Scores OF native Christians have been ,nur-
dered. but nearly all the European and
American missionaries from the inland dis
tricts have reached here safely.
4 rescue party left CheFoo yesterday for
Srl-Yen To bring back the Danish mission
aries there.
RUSSIANS SENDING TROOPS.
London, July u. $50 a. m.-The Russian
papers report that the Boxers are ravaging
Manchuria. and have damaged sixty miles
OF the railway. threatening Telin and Kirin
while Port Arthur and New-Chwang are
said to he endangered. Russia, therefore
has notified the Powers of her intention TO
dispatch large military force to Man
churia.
A confidential officer of General Yung Lu
disguised as a Boxer. is reported TO have
crept into Prince Tuan's tent while the
Prince WAS sleeping. with the intention OF
stabbing him. He was caught by the sem
tries so the story goes. and decapitated on
the spot. His head was sent. with Prince
ruan's compliments. to Yung Lu. as a
warning to him 10 beware.
From Canton cones a report OF large de-
sertioas from a German Chinese regiment
at Kiao-Chau. and OF riot between Ger
man troops and Boxers. many of the latter
being killed
Both at Shanghai and Canton apprehen-
sion exists that these evidences of n wide
spread native rebellion indicate the neres-
si;y for immediate measures on the part Of
the Powers.
MISSIONARIES KILLED.
SPECIAL BY CABLE.
London Thursday. July I2.-(Copyright
1900 by the New York Herald Company.l-
The Daily Telegraph publishes this dis
patch from its special correspondent:
Shanghai Tuesday. July when the |
Roman Catholic missions at Moukden were
burned. Bishop Guillon. Fathers Emonet,
Corbel. Bourgeois and Neuillemot. two sis
tiers of Providence and all the native Chris