The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-19
EytortiOnaI Taxation Has CauS- ed Rebellion and Riot
 Among People
MR. CONGER REPORTS
 ATTACK ON FOREIGNERS
Matter Brought to Attention of the Chinese Government, and Prince
 cheng Says Leaders of Mob Will Be Punished.

Washington, September 1s.-China is on the verge of another Boxer uprising. which may equal that of 1900, according to mail advices received at the state de- pertinent from Minister Conger dated last month. The troubles appear to arise principally from extortional taxation. combined with resentment against the presence of missionaries. this justifying the judgment of the department Of state which pointed out to the powers that the demand for excessive indemnities would result in serious internal troubles in l China
 MT. congers first advice bears date of August from Pekin. and he reports serious anti-foreign riots near Chentu. In the province of See-Chuan, in which a number of native Christ1ns had been massacred and chapes destroyed. Mr. Conger appears to have acted with en- ergy upon telegraphic complaints from Dr. Canright, an American medical mis- sionary at Chentu. not addressing the Chinese foreign office by letter. but call ing there is person to impress upon the officials the chance of an immediate ana effective action, and finally succeeding in causing the removal of the local Chinese officials who had failed to repress the riots and preserve life and property
 MT Conger in closing his report says that pr. Canright and the foreign officer are trying to reach a settlement by which they can bring the matter forcibly before Chinese officials.
 MT. Conger telegraphed Dr. Canright to demand adequate protection for mis- sianaries and the native christians from the local officials. He also addressed a note to Prince Ching at the foreign office stating there were several American mis- sionaries and many chapels and converts in Cze Chuan, and it was necessary ac- tion be taken to stamp out these troubles at their very inception
 Prince chena Sends Edict.
 In his answer Prince Ching enclosed a copy of the following imperial edict
 Some time ago a number of local out laws were banded together in the dis | trict of Tse Yang and made trouble; whereupon I dispatched troops to dis perse them The leading criminal, Li Rang Chung and others were arrested and executed but now the magistrate of the place. Ma Chang Chi, reports that at Tchu Ku chiao in this district, out ldWs over thousand strong suddenly made a night attack and destroyed a church which the British or American society had built. The preacher, Gnu | Chueng Wei and four church members were also killed; they also burned some houses and killed three Christians sent troops in all haste and deputized besides official of the rank of Taotai to proceed with braves to attend to this matter.
 Such fierce and lawless outbreaks cer- tainly should be quickly put down. We command Kwei Chun Chun to strictly order the troops to dispere the rebels and their followers, to seize the ring leaders and to punish them according to the rigor of the law and so nip the re- bellion in the bud.
 "We feel a great pity for the mission ary or preacher and others, who for no fault of theirs have lost their lives, and command that adequate delief may be at once given.
 "As for Ma Chueng Chi. the magistrate of Tse Yang, we demand that he be moved from office and that he be given limited time within which to capture the criminals.
 To Make Careful Search.
 "As there may be outlaws in other places, who rouse the suspicious of peo- pie. and make trouble, the local authori- ties should be sternly instructed to make careful search and put a stop to all such things. They must give real protection to the chapels and missionaries without the least remissiness-
 Besides sending a telegram to the viceroy of See Chuan that he should at once carry out the imperial edict as in duty bound we have reverently copied the edict and sent it for your excellencys information.
 (Signed) With compliments of the season. cards of
 PRINCE CHUENG. Minister of the Board of Foreign Af- fairs.
 "Dated 2ist day of the 9th moon" (June 26, 1902)
 Another m sssage from the foreign office to Mir. Conger dated July states that the viccroy reported that the missionary killed was a Chinese and that quite a rumber of leading boxers had been cap- tured and punished and a sharp lookout was being kept for those still at large.
 MT. Ccnger again had occasion to ed- dress the foreign office on July s0 in- forming them that Dr. Canright had again reported that robberfes and massa- cfes were occurring daily; that all were in great danger. and that 1e had demand ed protection in vain. The minister urged the foreign office to take effective meas ures 'in order to avoid the fearful re- sponsib,lIty of a further loss of life and property" The foreign office replied that several odicts had been issued d. recting the viceroy to suppress the troubles. telegram from that official stated that the rebel Hsiung Chung -Ho of Jer-Chou- -Hsian made his appearance suddenly at the head of crowd and burned a chapel and some thirty odd houses early in that moon and also killed a Christian. They also committed other cutrag.s, whereupon che viceroy dls- patched troops to the scene and killed soma tV0uty or mora p0ou10