The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-21
CHINESE SOLDIERSKlLLED
Several of the Criminals Lost Their
Lives in the Attack
DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF The UPRISING
Ten Of the CYLINDERS Who Were Arrested Will
b; Beheaded and Their H.ads Exposed as
Warning 10 Others in Localities
Where trouble Started
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| Minister COnger reports to the State De-
partment from Pekin, under date of
March u, that an attempt has been
made in the district of Yutien, about 100
miles west Of Pekin, to Organize the
Boxer movement, but was promptly sup
pressed by the energetic action of the
viceroy, the famous Yuan Shih-kai who
stood like a rock against the Boxers in
1900. Several soldiers lost their lives in
/ the attempt to arrest the criminals Sew
eral OF the criminals were killed and ten
others We're arrested, who are to be be-
headed and their heads exposed where
| the organization started Mr.. Conger
says only such prompt and severe meas
ures will prevent similar organizations
| III other localities, and that it is hoped
and believed Yuan Shih-kai will con-
tinue as he has begun.
THE Tung- chou Yungping brigadier
general, Lian-tang, and the district mag
istrate of Yutien, Cheng- chin, reports:
! I'm the matter of Boxers drilling at
Liuhotao, in the district of Tutien, we
sent petty officers to make thorough
search, and on the Goth of the first moon
! February %, 1909, they arrested Kan
Lin chang and others, men and women
ten in all, who were practicing Boxer
arts, and we now ask for orders as to
| how we shall deal with them"
DRILLED IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
To this reply as received as follows:
The contents of the report have been
carefully noted. ProclamatiOns have
been issued repeatedly, strictly forbidding
any revival Of the disturbances of 1900,
mich wr originate by tn Boxrs, but Kan
Lin Chang and his party, having no re-
gard for the law, assembled a lot of peo-
pie to form a band of Boxers and drilled
them in the dead of night. When they
were being searched for by the civil and
military officials they dared 10 resist ar
rest and killed and wounded several sol
diers. Thereupon seven of them were
killed, men and women, and their heads
exposed as a warning. Ten others, men
and women, were arrested and their
| swords, spears, flags, pennons, charms,
and pledges, all proofs of their evil de-
signs, were brought to light.
Il shall depute Taotai hang Hsi-l uan,
of the military secretariat of the regular
force, to proceed at once with all haste
and make a thorough investigation and
deal with the matter according to he reg
ulations already in force. AS to the ten
men and women already in custody. let
them to be carefully tried and afterward
beheaded and let their heads be sent to
the place of their rebellion and suspended
as warning to all and a testimony to
the rigor of the law. We shall expect
also that some plan be devised to secure
the remainder of the band Let every
exertion be made to root it out, so as to
prevent further trouble Forward this
with all haste"
| YUAN SHIH- KAI'S PROCLAMATION
The proclamation of Viceroy Guam
Shih-kai show clearly the rigor of the
measures taken by him to stamp out the
Boxer movement He says: Whereas on
my taking charge of this office in the
middle OF the 18th moon the XVII year
of Kwangsu January, 1901), after the
troubles which the province of Chill had
! experienced, certain lawless bandits
leagued themselves together to excite
the people, again bring on calamity, and
revive the dying embers of sedtion, it
became most urgently necessary to pre-
pare severe regulations and by heavy
penalties suppress disorder. At that
time l decided upon eleven regulations,
which were printed and published far
and near, giving information to all, and
/ ordered my subordinates to strictly en-
force the prohibitions all Of which is a
matter of record
For more than a year these regula-
tions have been uniformly observed and
the province has been uniformly quiet.
But perhaps because a long time has
elapsed, some have grown and have not
given special attention, so that they
have secretly melted the people and
caused remnants of evil to sprout again,
this occasioning trouble and bringing
calamity upon the country people. 1t be-
comes necessary, therefore, again to set
forth these prohibitions, which have been
printed and published for information,
/ admonishing all to enjoy the blessings
of wide-s spread peace and prosperity. Let
every one tremblingly obey"
DECAPITATION Is THE PENALTY.
The regulations referred to are of sim
gular severity These persons arc to be
beheaded hose dealing in magic spells
to befool the people; those propagating
evil teachings and evil arts; those banded
together to commit violent crimes, and
soldiers in sympathy with Boxer
societies.
Heavy fines and penalties are imposed
one househoIders who furnish quarters
for Boxer meetings and Boxers them
selves, and on those who fail to ex-
pose Boxers to arrest. Affairs propagat-
ing evil teachings arc to be destroyed,
and reward of 200 taels is offered to
any one delivering up, bound, any Boxer.
Smaller rewards are offered for infor
nation on which arrests can be made.