Peking, March 5.
Nothing is officially known in Peking of the rumoured outbreak of Boxerism. The ramour probably emanates from the recent activities of the " Yellow Sky" sect, whose members professed immunity from and power to cure plague.
The sect was most active at Changchun, where certain Japanese, yielding to the solicitations of the leader, allowed an attempt to cure by the agency of mystic rites to be made. The death both of patient and practitioner ensued, entailing considerable discredit, upon the sect, the members of which were dispersed.
The recent reports that poisoned wells caused the plague are attributed to the same sect, which, however, is not a menace with strong Government control.—Our Own hai yesterday rioting bad broken out in Peking daring the day and that the situation waa critical. There was perhaps some con-fashion with the situation in Mukden, bat from our correspondent's telegram it is to be inferred that ramours of trouble are current in other parte of China.—Ep,
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