The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-19
BOXERS ARE ACTIVE
CHINA NOW IN THE THRoEs OF AN.
OTHER ERUPTION.
MINISTER C0NGER REPORTS
RAD STATE OF AFFAIRS IN SEE
CHUAN PROVINCE.

Myeuts OF Rebellion There With
Massacres of Christians Reported
Upon-PrOtests Made to Chinese
Foreign officer by Minister Conger
Followed by Changes in Officials
of Province, but TO-day's Report
From PeI<in Shows the Rebellion
still Continues.
Pekin, Sept. 1S.-The throne has
strongly commanded the officials of
SEE Chuan to suppress the rebellion
in that province.
Washington. Sept. 1S.-China is on
the verge of another Boxer uprising
which may equal that of 1900, accord
ing to mail advices received at the
State Department from Minister Con-
ger, dated last month. The troubles
appear to arise principally from ex-
tortionate taxation combined with re-
sentiment against the presence of mis-
sonaries.
Mr.. Conger's first advice is dated
Aug. 6 from Pekin, and he reports
serious anti-foreign riots near Chen
Tu, in the province of SEE Chuan, in
which a number of native Christians
had been massacred and chapels de-
stroyed. Mr.. Conger appeared to have
acted with energy upon telegraphic
complaints from DR.. Canright, an
American medical missionary at Chen
Tu, not only addressing the Chinese
foreign Office by letter, but calling
IN mr. ha
officials the Importance of an imme-
date and effective action, and finally
succeeding in causing the removal of
the local Chinese officials who had fail
ed 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 telegraph
ed:
"Sze Chuan repeating nineteen hun
dred. Chapel burned, ten Christians
killed. Boxers multiplying four
months; officials taxed
Mr. Conger Immediately telegraphed
DR.. Canright to demand adequate pro-
lection for missionaries and the ma
tive Christians from the local officials.
He also addressed a note to Prince
Ching, at the foreign office, stating
thet~thers-Syer several American mis-
sionaries and many chapels and con-
verts in SEE Chuan, and that it was
necessary 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 outbreaks
should certainly be quickly put down.
They must on on account be allowed
to spread. We command Kwei-Chun
TO strictly order the troops to dispense
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 states
that the viceroy reported that the mis-
sionary killed was a Chinese and that
quite number of leading Boxers had
been captured and punished and a
sharp lookout was being kept for those
still at large.
A Second Demand Made.
Mr.. Conger again had occasion to adj
dress the foreign office on July 80, in
forming them that DIR. Canright had
again reported that robberies and mas
sacres were occurring daily; that all
were in great danger and that he, had
ueHldHueu protecIlon IN vain. Inc MIN
lister urged the foreign office to take
more effective measures, 'fn order to
avoid the fearful responsibility of
further loss of life and property" The
foreign office replied that several edicts
had been issued directing the viceroy
to suppress the troubles.
letter of later date from Minister
Conger transmits two imperial edicts.
ordering several changes among pro-
Vincial officials as a result of the dis
turbances. The most important of the
changes, Minister Conger states, is the
removal of Kwei Chun as viceroy of
SEE Chuan province because of his fail
ure to suppress the recent serious dis
turbances in the territory under his
jurisdiction.