The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-18
COBGBR TELLS OF
new BOXER UPRISING
May Be a Repetition of the
Horrors Cf 1900.
DUE TO ExT0RTI0NATE TAXES
Immense Indemnity Demanded by the
Powers Against Protest of the United
States Impose Burdens on the People
Resentment Against Missionaries.

China is on the verge of another Box
er uprising. which may equal that Of
1900, according to mail sdvices received
at the State Department from Minister
Couger. dated last month. The troubles
appear to arise principally from extor-
tionate taxation combined with resent
ment against the presence Of mission
aries, and thus IS justified the judgment
OF the Department Of State. which point
ed out to the powers that the demand
for excessive indemnities would result
in serious internal troubles in China.
The foreign Office officials promised
Minister Conger an early restoration OF
order. but according to recent cable dis
patches. subsequent to the date Of Mr.
Conger's report, the situation has not
improved in Sze-ch 'uan, Chentu being
besieged by an anti-foTeign organization
similar to the Boxers
Native Christians Murdered.
Mr.. Conger's first advice bears date of
August 6, from Pellin, and he reports
serious anti-foreign riots near Chentu in
the province Of SEE 'uan, in which a
number OF native Christians had been
massacred and chapels destroyed.
Mr.. Conger appears to have acted with
energy upon telegraphic complaints
from Dr. CamFi g5lht, an American medi-
cal missionary at Chentu. not only ad-
dressInf the Chinese foreign Office by
letter, but calling there in person to
impress upon the officials the import
ance OF immediate and effective action.
sTG IL INC EIsa
mova1 OF the local Chinese officials who
had failed to repress The riots and pre-
serve life and property.
Under date CT June 20 from Chentu,
D.. Gamright telegraphed Mr. CongeT:
"sjze-ch 'uan repeating nineteen hundred
Chapel burned, ten Christians killed.
Boxers multiplying four months, Off
ciaIs taxed"
Mr. eonger Immediately teIegraphed
Dr. Camright 70 demand adequate pro
lection for missionaries and the native
Christians from the local officials. He
also addressed note to Prince Ching
The Imperial Edict.
In his answer, Prince Ching inclosed
] copy Of an imperial edict. which is in
part as follows.
Some time ago a number Of local
outlaws banded together IN the district
of Tze-yang, and made trouble; where
Epon I dispatched troops to disperse
them. The leading criminal, Ii Kang
chung and others we're arrested and exc
cuted: but now the magistrate of the
place, Ma Ch'eng-chi reports that at
T'ien-lyu lyu-chiao in his district, outlaws
over ] 900 strong suddenly made a night
attack. and destroyed a church which
| the British or American society had
built The preacher Chu-ch' eng-wei. and
/ four church members were also killed:
they also burned some house and kill
ed three Christians. 1 sent troops in all
haste, and deputed besides an official
with rank OF Tao-Tai to proceed with
1 braves to attend 20 this matter"
such fierce and Iawless outbreaks
/ should certainly be quickly put down.
/ They must on no account be allowed TO
4 spread We command Kewi-chun to
strictly order the troops 10 disperse the
/ rebels. and their followers; to seize the
/ ringieaders and to punish them accord
/ ing TO the rigOT Of the law. and so, nip
/ the rebellion IN the bud; 70 take special
! precautions so as TO get rid OF bad char
/ acters and TO encourage the law ciding
! people. They must give real protection
| to the chapeis and missionaries without
/ the least remissDess.
Several Hundred Boxers Killed
Mr.. Conger again addressed the for
! eign Office on July so. uTgiag more efec-
| tive measures. The foreign Office re-
piled that it had received a telegram
from the viceroy stating that the rebel
Hsiung Ching-he, of -shou-hsien,
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 the Chris
tians The viceroy dispatched troops 10
| the scene, who killed some twenty or
more people.
The leader Of the riot was also cap
tured and orders we're given to have him
beheaded and his head exposed. The
rebels at other points were also at
4 tackled Three or four hundred of them
were killed. The judge Of the province
reports that there was 40 need for the
missionaries to seek temporary refuge