The evening times., 1900-10-22
THE SHANSI IIhSSACREBSS
Terrible StCry Told by a Native
Christian Teacher.
Governor O. the Province Lured Mis-
sionarfes to His oGIcc und Deliver
ed Them to the T'anatics-The BOX
ers RexeIed in BIood-Informe
Tha. Foreigners Should Be Killed.

CHEFOO, Sept. s.-The only reliable,
circumstantiaI, and graphic account of the
general massacre Of Christians by the
Boxers in shansi Province has just been
brought here by native Christian teach
er, who escaped from the massacre in
which many OF his co-workers perished-
He is a graduate of the North China
College, at Tungcho, and has been a
teacher in the Boys high School, at
Fenchow-fu Shansi Province. He fed
from there on August 29, and after sur
viving great perils reached this place in
safety He is very Intelligent, and in ex-
celIent English told the following story:
.On June 2S the first murders were
committed. so far as is known. This was
at Hsiao- VI -Hsien, where two ladies OF
the China Inland Mission were living
alone Their names were Miss White
church ana Miss SeareIl. About 900 Box
ers broke into their compound yard but
not until they had learned from the Dis
trict Magistrate that their action would
be sustained.
THE ladies, when the Boxers smashed
their gate, sent a messenger to the dis
trict magistrate to ask for help. The Off
cial went to the scene, and finding no fur
ther harm than the smashing of the gate,
reproyed the messenger and struck him.
This gave notice to the crowd that they
would attack with impunity, and they be-
gan at once.
Another appeal was made to the mag
istrate, and the reply was that his under
lings were intended to protect Chinese and
rot foreigners.
"a larger crowd at once entered the
premises, and the ladies in their help
lessness kneeled before the crowd and beg
ged for mercy, but they were replied to
by being beaten on the heads with clubs,
Some also took glass bottles and broke
them on their heads. The ladies lived
about one hour from the time the first
attack was made upon them. Their clothes
were taken off and their watches carried
away. When the official was notified of
their deaths he sent over two boxes for
coffins.
Missionaries in Chains.
The next disaster, in order of time,
was on June 90 at Sheo Yang, seventy
miles each of Taiyuen city. This is the
mission station of independent workers,
under Mr. T. W. Piggott. There we're
there Mr. and Mrs. Piggott and son, Mr.
Robinson, Miss Duval and two daughters
of Rev. Atwater, of Fenchow-fu These
seven persons were driven from their
homes into the mountains not far away
They soon returned, however, and were
there arrested by the district magistrate
and compelled to go in chains to the cap
ital Taiyuen. On the way they were not
permitted TO buy food. The soldiers were
not even allowed to sell them eggs at 81
each.
"0n their arrival at Taiyuen thsy were
placed in separate rooms. On June %
| most all the foreign houses at Taiyuen
| were burned, and the missilnariss, with
| the exception OF Miss Combs. escaped
| - the house of Mr.. Farthing, CT the Eng
| lish Baptist Mission. Hundreds of Box
ers had crowded into the houses. and
| when the missionaries fought their way
| through the crowd she was left beaiEd.
! When found by the mob she pleaded