The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-06

here through diplomatic channels
makes the rather surprising state
ment that Ii Hung Chang is al pres
emit using all his efforts to have one
or more Of the powers dissent from
Russia's proposition, believing that a
rupture of the allies will be o. great
err advantage to China than any agree
ment, even on the favorable basis put
forward by Russia.
Protest from shanghai.
Shanghai, Sept. 5.-Dispatches an
nouncing that the American govern
ment refuses to agree to the with
drawal of the troops from Peking be-
fore satisfaction for the outrages
upon and the losses of its subjects is
| given have been received and are APP
plauded by the entire foreign colony
in Shanghai. Any other policy, ac-
ccrding to the business men and mis-
sionaries with whom the press repre-
sentative has talked, would be a vital
blow to the prestige of the foreigners
and would weaken their status in
China. The local European papers
fercely denounce the proposal to
evacuate Picking, and say that the
Chinese would interpret evacuation as
defeat. The masses of Cinnamon now
believe that Chinese arms are v~ictori-
GUS.
The American association, whose
membership includes all the foremost
business men at Shanghai, met Tues
day and adopted a protest against the
evacuation of Peking until a final set
Element has been reached. The meet
ing also resolved to urge President
Mckinley to insist upon the appoint
ment of satisfactory commissioners
and the recognition of the emperor as
sovereign.
Demand Destruction of Picking.
The European community continues
to demand the destruction of Picking
and the exemplary punishment OF the
officials, deeming indemnity and pa
per promises of new treaties made
uuate. Undoubtedly the information
in detail of massacres of foreigners
daily received infiames this sentiment.
The dowager empress is living in
the yamen at ~Tai-Yuan-Fu, in Shan
ST province. Fifty missionaries have
been slaughtered in that yamen un-
| der orders, practically in the pres
ence of the v~iceroy. Three were be-
headed in the inner court and the
others were killed barbarOusly in the
outer courtyard. Their bodies were
thrown to The dogs.
Awful Treatment of Missionaries.
The press representative learns from
official sources the facts, Of the kill
ing of several American women mis-
sionaries.
At the request of the mission board
the details were withheld out of re-
gard for the feelings of the relatives
of the murdered women; but other
prominent Americans, who have long
antagonized the policy Of sending
women to isolated inland posts, think
it important that the facts should
be known. The James of the victims
are withheld by request. Two of
these women were captured while at
tempting to leave the stations where
they were located, were led about the
country naked, repeatedly outraged
and finally killed by a method too re-
voting to be described.
Two other American women were
coming 10 the coast with a party,
which a number of Cinnamon fol
lowed and stoned. The women fell
exhausted and were taken by the
Cinnamon into the presence of the
local officials. They were Frustrated
upon the execution block and a 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 superstition regarding the in,
sane. On the Journey, however, the
woman was repeatedly criminally
assaulted by her escor The other
woman after being exhibited 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 ar.
rived at Shanghai after similar ex,
periences except that their lives were
spared. The foregoing are matters
of official record.
The IA English missionaries, includ,
ing 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 magis-
trate's bodyguard and their naked
bodies were hanged from trees.
Oppose LenIent Policy.
The incidents make a lenient policy
unpopular in Shanghai, where all the
victims had friends.
pANIC CAITSES DEATH.