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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21; 1908;

A BOXER OUTBREAK.

Trouble in North Shansi.

The Ray. J. W. Stovenson has supplied the N... Daily Ner with the fall wingį account of a Boxer outbreak, which has roached him fiona corres ondent ut 'Caulinhaien :-

The Boxere havn boon drilling for a long

CHAMPAGNE..

VFOVE CLICQUOT · PONSARDIN

RHEIMS.

THE CHINA MAILL

Maison fondee en 1783. WERLE et Cie., Sucers.

time in the vantains around Tanuhtien PURVEYOR TO HIS MAJESTY KING

and Solpingfa (North Shani) and tha Christians and all good people have feared exceedingly.

Dia August 18, in the afternam,

EDWARD

AND TO

considerable number of Buxom entered HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS

Trouinhaien, and suddenly the missionaries

had to flon to the yamôn, where many Obristians followed them.

ter

After a little

while the Boxomako esme to the famên, Bad asked the Bandarin for fund, as als for authority to kill the foreigners, throater ing to kill the Mandarin and destroy cha¦ yamen if their request wero oct granted, Ia tho afternoon of the same day! cho merchants eload their shops, and all the pample were in terrae,,

the Boters had been supplied with Toodi.

they went. a large tamplo in the city and took up thair quar- ters there, having decided to kill all the Tarcignora and ne' iyo Christians and destroy The Mission premises the next day. In the evening of the same day. August 18, German Lieutenant arrived on his way from Mongolia to Peking and be had alen to be shut up in the yaman. In all thore were six foreigners there,--two gentlemon and four ladies. The Chinos oficials were very frightened, as wore all the other people ini thu yana, because of the Hoxer, A law soldiers were in the city, but their offices had not cove from Triangle.

The German 1-ficar offered to help the Haier Mandarin nysinst the Boxers, and this offer was readily accepted. On August 19, arly in the morning, between four and tre 'clock, the Gerutan Lieutenant mus raved the little compray of Chinese soldiers, and certainly he did inspire them with con- tidende. Only ten hom had rifles besides himsaif and bis servant. The others had swords and spears. They prosceded

the temple where the Boxers were, Arriring thero, their presence was re- ported quickly to the Boxers by their sentry who was on the lookaut. The foxer lander ment to meet them, and was followed by the whole of his associates. The German ellicer, who went in front of the Chinese dior, through his interpro. ter, asked the loser leader to surrender with his fellow-leaders, telling their fol lowers that they might go; but he answer ei,e will kill you, formgn devit." Then the Lieutenant fred shot over his head, and anked him to draw back; but he wong his sword and ceme very near to the offert, saying, Again, I will kill you foreign devil.” The German Lieutentant thansapoti shot hims down but the other Boxers did not fear! and came presing against the Lieutenant! and his soldiers, whereupon he commanded the latter to fire. Eleven Boxers very killed, unny were taken prisoners. Several of these men were the chief leaders in the

Incro of 1900 in this district.

On my arrival on the same morning i found all the foreigners safely in the van and the Chinese Christians too. In the afternoon wa ali returned to our station, and found that the watchmen had done their duty.

I will now mention how the Basin wore dressed. Everyone had a yellow cap end waisthand and yellow braid in his ques In his waistband each had a little yellow flag on which was written, Foi Bu Tian Ping" "Flying Tiger Heavenly Soldiera." They had also two large yellow stand÷rdt. Their weapons wero sworda, apeara, upades, hammers and other things. They called themselves Bag Tion Sheng Tho" Imperial Heaven the Holy Doctrine (or Way)."

The misionaries are all safe and well, and everything is now peaceful. The General From Tatanglu has arrived with troops.

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