The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-04

ing dispatch from its Paris correspond
emit: The Chinese legation persists in
denying the Importance of the insLrrec-
ton in China. But the advices received
by the French government do not bear
out their estimate.
According to one official dispatch the
british government is negotiating with
China with view of lending her as
sistance in men and money against tho
rebels. In exchange for these good
treaty OF alliance with England, cedlng
fang-Tse and pledging herself to OPP
pose Russia in event of an Anglo Rus
sian war.
England's plan in case OF conflict
would DO to organize an invasion OF
Siberia by the Tartar hordes and to
make sure of the CO cooperation OF China
| in tho Pamr country.
1t is worthy OF remark that England
Is the only European country which has
thrown difficulties in tho way Of Joint
action against China. The English
have invented preteXt after pretext to
prevent this action. 1t is said, on tho
other hand, that Franco and Russia are
determined on intervention, with or
without the support OF other powers
This course would be most harmful to
the general interests of Europeans in
the far east
have sent telegraphic instructions to
tho commanders of the French ships in
the east to hold themselves in readiness
| to sail for Chinese waters.
Missionaries and diplomatists familiar
with celestial ways are OF opinion that
tho instruction will soon spread to the
southern provinces. 1t is the work of
secret societies which extend through
| out China.
PEKIN, Dec. 3.-The advices received
| by the government as to the strength Of
tho insurgents in tho field place the
total number of men at only 800. 1t
would be foolhardy undertaking for
such a comparatively insignificant body
| OF men TO attempt the capture of the
capital, for the army of LII Hung Chang,
which in it's armament, drill and esprit
de corps is the best in China, would be
able If it came to fighting to sweep it's
enemies from the face of the earth
To judge from tho activity in military
circles, however, tho imperial authori-
ties do not place implicit confidence in
tho reports reaching them, and they are
making preparations to deal with
much larger force than that which is
said to be heading toward tho capital.
In addition to tho troops already des-
| patched TO prevent the insurgents pass
ing the great wall, 1000 have been
drawn from the garrisons at the Taku
forts and sent to reinforce the troops
already ut the 'front.' There are now
| 5000 imperial troops guarding tho
places along tho great wall, where it is
expected the rebels will attempt to force
a passage.
The advices received by the govern
| mont further state that the movement,
| instead OF being concerted rising to
depose tho emperor, is nothing moro
than an attempt to wreak private VEN
| geance.
According to these advices the wife
| OF the leader of an armed band of
marauders was seized and forcibly alb
Quoted from her husband. The latter
swore vengeance against those who had
despoiled him of. his wife, and calling
his followers together started in pur-
suit of her. The leader determined to
make tho innocent suffer with the
guilty, and SO as he swept through the
country he instructed the men who fol-
lowed his banner 10 make reprisals upon
tho inhabitants for the loss OF his wife,
BERLIN, Dec. 3, ls9l.-Dispatches re-
ceived here to-day from Pekin state
that it is officially announced there that
the reports Of the disturbances in Mon
golia are greatly exaggerated The
movement, the dispatches add, is
purely local one and is entirely devoid
of danger to the imperial government
Notwithstanding the receipt of these
dispatches it is believed that the reyo-
lutionary movement is of much greater
import than the Chinese governments
would have the gu tsidc world believe.
1t is believed that if, as the govern
ment says, the movement is merely n
local one IL would hardly be necessary
for the imperial authorities to hurry
troops to the NOS, vulnerable points in
the Great Wall OF China to prevent tho
rebels from forcing their way through
and marching on to Pekin.
1t Is further believed that the distur-
Dances and ourrages that have occurred
recently in tho valley of the Yang-tse-
kiang, far to the south of Mongolia, are
part OF deep and we'll laid conspiracy
to overthrow the present ruling dynasty
OF China. Had the troubles been local
IN their nature tho government would
no doubt have suppressed them long
ago, but all recent dispatches from
Official sources point to the fact that the
natives in the disturbed sections are in
a seething state of rebellion and that it
needs but the proper conditions to in
sure an uprising that will require all
tho means at the governments c,m-
mand to successfully cope, with.
Miss Fannie Warden Threatened.
HANOVER, N. H., Dec. 3.-Miss Fannie
Warden, the heroine OF tho Almy muir