Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-10-26
THE BOXERS
Assert They Will Drive OFT
the Foreign Devils.
Rebellion Spreading in Several Sec
tons and Is Becoming Alarming
conger Authorized to at Once Beqin keooiia.
lions With Chinese.

Hong Kong. oct. 25.-Advices from
Tien-Chau. on North river. say that
American mission property there Is
threatened with destruction by Boxer.
who have posted the following procla-
nation:
We have organized TO protect our
country and our homes and we rely
upon one another to support the order
To drive out the foreign devils. They
are mad. Their folly passes destruc-
tion. They are the usurpers of our
land. They disturb our borders.
In all the provinces and prefectures
chapels have been opened: and our peo-
pie are derided ripped open and dis
emboWeled, while the foreigners grow
fat on the revenues of China, insulting
our officials and merchants and seiZing
our temples and palaces.
THE Emperor is indulgent and per-
mits this. Who can foretell the inten-
tions Of the foreign devils? Day by
day they act more outragcousiy. When
we behold the present condition OF al
fairs our hearts are bruised with grief.
nhersfore we have organized our
stp.>sth to destroy the devouring wolf
throughout the empire"
London. Oct. 2s-Sir Robert Hart.
director general Of the Chinese imper-
ial maritime customs, in an article in
the November number of the Fort
nightly Review. takes a pessimistic
Vlen of the Chinese situation. He
frankly declares his opinion 10 be that
the Boxer movement lis national and
patriotic. has taken hold OF the Chi
neee immigration and will spread like
wildfire throughout the length and
breadth of the empire.
There is not the slightest doubt" he
says. that 80 years hence there will
be millions OF Boxers in serried ranks
and wars panoply at the call Of the
Chinese government"
Discussing the alternative course
open 10 the powers. Sir Robert says q
Very real yellow peril ahead and no
hop, Of 4 permanent solution.
The morning papers, dealing edi-
torially with Sir Robert Hlrt's article.
admit It's independence, but consider
that his views are too gloomy and that
his ideas ~ the Boxer movement are j
phant1sm of q too sensitive imagina-
tion.
Washington. Oct. 25.-Minister Con-
ger has been authorized by his govern
Tneut 10 begin negotiations at once
with the Chinese envoys on the basis
OF The points in the German and French
notes upon which all the powers are
agreed 1t is understood that the min
listers at Pekin OF the other powers
have similar instructions, but whether
they have or not, Mr.. Conger is not 10
be restrained.
The Berlin statement, this morning,
that Germany had agreed To Japan's
proposals that peace negotiations with
China shall for the present be entrust-
ed - the foreign representatives a,
Pekin. is regarded here as an indica-
tion that Germany has taken similar
action in the case Of Minister Mumm
Won Schwartzenstein.
Washington. Oct 25-The state de-
partment, today. received notice from
the British government of the terms
or arrangement reported between Great
Britain and Germany as TO China. This
is similar at all points to the copy fur
nished by the German government
through Count De Quadt. several days
ago. The state department now viii
prepare it's answer. which, as already
+Aif'-ot'A ~ tAIfE' hlSIdA'IFHt VIII 1'bt
Yith the points likely 10 be acceptab BE
TO the other governments. leaving the
third paragraph for further considers-
tinn.
II had been definitely decided that
the ministers in Pekin shall conduit
any negotiations that may be neces-
sary with the Chinese government 10
place of confiding these 10 cumbersome
and slow moving commissions 90 ,e
sent from each country IN Pekin.
Paris. oct 25-The Havas agency
has received the following dlspatci.
from Pekin:
The French detachment under Col
Drude has delivered the French and
English missionaries and the French.
Belgian and Italian engineers who were
Imprisoned by the Chinese at Ngan Kis
Tiehuang. Pao Ting Flu, Ting Cheou
and Tiheng Ting Flu and all the Euro
peans between Pao Ting Fu and Tiheno
Tien Flu.
London. Oct 2s-"RumOrs credits
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