The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-11-03
BOXERS AND THEIR ALLIES.
Murder IL the Dominating Impulse
Of Leaders OF the Barbarian
Organization.

The Boxers Tho T'uan, or Tho IN uan
hi, originated 10 S%hantung. In that
province certain professors Of gymnas-
tics live In retired spots among the
mountains. where they communicate
their art to disciples and pretend TO
be possessed by spirits who give them
magical powers, says the North China
Herald. They were condemned by i'm
perial decree in the reign Of kia Ching,
about 1910. Lately they have been en-
ceuraged by the magistrates, who took
them to be patriots because they mann
tain the principle that the Mahch
dynasty is to be supported ana lne ior-
eigners expelled from the country,
They were therefore not prohioi'eu
by the local authorities
In 1899 they disturbed shantung
province and m~assacred a large num-
Der of native Christians. They also
burned mauy churches ms was IN
the time OF the former governor ~
Hsien, now IN shansi' ne u sta.eo W
have given direct announcement W
the Boxers ana 10 nave oeen
ed in this policy by hang II one u
the Manehu prime ministers anu
member OF the caolhe,' Du' hahs
alone could not exercise a cominsru-
ing innnence. ne mas peen
Hsu Tung, a Chinese pannernian snu
one OF the grano secreta,ies' nuns
II, q duke win tne ute
b father oil the empress . w.
peror Tung Ohln; Iuan wang 'ne
tner OF o neir Appsi
president oi Tue Oa
IN hs'u.
These iour DIE ministers arc IN
league with kang IL IN 'he
OF h Boxersi tney look gu TUG
ers as triumphant parry VINO "a
rying 10 q suceessiui issue III
enterprises, and the extreme uihicui'y
OF the SITUATION 10 "hlen .orsish r.s
dents nave oeen reduced rs IN 'nei vac"
an eloquent test'mony 10 'ne suPsIn
ural aid the Boxers nave Teeei'eu'
Ihey welcome TINS nignly Popui
movement as showing no" muen ,he
nation loves the Manchus' Jung Lu
n Prince Ohing are WISER anu "ou'u
resist the Boxers Dy lorce anu eomPe'
them TO desist from tneir mao career
OF assassination ana heenolarism
Their view is Inc same as ihot OF 'ne
three Viceroys. Inc Manenu pr,I
are surrounded oy Boxers man lheli
retainers De.ong 10 inc assoeu'ion' anu
hall OF the palace servants are mem
oers oil the same oro'nerhoou'
Yet there is no true loyalty In thu
Boxer leaders. They Kill military Of
icers as willingly as they do CHRIS
tians. They are said to have muir
! dered Hsu Tung, the aged cabinet
minister, who has been helping then
by speaking In their favor to the EN-
press dowager. They have destroyed
government buildings, and amonl
them the customs department IN re
king, which supplies ~f5iOOO'OOO eacl
: y ar TO the revenue. They are thel
In all respects rebels and Will II no
, checked, proceed to found a new dy
l nasty on the ruins OF the Manch'
power, Their leader, Ii Lai-fu, II ma.
be presumed, has dreams OF TINS KIND
This man is probably in Picking a
: present. bending all his energy to ae
Q complish the destruction o. every ior
eigner In the city. He hopes tina IN
: false glory Of so great a crime WI
give him a title In the eyes o. the mil
! lions who believe in his magleai po"
! ers to mount the throne OF China.
. There Is n man In Clinese histor
> with whom he can b. compared
Chang Bsienchung In the year ls4
, gained possession OF szechuan' u
mastered $3.50 undergraduates S'Vu
eunuehs, 1000 OF bis own troops n
: 900 Buddhist priests, 0oO'0Oo iphabl
!, ants Of Chengtu' $50 Of his own col
= cubines, 100000 wives OF ms trooI
and everyone else In the proviHc'
When he had done this be proelhime
!, himself emperor OF Chengtu' Has nc
~ tho Hoxer eader gfcrft ndmlratiO