Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-21
Massacre of
 Missionaries
CHINESE REBELS NOW MURDER.
 ING FOREIGNERS.
SCHOOL MISTRESS KILLED
Chinese School Children, Mistaken for Manchus, Also Among the 3Isin-- Very Few Americans at Scene.

Peking, Ncv. 20.-chinege officials confirm the report that a massacre of Foreigners as well as Manchus, has occurred at Sian Flu. There were for ty foreigners in Sian Flu and many missionaries in the smaller Snen-Si towns.
 Teacher and Children Slain.
 Last night, the Swedish missionar- arrived here from Tien Tsin. They said that a telegram was received from Sian Flu before their departure from southern Shen-Si, announcing the murder of Mss Beclman, school mistress, and live foreign children. Many Chinese girls in Miss Bcskins- dale's school, who were mistaken for ManchUs by their big feet, were also reported to have been murdered. A German. Philip Marines who IS in the Chinese postal service, was among oth. CTS killed. Sandberg and Ee kson say that a magistrate in their town of- fered them $4OO each to leave the prov ince.
 Hishwayrren Rob Missionaries.
 Highwaymen in Ho-Nan attacked and ribbed a party of fugitive mis- sionaries and injured one of them. No- where else, apparently, have foreigners been attacked, for the rebels practi- eally everywhere have given them protection. It is feared, however, that lawlessness must increase. The Pc king government is powerless beyohd 
 Legations Have Not Vet Acted
 The legations have taken no action Vet. but they have the reported mur- ger of foreigners under consideration. Without stsong invading force, how ever, nothing can be accomplished be- yond inc reae h or the Yangtse gum boats. Most of the legations advised their people in the interior To escape three we aks ago Many disobeyed be- lieving they were in no danger. S me of the women and children were sent to the coast.
 Wife of Missionary.
 Mrs. Beckman probably was the wife of k. Beckman of the Scandinavian China Alliance mission at Sisn-Fu Miss J. Beclindale belonged to the English Baptist mission. Philip Man mes was a German connected with the Chinese postal service.
 Other Missionaries at Sian-Fu.
 Among members of the ScandInavi- an-China Alliance mission at Sian-Fu are Rev. c. J. Anderson and wife, V. Renius, Rev. Q. Bengtsson and wife. K. Paulson. c. J. Jensen and wife. Miss ID. Lindvall and Miss C. Anderson. Rev. " l.. Nordlund and wife and Mrs. Henrikser also are members of the mission. but in the last record of the institution published this year are re- ported as being absent from the sta tion.
 English Baptist Missionaries.
 Others at the English Baptist mis- sion at Sian I'u in addition to Miss BeelSir gsdale are Rev. A. c. Shorock and wife. Rev. ID. J. Ellison, H. S. Jenkins. MD, and wife Rev. Donald Smith and wife. G. A. Charter and wife. c. Robertson, Fl. H. Stanley, Miaa H. M Watt, Miss Franklin and Miss Thomas.
 Two Stations of English Baptists.
 Connected with the mission is a seminary which was organized in 19oS Its course covers three years and both evangelists and school teachers arc educated thece. The latest reports show the ssnlinery bad 31 students At Sian Flu. which fr a city of nearly million inhabitants, the English Baptists have two stations, with six men and seven women missionaries Also there iz in the city tho Society of the Brethren, an English organization with two men and three women mis- sionaries.
 Y. M. C. A. Only American Institution
 The Young Mems Christian associa- fion is the only American institution which has workers in the iocsl field at .sian-Fu-