The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-04

the minister at Picking to proceed to,
the scene OF outrage and institute in
curry, he asked for and secured a Chi!
.nese Escort, OF this escort Hixson 3ac-i
knowledges he WINS leary and doubtful,
knowing that they would attempt to
shield theirtown. He says he was de-
terminedS to hold them down, and. In!
his owl, words, II told this escort that K.
was determined at any cost to have.
Justice done. ana II discovered on their.
part the least Indication or evidence OF
.trencheryI would rse my brace Of pls-I
tolls with telling eject AT IIawaahan
he gathered the most positive evidence
Showing complicity on the part OF tho
Chinese officials. To, the consul 1t was.
clear that the Chinese officials knew
that tho whole massacre was to take;
place. and that they were cognlzant OF
It weeks before 1t actually occurred As
has always been true. the gMandarlns
we're the lnstlgators OF the foul crimes,
and after the massacre, and while the
Hiceroy's troops were at the scene un-.
der orders, they looted what was left Of
the mlssionarics houses. It was then,
from these facts the clear intention of
the Chinese to drive out. all mlsslonar-
les from that country. and It was also
evident that the ex.vlccroy Lin Pin
Chang, was among the leaders.
Had the Leaders Behcaded.
So successfully and faarlessly did
$5coraul IitEson conduct his lnvcst!ga-
ton that onithc seventh of Novcm-
ber--three months after the massacre
was reported-lie had the leaders be-
headed. 1t was the wish and demand.
OF the Chinese that the execution!
should be in5privata, but Consul Xix
son entered a protest and said that he
desired the execution 10 be as public as
possible; that 1t ough. to be the means
of being an object lesson to others OF
this class Of Chinese. When the Chi
hese realized that they had a stern man
representing q powerful nation to deal
With, they acquleseed In his wishes ana
on the day of execution mote than
twenty thousand Chinese were present
as witnesses. Z, ia,
After the leaders had been put Is
death and the consul returned to his
hone in Fuchau. the English consul at
tempted to explain his, reluctance in go
Ing into the Inquiry, hut so clearly had
that official shown the white feather,
that Hixson declined to have further
relation with him. England's represent
.tatire had declined to so beyond abso-
lutte necessity or what they were forcc!
to. The United States consul said that
sympathy which costs nothing but
words Is Of cheap grade. and that the
British nation would not deplete '4ts
exchequer in any manner towards sus-
thinning Its honor SO long as other ma
tons would take the Initiative.
Barbarian Instinct Strong and Active
Consul Hixson did not hesitate to say
that5there was treachery among the
Chinese and that the barbarian instinct
was strong and active no matter what
professions of love for Christ they
might express.
Leading men Of China were all thu
time fomenting strife. dlscord and dis
content, telling the Vegetarlans to keep
up their spirits. He believes that no
relsgionists on earth are more devoted
to their creed than the Chinese; that
any amount OF labor bestowed upon
them with view to- their conversion Is
lost. One hundred thousand missonar-
les sent to China would amount to
nothing. and these missionaries. might
as. well preach to the rock Of Mt. Ieba-
non or establish grist mills and expect
to grind out converted Chinese.
Mr.. H!xson Is now first lieutenant,
Thsrty-second infantry, United States
Volunteers, stationed at Manila, and
would no doubt like to be among the
boys who are to be. sent to China.
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