We trmslate from the' Universal Gazette" the following list of criminals decapitated in Shansi last year and this, fo participation either as leaders or active members of anti-missionary mobs during the greater part of 1900 in that province During the Gth moon (July, 1900) "at Linfénhsien, 4 me jen, 1 man} Tatunghsien, committed suicide; Chaoch"enhsien, 4, one of whom was killed by soldiers during a riot. In August Shouyanghsien, 2; Yutz'ehsien, Chiahsiuhsien, 1, whose head was ordered to be exposed. 'In September at Chichou, 5, four killed in_riots and one publicly decapitated; Foushanhsien, 3; Fengt'ai-hsien, 4. one killed in a riot' and three condemned to die of starvation, standing in enclosed cages. In October, 1900, Yich'énghsien, 4; Ch'iiyohsien 3; Yungninghsien, 3. In November, at T'angeh*énghsien, Ling In December at Wénhsihsien, 1; T'aiywanhsien, 1; Pingyaohsien, 2, died in prison. Total number of Boxers executed or slain in riots by soldiers, July to December, 1900, inclusive Tu January, 1901, at_ Ninghsianghsien, heads exposed. "In Febr 2; Wutaibsion, 2, In Morel (2nd Moon) at Hsinyuanbsien, 2. In April May. wgeh'uhsien, Ma; shine, al' Chi hsien, this man being condemned to perpetual imprisonment at the request. etter, of Head of the B.C. Church, Rev. 1 wch'éng, 2. In June-July at Pin, chen, 25; Yoyanghsien, hsien, 2; Ningwuhsien, 1, this man committing suicide, after arrest, b i his throat with a razor alt riy a recruiting officer of General Tung 2, one being executed for representing him-
Fichsiang, having issued proes the latter's name calling for men. July-August, at Yangkaohsien, 1; Hotsinhsien, 4, one died in prison and his head was cut off after death; Hsiangyuahsien, 1. In August-September, at Yangeh'enghsien 3. Total number of Boxers executed, committed suicide after arrest,—fre January to September, 1991, inclusive, 39 men.
Disbanded Soldiery in Yunnan.
News received from Wuchou, Kuangsi province, reports that large bands of sidishanded soldiers, all well-armed, have broken over the borders into Yunnan province, by way of Kuangnan and K'uhua prefectures, and threaten to cause considerable danger to the province and trouble tothe officials. In view of this, Viceroy Wei Kuang-tao of Yunnan andKueichou, andGovernor Li Ching-hsi of Yunnan have jointly memorialised the Throne for help, praying that Marshal Feng Tze-tsai of Kuangsi, be ordered to head am army for Kuangnanfu, on the Kuangsi-Yunnan borders, with all haste and encamp there in order to Prevent reinforcements from joining the disbanded soldiery in Yunnan, at the same time cutting off their retreat back into Kuangsi, while Viceroy Wei Kuang-tao and his Hunan forces deal with the enemy in Yunnan.
15th October.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.