Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-04
STORY Of ne BOXERS
Conser Relates New Facts Con.
corning Boxer Movement
in China.
Says II Started as Religious
Craze..Was Then Used to
Expel Foreigners.
Heroism Of Legation Defenders
Substantiates Associated
Press Stories.
,peclal to mines Republican.

Il II
Des Moines, May minister Edwin
Fl. Conger yesterday spoke freely to his
old friends and neighbors of his expe-
sriences at the siege of Pekin and inci-
|oentally he related some authentic his
tory of recent affairs in China which has
| not before been told SO we'll by any
Des Moines people. There was q fine
audience in the Auditorium in the after
| noon. There were music and flowers and
| fair women and everything to make it
\ pleasant for the returned minister and
! his family. There was series of splen-
did speeches. DIR. L. r. Hutchins and
Capt. w. 7. Wilkinson spoke for the G..
a r. posts; DR.. Frisbie spoke on behalf
of the churches and their missionaries
and John A. Mccall spoke for the rest
of creation. Judge Given presided with
lsrace. All the speeches We're profuse in
their welcoming words. Byers' song
Iowa" was sung, and Miss Blakeslee
/ sung a welcoming song. Mr.. Conger
/ spoke freely and easily after he had
mastered his emotions. What he said
was decidedly interesting and much of it
was new.
This magnificent o,tpour,np has al
most silenced my lips. but it has quick
slened my 4f,ea -bea : - d .cIared Minister
4 EConger rs he faced an audience of his
4 fellow townsmen. II confess that have
FEVER felt a greater pleasure than on
lhnrt ,vhen fall, vo, t,,,.t tias.. ~,
4 rnf,es haca,,sa az ~. ,,,.,sh;,, 49,.
nave rona ,h,n ana ,na,r sar,.i..s =
ihe;r co,ntry occ,,n,, a ,art,a III, ~ :,
1 my heart Ana 4, hon. ,,,,,y t;,,,,s
summer. as we Inv he,,ins tne ,ittis ~,
r,eades fear;r, M, ,5rst ,,,, ,n,,;,,.,
1eief did II rish that yo,, ,or., t,,are..
!. ..yya,,li ,i,,a 10 baya rosr ,ha,.,,,n
shouted ona in tho a,,,,,a,os.
PUT ass,,ra 20, >, ,.t,,,a,, ~
conrer. that .he flap was unbs,dsos- =
-ou had b,en thare Tire n,e,;car q :,
. was given the most consnicuone ,,, I,s
on the walls Of defense 81 Pe,rin ~
f,rmed a tare- fo ,,, .,,,,,,,, fro,,, AZ
FIRST Rnt II renaine,, ~ for. NJ, :, !,
ls,vs shot f,IISof holes and li,s 49, ~
a shivered Finally tho et,ff v.as hr,l.a,,
and me t,ae 81 mo aonn I,ut IL. f;ftaa,,
minutes the brave marines uftaa \,
again and nlaced il ,,hera n ram,ira,,
,.luntil8 Cen. chaffee came with rs,iafl
: And II is TODAY floating over the An,eri.
lean legation at Pekin
II am glad hive been welcomed q,
hehalf of those who represent the mis-.
. sionaires doing good in that dark land
! We are happy today because of our re-
turn and because we, are able to be once
ii more with friends: but there are many
8 American homes in which there is sad,
!. ness because of the loved ones who Will
!. never return. Insthe days of terror last
j summer sixty-eight brave missionaries
81 went to death, and Drawer band never
entered foreign land. I am satisfied
that when the records are made up by
the recording angel their names will be-
high in the list of heroes. They were
Z true martyrs.
You have read the papers and know
: in a general way of the history of the
n massacres and the siege which followed
but you can not appreciate what was
e suffered by those who for weeks had
i faced starvation and death. and wher
s the history of the siege is written il
: will tell of acts of heroism almost nm.
+ raralleled. and of nothing more heroi,
d than the conduct of the women II va.
Z their courage that sustained oilrS Three
: weeks before relief came rvhen ,ro,..s.
e ions we're scarce and many sick needed
!. lbetter food tha MINISTER'S ,iscnssad ~
d question Of asking The Chine. IL s,o,.ar,,.
e men, "a send ,,s FOOD called ths. ,,r,,,,
!. ~ ~ tho American a,in, $3.50,
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eiiis saclii'ce ahu 'hss aid u cheefiuily
g hus enere rs history connected VIII
.liis analr Mhleh ! nave not seen II
- i., ~ ';i', ABOUT "iiich VIII tel You
llie OF a .l "l'cn is' known q $ TN
!. Boxers mas peen IN existence more
:. IMAM nunored years, Dut had long
cea sed to be OF importance. Two Budd
INST priests In the province OF shar
: Iuns some time In the year 1893 revive'
: the organization or made an organiza,
= ton whlch took the name OF the oidel
J. one Some have said II was patriotic
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