The interim Manchu Governor of Shensiy Turin Fang, has so protected the lives and property of some eighty foreign s that, humanly speaking, it is owing to his care that they are now alive.
When the Edicts of the 20th to the 25th of June, that gave Imperial sanction to the murder of foreigners, reached Hsiaufu, that humane Governor was so distressed that he wept in the presence of other high officials, and, could cither ext nor sleep for some tims. He immediately suppressed thave drastic Ediets und sued stringent orders that at any cost and all hazard order was tw be maintained.
When the Boxers made a determined attempt to effect a riving, Tuan 'a-jen sent his mounted bodyxuaed' and seized and beheaded the ringleaders of the ' Righteous-Harmony-Fists." When huge placards ccretly posted, charging foreigners drought and distress in the province and calling upon patriotic volunteers to join in exterminating the fous of their peace and prosperity, tle Governor, within a fow hours, had' thes inflammatory posters torn down, and counter-proclamations took their place.
When a number of men who were profersedly praying for rain assembled to ruin the property and possibly take the life of a Swedish missionary, the Governor had the premises guarded by a cordon of cavalry that galloped to the place.
When several parties of missionaries were leaving for Havkow he voluntarily telogeaphed to the Viceroy Chang to meet and protect the travellers. He further this own bodyguard to escort the miissionaries, As their route pa-sed through the north-west of Honan, he commanded the Shensi overt not to leave the missionaries until they were met by the escort from.
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