The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-29
MARCHING ON PEKIN.
STRONG REBEL ARMY THREAT
EMS THE CHINESE CAPITAL.
The Overthrow of the Present Manchu
Dynasty the Object of the Rebellion
Christian Missions Pillaged and
Missionaries Butchered.

LONDON, Nov. 2S.-The Times this morn
ing publishes dispatch from its correspon-
dent at Shanghai which confirms the reports
that the troubles in China are not alone
based on anti foreign feeling entertained by
come OF the natives This is but one phase
of the situation. The underlying reason for
the discomfort which pervades many districts of
China is the fact that the natives of the coun-
try believe that the time is ripe to overthrow
the Manchu dynasty and to establish again
the native dynasty which was overthrown in
1914
In that year the Manchurians, who had in
vaded China, deposed the native sovereign
and placed upon the throne the son of their
leader. Since that time the Manchu dynasty
has ruled In China, and the Manchu language
has become the court and official language.
And since that time there has been constant
undercurrent of revolutionary feeling on the
part Of the natives. This has from time to
time broken out into armed rebellion, but the
Pekin authorities have been able heretofore to
suppress the rebels. The most serious revolt
was the Tai-Ping rebellion, which broke out
in 1880, and continued until 1863 This,
however, was finally put down by the imperial
troops, led by British and American officers.
Though armed rebellion was suppressed
the spirit of revolt was active, and this was
fostered by the many secret societies for
which China is famous, the most powerful of
which is Kaloa Hui, the principal leaders of
which were recently arrested for the out
RACES perpetrated upon foreigners and native
Christians in the valley of the Yang-tse-Ki-
ange. The seat of the Kaloa Hui is in
Human, the most unprogressve OF the Chi
nese provinces, and one or the society's
ayowed objects is to overthrow the Manchu
dynasty. 1t is said to number hundreds upon
hundreds of thousands of Chinese among it's
followers, and without doubt it is at the bot
tom OF the movement which has now openly
declared against the government.
The latest dispatches from China have re-
ported the killing of number of priests and
native Christians, and burning and pillaging
of the Christian missions. The responsibility
for these outrages has been placed by the gov
ernment upon bands of Mongolian robbers,
but the Times dispatch of to-day shows that
the troubles are not due to the predatory in
cursions of Mongolians. The movement has
q far wider and more significant object in
view-no less than the driving of the present
Emperor from power and the placing OF
native Chinese ruler upon the throne.
The Times correspondent states that the
rebels have already captured the town of
Chaoyang, in the province of Leao-Tong or
shing- King, in Manchooria. They are rapidly
gaining accessions to their ranks, and have
quite n formidable army. They are marching
on to the capital, Pe1in. The imperial forces
are preparing to meet them and it is believed
that desperate battle will soon be fought.
The intelligence that the rebels are marching
to the attack of Pekin has caused the greatest
excitement in that city.