The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-19
BOXERS ARE AGAIN
ACTIVE IN CHINA.
Vany Native Christians Killed in
SEE Chuaa Province.
AN OUTBREAK THREATENED
Minister conger at Pekin Has Urged
she Chinese Government TO Act With
Energy sdicts Have Been Is
sued and Oh'ciais Removed
an OUTBREAK THREATENED
Minister conger at Pekin Has Urged
cBy Associated Press.o

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Chna is on
the verge OF another Boxer uprising,
which may equal that OF 1890 according
to mail advices received al the State
Department from Minister Conger, dated
last month. The troubles appear TO
arise principally from eatortionste taxa
lion. combined with resentment against
the presence OF missionaries.
Mir Congcr's first advice bears date Of
August 6. from Pckin, and he reports
serious anti-foreign riots near Chentu in
The province of sSce-Ch uan, IN which
number of native Christians had been
massacred and chapels destroyed.
Mr.. Conger appears to have acted with
energy on Geographic complaints
from DR. Canright, ar American ined
cal missionary at Chen Tu, not only
addressing the Chinese foreign office by
letter but calling there in person to
impress upon the officials the Importance
of an Immediate and effective action and
finally succeeding in causing the removal
of the local Chinese officials who failed
10 repress the riots and preserve life
and property.
MIR. Conger encioses with his report
the communication that passed between
himself, DR.. Canrght and the foreign
office. Under date Of June 10Th, from
Chentu DIR Canrght telegraphed: '.:Sve-
chuan, repeating nineteen hundred. Chap
ell burned, ten Christians Killed. Boxers
multiplying; four months, officials taxed.
Mr.. Conger Immediately telcgraphed
DR.. Can1ight to demand adequate pro
lection for missionaries and the native
Christians
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 SzeCh-
uan and that It was necessary that i'm
mediate provision be taken TO stamp out
these troubles at their very inception
In his answer Prince Ching enclosed a
ropy of an imperial edict, saying:
Such fierce and lawicss outbreaks
should certainly be quickly put down.
They must on no account be allowed to
spread We command 1Iwei Chun to
strictly order the troops TO disperse the
rebels and their followers: 10 seize the
ringleaders and to punish them according
to the rigor of the law. and SO nip the
rebellion in the bud"
Another dispatch from the foreign Of
flee 10 Mr.. Conger, dated july Sd. states
that the Niceroy reported that the mis-
sionary killed was Chinese an that quite
a number OF leading Boxers had been
captured and punished and a sharp look
out was being kept for those still at
large.
Nj Conger again had occasion 10 ad-
dress the foreign office on July Goth, in
forming them khast DIR. Canright had
again reported that rohberies and massa-
crea were occurring daily: that all were
in great danger, and that he had de-
ma1lded protection in vain. The minister
urged the foreign office 20 take more eff
fective measures lin order to avoid the
fearful responsibility OF a further loss
Of life and property" The foreign Office
replied that several edcts had been is
sued directing the viceroy to suppress
til" TrounIes.
a letter of later date from Minister
Correr transmits two Imperial edicts or
dering several changes among provincial
officials as result of the disturbances
The most Important OF the changes. Min
lister Congcr states is the removal of
kwei Chuc as Niccroy Of SEE Chuan pro
vince because of his failure to suppress
the recent serious disturbances In the
territory under his jurisdiction