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Show thlneic llcndi Torture a Mlnlonarj. Illght Her, John Anier, blthopot the rlhanliing Ulattlct, In Northern China, tailed on the"Cllr of 1'eklng" Itul Tuetday for the Orient. The blabop It In charge of twenty-one mltalontilet In lilt uloctie. He It re turning to China after an Important mlaalon loCletmauy, where hniferor William heard lila etalrmentof aflaltt In hit illatilct and bla plea f Jf the pro. lection by Uermany of the L'athollo inlealonaifra In tha bbanlting dlatrlct. The blahon It about to yeara of ago, of medium etalurr, heavy build and with au unmklakable Orltntvl air (bout him. He It Terr near alghlid anl wrera I lerclrd gol J n'taclf 1. A (Artmlefe icporler Interviewed Iho lllahop on the atearaer'a deck a few mlnutra leforo H tailed and obtained the fullnwlng atoty, "llie HleliOi talka ItitllltleLiigllali. He ). It-en en. gaged In mlaalonary wolk for twelve jrnre. I am returning lo my mlaalnntry work In Chlua,"tald Hit. illhop,''rronl n trip Uiat I waa compelled to make by force of clrcumabiticvt. 1 le'l China two month, ago via tho l'aimnia letli-mut letli-mut for Hamburg. Un atrlviug In llerlln I waaglvman Inimetllateamll. rnce wild the .nieror, aiidaaktd linn for Ih. protection of the Uernian Hag lu rjhtnluug, which la a irovlnco lu Ilia northern tail of China. Ou the M-vi-nlll aiidienra lie granted my It'l'int, and word wat trlrgraphul to the commander of the tier man fori-ea In China to tend a force of armed men luto the rjhanltitig illatilct and retlnre order amlairnMlheirrereary rolrrllon lu Iho C'atholln inWIotiariea. Wr wen-f-rmerly under the j4olrrlloti of tliu Krencli govrriimetit but thla rovlncv It an out ol tlivway one, Iho tttp e of which are wild ami unruly, en that Ihelr prijudlcuagalnal Urn French lil them lo the greitret t raeeunniit of the mltelonarlra. ISelilit r the l.mror of China nor the nnn latlut ate npr)d tn cur irople, but duly the unruly Jp-ulallon, Jp-ulallon, Our Uvea have been In roll-tutit roll-tutit danger for rounlhe,.aml Ihlngi at laat reached a twlnl Ihlt Ibey could go no further. Wo wrie lat-ciileil until we were more than learlyrt. I had oneriiierlnrothat wlltlatlnie a life llmo. .My calllug la lhat of a holy man, anl I prracli Uou'e Ifutht whertvir dulyralla, While Iravcllrg front village to vllltr.it In Ihei M.iiiluiig dlatilrt I preached nne afletMaiii In a jtaieof fully irau milt. While conducting Hie terrier. 1 waa roughly eelird ly fniirllgt hlnrte and twine to a tlacn oulahlo Ibe goleaof the town. A large crowd followed iuy ra4ora. Whru a lt waa reached lliattulti-d Iheui they tail me down, Tliolodri cf tho parly Informed mo that the eplt In hi. lowu wnnletl tm, 0 roruleei that I would go away an I prrarh tin viore. The man tali lhatr laulmig waa the blrlliplaceof Conf:. lie ami wat the Holy I-nd of China, mid lhat no lull-Bloiiarlee lull-Bloiiarlee wcro wauled, 'I refined togoaay,aolhey liun, me ui to Iho limit of a In by my queue In China un inleelonarlee follow III s atylrt and iltrta id the re unity In evi ry particular o when my ipitue wat lied to the tree 1 hung by my hair, part of which wat nill.il out by the roola. All the rotrula 1 made tgalnet audi treatment wi re of no avail, aud 1 waetoweilce. to protect inyee If. Not tatlilled with dangling me In the air, they tuck toy rlolhea iilfaiid whlpl-ed aud Uattneat Intervale from .1 to V sm. The pain wat ricturlatlurf and there waa noitraret from tuylor-lurria. tuylor-lurria. One man, Willi a leathern wlills lathed me, another orraeiotully struck ill" un the lira bun k aud alioul ilrrt Willi a Hat chili, until my fare bled and tho blond ran down ami dried nil my ludy; tllll another tickled anl atruik the autre of my feet until iuy mind wandered, 'At oue time I loat conaclouiiieat for a llllle while. About e 3d u'cloi k thtt ( lu came out from the biwu In cruwila lo Willie" my punlehmeiit.aud my lormetitora reneweit their fleudlah work w llli gnt vigor. Home one cried initio hum me an I atllooffagcta wae arranged for my Unclll, tit tvfora II waa lit aymlhy from aome eouire wt found for lur. and the wood waa iiot art ou lire. Ho weak and helpliaalitd I become lhat when thoUII lauget V o'clock for Iho .p!e to go llielile the lownl waa Ml for dead. A fore.t waa near aud I heanl acme one Bay In Clilnrert Irft ua leave lilin here fur the wild liraatt to devour.' Amthtr wanted lo rut cnu cf my leva clt aud lake It away with him. Alter I wat left alone I tt-rameuncouBclcue, "Hut I had a filtnd who had hidden hluuelf away, and afti r the ople had Irflmehocametniny aeaUtaiire. Ab I could move neither hand nor foot he carried me Ink placet of etf.ly, whi ir Ibe luandailii found me and had tnr taken to hit houeei and lnalt-1 by Ida nwnihctor. Had I died the mandarin woullliaveherii lhrautl, which la .rrordlngtotlielawofChliia when a luleelonary la tut to death without rauae In a man larln'a dlalrlrt." Dutlcg tba bl.bop'e abort blay In (leimauy he look dlnnir with thu I innr aeven tlrari. He laid lhat iluring hit Journey he had been trial, rd with every kind urea. The Calholh- mlaalont lu Iho I rovluceof Hhautung wrn rtlahllehcd la elve eart ag i by the Congri gallon Hleyl cf Holland. There arS Iwu Irauchrtof Ihlt congti nation one lu Home and the ether In Vienna. Thou-eande Thou-eande of Calhollo mtaaloiiarlea are un ler thla or ler lu the luutt laolalul pilla cf the globe. |
