The sun., 1900-08-12
MIRACLE OF TIE BOXERS.
4 NIssIONARYS ACCOUNT or THE
OUTBREAK ~ CHINA.

Mysteries Of Faux-shu, and Its Eject In Pro-
dscing Hatred Of the Foreigner RS Purposes
Of the Boxers and the Use Made OF Them
nv the Empress-The Explosion Caused by
the Miracle by which the Long Famine
Was Broken and Fire Was Called Down.
The Rhastly events OF China are still shrouded
In mystery. they fell like a thunderbot from
4 clear sky into the civilized world. How they
were hatched, whence flew the spark that sent
into such tremendous explosion the huge maya =
zine OF grievances In the hearts of China has
been a matter OF con lecture. for Ambassadors
missionaries and merchants who knew enough
10 tell either have met their fate and can TEL
no story or are cut OF from civilization. hnddled
together In a far of refuge on the coast They
are syiil stunned under the terrible blow, ana
have not yet recovered enough TO speak
Now, however. remarkable details are given
by a prominent missionary from China, VINO
for many years has been closely connected
in daily intercourse with high Chinese onicals'
he had lodged their carefully laid traps; oit"n.
he believes he has received their condolences ana
he fiatters himself that he has sometimes
met them successfully on their own ground
and played them of one against another In
the interest of the good cause. lie mas helu
the rank dignity honors and some OF the priv
lleges, although not a particle oi authority
IT y1ceroy yet In virtue of his position he has
welded n considerable political influence
He expects his province 10 be one oi the nrst
70 be pacincd by one Of the European Powers
whose policy is 10 restore Chinese officials 70
their places and 10 Use Cinnamon against other
European rivals Tie hopes 10 be soon pack
again in China wrestling once more ih diplo-
snatio arenas with those masters Of tiickery
He thinks TINT after Lord Salisbury's recent
charges against the missionaries the latter
ought to keep their lips well sealed against
public utterances and their ears deaf 20 inter-
Viewers, at least So long "a the iron remains
rcd hot So ne declines to permit his name
10 appear in an interview. He has. however,
already forwarded valuable information TO
his Government which will be OF great assist
nhce in the military operations He had
secret Intelligence department all to himself.
Several months ago he gave the necessary
dispensations To some of his most astute con-
Ssrts and sent them secretly among the rank
and file of the Boxers. They succeeded in
discovering the secrets known TO the first two
lesrees Of initiation
The information given by this missionary
v,ot,rs foods Of light on the motives Of the
hosxes sent during whole month by Sheng'
the champion liar Of the world II explains
the otherwise inexplicable efforts Of the Chinese
Vaovernment to keep the curtain down on
Pekin as long as possible in order TO gain time.
In fact the Empress Dowager needed six
months more to complete her preparations.
lfhe outbreak was very wisely fixed for No
Spunber next. The whole original plan was
unset BY the Boxers, her auxiliares and un-
conscious tools. They were carried beyond
Ill self-control by what they believed TO have
been a stupendous miracle performed before
Thousands Of pilgrims in fact while the eyes OF
the whole OF sceptic China were turned eagerly
toward them The evidence Of the will Of
heaven for an immediate outbreak was so
overwhelming, the circumstances were so
extraordinary and the coincidence so mex
piioable and far beyond human power that
one wonders whether many Of the coolest
heads In New York city would not have acted
In the same way under similar circumstances.
Tho miracle took place on May 7. when Fung-
6hui. the ancestors and the minor rain and
wind gods wounded by foreigners became
whole and brisk again and gave solemn token
Of their reconciliation with China.
Those only who can understand what Fung-
Shut means In China can form an inte ligent
notion Of the tremendous influence of that
idea on the desinies Of China. II not of the
world. To understand Fung-Shui one per-
haps ought TO be born again in China with
the Chinese skull One feels such headache
whils explaining the mysteries of Fung-Shui
ns to wonder whether the Chinese idea which
thus obsesses and twists the brain would not
finally manifest itself at the outward end Of
III wires Of communication centrng there
Ia tho shape OF fattened nose and upturned
oyes surrounded by all the gaps and pro-
tnhsfanoes Of the Chimes facial mould Fung
khui literally means wind and water" flung.
Mind, shui. water Symbolcally 1t repre-
honts tho invisible wind. and the intangible
(Woter). 1t Is the benefcent force which
hermeates everything. II denotes the atmos-
kherical influences which bear absolute sway
svse the fate OF man. without favorable
weather and rain none Of the principle re-
uuirsments OF life can be provided 1t is a
Quasi-scientifc system. which teaches men
how, where. and when to erect temples to the
6odA dwellings for the living and tombs for
the dead under the nuspicious influences OF
nature SO that all good can be obtained thereby
and all evil and all msfortunes avoided. No
circumstances in life can dispense with the
rules dictated by F,ing-Shu. for no man can
defy with impunity the laws of Tao, the Path.
the unalterable course OF nature.
Tung-S Is as old as China itself that is all
ehat Cinnamon know about its origin. Every
educated Chnaman is an adept in FungShui.
Gkeptios, philosophers. Confucianists. rational
lists who believe nothing and everything and
have no religion and all religions at the same
time are awed and cowcd by Fung-Shui as
Napoleon and CRsar were by their peculiar
superstdtions. The poorest and the richest
Cinnamon, and especially China women. are
nlika nipposed to know something about Fling-