I don't know what may have been write to your paper in regard to the Boxer uprising in this province. About six mont ago Boxer practicing began to be carried on ious places, notably in the districts of Szeyang and Chienchou, between this cit and Chengtu. This territory is worked by mission, the Methodist Episcopal. notice was given to the Foreign Ellice at Chengtu of this Boxer practice, but little or lived was given. Finally. nearly two months ago, tack was made on the Tzeyang yamen itself, but little harm was done. A little later a determined atta was made on the city, which only escaped capture by the opportune presence of Shen, the Tvechou official, who mounted the city walls and so directed the cannon that the Boxers were dispersed with the loss of a few killed and wounded, Shortly after this, in two adjoining districts a few Roman Catholics "were killed, and a conflict between the soldiers and Boxers resulted in the dispersal of the latter, two or three score being killed. Elsewhere there have been slighter Boxer disturbances, and very widespread Boxer practice, but. it was hoped there would be no further serious dis-
Alas! the worst was yet to come. At midnight of 12th June the little Christ community of Tienkuch'iao was atiacved fou three sides at once by a large band of Boxers, and in a short space of time church, and homes were but smoking rains. Seven, including the preacher, were murdered and three wounded. 'The preacher was a goof old man, very much loved and respected. 'The alarm failed to ai ud his translation came quickly. He' was be. headed, diseu®owelled, wad his hands and feot cut off. No fitter candidate fur mnartyedom could dave been found among all the Methodist workers.
Ope sua took his aged mother-in-law is back and Konght to ca cape, but his filial effort cost lun his life along with her's, One wwonian was beheaded with ler infant in her arms, the child receiving only some slight head and face wounds. The heals, hands and feet of those above mentioned were offered before the idols in a temple and then stuck up on the fortili tions to which the Boxers fled. Three others, a man, his wife ami his son, were burned to death in their owa house. The survivors, probably about one hundred, fled in an al most naked condition are now without clothing, shelter or food, and still in dread of a further attack. People are afraid tr ko them in lest they themselves become The Boxers fled to one of the fortified hills used as places of refuge in times of disturbance. There are said to be several hundred Boxers gathered at the place, twenty miles from here and ten miles from Tienkueh'iao.—Olivial Shen from here is watching them aad will attack them when sudicient reinforcements arrive.
idlers are on the way from Luchou Chengtu, and will arrive in a day or two. In the' meantime' this city is almost defenceless, though not in a state of panic. There is, of course, wuch alarm among the Christians in country places, and many have fled from their homes. Many village elders and leading men are in sympathy with the Boxer and the ofcials are very thet, and must succeed. lax, yet the general purpose is to suppress
If circumstances permit news of the fight will be given in a later letter.
Let no one think we are deceived as to the marauders being Boxers. They have been trained in the first instance by mea from the North, and display the same fanaticism which' shocked the world two years ago.
Chungking, June 26th.
A telegram received to-day says " Boxers defeated."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.