Show HOW MISSIONARIES MET DEATH Their Zeal in Religious Matters Angered An-gered Native Populace Advices have been received at Hongkong confirming the news of tho massacre of American missionaries at Lianchow and giving tho following particulars Dr Machlo requested the removal of a street theater near tho hospital on account of the noise This request Incensed the Chinese who becoming violent attacked the hospital Becoming frenzied tho crowd burned the hospital the Girls school and tho residences of the missionaries mission-aries Dr Mnchle Mrs Machlo their 10 yearold daughter Mr and Mrs Pearlo Dr Chesnut and Miss Patterson Patter-son took refuge In a cave The mob pursued them and killed all except Dr Machle and Miss Patterson who escaped to tho Yamen Dr Machlo was badly wounded Another account says the Llanchow massacre was duo to the unhappy action ac-tion of Mrs Machle who on the refusal re-fusal of some of the members of n native procession to desist from wor Elilplng the Idols they carried seized the Idols and declined to restore them to their owners Thereupon tho Infuriated In-furiated processionists surrounded and destroyed the mission and assaulted as-saulted the Inmates They then murdered mur-dered them and threw their bodies into the river Prompt action has been taken b > the American authorities In China to secure full reparation for tho massacre mas-sacre of American missionaries at Llanchow I |