The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-27

OF foreign missionaries. two " whom
wee cruelty put to death,
These unfortuna'en were Reva. G.
Robinson aud N. V, Norman. OF tho
Church of England mission at Yung
Ching Their deaths differed little from
the atrocloua murder OF Rev, Mr..
Brooks. one OF the first crimes OF the
Boxers. except that they did not have
rings passed through their noses. Their
bodies were terribly ga4hed with knives
and dlSmombercd and dluembowelled.
AZ pao.tlng-fu. ON June :, when tho
central town " chi.li was taken by
the Boxers. the British and American
missionaries there and the railway
engineers dtallaaa and Belglana). ems
ployed In the construction OF the near
by line. wcro compelled TO force their
way through u crowd Of Boxers In or
der to set cut Of the city. Four OF
them were killed and four wounded
An armed party had left Tion Tsin. at
last adyiccs, 10 bring IN the survivors.
Six foreign engineers from another pare
" the Pao-ting'ricn ruln line were
killed on June 2, while trying TO make
their way down to rien Tsin.
ny this time ,elcgrama from all over
the northern country reported aggrrA-
slye attitude ON the par, OF Boxer
mobs, and ON all sides there was trou-
blo-an uprising had begun such as
China has not seen since the dayG OF
the Tal.Ping rebellion. and OF the dead
hero. Chinese Gordon, The Empress
powagcr began issuing cdicta ordering
the dispersal of the mobs. but at tho
same time. say mony OF the Oriental
papers. she secretly abctled the rising
and assured the Boxers ot her sym.
pathy with the movement "she and
the Boxer hordcs. aa well as the No.
called cons ,ryatlvc party at the scat of
the Central Chinese government" saya
the Yokohama correspondent OF tho
Associated Press IN a letter forwarded
by the Tartar. evidently cherish tho
MH"H' lh'h AOAA AHNNAhH'lh VIII DC
frightened out of the whole country by
the formidable numbers Of the inAur.
gents, and being thus countenanced.
the rebels are emboldcncd 10 commit
the horrible ou,ragca that were being
daily reported"
Continuing. the correspondent says.
THE stcrneat measures are clearly
called for on the part OF the foreign
powers, II China In to be- dlssuaded
from rushing into this new form OF
madness She II playing directly into
the hands OF her enemies, who are
waiting for the chance 10 assist In her
dismcmberment II In no childs play.
however, for the foreign forces which
are to essay the task They may. tn.
deed. alay few tens OF millions. but
hundreds OF millions will remain tu re.
new the same troubles. Unless the
Empress Dowager the evil genius of
China, Is removed and all her following.
such task VIII have TO be faced
Another correspondent credits Rus
sin with having had u hand In the
Boxer disturbances 10 further her own
advancement In China. The Pckin
correspondent Of the North China Daily
News, one OF the Shanghai papers. says
In recent letter; The Russian min
istcr at Pekin gave a grand banquet
on the evening Of the lith instant az
the Russian legation. TO which were
invited nearly all the ministers Of the
Tsungli Ynmen. only th0sc-one or two
who were known 10 be friendly 10
Great Britain. being absent from the
function. II ls reported that the BAN
quet was held to rejoice over the COM
pletion OF a secret understanding be-
tween the two empires In anticipation
OF certain movements of other foreign
powers against the Boxer agitation
This explanation comes from reliable
Chinese sources at Pekin, who also
state that the alleged understanding
has made the former power paramount
at Pekn, for the present at any rate"