The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-08
HORRORS UPON HORRORS.
MISSIONARIES BURNED AND CUT
TO PIECES.
Twelve Burned in One Church in
Houpa-Bound and Buried Alive in a
Ditch.

The North China Daily News gives
the following examples among num-
Der of stories of cruelties Of the Boxers:
After the issue of the Imperial De-
cree ordering the determination of for
eigners, the bishop of Western Mon
golia was seized while celebrating mass,
bound, and marched through the city
to be Knocked by all that saw him. But
as he walked, he seemed not to notice
this, and was absorbed in counting his
beads and lifting his soul in prayer.
The people round could not see his
soul, and it was beyond their power
to hurt that but they saw his hands
telling the beads. These they accord
ingly cut off.
Three days later, with his bishops
vestments torn off, they wrapped cot
ton round him, poured petroleum upon
it, and set this alight. He had many
days before been prepared for death,
sending east all his missionaries, say
ing, you are young. But L am too
old for travelling, and 1 must remain
with my people" A Chinese deacon
therefore alone remained with the bish-
op He too of course was killed. Five
thousand Chinese Christians were also
killed, and every church and building
belonging to Bishop Hamer'S diocese
has been destroyed.
No details have yet been received as
| to Chinese priest seized and drown
|
! are besieged at Ningtaioliang, where
! they have been shut up since August. 1t
! is not known whether they are dead or
/ living A somewhat definite report has
/ come down of four foreigners being
! killed, all coming from Ninghsia, near
the Yellow River. These are said to
! be Swedes. One who was taller than
the others fought like lion, the Chi
+nese say, and died fighting. The others
! were quickly killed.
A company, numbering twelve, Of
Swedish Missionaries from Houeihwa-
cheng with their wives and chlldren,
took refuge with Fathers Dobbe Zyl-
man and Abbeloos in the district of
Houpa, central Mongolia. Father Dob
be had for ten years been laboring
among the people, the two other priests
for two years each. All, Swedes and
Belgians, Protestants and Roman Cath-
olics however much divided by nation
ality, language and doctrinal dlIIeren-
ces, were united by God in their deaths,
for all were burnt together inside the
church.
The story of Father Herman, aged
IS who had been ten years In China
and Father Mallet aged 2S, fills one
tackled several times in their house
Helped by their converts-an sc
staunch and true all through Mongo-
lia-they had already again and again
repulsed the Boxers and the Chlnese
soldiers A Mandarin came to- ask then
to put themselves under his nrotectlon
But hardly had they gone out OF then
house with him, before their house was
all in flames. Their clothes were tori
from them, they were thrown into 6
cart. and conducted to HuihWachenS
. There Father Herman was cut in foul
! pieces and his heart taken out and nail
: ed to a tree. No details have peen re
ceived as to Father Malletts death;
At Laohoukeou, near Jehol, but to the
east of it Father Segars was condemn
ed to death. He came out from 81
Nicolas, near Antwerp, and was apou
: 20 wears old Tied to a bamboo by MI
r hands and feet, and carried along al
/ a. pig is carried, he begged TO De al
lowed once more to speak to ms con
: verts, none of whom would Iorsah' ss =
1 him. But the people would not sulIe
him TO do this. They hurled him int
ditch and began to shovel earth up
on his head. Once as they We're pury
I ing him he managed to stand up, ant
! his head became visible. Someon
l then struck him on the head with
mattock. 1t was hoped that bloW Kiile
him. for otherwise he was buried allve
Two other missionaries dled OF ia
= tigue and hardship on the way to Ura
e ge Fifteen have arrived safely there
D They were conducted by a Mongol es
/ cort and the Russian Consulate re
e ports their safe arrival as also Una
e all their stations are destroyed, III
/ nrincipaI residence transformed INTO
I. iamasery the graves of the mission
S aries ali violated and their ashes scat
= tered to the winds. That is in Wester
= Mongolia. In Eastern Mongolia nun
d dreds of Christians are killed and ms
c sions destroyed. Many missionarie
$ remain besieged.