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Show INAUGURATE REIGN OF TERROR. Conserts of American Missionaries Tortured by Chinese Bandits. Missionaries of tho American Board of Foreign MI'slon complained strong ly recently to UnltoJ Statc3 Mlnlste Conger at Poking that their converts In the district of Pao Tlng-Fu wore being looted by bandits who clalmo 1 to bo Catholics, and that a reign of torror provnllud In tho district. Tho Chineso olllclals feared to net and bov eral Christians who refused to pay blackmail wore torture:!. Their logs were broken and so mo died from tho Injuries Minister Conger requested tho Chineso government to suppress tho bandits, but this domand was without appaicnt rcsulL Secretary Williams, after n week's personal Investigation, In-vestigation, effected an arrangement with tho officials of tho district, who promised to protect tho people If Mln-Istor Mln-Istor Conger would ceuso to mako complaints, which Injured them at tho scat of government. |