The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-10

lures which were applied in the hope
that they would induce him to tell what
he knew and to betray the organization.
But he declined to say a word, and
torture only made him more stubborn
Nobody knows what was Gone-to him or
with him finally, but he never was seen
in the land of the living again.
One delightfully."- Tammanyaic method
for obtaining a regular income Is used
by the branches of the Hung league to-
day. It Is to send bands of toughs into
the small stores the dance halls and the
cheap music halls and theaters with the
threat that more will follow and stop all
business unless arrangements are made
to pay a small sum of blackman reg
ularly. The blackmail is paid freely. and
with it the societies support their fight
ing men.
The leader of the Boxer party in
the vicinity of Wei-hai-Wei is a cabinet
maker named Luh-Shin. Ever since the
news of the cessfon Of the district to
Great Britain became common property
among the Chinese in this sparsely set
tied locality, Luh-Shin has been indefa-
tigable in stirring up the people to re-
volt and to assert their "rigths." As in
other parts of the empire, ridiculous ru-
mors were set afoat, and aid was prom
tsed by the "Boxers' throughout the
The present governor of Shantung is
Yuan-Shih-K'ai. who has been at his
wits end to cope with the disaffection.
He began by reafirming the imperial de-
cree that there should be no gathering
of Boxers or Big Swords anywhere in
the province, and exacted certifica tes
from the local headsmen that no such
meetings were being held. The local au-
thorities obeyed this injunction with ala
Gritty, for nothing is easier to a China
man, and especially an official, than to
lie in such matters, and consequently
YuanShfn K'ai was able to report to
Pekin that the Boxers were being aWed
into submission. Yet at the same time
right under this officials nose, the Boxer
drills, as. they are called, have been go
ing on, and the relief that has been af-
forded to the Europeans and native
Christians threatened has been a pIau-
sible denial OF the existence of the secret
band of plotters. On the arrival of Col
Dorward. Maj. Penrose and a small force
or engineers and surveyors, peace was
maintained with the utmost difficulty.
The people would not listen to their ex-
plantations that Wei-haf-Wei was now
British territory. and that no Chinese
subject would be misgoverned or moIest-
ed. Placards In several instances were
put up, one of these running in the fol-
lowing strain:
People of Shangtung. you are being
encroached upon by the red-hafred bar
barians, who seek to drive you out Of
your lands and homes The reti-haired
ones claim to have made a treaty with
the emperor surrendering to them these
lahds They only want a fOothoId In or
der to curse the soil and spread their re-
1gion and their customs all over China
Let US arise and drive them into the
sea-" ~
HGGnnfIW NO
ranlily were captured Just outside the
walls OF Linch'tng in the Ching-p'in9 dis
trlct, and one of them was muttIated
AS the captors would not give them I'D
the local magistrate ransomed them for
zVo taels. without asking any questions
and in order to avoid trouble Three
quarters of this sum found its way into
the Golfers of the Boxers.
Such, then, was the situation whom Col
Dorward, her majesty's commissioner
arrived on the scene. He relied chiefly
Tor his protection during the progress of
the works upon a handful of Chinese
troops from another province, who had
received their military instruction from
briLlSh oH1cers. The work of demarcat-
ing the frontier has been going on unde-
terred by the Boxers threats which too
often ended in empty revilings for verv
much heed to be paid to them, On March
70 word came that a meeting Of the NAL
contents would be held not far from the
camp in charge of Maj. Penrose. It was
resolved instantly to break it I'D to avoid
further trouble. Our troops We're ordered
to fall In. and each man served with
ten rounds of ammunition, and marched
to the scene of expected trouble, 400
strong
On their arrival at the place. which
was the little village of Hohai thew
found large body of men, numbering
not far from 1900, who were armed in the
usual manner. Among their weapons
were ancient matchlocks, spear heads.
gas pipes, spades, rakes, old swords
oayonets on poles, etc. One Of the lead
ers undertook to threaten Col Dorward
VINO was on horseback, that If he dis
mounted he would meet with his death
The colonel. undismayed. Immediately
dlsmounted ard ordered the crowd to re.
turn to their homes. AS they still re-
mained orders were given to the troops
to dsarm them.
The first man I disarmed." writes an
English sergeant who was present at this
affair, was very big chap, with
gun at least twelve feet long from butt
to muzzle and a rusty old sword He
declined to part for some time, but one of
my men punched him in the back with
the butt of his rifle, and he 'coughed'"