The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-20
CURLING THE BOXERS
CHINESE GOVERNMENT ADOPTS
SEVERE MEASURES.
C0NGER REPORTS ON THEM.
ATTEMPT TO ORGANIZE PROMPT
La SUPPRESSED.

About 100 Miles West of Pekin
Activity Was Shown by the Box
ers-They Were Raided, but Re-
sisted, killing Several Soldiers.
Some of the Boxers Were Killed
and others Were Captured-These
Latter Are to BE Beheaded, WOm-
en- As Well As Men.
Washington, April 19.-Minister Con-
ger reports to the State Department
from Pekin, under date of March r.
that an attempt was made in the dis
trict of Yu Tien, about 100 miles west
of Pekin, to recrganize the Boxer
movement, but was promptly suppress
ed by the energetic action of the Vice
roy, the famous Yuan Shih-Kai, who
stood like rock against the Boxers
in 1900. Several soldiers lost their lives
in the attempt to arrest the criminals
Several of the criminals were killed
and ten others were arrested, who are
to be beheaded and their heads ex.
posed 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-Kai will continue as he has be.
gun.
The native official report on the
uprising is as follows:
THE Tun Chou Yung Ping brigade
general, Liang Tang, and the districts
magistrate of Yu Tien, Cheng Chin, re.
port:
In the matter of Boxers drilling
at Liu- Ho-Tao, in the district of Yu.
Tien, we sent petty officers to max.
thorough search, and on the 26th OF
the first moon CFeb. %, 1909, they ar.
rested Kan Lin-Chiang 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
Resisted and Blood Was Shed.
ITO this reply was received as fol.
lows:
The contents of the report have
been carefully noted. Proclamation
have been issued repeatedly, strictly
forbidding any revival of the disturb
ances of 1900, which were originated
by the Boxers, but Kan Lin-Chian2
and his party, having no regard foI
the law, assembled a lot Of people tc
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 to re-
sist arrest and killed and wounded
several soldiers. Thereupon seven OF
them were killed, men and women
and their heads exposed as a warn
ing. 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. 1 shall
depute tao tai Chang Hai-Luan 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 ia
the regulations already in force.
"As to the ten men and women al
ready in custody, let them be carefully
tried and afterwards beheaded, and let
their heads be sent to the place of
their rebellion and suspended as a
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 ex-
ertion be made to root it out, so as to
prevent further trouble. Forward this
with all haste
To Keep Down the Boxers.
THE proclamation of Viceroy 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 deal
ing in magic spells to befool the peo-
pie; those propagating evil teachings
and evil arts; those banded together
to commit violent crimes; soldiers in
sympathy with Boxer societies.
Heavy fines and penalties are inn
posed on householders who furnish
quarters for Boxer meetings; on Box
ers themselves and those who fail to
expose Boxers to arrest. Affairs propa-
eating evil teachings are to be de-
stroyed and a reward of 200 taels is Of
fered to any one delivering up bound
any Boxer. Smaller rewards are Of
fered for information on which ar
rests can be made. Where Boxers
practice the magistrates are to be i'm
neachPd "