We have vague reports of trouble in the district of Jouch'iz some sixty or seventy miles SS, W. of Tientsin, in the prefecture of Hochien, The news is slightly incoherent and inconsistent, but there is no doubt that, about the end of last week, the Roman Catholic converts, supported by the underlings of the district magistrate, came to a very serious fight with the Boxers, that lives were lost on oth sides, and that bad blood remains between the two parties. This now has already been magnified into a "defeat of the Imperial troops by the Ihe-ch'wan but as far as we kiu things have not come to that yet. About ten days ago there was some trouble in this district, and we bene that the prefect of Hochien who went to pacify the Boxers was capture by them, stripped and somewhat ignominiously treated. The Boxers professed to be acting in selfdefe as they feared an attack by the Chris-ians, It was understood that this affair hind blown over, but our last news seems to show its recrudescence. We hear that the ci and military officials were at a loss how to wired for instructions to the Viceroy hall we pacify or attack 2" His Excelency not knowing the sitantion well enough, replied: ry peaceful measures first."
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