Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-19
ON VERGE OF AN UPRISING
Chinese Boxer Situation Becoming Almost
a. Serious a. Before,
coNGER is TAKING VIGOROUS ACTION
Prince Ching sends Copy of Imperial
Edict TO American Minister and
Promises TO Quel the
Rebellion,

10 american anu
Promises 20 oueu the
Rebellion.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.--China is on the
verge Of another Boxer uprising which may
equal that Of 1900 according to mail sdvices
received at the State department from Min
lister Conger, dated last month.
The troubles appear to arise principally
from extortionate taxation, combined with
resentment against the presence Of mission
! aries, thus Iustifying 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 China
Mr. Conger's FIRST advice bears date OF
August 6, from Pekin and he reports seri-
Gus anti-foreign riots near Chentu, in the
province OF Czechuan, 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.. Canright, an American
medical missionary at Chentu, not only ad-
dressing the Chinese foreign ONCE by letter,
but calling there in person to impress upon
the officials the Importance Of an immediate
and effective action, and finally succeeding
! III causing lne removal OF lne local OnlnetC
officias who had failed to repress the riots
and preserve life and property.
Mr.. Conger incloses with his report the
| communication that passed between him
self. DR.. Canright and the foreign ONCE.
/ Under date Of June 20, from Chentu, DR..
Canright telegraphed:
"Czechuan repeating (troubles of nine
| teen hundred. Chapel burned, ten Chris
| tians killed. Boxers (have oeen) multiply
ing (for) four months, ofncisls taxed"
Conger Demands Protection.
Mr.. Conger Immediately telegraphed DR..
| Canright to demand adequate protection for
missionaries and the native Christians from
the local officials. He also addressed a
note to Prince Ching at the foreign office,
stating that there were several American
missionaries and many chapels and con-
verts in Czechuan and that it was necessary
| that immediate provision be made to stamp
! out these troubles at their very inception.
| In his answer Prince Ching encloses a
copy Of the following imperial edict:
Some time ago a number Of local out
/ laws we're banded together in the district
Of TIE Yang and made trouble, whereupon
I dispatched troops to disperse them. The
leading criminal LII kang Chung, ana 9TH
ers we're arrested and executed, but now
! the magistrate OF the place, Ma Cheng Chi
reports that at the T'Ch- -Ku- Chiao in his
district outlaws over 1000 strong suddenly
made a night attack and destroyed a church
which the British or American society had
built The preacher, Chu-Lu- Engwi, and
four church members were also killed. They
| also burned some houses and killed two
Christians. ! sent troops In all haste and
| deputed besides an official, with rank Of
| taoti, to proceed with braves to attend to
this. ,--.,-,-s- 3
Fierce and LaVvless Outbreaks.
such fierce and lawless outbreaks should
certainly be quickly put down. They must
on no account be allowed to spread. We
command Kwei Chun to strictly order the
troops to disperse the rebels and their fol-
lowers, to seize the ringleaders and to pun
| ish them according to the rigor OF the law,
and so nip the rebellion In the bud.
I'VE feel a great pity for the missionary
or preacher and others, who, through no
fault OF theirs, have lost their lives, and
command that adequate relief may be at
once given.
"As for Ma Cheng Chi, the magistrate OF
TIE Yang. who, 1t is said, has not long
been in the ONCE, because he was remiss
in taking precautionary measures we de-
mand that he be removed from of1ce and
| tnat ne De given a limited time Wllnin
which to capture the criminals.
"As there may be outlaws in other places.
who rouse the suspicion of people. spread
rumors and make trouble. the local au-
thorities should be sternly instructed to
make careful search and put a stop to all
such things, to take special precautions so
as to get rid OF bad Chinese and to en-
courage the law-abiding people. They must
! give protection to the chapels and mis-
sionaries without the least remissness.
Besides sending a telegram to the vice.
roy OF Szechuan that he should at once
carry out the imperial will as in duty
bound, we have reverently copied the edict
and sent II for your excellency's informa-
tion. with compliments of the season,
cards of PRINCE CHING.
ministers OF the Board of Foreign AZ
fairs.
Dated 2ist day of the NTH moon (June
2s, 1sO2.)"
Boxers Captured and Punished.
Another dispatch from the Foreign once
to Mr.. Conger, dated July Is. states that
the viceroy reported that the missionary
killed was a Chinese, and that quite a num-
Der OF leading Boxers had been captured
and punished and a sharp lookout was be-
ing kept for those still at large.
Mr.. Conger again had occasion to address
the Foreign ONCE on July S0 informing
them that DR.. canright had again reported
that robberies and massacres we're occur
ring daily, that all were in great danger
and that he had demanded protection in
vain. The minister urged the Foreign
once 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. 1t had received
a telegram from that oficial stating that
the rebel, Hsiung Ching He OF Jen 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 outrages. whereupon
the viceroy dispatched troops to the scene
who killed some twenty or more people.
The leader Of the riot was also captured
and orders were given to have him be-
headed and his head exposed.
The rebels at other points we're also at
tackled by the government troops and routed
Three or four hundred Of them we're killed
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