During May and June we were threatened with famine. Food stuffs went up famine prices, but the beautiful rains of July and August partially saved the rice crop and averted famine.
The Scare now is that the Boxers are coming tod Kill off the foreigners and harass the people. Last Monday a number of them entered Chengtu by rushing one of the weakly guarded gates, but just before reaching the Viceroy's yamen, they were attacked ly soldiers and defeated, leaving their killed and wounded on the streets.
The Boxers at Meichou.
The next diy the China Inland Mis-ion chapel at Me'chou, alvout bult. way between Chengtu and this city, was looted and wrecked by the Boxers, or R-d Lantern Church, as they call themselves.
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