Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
BOXERS RISE
To DESTROY .
CONVERTS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 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-
partment from Minister Conger, dated
last month.
pally from extortionate taxation, COM
bined with resentment against the pres
ence 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
China.
Mr. Conger's first advice bears date OF
August 5, from Pekln, and he reports Sc
rious anti-foreign riots near Chentu, in
the province of SEE Chuan. in which
number of native Christians had been
massacred and chapels destroyed.
Mr.. Conger appears to have acted with
energy upon the telegraphic complaints
from DR.. Canright, an American medical
missionary at Chentu, not only address
ing the Chinese foreign ONCE by letter
but calling there in person to impress up
on the officials the Importance of an I'M
mediate and effective and finally succeed
ing in causing the removal. of the local
Chinese officials, who had failed to re-
press the riots and preserve life and prop
erty. ~-,- sgs~ set" frs1al err s,
Mr.. Conger lncloses with his report the
communication that passed between him
ser, DR.. Cartwright and the foreign office.
Under date of June 20, from Chentu, DR..
Canright telegraphed:
zee Chuan repeating troubles OF 1900.
Chapel burned. ten Christians killed.
Boxers have been multiplying for four
months; oh.cials taxed" 9a.
Mr.. Conger Immediately telegraphed DR.,
Canright to demand adequate protection
for missionaries and the native Christians
from the local officials. He also addressed
note to Prince Ching. at the foreign
office, stating that there were several
American missionaries and many chapels
and converts in Czes Chuan and it was
necessary that immediate provisions be
taken to stamp out these troubles at their
very inception. In his answer Prince
Ching enclosed copy of the following
imperial edct:
Some time ago a number of local out
laws were banded together in the district
of TIE Yang and made trouble, where
upon 1 dispatched troops to dispense them.
The leading criminal, Ii hang Chung,
and others were arrested and executed,
but now the magistrate of the place, Ma
Cheng Chi, reports that at the Chu ku
Chiao, in his district, outlaws over thou
sand strong suddenly made night attack
and destroyed church which the British
or American society had built. The
church members also were killed. They
also burned some houses and killed three
Christians.
"I sent troops in all haste and deputed
besides an official with the rank of Taoti
10 proceed with braves to attend TO, this
matter. Such fierce and lawless out
breaks certainly should be speedily put
down. We command Kwei Chun 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 stop the re-
bellion in the beginning. We feel great
pity for the missionary or preacher and
others who. for no fault of their own,
have lost their lives an. command that
adequate relief may be at once given.
Punishment for Boxers.
GAS for Ma Chueng Chi. the magistrate
of TIE Yang, we demand that he be re-
moved from office and that he be given
a limited time within which to capture the
criminals.
"As there may be outlaws in other
places, who arouse the suspicious OF peo-
pie, spread rumors and make trouble. the
local authorities should be sternly in
structed to make careful search and put a
stop to all such -hings. They must give
real protection to the chapels and mission
aries without the least remissness.
Besides sending telegram to the vice
row 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 excellency's informa-
| ton.
with compliments of the season, card
| of foreign AFFAIRS. Dated 2lst day Of the
| Fifth Moon June 26, 1902.