Show I BOXERS ARE MAKING MORE TROUBLE IN COUNTRY DISTRICTS OF CHINA I NEW V YORK Aug 19 The 19 The Methodist mission board has received by br mall snail a number of or r reports ports from Its agents In China concern concerning In the recent local uprisings uprisings up up- risings In China Chinn The Re Rev Joseph Berch of or Chung King West Vest China writes under date of June Word Yord has Just been received from the Rev nev Edward Manley and the Rev Re Spencer Lewis a superintendent of ot the mission who are In that neighborhood that the tho Red Lant Lantern society the tho local name mime for Cor Boxers has burned the chapel at al Tien Ku Chiso Chiao and killed the preacher preach preach- er and four tour other members The om- om daIs have endeavored to suppress these Boxer Doxer practices and had previously de tie- six and crucified one We Pc are nrc confident tIle the officials can cope with them but It ma may cause us much loss In the outlying districts Under date of ot June COth tho the Rev Mr Berch writes concern concerning Ins the uprising In West Vest China Since last writing more news of or the I Boxer troubles has arrived It Indicates indIcates Indi indI- cates a n widespread movement mo with much power and violence In addition to the destruction of at the Tien Ku Iu Chiao community Wu Kwang Tsang has been destroyed but most of the people escaped Between en and Chen Tu the extent of or the trouble Is unknown unknown unknown un un- un- un known hut but a letter from Dr Brother ther Cady states that there Is considerable alarm at nt Chen Tu but that the he officials arc confident there will be no serious trou ble there Throughout the country however howe there has hns been widespread ad d de destruction de- de already and It IB is probable that most of or the Christians living outside walled cities c comprising several sc hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred persons will wili lo lose e all nil the they have J if it not life Itself There are now very many who have neither home food toad or clothing Brother Spencer Lewis Lewi Is doln doing what he can to assist them and has secured about 60 from fronI the officials for this purpose and coffins to bury the dead ead Brother Drother Lewis telegraphs that the Boxers Box Box- ers era rs have been defeated All Alt Is quiet here and the officials seem con confident I that the trouble will he be confined d to the country countr districts |