The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-20
YUM Shih Hi Orders His
General to Let Ten CAP
tured Men and Women
"Be Carefully Tried and
Then Beheaded"- Heads
Of the Executed Are Ex-
posed as Warning to ALI
Rebels.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 19.-
Minister Conger reports to the state
department from Pekin, under date of
March Il, that an attempt has been
made in the district of Kutcin, about
1900 miles west of Pekin, to reorganiZe
the Boxer movement, but was promptly
suppressed by the energetic action of
the viceroy, the famous Yuan Shih Hi,
who stood like a rock against the Box
erS in 1900. Several soldiers lost their
lives in the attempt to arrest the Grim
inals.
Several of the criminals were killed
and ten others were arrested, who are
to be beheaded and their heads exhib-
tied where the organization started.
Mr.. Conger says only such prompt and
severe measures will prevent similar
organizations in other localities and
that it is hoped and believed Yuan Shih
Hi will continue as he has begun.
The native official report on the up
rising is as follows:
1.-The Tun Yungping brigade general,
Ii Antnag, and the district magistrate
of Yu Tien, Chang Chin, report:
In the matter of Boxers drilling at
Liu Ho Tai in the district of Yo Tien
We sent petty officers to make thor
ough search and on the twenty-fourth
of the first moon Feb. 23) they ar
rested Kan Ii Chang and others, men
and women, ten in all, who were prac-
ticing Boxer arts and we now hold for
orders as to how We shall deal with
them
ITO this reply was received as fol-
lows:
"The contents of the report have been
carefully noted. ProclamationS have
been issued repeatedly prohibiting any
repetition of the disturbances of 1900,
which were originated by the Boxers,
but Kan Ii Chang and his party, hav-
ing no regard for the law, assembled
lot of people to form band Of Boxers
and drilled them in the dead of night.
When they were being searched for by
the civil and military officers they
dared to resist arrest and killed and
wounded several soldiers. Thereupon.
seven of them were killed, men ana
women, and their heads exposed as a
warning. Ten others, men and women,
were arrested and their swords, shields,
flags, spears, charms, and all proofs of
their evil designs, were brought to light.
/ shall depute Tao Tai Chang Hsi-Hsi-
Luan, of the military secretariat of the
regular force, to proceed at once with
all haste and make a thorough inVes-
DSdllOu anu zeal WITH lD6 3c-
cording to the regulations already in
force.
LAS to the ten men and women al
ready in custody, let them be carefully
tried and afterWard beheaded, and let
their heads be sent to the place of their
rebellion and exposed as a warning to
all, and to bear testimony to the rigor
of the law. We shall expect also that
some plan be devised to destroy the
remainder of the band. Let exertion
be made to root it out so as to prevent
further trouble. Forward this with all
haste"
The following proclamation of the
Viceroy shows the vigor of the meas
ures taken by him to stamp out the
Boxer movement. He says:
Whereas, on my taking charge of
> the office in the middle of the eleventh
moon in the xvii. near of KWangyu
(Jan. l, 19OD, after the troubles which
the province of Chih Ii had experience
ed, several lawless bands leaguing
themselves together to excite the peo-
pl to again bring on calamity and re-
viving the dying embers of sedition. it
became urgently necessary to preserve
regulations and by heavy penalties
suppress disorders. At that time I de-
c1ded upon eleven regulations, which
were printed and published far and
near, and l ordered my subordinates to
SpIOIly eIlIOICe lne pfOnlD1tlOnS.
For more than a year these regu-
Iations have been in force. Lawless-
ness has again shown itself. Perhaps
the officers have been careless, so that
secret and revived remnants of evil
nave sprung together again. 1t be-
comes necessary to repeat these regu-
Iations, enjoin all to put away evil de-
signs and walk in law and order Let
everyone obey"
The regulations referred to are of
singular severity. These persons are
to be beheaded: Those dealing in mag
ic spells to fool the people; those prop
agating evil teachings and evil arts:
those banded together to commit yio-
lent crimes and soldiers in sympathy
with Boxer societies.
Heavy penalties and fines are i'm
posed on householders who furnish
quarters for Boxer meetings; on Box
ers themselves, and on those who fail
to expose Boxers to arrest. Affairs for
propagating evil teachings are to be
destroyed; and a reward of 1000 taels
is oftered to anyone delivering up
pound any Boxers. Similar rewards
are offered for evidence exposing Of
fenSeS