The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-13

Rev. =. Fred Hsyrer. q Nsshodizt Esis-
copai missionary refugee from Gina sc-
cornrantsd By hts rffs and two ehfifrsr.
arrived in tse city yesterday en- route
IN nfs sls horne az Delaware o. He
reached Ban Yrancfsco few days aga
on the Transport steamer Logan. with
hsx family he vas ens Of the number Of
fyrefrn@rs orssrsd hY the allied rowers
- leave T,enksta before the great haftls
IN whieh Col Lascwrr. II tire N.nsa Unit
ed States Infantry. lost hfs life
Rev. Hayn@r. VITO 10 a yogng man, has
for seven years h~er srxs9Nd IN mission
work IN China During tas latter par,
~ this period hs has rad charge % dis
trfet embracing anors tnfrsy miles around
Tsunhaa a small native mission village
about fDs niles northeast Of Tf@ntstn, IN
the prOvfac@ es saanssns. II waz IN this
province tire Bcxer movement hrss na1e
rs start. 2nf rot far from this village
the nrst foreigner was pgs TO fsAth or
the cruel native m0a.
THAT the present trouble has gsinef
szrh fDfhofd. Rev. Haynsr says, ia due
IN great neas8re To the fact that the
warnings given fhs various governments
TOR tire past three years by the mission
aries were mt Needed.
ia manner ne N inclined 70 BE retlcent.
aaf when seen AZ the Hairi@r-Gran no.
tet. declared ne would rather not talk
Although In perfect health. ne II nervous.
.fNE1
consent to tell his story.
Dfsrosrs~sy On the Logan.
Il am siaf 70 get hack 10 Gods coun-
try again be said. as an introduction 10
hts narrative Our trouhies wAr4 not
AZ ever wntn we left China. On board
the Logan tho old sailors superstition re-
esrfirs missionaries among The pazsea-
gers fHvred - TO submit 20 much dts
ecurtesy. At asr rrsncfsrD tire pagers
treated me IN very sensational manner.
m "a Il
MOT say. and pot rse tn places have
rever seen. 20 ts ~ thai in Seattle I
hNgfn 90 breath the air Of fre@G0nn ant
here scon 70 ne With nay parents Ia
"ig wnuIs taks me a fang tSns@ 10 s~ss
my STORY. Ia fact, ! would rot be abe
70 rsfnsmber II ala nc ore time. I will
nn1Y give yea brief outline. 1 nave b~ea
tevsn years engaged tn the Netaastfss
Episcopal work In Cnina at place called
Tssnh,is. zsea, Y. Hnilss n1rtnsa q
families lived ard we rad several spsen-
did charels and our w0Fk h4s been pro-
crossing well.
The Boxer society has lts origin in
the province Of shsntuus. and vas first
started In 1871 II came about IN this
way Three years nx1 a friend ~ mine
WAS refused admttssne@ at the native Irsn.
While there he saw tire people we're ex-
cited, He heard them say that that day
a tsg German waFship bad come into Kia0-
left behind small bits ~ paper The re-
port was circulated shat Germany was
going 10 take possession ~ the bay The
truth % the matter was that the vessel
dld come 10 the bay. ard naval lieu
tenant made some inspections took sound
ings. ali Ter commercial purposes, and b.
fore retiring tsft his card vita the on
ci4is
B~Ginnfsx of the Boxers.
This word uas passed around ard IN
Ger TIE excitement what 10 known "a
the Hlg knife Society was formed. Late
that sans autumn Tits sariety bSxar -
woEk % foreign sxtsFminasipu ~ mur-
deffag two German missionaries. fer
whtrh act the 1@fuaans ala seize KIAc-
ehoa eay theea mbnths later.
The fis kaifs Society an not grew
raEadsy, partly because ~ hids9us name
Gas rot popular In March ~ th~ faliaw-
lag Ye&r rs leaders got tcgesher ard form
81 " bat was called the u khfflua kar-
snony Fgss Society. ant from tats orxan-
izasisn We set ths name BpxsFs. ThaFs
" no doubt tHat this sQeietS had tbs sane
si0s - she emprsas eawaser ans em-
rafpr as sshaegaeni events wiz shrv ana
aisa that f's ohisrs wAs the determination
% all torniEneFu ThsY worked cautious
~, oouaerf. = the esE'uuiuE ard en- ae-
ceanty % their primary weakness feared
ire Vengeance ~ foreign pcwsrs should
they slaughter foreign Subjects
Bat sm the safiy swimmer - tsss an
that = csasss 10 taken q ths empire
This wura. wasa pasAf3 around. created
Erwat alarm zrmonx the foreigners and
nastvs CAristians in sha narth. faF d was
recognized a. a R9xer movement So ciafn
81 ~ TIE government that tn future dep
feflAfiaas ne ufaciAl reape nsfNi.tav casfH
- ATTACHED % g. u ~as kneWa thtu thai
the ediet WAS or The sole purpose - seq.
sRsaIins the Christians froEn the baashans
Wei. tbs census presrestea A. ts& emu
Fn4xsfars ga thelr work Instead af rat
tics dswn thr eceuNAEi@n % ssiigh ghrte~
tfkns ans forefEnrrs. they were naarknd
'tAa teFEirsen' wetTh vas she EFHt brad
ind Christians Bat q rsArk th@n gAe vie.
slSas - she uiGrfhgDHs ans inhuman mob.
Chvtsftau. Were Marked.
Tbs sause decree ordered ths orx2nisa-
ttna Of iocAi militia " hose Declared Bur
pose anil 68ty waR % heep Aowu thr f.ts-
raSs and "a aaNxs element thAs latest fha
intarsgr q ChfnA TIE militia Was dsxau.
ta%a. bat NaS made 10 entirely 81 TIE
class n wa supposed % sarpreas A
eaan AZ ths Taxtoas cansuAnlNa we're fovHs-
Is Ard Offered ~ ina vzast hAr8rseA.f
eustnsoAee. khay adopted two saRa one
90 these Nore tAa Inscription ia cnlnrs..