Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-07-02
The Chinese Horror

the hands of the revolutionary govern
ment no definite confirmation or denial
Of the report has been received.
1t is known that Baron Won Kettler,
the Ambassador for the German En-
pire, and whose wife is an American
girl, was killed on the streets by the
rebels or Boxers" few days before
and the German Emperor promptly
ordered 90, 600 troops and a squadron Of
armed vessels to start for Northern
China Japan shipped about 10000
and cavalry; our government
troops from Manila; the British
ordered troops from India;
the Russians are sending an army down
from Siberia. and war of extermina-
ton on the Boxers, with complications
that will involve all the civilized gov
of the world, will follow.
Yesterday the rebels under Prince
Tuan, who had declared himself En-
peror. were said to be in complete pos
session of Pekin, and to be attacking
Tien Tsin with an army of $4,000, equip
ped with modern rifles, and having a
hundred pieces of modern artillery. One
Russian company helping to defend the
city was reported to have lost 115 out OF
100 men, and the allies would have been
annihilated had it not been for tire
mendous rain and the arrival Of rein
forcements. The japanese troops were
landing at Che Foo.
The Boxer or anti-foreign and anti
feeling has been growing IN
China for years; the senseless lombard
ment of the Chinese forts at Taku
seemed to infuriate and increase the
faction, and cause them to organize
with Prince Tuan as their leader, and
he according to report has completely
subverted the government. murdered
the youthful Emperor and made the
Dowager Empress a prisoner, On the
other hand two other Princes of the
royal family-Yung Lu and Ching are
said to be supporting the Empress, with
that part of the regular army that has
not deserted to the Boxers and to be
preventing the slaughter of the foreign
legations all Of whom are said to be de
Tending themselves in the compounds,
or enclosed gardens of the British and
American legations.
The allied forces from the foreign
vessels at Taku harbor, which started
for Pekin, under command of Admiral
Seymour of the British Navy, were de
feated and compelled to retreat to the
foreign quarter of Tien Tsin, a city of a
million people, on the Pei Ho river be
tween the harbor of Taku and Pekint
and were then attacked by a lar rge
Chinese army, under command Of a
Boxer general
Lack of definite information from
Pekin since Prince Tuan became SUI
preme, about ten days ago, is particu-
larly trying to those who have friends
and relatives there. Our minister is
Gen. Conger of Iowa, who, with his
wife and daughters, and some visiting
friends, occupied the American legation
compound at the time of the outbreak.
This revolution in China, the ascend
ency Of the Boxers or anti-fore1gn ele-
ment with an army of well drilled and
well armed men, has ended the complais-
ant talk of the partition of China by
the European governments, caused
them to sink their jealousy of each 9th
er and of Japan, and unite in an effort
to establish a stable government. but as
the Chinese are great in numbers and
wealth, if not in spirit and courage, a
long and bloody war, with religious
fanaticism on one side, will probably
follow
Proclamations like this:
''The Holy, God of War arouses the
Buddhist world ON account of the de-
praved sects of Protestant and Catho-
lie Christians, who insultingly over
power the Using Dynasty. Millions of
spiritual soldiers will destroy the de-
PRAYED sects without the calanlities
caused by earthly armies.
Are being distributed over the whole
and the Boxers war song says
that:
God assists the Boxers,
The Patriotic Harmonious Corps;
1t is because the Foreign Devils disturb
the Middle Kingdom.
Urging the people to join their religion
To turn their backs on heaven;
Venerate not the Gods and forget their
Ancestors.
Men violate the buHas.tI upu9ati"'-@
r rofesh HtHshR iBee1fff iDBeeVifs are not produced by
mankind.
If you doubt this,
Look at them carefully;
The eyes of the Foreign Devils are blu
ish.
No rain falls,
The earth is getting dry.
This is because the Churches stop the
heaven
The Gods are angry,
The Genii are vexed;
Both are come down from the mountain
to deliver the doctrine.
This is not hearsay.
The practice will not be in vain
To recite incantations and pronounce
magic words.
Burn up the yellow written prayers:
light incense sticks;
70 invite the Gods and Genii of all the
grottoes (Halls).
The Gods will come out of the grottoes,
The Genii, will come down from the
mountains,
And support the human bodies to prac
tise the boxing,
When all the military accomplishments
or tactics
Are fully learned,
t will not be difficult to determine the
Foreign Devils" then.
Push aside the railway tracks,
Pull out the telegraph poles.
Immediately after this destroy the
steamers.
'he great France
Will grow cold and down hearted
'he English and Russians will certainly
disperse,
Let the various Foreign Devils all be
killed
lay the whole elegant Empire of the
Great Ching dynasty be ever pros
porous.
The Storm at Euclid.