The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-24
THE BOXERS AGAIN,
Serious Anti-Foreign Riots taking
Place in China.

emma is on UQe verge OF dQOGueI
Boxer uprising which may equal that
of 1900, according to mail adyiceS re-
ceiyed at the state department from
Minister Conger, dated last month.
The troubles appear to arise princi-
pally from eXtortionate taxation COM
bined with resentment against the
presence Of missionaries.
Mr.. Conger's first advice is dated
Aug. 6 from Pekin and he reports Sc
rious anti-foreign riots near Chen Tu
in the province OF SEE Chuan in which
a number of native Christians had
been massacred and chapels destroyed.
Mr.. Conger appeared to have acted
with energy upon telegraphic COM
plants from DR.. Canright, an Ameri-
can medical missionary at Cheng Tu,
not only addressing the Chinese
foreign Office by letter but calling
there in person to impress upon the
officials the Importance Of an immeci-
ate and effective action and finally
succeeded in causing the removal OF
the local Chinese officials who had
failed to represS the riots and preserve
life and property.
Mr.. Conger encloses with his report
the communications that passed be-
tween himself, DR.. Canright and the
foreign office. Under date Of June 20
from Chen Tu. DR.. Canright tele-
graphed: ''Sze Chuan repeating 1900.
Chapel burned, 10 Christians killed.
Boxers multiplying four months; off,
cials taxed"
Mr.. Conger Immediately telegraphed
DR.. Canright to demand adequate pro-
lection for missionaries and the native
Christians from the local officials. He
also addressed note to Prince Ching
at the foreign Office, stating that
there were several American mission
aries and many chapels and converts
in SEE Chuan, and that-it was neces-
sary that immediate provision be
taken to stamp out these troubles at
their very inception.
In his answer Prince Ching enclosed
a copy Of an imperial edict saying:
such fierce and lawleSs breaks
should certainly be quickly put down.
They must on no account be allowed
to spread. We command Kwel-Chun
to strictly order the troops to disperse
the rebels and their followers, to seize
the ringleaders and to punish them
according to the rigor Of the law and
so nip the rebellion in the bud"
Another dispatch from the foreign
Office to Mr. Conger, dated July 8,
states that the yiceroy reported that
the missionary killed, was Chinese
and that quite a number Of leading
Boxers had been captured and pun
ished and a sharp lookout was being
kept for those still at large.
Mr.. Conger again had occasion to
address the foreign Office on July 80,
informing them that Dr.. Canright
had again reported that robberies and
massacres were occurring daily; that
all were in great danger and that he
had demanded protection in vain. The
minister urged the foreign Office to
take more effective measures in order
to avoid the fearful responsibility of
a further loss Of life and property" {"
The foreign office replied that several
edicts had been issued directing the
viceroy to suppress the troubles.
A letter Of later date from Minister
Conger transmits two imperial edlcts,
ordering several changes among pro.
vincial officials as q result Of the dis
turbances. The most important Of
the changes, Minister Conger state, Is
the removal of Kwel Chun az Viceroy of
SEE Churn province because OF his fail
ure to suppress the recent serious dis
turbances in the territory under his
Jurisdiction.