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Show MET MA'RTy'R'DOM IJV TIXET Conllininlloii of the leport received some weeks ago by Uev Father James A Walsh, diocesan director of the so-clots so-clots for the Propagation of tho Faith, of this cltj, that one of tho society's missionaries had been put to death In Tibet lias been received, says tho Boston Bos-ton filolic The victim was Hov. Father Soulie, who original!) came from Rodez, France, and was Just closing a score of ears' service In Tlbot, whlthor ho went In 1SS5 The details of his death como from n lama of Ynregong. who was a friend of the deceased missionary, On tho day of the mnssacro n troop of lamas of Ualhong had been rt "nlng nmuck In the territory, nnd, at- other outrages out-rages had captured nb- sixty soldiers sol-diers who were stationed v three villages vil-lages close together. The lamas arrived ar-rived nt Fnther Soulle's mission about" sundown. Father Soulie deemed It tho vrlier course lo surrender inthor thnn make attempt at escape, bolievlug that nothing noth-ing worse than robbery was to bo feared. Tho chief of the troops ordered a notorious no-torious character to murder the missionary. mis-sionary. The Tlbctnn shnckled tho feet ot tho priest but leaving his nrms free. Instantly In-stantly the victim wns dealt a blow with n sword aimed for tho head but only grazing the side and scarcely wounding Father Soulie. Hut then with a Jugged stotio n severe wotinu was Inflicted In tho side of tho body nnd from this tho doomed priest suf fered greatly until thu end came Tho mission was ransacked, piopcr ty and provisions, though meager, being be-ing tnken. Father Soullo was then taken ta-ken outside the vlllagu proper n short way nnd In n lonely spot wns tlet to a tree. The end wns not long do yed. A r I lie bull from behind panned through his head and a moment later n second shot pierced his heart. Tho body was cut down nnd covered with stone and branches of trees. |