The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-07
THE BOXERS STILL ACTIVE.
Reports From a Presbyterian Mis-
siOnary at Paoting-fu.
The Anti-EoreiEn Element still
Active There According To the Rev.
Walter LOvric An Attempt to
Murder - Family of Christians.


Murder Family of Christians.
NEW YORK. Aug. The Rev A.
Woodruff Halsey y. T.. one of the secre-
tarigs of the Presbyterian Board of For
/ tIEu Missions, has received two letters
/ from Tho Rev. Walter LowTie. Preshy-
terrain missionary. who is now at Paotiug-
IA looking into the ACCESSIBILITY of Te-es-
tablishiuE the Presbyterian Mission.
which was destroyed there on June y
| last Mr. Lowric reports that the Boxers
are still active m the north China pro-
yIuces. and especially so at PaOtiuE-fu.
. 10 was al PaoJiuE-fu that the missionaries
Of the Presbyterian Board. American
l Board, and China Inland Mission. their
wives and children. were massGcred. Fiji
teen i'm al were killed.
JE-cr date Of June 10 Mr. Lowrie writes
as follows:
My first week Of freedom from inter
prefers duties has closed and begin to
realize that J am first Of an a missionary
once more. And this it is the best and
haPpiest to be. whether men bear or
whether they fOTbeaT. My experience
with German army officers has been most
agreeable. and is calculated 20 inspire
me with a high regard FOR the German
people Nearly every officer that 1 have
Known has been "A manly intelligent. and
coasiderate person. with d heart as well
as "a head. And for one OF two. General
Won KctteleT and Colonel Richter. 1 feel
a warm attachment But ! am glad TO
have time for other and more important
things.
since returning from Pekiu the first
attack has been made on our country
Christians by the Boxers. in consequence
Of which the families Of Koughao Tai and
Sunhao Ici have moved into Paotiug fu.
directly opposite my doorway. The sur
iering family was the family- ~ old
ienhao Yen, the faiths. Of the new gate
Keeper. Tsien. who was murdered last
year al Fu Lin Yuan. The family live
near Man Ch'eus, and as soon as the Ger
man force was Withdrawn from Man
Oh eng they heard rumors that the Box
ers from. the mountains would attack
them.
The old man walked in with great diff
Guilty TO PaOtiug-fu on Saturday last.
June -. and that night at midnight the
robbers arrived and poured vOIley after
yolley into the room he usually occupied.
His old wife and niece and grandson are
I'm Ielciu, and so escaped the fright and
peril Some Of the Boxers We're probably
| from his village. They set fire TO his
straw shed and some utensils. stole 500
of money and about 100000 cash notes or
promises TO pay. reducing him TO poverty
again. unless / cal recover them for him
or some reimbursement can be made. OF
course, ne is nearly heart broken. and the
future looks dark for him.
Il pray that the Lord may spare them
any more murders. ] can do very little
for them. The Germans axe preparing
TO leave and are not interested. The Chi
nsse soldiers are incapable. The robber
haud returned the second night and Killed
the watch Cos. but set ire 10 no build
lnES- Unless This very EIudICtIVe and
cruel band OF robbers in the mountains
near Man Che ny are captured. 4 fear that
our Christians must suner "a their hands.
i was glad not 10 have gone away
from IdoIlE-lu, as a one time ! Thought
of doing, for there may De much need Of
sympathy and practical help this sum
MGR
/ The second letter written at an early
I date reads
= am thirstinE for line from some OF
you. Twenty days have gone by without
anything. But what is that compared
I with the months in which you received
nothing from me Dr. Edwards has gone
I 10 Iekin 10 meet Mr.. Timothy Richard.
Mr. Richard has Ieeu invited by the new
Shansl Governor 70 come 10 Tai Yuan Flu
and aid in settling diHicuitias between
I Christians and heather and distributing
I the indemnity. NicerOy il has aErled 10
! the proposition and Mr. Richard has
3 asked DR. Edwards to join him This is
I or course, most gratifying 20 Dr. Ed
I wards. lie had just returned from the
expedition with the Germans to the Eu
I kudn pass between Hui la ana Shlusi
and was much disappointed thai the ad-
/ vance stopped az the greet wall lie had
resigned his position with the Germans
and was intending to prepare for going
/ back TO England when the new opp0Ttuni-
I " opened up.
Il have gathered the remains OF our
: Christians who fell last year. into q small
I buTyinE ground on the tennis grounds
and with them the few fra EIn,uts Of bone
/ found IN the debris of Mr.. Simc3X's house
/ and our house, which undoubtedly are
I all that can now Ice found of the loved
ones who persisted I'm the flames / digid-
I cd these into six parts. 4 few little bones
f one lot then one or two larger ones in
I group until six We're completed These
l were an rolled in a sheet Of cotton batting
/ and white cloth covering tied with white
I tape and laid side 10y side in a strong
Z locust wood box that / Lad made. T0mur-
! row afternoon ] hope 90 bury 10 and raise
I "a large mound over the spot. / hope in
! coming years there may be pavilion
/ and stone tablet erected there and trees
/ planted about But the present state
/ Of feeling must first sUbside.
! hc dynasty Is as stubborn and as
! naughty rs ever The people are boast
/ ing Of what thCv will do when the for
| eign troops retire. Only two DAYS aCg
| the Boxers lJJ d. south defeated the i'm
] peTlal troops under General Lu, killing
/ and TDuutiug twelve
/ Field Marshal Won WaldrrSoe has
! spent day here reviewing the German
/ troops. Tn. pe0Pl. presented him with
I twenty-five umbrellas and forty banners.
! ten oxen, 2.NI eggs. and ] don't know
/ " hat all Tn" oxen and eggs h declined
I lie was very angry that there should still
! D. E3Atrs active and t-legraDhrd TO
| \lCsrDy Ii that IL they were not uut
J down with viEOT hr would send 2JtlD men
/ 70 Tai Iuen Fu and 10000 more sJUtEwaFI
|HH H#HHHa HHH..