The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-04-23
SURPRISING TIE BOXERS.


Washington. Special.-Minister Con-
ger reports from Pepin. under March
L. that an attempt has been made In
the district Of Yu Tien. about 100
miles west of Pekin. TO reorganize the
Boxer movement. but was promptly
suppressed by the energetic action OF
the Eiceroy, the famous Yuan Ship-Ki.
who stood like a rock against the
Boxers in 1900. Several soldiers lost
their lives in the attempt 10 arrest the
criminals. Several OF the criminals
were killed and ten others rearrested
VINO are TO be beheaaed and their heads
exposed Nr. Conger says only such
prompt and severe measures will pre-
vent similar organizations In other To-
| calities. and ii is hoped and believed
Yonan Shih-Ki will continue as he has
begun. The native offieial report on the
uprising Is as follows:
The Tung Chou Yungping brigade.
General Liam Tlang, and the district
| magistrate of Yu Tien, Chcng Chin re-
port
I'm the matter OF Boxers drilling at
Liu-Ho Tao, in the district of Yu-Tien,
We sent petty officers TO make thorough
search and on the 26th of the first
| moon (FebTuary 23rd, 1909. they ar
rested Ling Chang and other men and
women, 10 in all, who were practicing
Boxer arts and who now ask for orders
| as TO low we shall deal with them"
To this reply We received as fol-
| lows: The contents of the report have
been carefully noted Proclamations
have been issued strictly forbidding
| any revival OF the disturbances OF
11Tb bt..h iuiy sAI
Boxers, but Tuan Lun-Chiang and his
| party, having no regard for the law
assembled lot Of people to form a
band of Boxers and drilled them in the
| dead Of night. When they were being
searched by the civil officers they dar-
ed to resist arrest and killed and
wounded several soldiers. Thereupon
seven OF them were killed, men and wo-
men, and their head s exposed as
warning. Ten others, men and women,
were arrested and their swords, spears,
flags, charms and pledges, all proofs of
| their evildesigns. were brought to light
shall deputc Taotai Chang Hai-Luan,
Of the military secretary, Of the regular
| force, 70 proceed at once with all haste
and make thorough investigation and
| deal with the matter according to the
| regulations already ia force. AS to the
| ten men and women in custody, let
| them be carefully tried and afterwards
beheaded and let their heads be sent
to the place Of their rebellion and sus-
| pended as a warning OF all and q testi-
mony 10 the rigor OF the law. We shall
expect also that some plan he devised
to secure the remainder of the band
Let every eXertion be made to root it
out as to prevent further trouble. For
ward this with all haste"
The proclamation OF Viceroy Of Yuan
Shih-Kai, shows clearly the rigor OF
the measures taken by him to stamp
out the Boxer movement. These per-
sons are to be beheaded: Those dealing
in magic spells to befool the people;
those pIacticing evil teachings and evil
arts; those banded together to commit
violent crimes: soldiers in sympathy
! with Boxer societies.
Heavy fines cnd penalties are i'm
posed on householders who furnish
quarters for Boxer meetings; on Box
| erS themselves and on those whu rail
| to expose Boxers to arrest. Altar S
propagating evil teachings are to be
| destroyed and 4 reward of 200 taels is
offered to any one delivering up bound
| any Boxer. Smaller rewards ore offer
! ed for information on which arrests
can be made. The magistrates are to
be impeached for failure to prosecute
any Boxers.
Pekin, Special.-Chen Chuen Hsuan
has been appointed viceroy of Kwang
Tung and Kwang ST provinces, and Hsi
LANG has been made v.ceroy Of
Szcheun province. Both are strong
men and probably will suppress the re-
| belliOn.