The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-14
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MURDER OF
A MISSIONARY
Particulars of a Wreck-Va
Items Of Interest From China
and Japan.

YOKOHAMA, May 4.-On Sunday
last, says the P. & T. Times. it became
known here that on the previous day
one more name has been added tC
the long list of foreign victims to Chi
nese ignorance and prejudiee. Rev JOS
eph Stonehouse of the London Mission,
Picking, was visiting the country sta
tions of his mission near Lola, and
reached the village of Wang ho-lou-
Saturday morning, March Esd. he was
on his way to Tung-an, and had to
take the ferry at Wang -ho-lou-t'su sun.
On reaching the boat he found it al
ready occupied by several Chinese arm
ed with rifles. He is believed to have
demonstrated with them for their folly
in going about armed in broad day
light as should they encounter for
eign troops trouble would ensue. They
appear to have been alarmed at what
he said, and putting down their arms;
stepped ashore and went away. They
soon returned, however, with several
of their friends, also armed who de-
liberately, came on board and fired at
Mr.. Stonehouse. They fired five shots
into the helpless man as he crouched
under his Chinese cart, which was on
the ferry, and medical evidence shows
that the shots were fired at very close
quarters. Mr.. Stonehouse was remov-
ed to the village and placed on a kang
and was attended by several native
Christians up to the last, and he ap-
pears to have fingered for fully six
hours before death ended his suffer-
ings The evidence obtained as yet
does not make it clear who removed
the body from the boat or why the ruff
fans made no attempt to prevent the
removal, but they appear to have made
off after the deed was done, and it is
stated, crossed the river 10 marke.
town on the other side. Neither is it
yet quite clear who carried the infor-
nation to the military at Lo-fa, but it
is presumed it was the Chinese preach
err who was with Mr.. Stonehouse when
he was attacked. A body of cavalry
left Lo-fa and also Tungan. where tn.
London Mission has a station, and
where the remains were carefully pre-
pared for burial by the native Chris
tians, and placed in a coffin provided
by the Magistrate. The body was sub
conveyed by rail to Picking,
where it was inferred in the foreign
cemetery on Wednesday.
The British troops subsequently de-
stroyed the villages on either side of
the ferry, as the murderers appear to
have belonged to the neighborhood.
and some prominent Boxeis have re-
Gently been captured in the same dis
tricts, which may in some measure ac-
count for the murder, which may have
been an act of retaliation. The P. & T.
Times regrets to see missionaries re-
turning to their posts even for the
purpose of Investigating the condition
of the Chinese and distributing relief.
because so many low-class foreigners
are now going into the interior for IL
egal purposes, who stir up bad feeling
the Chinese, and any defence
ess missionary following in their wake
IS liable to suffer in consequence
A Chinese version of Mr.. Stone
houses murder is given in the Univer-
sal Gazette. Tt says that as Mr. Stone
house was crossing the ferry he observ-
ed on board some guns. Fearing that
ne would be involved. he exhorted the
ferryman to have them removed, and
his horse and rode off Just
as the ferryman was in the act of
the rifles. a band of mounted
'obbers came suddenly, and seeing the
lilies, flew into rage, asking in what
direction the missionary had gone.
The ferryman told them, whereupon
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lead.
THE WRECK OF THE SOBRAON.
AS previously reported news was re-
,eived by the Kobe agent of the P. & o.
steamship Company late on Friday night
that the P. & o. steamer Sobraon had
gone aground at Tungyung or Tungying
Island, 81 miles south of Shanghai,
which port she left on the sd inst. for
Hongkong. We learn that a. the time
IF the accident there was a dense fog,
md as the island, which is one of the
yhusan Archipelago, has no lighthouse,
t is easy to see how the accident hap
,ened The Sobraon is expected to be-
come a total wreck but the Coromandel
las been instructed to stand by the
stranded vessel. All the passengers
of 124 first saloon and Al Sec
md saloon. are safe, as well as the
nails.
We learn that there were no passen-
.ers from Kobe on the Sobraon, and
hat Mr.. Woolley. the agent at Yoko-
lama, who Is on his way home, was to !
DIN the vessel at Hongkong.
The Sobraon, which was under the |
command of Captain l.. NJ. Wilmer, r.
'. R., has a registered tonnage Of 1852, |
md is one of the, larger Of the COM |
'any's vessels. She Is comparatively |
lew addition to the company's feet
MISCELLANEOUS.
The following items are from the Pc
ing and Tien-Tsin Times of the 3oth |
1T: The Chinese are re-estabIishing oc- |
rol at Picking. Five corpses were found /
the Peiho and recognized as being /
hose OF men who had been extorting
money from the villagers at Taitoa and
ound about. The gentry in the Ameri-
an section of Picking have begged that /
he United States forces may not be
withdrawn. The younger brother Of Chi
isiu, who was recently executed at Pc
Ing, has become a priest The stolen |
unk-load Of cargo intended for the Lien
hing has been recovered.