Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-09

or1c1alS who may render themselves cul-
pable by neglecting to suppress any disorder
with which they are charged, or who may
conniye with the rioters.
Fourth. The execution of the authors OF
outrages murders, incendiarism, etc.
against persons or property.
Fifth The execution of persons who are
supporting and directing the Boxers in
the present disturbances.
Sixth. The publication in Pekin, in Chill
and the other northern provinces of procla-
nations bringing these measures to the
knowledge of the people.
Il am, besides. charged by the diplomatic
without unnecessary DELAY.
II improve the occasionlto reiterate to T.
H and Y E the assuralfce of my highest
consideration.
"(Signed) B. CoLOGAN.
Dean of the Diplomatic Corps"
Bishop Favfer's Compliment.
Enclosure No. p
Bishop Favier to Mr.. Pechon, French
minister translatioD:
Apostolic Vicarate of Pekin and North
China.
PEKIN, May 10, 1900
Mr. Minister:
From day to day the situation becomes
more serious and threatening. In the p-e-
lecture of Paoting-fu more than seventy
Christians have been massacred: near
Echao IcheGu. only three days ago, three
neophytes have been cut In pieces Many
villages have been pillaged and burned;
great many others have been completely
abandoned.
More than 2O00 Christians are fleeing.
without bread. without clothing, without
shelter. Al Pekin alone about four hun
bred refugees-men, women and children
are already lodged at our house and that OF
the sisters; before eight days We will prob
ably have many thousands.
Upon the east of us pillage and 1ncen-
imminent
ceiving the most alarming news. Pekin
is surrounded ON all side: the Boxers
are daily coming nearer the capital. delay
ed only by the destruction which they are
making of Christians.
Believe me, l pray you. Mr.. Minister,
that | well informed and say moth
ing lightly.
Religious persecution is only one object.
The real purpose is the determination of
the Europeans. purpose which is clearly
set forth and written upon the banners
of the Boxers" Their associates await
them at Pekin. where they will begin by
attacking the churches and finish with the
legations.
For us here at the Paitang the day is
practically ended. All the city knows it;
everybody is speaking of it, and popular
outbreak is manifest.
Yesterday evening forty-three poor wo-
men and their children, flying from mas
sacre. arrived at the house of the sisters
More than five hundred persons accom-
panied them. saying to them that If they
have escaped this once they would soon
die with the others.
Mr.. Minister, | do not speak to you OF
placards without number which are post
ed in the city against Europeans in gen
eral Each day new ones appear more ex-
plicit than the others. Those who thirty
years ago were present at the Tien Tsin
massacre are struck with the resemblance
Of the situation then to that of today-the
same placardS, the same threats. the same
warnings and the same blindness. Then
o. tod no MIC. 81. arfa II
suppiicated. foreseeing the horrible awak-
euing.
Under these circumstances. Mr. Minister,
| believe it my duty to ask you 10 kindly
send us at least forty or fifty marines to
protect our persons and our property This
has been done in circumstances much less
critical, and ! hope You will take into con-
s-deration our humble prayer.
Please accept. Mr.. Minister. the assur-
ances OF the respect and the profound
gratitude with which l have the honor
to be
Your excellency's very humble and ODE
dient servant,
tSigned ALT. FAVIER
Bishop. Apostolic Vicar at Pekin.
s. JARI-IN. Bishop Coadjutor.
c. GCILLOUX, Vicar General.
MIR. KiiIie's Account.
Enclosure No. 81
Mr.. killie to Mr.. Conger
LING SHAN. San Ho County (35 miles
east OF Iek4n), hdy TO- INV
Hon. EDWIN e. CONGER
E. E. and NJ. P etc
Pekin China--Dear Sir: | have DELAYED
giving you the list of villages in this dis
trct where the Il Ho Chuan Tor T'uan)"
is in active operation until l could verify
beyond question the statements heretofore.
made concerning the same | am now pre-
pared with proof to show that the members
of thai organization practice C-.lien') prac-
tically daily in each of the following thlr-
teen places. viz: ID San Ho City the
county seat: ca Ling Shan. village thirty
fee Ii northwest of San Ho City, where the
Presbyterian mission owns twenty improved
alive buildings. and where two American
missionaries spend the most of their time.
Here the Boxers come to our very doors
to practice, and have personally seen them
at ii twice. 90 Chang ko Chuang, az
C'heng Kuan Wing go Shi Kuan Wing. 90
Tao Chung Isl "a C'hu Tou, 80 TsunS
CHA Tien, 90 Siao Sung Ko Chuang Q0
S al T'sui ko Chuang. I'D CHA Kuan Ying
90 STA KOo Hsien Chuang. where the
American Presbyterian mission has a
boarding school for girls. and where there
is also located one foreign lady missionary
evangelist.
These Places are all in the neighborhood
of Ling Shang. our headquarters
G3) Pao tt Hsien. the county seat one
hundred Ii to the southeast of this place. |
where We have had a native evangelist at
work for over year. At this place great
or three hundred) practice openly every
day.
1t is only recently that open threats of
violence have been made against the for
etgn missionaries here and against the ma
tive Christians, but they are now almost
of daily occurrence. For example at the
sixth village mentioned above T'sao Chuang
Isl. eight miles from this place where
every evening the people from several viii
lagos meet to practice the | Ho C'huan
maneurers, on the 18th instant Mr. Wang
Ting Hsiang, one of the owners of the
ground where the practicing is done, for
bade one of our evangelists. who is a native
of that place. TO come where they were
practicing. saying to him. among other
things. that they were prepar-
ing to destroy the foreigners at Ling Shang
and their followers. the native Christians
Furthermore. yesterday. May a. when
two of our native preachers went to the
San Ho yamen with a letter from me to
the official. they were recognized as Chris
thar eyangelists and followed by people to
the yamen and repeatedly threatened with
death There were many calls for knives
to kill them with The official was absent
from the city. SO they did not see him
They actually suffered no physical violence
bu. that was doubtless only because of
their own patience and forbearance