Show MOVEMENTS IN N CHINA GHI A NOT EXTENT Washington Yh OD Iril 3 nu has ia Wen been Informed by hy the time United States that t so o far faras faras as aa the American minister at Poking PekIng Mr lr 1 Conner Conger COI er has bas beer been able to find o ott out t th the re reported reported ported aU movements in iii China are not unusual in extent or character ct l Time The Russian government recently re requested r requested quested Secretary Hay Boy to into this matter r which was a of some Rome anal anxiety sty ety ty at St Petersburg Mr Conger Con says that during the th past year ear he received In Information Information information formation at various times of ot the exist existence enc ence and activity of certain secret ecret socie societies societies ties in different provinces Time Tile societies have hass existed during the time whole period of I the Manchu rule and as a rule iilo lIh rebellions occur nearly n arly every ever year Y r The aim aitu of the societies Mr Conger Conser says s s is the over overthrow throW of the present resent dynasty anti and at times they have attacked d foreign foreigners ers eric Mr tr Conger Concer finds that HA itt present r these societies are Hn not unusually active except in the province of si and that there the movement Is Ia wholly auti dynastic Before receiving his instructions Mr Conger already had called the attention of the Chinese foreign office to the re no reports ports in circulation and und had baan as assured a In C note noto that the tha th rumors as a tO Shunt i were baseless that a sOi of orI I ii hod been bf n discovered di at Tsu hou houin houI in I n th t Ii s Il ml f t Chili hili md anti several at it f it a I members cl arrested and that the governor of Hunan Humin hn h has l s inform tl them of the ar arl arl artest l test l tIt st and execution of f two lwe members l t of the th society at Anya in that province Concluding it his report Mr Conger r rop sa says t tI St eh h rJ I 1 have the honor o to state t that in J my op tion while mure more or less dissatisfaction dl lion tion exists exits throughout the country it is III not unusual in extent or character The secret ret are chiefly In ip their alms aims but are art also ateo hostile to for foreigners eigners and were they the at able le to effect a general rising undoubtedly would attack foreigners as well as the imperial officers civil and military But these societies are scattered over an aim enormous extent country art are widel widely separated from one another and are not working in harmony harmon I very attempt to create a disturbance has hag been futile so o far flir except In and there the rebels held nothing but their mountain The central govern government meat ment is alert and add determined to prevent any B Disturbance of the peace p ace and earnest earnett earnestIn In Its efforts to 10 protect all aU foreign lives Jives and d property |