▁offered ▁were ▁pres umed ▁killed ▁in ▁July . ▁Mr ▁and ▁Mrs ▁Hay ▁( m ist aken ly ▁captured ▁as ▁the ▁P ig got ts ) ▁escaped ▁to ▁H ank ow ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁with ▁Mr ▁M ' K ie , ▁Miss ▁Chap man ▁and ▁Miss ▁May . ▁ ▁From ▁Death ▁Th ro es ▁of ▁a ▁D ynast y : ▁Let ters ▁and ▁Di aries ▁of ▁Charles ▁and ▁B ess ie ▁E wing , ▁Mission aries ▁to ▁China , ▁by ▁Charles ▁E wing , ▁B ess ie ▁E wing , ▁edited ▁by ▁E . ▁G . ▁Ru off : ▁ ▁A ▁fourth ▁event ▁was ▁the ▁throne ' s ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁mass acre ▁of ▁mission aries ▁at ▁Tai y uan , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Sh ans i . ▁There ▁on ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁thirty - e ight ▁Protest ant ▁and ▁Catholic ▁mission aries ▁and ▁ten ▁Chinese ▁converts ▁had ▁been ▁be head ed ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁governor , ▁the ▁bitter ly ▁anti - West ern ▁Man ch u ▁no blem an , ▁Yu ▁H s ien . ▁Unfortunately ▁the ▁kill ings ▁continued , ▁so ▁that ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁August ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 5 9 ▁Protest ant ▁( including ▁ 4 6 ▁children ) ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁Catholic ▁mission aries ▁had ▁been ▁murder ed ▁in ▁Sh ans i ▁province . ▁ ▁From ▁A ▁page ▁of ▁" Ch ina ' s ▁Mill ions ",