The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-05
Withdrawal of the Troops, They Say,
Would he Vital Blow to For
eign Interests in China.
sICKENING TALE OF OUTRAGE
AMERICAN WOMEN MISSIONARIES
TORTURED AND KILLED.
One Saved Because She Laughed
While HystcricaI-Others Pitch
fOrked and Bodies Hanged.

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SHANGHAI. Sept. 4.-Dispatches an
nouncing that the American government
refuses to agree to the withdrawal of the
troops from Peking before satisfaction for
the outrages upon and the losses of it's SUBJ
jects is given have been received here and
are applauded by the entire foreign colony
in Shanghai. Any other policy, according
to the business men and missionaries with
whom the Associated Press representative
has talked, would be vital blow to the
prestige of the foreigners and would weak
en- their status in China. The local English
papers fiercely denounce the proposals to
evacuate Peking and say that the Chinese
would interpret evacuation as defeat. The
masses of Cinnamon now believe that the
Chinese arms are victorious.
The Chinese papers printed in Shanghai
contain long circumstantial accounts of al
legged Chinese victories at Peking. Tien-
Tsin and Lung-Chao. and the shops in the
native quarter display for sale lurid photo
graphs of the Celestial army driving the
European soldiers into the sea at Taku
and cutting them to pieces at Tien-Tsin.
They also show pictures of the foreign ad-
mirals being tortured in the presence of
the viceroys. Vice Admiral Seymour is rep
resented with his arms pinioned bowling
before the throne. The people accept these
reports and pictures as correctly represent
ing the situation and consider the reports
of the English press as merely foreign
lies"
The European community continues to
demand the destruction of Peking and the
exemplary punishment of the officials,
deeming indemnity and paper promises of
new treaties inadequate. Undoubtedly the
information in detail of massacres of for
eigners daily received infiames this senti-
ment.
The dowager Empress Is living in the
Yamen at Tai-Yuan-Fu. in Shan-Si
province. Fifty missionaries have been
slaughtered in that yamen under orders.
practically in the presence OF the viceroy.
Three were beheaded in the inner court
and others were killed barbarously in the
outer courtyard. Their bodies were thrown
to the dogs.
The Empress has ordered a commissioner
TO investigate the conduct of the southern
viceroys who made a compact with the
foreign consuls. and their degradation is
expected No investigation of the officials
opposed 10 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 relatives
of the murdered women; but other prom
inent Americans who have long antag-
onized the policy OF sending women to iso-
lated inland posts. think il important that
the facts be known The names of the
victims are withheld By request. Two OF
these women were captured while attempt
ing TO leave the stations where they were
located. were led about the. country naked
repeatedly outraged and finally killed by a
method too revolving to be described Two
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