New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-01
MARCHING UPON PEKIN.
uooGREss OF THE CHINESE REBELS.
,vprR1,1 TROOPS TO OPPOSE THEIR PAS
SAGE OF THE GREAT wALL-ALARN
or THE NISsIoNARIEs

xor 9o-The Government is fully aware OF
F1 ao,e condition which confronts 1t, and every
w ~. step is being taken 10 break the strength OF
F,o,s before they get within striking distance OF
~.r,,al. There is much excitement here among
p,sos of the population. and the authorities think
~, .hsv can infct defeat upon the rebel forces
w hove good effect upon the people OF Pekin and
H'".,,Nhorhood 1t is believed that many OF the
arc secretly in favor Of the rebels. but that
90 the Imperial forces defeat the Insurgents the
S,,,,pts would side with the government The
80, is extremely dangerous.
-. r.be forces are divided into two sections, but
,Ns general public hero does not know whether
s' I'm columns are marching I'm the direction Of
e. In fact owing TO tho meagre telegraphic
49, IS hard TO get accurate Information regard
ps =. movements Of the rebels. 1t was announced
~, however, that besides the towns of Manchooria
=, b.re already fallen into their hands, a small
-. por+beast of Kin-Chow, has been captured by
en- ,,-,-
* oAer bodies of insurgents. which are marching
: v,nous directions through the country, evidently
"a tAe Intention of joining the main body. As
s,s IN previous dispatches, the inhabitants Of the
ss,5e,s through which the rebels pass make no re-
ss,pe 10 them on the contrary they have furnished
a, .nlery with provisions, and have in other ways
sns ITEM.
T most serious condition OF affairs exists at Takou.
vs.k the place where the most brutal outrages
orntted upon the Christian priests, and native
,o,rsHs What action the Government will take in
as matter IT Is hard 10 say. That the authorities arc
ALI sympathy with the perpetrators of these horrible
.mes there Is no reason TO doubt. TIE first reports
,su Iakou stated that after these fends had worked
All, hoOdy will on all the Christian men, women and
sIsren who fell into their hands they were feased
in fha ict I
1 nov said that the local mandarins agreed to allow
a, rebels free license for the outrage Of Christians,
,Dy5ed they did no harm TO the other inhabitants.
n,e terms were accepted by the rebels. Three
iprtra Europeans and native Christians were mas
urd II IS believed that not a single Christian in
De lH5ct escaped.
n, Government is now having an opportunity to
ssaR the benefits Of railway communication The
evolutionary movement in the north, before stated,
Ylgnaied IN ManchoOra, on the northeast Of China
pcpr and In Mongolia. which lies TO the east of
Nsncheoria These countries are separated from the
Enpre BY the Great Wall of China. To gain sccess
China it will be necessary for the rebels TO pass the
erst Wall. This gigantic work was built TO prevent
hvaloa from the north and the Imperial authorities
have taken measures TO bring the rebels to halt
aae Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese Vicer0y, has dis
patched several thousand troops to the chief points Of
ae Great Wall where ii is probable the insurgents
vii attempt TO force passage. desperate resist
snee viii be made at those places, for if the rebels
pass the Great Wall they will rapidly push on 10
Pekin.
CONSERVATION prevails among the Protestant mis-
aonaes in the districts through which it is expected
the rebels will pass. The local officials at Tsunha
have declared that they are powerless to protect the
missionaries, and that If the latter desire to
their lives they had better seek safety in flight The
missionaries al Tsunha have, therefore, abandoned
h.ir Stations and have sought refuge in safer parts Of
the country.