Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-30
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pleasure by delay. You have been ap-
pointed viceroy of Chi Ii because with
your military experience. you VIII sue
cessfully lead the imperial armies
against the foreigners in Chi Ii which
Yu Lu. the present viceroy. is unable
to do owing to his ignorance OF mill
tary affairs
Iii Hung Chang replied to this edict
asking TO be allowed to retire, on ac-
count of his age.
'Sheng now admits that he has tele-
grams since July 10 announcing that
every foreigners in PaO Ting Flu was
murdered. including 40 British. French
and American missionaries. and an
nouncing also that two French Jesuits
and 1000 converts have been massacred
at Kwang Ping Flu, on the borders Of
Shang Tung and Chi Ii. A majority
of the consuls favor strong measures
against Chengs duplicity.
Local officials assert that Italian
priests murdered in Human were wrap
ped in cotton which had been soaked
with Kerosene and were slowly roast
ed to death.
1T is believed that all foreigners in
Chi Ii have by this time been massa-
cred and the wave of massacre is
spreading toward Ming Pc and Hong
Chow. from which point 80 English and
American missionaries are endeavoring
to escape in boats down to the river
to Kiang Su. Officials here anticipate
a general uprising along the Yang Use
Kiang, about Aug. l.
AN astounding American intrigue
have been revealed to the consuls here
in the shape of a skillful attempt to
get the maritime customs placed in the
hands of an American missionary
named Ferguson, who. although he
was an active ally of Sheng in the lat
ter's endeavors to hoodwink the world
with regard to events in Pekin. was
supported by the American officials in
his claim to the appointment of in
spector general"
The Canton correspondent Of the
Daily Telegraph in a dispatch dated
says: THE Triads have be-
come numerous and threatening in Hal
Nan. The taotai and the local man
darins are terror stricken and decline
to protect foreigners. All the mission
aries except three have left with their
wives and families The natives of the
Nodoa district of the island were 50
frightened that they all Joined the
ranks of the Triads
Serious disturbances are expected
between Aug. and Aug. IL. during the
festival to be held to appease the
shades of the dead. The Boxers are
large sums to the Chinese for
passports from Pekin to Tien Tsin.
Lao Yum Flu. the Black Flag chief. has
refused to march on Pekin unless Vice
'oy TAX Su will furnish him with 90
400 soldiers.
The Chinese authorities have Just
disclosed Boxer plot devised by Soon
Nun to blow up the Mansato temple
ana to destroy the Cantonese officials
while performing ceremonies in honor
# the Emperor's birthday. If the plot
lad succeeded the Boxers would have
attacked Canton, loOting the city and
foreigners and all persons
favorable To foreigners.
Chinese newspapers assert that
Prince Tuan offered rewards for all
leads of foreigners brought to his va
men in Pekin. The Boxers. finding it
lifiicult to get enough of these. decapi-
ated all Chinese having high noses and
leep eyes and. in this way. they pre-
'ented so many pretended foreigners
leads that Prince Tuan's exchequer
suffered a painful strain"