The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-26

,o>-Do>- ~. ~ no,,;, 80 a., .,r
oarous treatment Oh foreigners by the
Chinese are coming in by mail every day.
A letter from Paoting-fu says that when
the story of the period of blood and mas
s,cr. in Chin, &c tola an. If ;,s ob.,tors
'N n" - .'iN' o"e Vi i'S '""p'ei'
VIII DE inc narrative Oh the Green party
who were found almost dead by the allied
expedition. The account of their hard
sb;ns and abuses and aImost miraculous
. T..
an" u "ei''' mas 'ee' given W MISS uieis'
one oil the party.
Mr.. and Mrs Green, members of the
Britisb- Chinese Inland Mission with their
two cb;,dr.r ho, o,d r;r, .,ad ev.
and three ,n5 M;ss Croia oss;s,an,
var. st.tionad ~ L.; re -, 49,,
20 .,'., q. H", small 'o"n
~ ,hiies SUM Vi faolihsiu. III the hrst
Weeh VI Jul! news o, h,assacrps Oh mis-
sio,iat te "ee III H.
anu aiso Jews Oh Ine OBSTRUCTION Oh the
missions at Shun-Ti-fu. Chao-Chi. and
Shen-fi, and OF the moving OF the troops
from Shansi Province toward Tientsin to
attack the foreigners.
On hearing of the state OF affairs the
little party moved away-to the mountains,
on the advice OF the mandarin, to go into
hiding. They took with them only a few
bare necessities, carrying the children
asleep in their arms. and were conducted
by two or three Chinese servants m n
Chinese Jennie a sbor, distance hack in
the hills. Here they remained two days
and were then informed nv the villagers
who used tho temnlo tho, tboy ,,,st 1T
on.s dan.rt rrha,. - -.
,so;r hnr,a 10, - ssa so 'o,u ...s
site mad, tho ,osS,o,,.r.ars oe 49,
c,r,n Snr,e fr;an,,I,s SHht. -, ~,
nor,, -, 49, an. ... - ae
-, Sinai eate d ittie uistanee i'on
.as .a where .ney remained sesfe.ed
~ ~. w uays .nd three nights suHerihs
- III e'noSl uiseoiiior.s. etelr hiuihs pace
peiis oni! ABOUT SIX leet py iour, Win
water gripping from the roof.
Nh'ie the party lay IN the cave the
bcSers were seen and heard searching the
mountains for the foreign devils. On
the thiro Gay their servants discovered
.neH ana leo them to a farmhouse, where
cue entire party iiVed IN one small room
re,raa '1 u, N no. uarLns 70 sur rom .neir
Ie.rea. Ia inc daytine ana only win the
greatest caution at nient. on august IL
the eoIers discovered their hlding place,
rum Mhleh thelr nos, had mace tunnel
" cave snort distance away. Inc
ooAeis uenianded tnat the h'tie pano De
given UP 10 Them. Cn nearing their bene-
factor belns beaten and tortured, Mr..
Green determined 10 give himseH up and
" uo WHAT ne couiu 10 save MS wife ana
h'.ie ones anu MISS 'reig'
AS the missionary appeared at the
mouth ., inc cave ne was immediately
slot IN the lace Win charge OIL hne pei
fes. Wouhaeu ana pieeoing ne PLEADED
ior inc women ana chiiaren. out TO no
asaii. Inc boxers oruereu them from the
Tunnel anu tne frightened women came
ioiu'' eApeciins ueaIn OF worse. Knives
anu sMoras were heid over their heads,
anu al. tneH possessions were taken
rom tnem except their clothing They
were tneh MADE 10 march 10 Huai-Lu,
.neir oirner nome. here me! were met
y! 'he hanoarin on whose ADVICE they
nao gone ITO nidfng Ihis man beat and
abused MI. Green and reproached him for
not coming 10 MIN Tor ADVICE and protec-
'io,i-
Inc MANDARIN then SAID ne would send
,he part! TO Cneng- Iing-Fu with an es-
cort OF Imperial troops. He assured them
lney WOULD receive ample protection at
Cheng- iins-Fu they were placed in
rough iour-wneeied wooden carts and
started on their Journey. About three
miles out they were over;aken by the
boxers VINO mad originally captured them.
anu on reaching Cheng- Tlng-tu were re-
iuseu ADMISSION 10 the city because oil
lne,r escort for three Gays and nights
"i.nyu' ssop, eAeept at rare intervals 10
pa 'aAe VI NATIVE Ioou' .hey were carted
t,e eoun.i! to faolihg-iu LOAD
~ w "puse, ,iiistreateu ana suaerlns'
.ne piaee hteiahy s"arhing Win boxers
HauuiHs thsi i,'es' tue hapiess prison-
CTS We're eseoftea 10 inc yamen OF the
~ r mo -, rt uh; Tno REUSED
;na,,e.S IT. - ne en,e, p 10. .ieh
T;na- v,,an aS,ras.,a a. sr.a ~ NJ c, va e.i'
con9;,ion NJ ,ba ,r;sorars 80 .at5
would sand ,be,, to Ttan,.;n ~. nc
escort of imnerja, troons and viii &c
officiaI nassnnrts They were ,aien IN d,
boat bnt found neither troons nor noer
ports. They were in fact. again in Tho
hands of the Boxers. who took them como
thirty miles down the river and landed
them in a marsh covered with high reeds.
and Informed them that Ting yuan bod