The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-18

played once or twice each week and II II pro-
posed 10 hold the gy mkhana Al regular inter
vals All this In the grounds never entered
ur even seen b, the ptiscn, ~ pekin a Nh-t
Park Of loaut, within the WALL ~ ~" 'iN
The PM error visited 'hc tlt'e once each year
~ enter tho grand tenn 10 which towers above
the stated, rrdIr tee. 70 onef ~ 80 heaven
and IL" suu iI- prINcr- iut w." ff"-f''"N
uf the count,
AChiuasan from Shan-i province, VII" says
h" was a servant o. the missionaries massacre"
there. came into pekiu lat week and brought
the first definite irw4 Of the de-lfucUoh u
foreigner, a Sophing-fu and Ia'unR-fh thirteen
member of the Inland Missions. mostly fhHhNh
and swedish were sent outoi Sophif s-'uoh cars
aud cruelty mu' drt'd on the road to la'uhs-
IA Il"V had previously gathered Al Soph'i's-
IN on promise of protection from IN" boxers
The lamcn Officials found themselves unap'e
to keep their promises or else favored the poA-
ers Planning To turn the missionaries over
10 the Boxers outSd" the oty, they went W
the former and suggested that they allo" ti'eih-
selves 10 be- sent 10 pekin inanacled rs prs
oners 80 a. TO deceive the Boxers mo 'h,7
trap the unfortunate little band fell. They al
lowed themselves TO b" bound and placed III
cart, Then with handof men supposedto be
ia fN'iIl lI'N I VI 'h' -
travel To- Prkin \ short distance outside the
city thair guards deserted them and they we're
at N" mercy Of the mob The servant VINO
brought the account Of the horrible affair saws
the members of the party were first subjected
To- terrible torturcs More than an hour was
spent IN deSpatciiug two OF the women
The man gives An interesting account oil
adventures that bclcll him on hi way TO Pekln
Twice he WIS examined bv the Boxers and IN
each instance he narrowly escaped with hls
life I'm one village he had a friend among
the ~oNiv!lls VINO came forward when his ac-
ci-cr- began To press him closely, and VINO
employed han a. a Government courier In
another city he was >eIl"d 10y the Boxers ana
saved only BY the interce>-ion of an Official
who raised the point that the Boxers who were
there were not tn" genuine sort
If IL is tru. that bullets will not harm your
men, give lis pruoi2" he said to the Boxer chief
Have your men 20 through their ceremonies.
and when the god OF the lilo Chuan has arrived
| will have my men fire at them and We snail
see whether your assertions are true.
The Boxer ,J,oi agreed 10 the trial lie
first stipulated, however that h" should stand
aside when the firing took place The Boxers
were summoned TO the top Of the city wall
while the city official saw personally to the
loading of a number Of guns and the arming
OF his men
Il shall he the ono to give the command
10 fire. sad the chief. for only myself can
know when the spirit has arrived TO make rs
bullet-pTo'i
Agreed. said tho city Official
80 ~. lnclntations and gymnastics began.
The Boxers writhrd and screamed, danced and
howl"d until suddenly their chief shouted
The god Is here" and jumped aside The
m%arksucu gathered by the city official let
drive with a fusilido that nearly wiped out that
band Half a dozen were killed. many in their
terror Jump"d on the high wall and scarcely
a member escaped hcluC wounded
This episode ended tho career of tho Boxers
in that yartIcular village and tho messenger
was allowed 10 proceed on his way To Pskin.