Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-16

religion ms he does about the horses of
parliament. There has always been tro,bIe
oil one sort or another between the natives
ana the foreign residents. They did not
mix at all. This is shown very conclusive
~ in Hong Kong where the Chinaman Ia 9
his own part of the town, and will not
nave anything to do with his European
neighbors. except when he can make a
u,ade Win them. The Cinnamon are very
shrewd and drive an excellent bargain They
are also invetarate gamblers and will play
LOT thelf last penny when their families;
are starving. Chinaman's family counts
for very little with him anyhow.
This society called the Boxers was
formed while was over there last year, and
1t has any number of peculiar names The
rainstay Of the body is an ex-bandit Per
maps 90 wrong to call him an ex. but that
Is the way he Is known among the faithful
He Is regarded as a very patriotic man Just
now. This chief was not very great success
| as a bandit was told. so he adopted patri-
otism as profession and harangued the
people on the wrongs they suffered from
the aggression of the hated foreigner
I'm good time he enlisted a number of ad-
venturous spirits under his banner and his
society. thus formed. was known by va
riety of high-sounding names. These desig-
nations have been changed from time to
| time, but the objects of the organization
have remained the same, Al first 1t was
known by the picturesque title of The Red
Lamp Shade. No one but a Chinaman
would ever have thought of calling his
| secret society by such name. Under this
| appellation many deeds of daring were
| committed. and finally the society became
such a menace to the public welfare that
| 100 soldiers were sent out after it, The
soldiers never found their quarry, however,
as the members of the band disappeared
i mysterious,y.
But they only went into retirement for
time and soon appeared with a new name
and added strength. This time they called
themselves the Veil of the Golden Bell
Many depredations were committed under
this alias, and finally the band again dis
| appeared. only to spring up again in an
other part OF the state as the Shirt of
| Iron. That was only about six months
ago I understand they are now called the
Fist of Patriotism and Peace. officially.
| title of Boxers At first their sole efforts
seemed to be directed against the Catholics.
! but it now seems they have become more
versatile and are burning down Protestant
missions as well.
1.-The government either does not want to
| or cannot cope with them. Troops have
| been dispatched numbers of times with or
ders to destroy the band but the soldiers
have been defeated every time, and the
Boxers have become SO bold that they now
| threaten to attack the capital of their coun-
| try. The motto of the organization is to
| 'exterminate foreigners and raise the
| Manchu dynasty 1t is agreed among thern
| that the advent of the foreigner into the
| country means the end of the empire and
| the introduction Of civilization. They cam
not be called exactly a band of robbers and
| cutthrOats. They are merely a lot of
i religious fanatics who are fighting the ira
| ditlonal enemies of their race and country. -
! Postmaster Gordon of Chicago has en-
| gagged apartments at the Raleigh and is ex-
| pected to arrive there early this week. He
i comes to this city on business with the
Post ONCE Department