The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-24

bring I'm troops unless order is restored.
June .. is9i--French church and orphanage
burned at Woosieh.
September II, fs9i-American mission at
Ichang destroyed.
November, isai--1nsurrection in Mongolia
and Northern China against foreigners
Munan societies publish a decree against
foreigners at Shanghai.
Aprf 81 fsq2-Rerewed outrages on for
eign missionaries.
September rs. Murderous outrages on
missionaries; murder Of Rev James wy
lie NJ LiaoyanR.
August l. fs5i-Massacre of British mis-
sionaries the Rev II. w. Stewart. eight
women and two children, at Whasang,
near kucheng. by the Vegetarians.
August T. isa4-Brltish and American mis-
sions and hospitals destroyed at Fat
shan.
May %, lses-Forelgn mission houses at
Chengtu and Schechuan burned.
From 1895 until 1884 the outrages on
foreign missions schools and hospitals
were Of almost monthly occurrence. Be-
tween those dates however, foreign ag-
eression on Chinese territory became more
marked. Russia, Germany, France and
England acquired large areas of territory,
either by lease or by force, and began for
tihcations. railroads. factories. etc. This
foreign aggression only intensified the
popular discomfort among the Chinese
masses. and the secret societies hourished
as they never had before.
Serious Rebellion Put Dozur.
In the closing months OF 1898 rebellion
In the interior provinces was secretly
fomented, and early In January. 1899. the
An-Hui and Honan rebels to the number
OF 1o,oo0. took the field. They first cap
tured the city OF Kuyung, where they COM
mitted the most horrible atrocities. city
after city in kwangtune~ and kwangsi
provinces fell into the hands of the reb
els. Imperial troops were sent against
them. and In February the rebels were
defeated In a battle near Changlo, in HUI
peh province.
In February. 1899 also occurred an in
cident that added fuel TO the flames Of dis
content. A riot started at Talienwan.
within the Russian sphere OF influence,
led TO a conflict between the Chinese ma
tives and the cars troops. As a result
OF "a brief and entirely one-sided conflict
800 Chinese were kAled. As far as e-
ported, not a single Russian soldier was
killed or wounded This trouble arose
from the efforts to collect taxes levied
on the Chinese by the Russians, and serv-
ed TO iniame the natives against ali for
cgners more than ever.
In June 1892 the Chinese OF shantung
province undertook to resist the encroach-
mcntE OF tho Germans large body OF
Chinese peasants attacked the men en-
gagged In the construction of a railroad
from kiaochou TO the interior The Ger
man troops at Kiaochou marched against
the natives. and after killing nine OF them,
destroyed their villages, to teach them
lesson"
During the year 1929 the demands of the
French government for more territory
twhteh, by the way. was securad) led
China and France almost 10 the verge OF
war, The dispute was finally settled on
terms most humiliating to China
The Chinese do not want the foreigner
for neighbor. They do not want the
newer civilization They care not for
railroads. commerce or religion.
Thus. seemingly. the sole purpose Of the
Boxers" h. TO drive out the hated for
| eiguers and Co destroy the missionary
stations, Back OF this purpose. however.
| Il is believed that the "Boxers," like all
| the secret societies In China IN the past,
| hope 20 eypel the Manchu dynasty from
| the throne ana restore the great Ching
| dynasty But Tor the present. At least
| there Is no Indication that the Boxers
are hostile 60 the Mauchu dynasty. FOR al
| the news from the Far East goes to con.
| firm the ksnsptci0n that the dowager en-.
| prose-, for reasons Of her own. Is not only
! fully Ia sympathy with the society. but l.
| actually assisting them IA their purpne
| 10 eXpel tho foreigner. II Is asserted
| and not disproVed that the empress has
| given orders that the Chinese army ls MOI
| 90 resist the Boxers" but that. on tho