The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-04
HEADS HANGING
AT CITY GATES
More Atrocities Committed by
Chinese Soldiers.
MISSIONARIES ARE ALARMED
FOREIGNERS IN CONSTANT DAN
GER OF THEIR LIVES.

.TTICTORIA, b c.. March 3.-Fur-
Y Their news regarding the rebel
movement being organized in
Kansu and northwestern China by
Tung Flu Hsiang. having for its object
the massacre Of foreigners and the
placing of a new emperor on the
throne at Pekin. in the person Of
Prince Tuan's son. was received by
the steamer Empress Of India. which
arrived today
The Shanghai Mercury sent their
native correspondent to the scene
and he has reported that the
rebel leader is constantly in communi-
cation with Yung La and other ante
foreign officials. The correspondent
saw the troops being drilled. the body
guard being Of foreign-rained sol
diery- Tung Flu Hsiang, who is de-
scribed as man of medium height.
stout. wearing a yellow jacket. was
carried within the walls in a chair.
whence ne watched the movements.
Prince Tuen occupied a chair on The
drill grounds. The troops wear a black
uniform. During the early part Of
January orders came 10 the imperial
commander of Kansu 10 arrest Tung
[ Tung visited the commander accom-
panied by his body guard and intiml-
dated him. Orders were afterward re-
ceiVed from Pekin which resulted I'M
assistance being given 10 Tung By the
commander. The correspondents tell OF
different rleage4 8ae which barra r-aaeaE
1 between Yung La and Tung. telling Of
/ impending trouble, and they also tell
of many threats made against for
eigners. Instances are given of how
natives selling foreign wares have
been beaten and the corresp ondents
say that no foreigner would get
through the district alive.
First Blow at Canton.
According 10 a dispatch from south
| China the tribes are said 90 have
thrown i'm their lot with the rebels in
Kwangsi. II is shown that the first
| blow of the bigger movement of revO-
luton would have been struck al Can
I ton, on the night of the Chinese new
/ year, had 10 not been for the discov-
/ cry of the European detective at Hong
kong, whose timely tip prevented the
outbreak
Different stories are being received
! from KWangsi interior towns of bat
! ties between the rebels and the inn
/ perial troops, In the majority of which
| the rebels are victorious In one in
I stance a body Of 200 imperial troops
/ was ambushed and cut 10 pieces.
| Wang Chih Chun, the governor OF
/ kWangsi, is still practically surround
/ ed by the rebels, unable 90 advance
or retire from the walled city in which
( he has been for some months.
! The Universal Gazette, a native pa
/ per Of Shanghai. accuses the COVER
nor of KWangsi of having allowed the
/ instruction to assume it's present
/ enormous dimensions in order 10 give
/ France an opportunity 90 pour troops
/ into the southern province.
In Chaotic State.
Pekin correspondents say the re-
/ form movements are I'm "a chaotic state.
! Almost simultaneously the imperial
court issued instructions compelling
/ the wearing of European dress on
] state ceremonies and for the destruC-
/ ton of the Temple of Heaven railway
station at Pekin-one. of the benefits
/ conferred on the capital by the allied
/ occupation Of 1900.
! Missionary letters from tnekldu8 tell
Of bloodshed i'm that province. One
writer says punches Of heads are seen
swinging at city gates The cor
! respondents tell OF atrocities commit
/ ted by the soldiers, who are said to
have slain women and children and
[ then reported having Won a victory
over the Boxer forces. Several Prot
estant missionaries i'm this section
have written letters to Shanghai pa
pers charging the Roman Catholic
priests with fomenting rebellion I'm
/ Chekiang.
In Szechuan, where the Boxers are
still lowering about Chenuu. the Cath
Ollie and Protestant missionaries have
telegraphed a joint memorial TO Pekiu
asking for protective measures because
of a threatened attack on the churches.
Missionaries i'm Kiukiang also write
of rumors Of impending Boxer out
breaks.