Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-11-01
The BOXERS
LEADERS DO NOT WANT TosToP
HOSTILITlES.
ISSUE PROCLAMATION
Appeal to Chinese Patriotism to Re-
sist "Foreigners Who Gro"
Fat on Our Revenues"

Hong Kong Especial .)-Advices from
Lien Chau, on the North river, say that
American mission property there Is
threatened with destruction by Beers
Who have posted the following procia-
nation:
I'VE have organized to protect QUIZ
country and our homes. and we rely
1pon one another to support the order
% drive out the foreign devils They
are mad Their folly passes descrlp-
ion. They are the usurpers OF our
and. They disturb our borders
I'm all these provinces and prefec-
lures chapels have been opened, ana
our people are deceived. ripped open
md disemboweled, while the foreign
srs grow fat on the revenues OF China
insulting our officials and merchants
md seizing our temples and palaces
1.-The emperor is indulgent and per-
nits this. Who can foretell the inten-
tons of the foreign devils? Day by
lay they act more outrageously- When
We behold our present condition OF al
airs our hearts are bruised with grief
Therefore, we have organized our
strength to destroy the devouring wolf
throughout the empire"
The Boxers took the American Pres
oyterian buildings, but have not de-
stroyed them. Rebellion is extending
along East river and North river, in
me province of Kwang Si. 1t is sup
posed to be aimed at the overthrow or
The Manchu dynasty, but the reports
are so contradictory that it is next to
impossible to form a lucid impression
In Canton the Chinese officials are TAX
ing the insurrection so lightly that for
aigners believe it will be very difficult
to suppress.
REBELS SLAY 1000 VILLAGERS
Hong -(SpeciaL)-The governor
Of Hong Kong has been informed that
1, COO villagers in the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
shin district were attacked by rebels at
Pengkok. The villagers were defeated
and 1000 of them killed. The rebels,
who lost 400 killed, burned two villages
containing 5000 houses. A force Of 1900
troops went to the assistance of the
villagers and engaged the rebels on Oc-
.ober %. No details of the result have
been received.
General Ho, with 10000 troops, has re-
:urned to Hong Kong, having burned the
villages of Shanchautin and Malantau.
CONGER ORDERED, TO PROCEED.
Washington, D. C.-(Special.)- Minis
ter Conger has been authorized by his
government to begin negotiations at
once with the Chinese ENJOYS on the
basis of the points in the French and
German notes upon which all of the
powers are agreed. Upon those points
here divergence of views has been
found to exist, the governments of the
powers themselves will negotiate with a
view to reaching a further understand
ing 1t is understood the ministerial
representatives at Pekin of the other
powers have similar instructions.
ONLY TWO HAVE ANSWERED.
SpeciaL)-The foreign Off
cials informed a representative OF the
Associated Press today that thus far
OAIly 1Id4y dllu <AOSlAl1 hcNC aCOCPAC0
the Anglo-German agreement, but, ii
was added, the assent of the United
States, Russia and France was conf
1ently expected.
OFFERING PRICES FOR HEADS.
Canton-(Special.)- THE Chinese have
placarded the Shetom district, offering
several hundred dollars reward for the
heads of four foreigners, who are sup
posed to be leading the rebels. The rice
crop has failed in Kwang-Si privince
and robbers are pillaging. Rebellion
and famine there are certain.