Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-18
Anothez Borer
Uprising Coming
China on Verge of One According 10 Adoices from Mirstes
Conger Troubles Arise from Ertoshonate TAXATION and
Resentment Against Presence Of MBsionaries-Amescan
ApptebensionS Fully Justified

Washington, Sept. 1S-China Is on
the verge OF another Boxer uprising
which may equal that Of 1909, according
to mail advices received at the state
department from Minister Conser dat
ed last month. The troubles appear to
arise principally from extortlonate tax
alton combined with resentment against
the presence Of missionaries, thus JUS
flying the judgment OF the department
Of state which pointed out to the pow
ers tnat the demand for excessive in
IDENTITIES would result In serious in
ternal troubles IN China.
Mr.. Congers first advice bears date of
Aug. 6, from Pekin. and he reports Sc
rlous anti-foreign riots near Chentu. In
the province OF See Chuan, In which
number of native Christians had been
massscred and chapels destroyed.
Mr.. COnger appears to have acted
with energy upon telegraphic COM
plants from Dr. Cartwright, an American
medical missionary at Chentu not only
addressing the Chinese foreign office
by letter but calling there In person to
impress upon the officials the necessity
of immediate action, and finally sue
ceeding In causing the removal OF the
local Chinese officials who had failed
to repress the riots and preserve life
and property.
Mr.. Conger encloses within his report
the communications that passed be-
TWEEN himself, DR.. Cartwright and the
foreign Office Under date of June 30,
from Chentu, DR.. Cartwright telegraph
ed
"S2e Chuan repeating (troubles of by
1900 Chapel burned ten Christians
killed. Boxers (have BEEN multiplying
Qor) four months; officials taxed"
Mr.. Conger Immediately telegraphed
DR. Cartwright 10 demand adequate pro-
lection for missionaries and the native
Christians from the local offlcIals He
also addressed a note to Prince Ching
at the foreign office stating that there
were several American missionaries and
many chapels and converts in SEE
Chuan, and that II was necessary that
immediate provision be taken to stamp
out these troubles al their very incep-
ton.
Gen. Nord, at the head OF 5000 men.
attacked Limbe at . o'clock yesterday
morning, and after desperate lighting
lasting three hours, the general abar-
doned his position, guns and war mu-
nitions, and left great number OF
dead and wounded, including several
| generals, on the field. The population
OF Cape Haytien is In state Of ankle
| ~ The enemy to the number of A.
| 600 well armed men Is advancing on
| the place Another battle before the
town Is imminent.
In his answer, Prince Ching enclosed
o copy of the following imperial edlct'
"some time ago a number Of local
| outlaws were banded together In the
i,ttrict OF Use Yang and made trouble;
whereupon ] dispatched troops to
disperse them. The leading GRIM
nal, Ii Kang Church and others
were arrested and executed, but
now the magistrate Of the place,
Ma Cheng Chi, reports that AZ
Toh Chu Kim In his district, outlaws
1000 strong, suddenly made a night at
tack and destroyed church which the
British or American society had built,
Tho preacher Chu Cheng Wei, and four
church members were killed, They al
so burned some houses and killed three
christians. | sent troops In all haste
AMI deputed besides, an official with