The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-01
CHINA'S ARMY OF REBELS
FEARS THAT THE WHOLE COUN-
Try WILL SIDE WITH THEM.

The Government to Make Desperate
Effort to Keep the Advancing Hord
Out OF Pekin-Once They Enter That
City All win Be Lost-The Massacre
of the Christians Cost at Least 800
Lives.
PRKIN, Nov. 30.-The government Is fully
aware of the serious condition which con
fronts it and every possible step is being
taken to break the strength of the rebels
before they get within striking distance Of
the capital. There is much excitement here
among all classes Of the population, aud the
authorities believe IL they can infict
defeat upon the rebel forces
it will have a good effect
upon the people of Pekin and its vicinity.
1t is believed that many of the people are
secretly in favor of the rebels. but should
the imperial forces do battle with the insur-
gents and defeat them the malcontents
would then side with the government. No
doubt is entertained that the situation is
extremely dangerous, and should the rebel
forces continue to advance toward
the capital, in spite OF the
efforts of the imperial troops
to prevent them, 1t is feared by the foreign
ers that the whole country will rise and aid
the invaders. 1t was announced to-day
that besides the towns in Manchuria that
small town northeast of Kin Chow has been
captured by them. The garrison of
Shankaikivan has been sent to suppress
other iDsurrectionary bodies which are
marching in various directions through the
country, evidently with the intention of
joining the main body.
AIDED BY THE PEOPLE.
AS stated in the previous dispatches, the
inhabitants Of the district through which
the rebels pass make no resistance to them.
On the contrary they furnish the soldiery
with provisions and have in other ways
aided them.
A most serious condition Of affairs exists
at Takou. This is the place where the most
brutal outrages were committed upon the
Christian priests, nuns and native converts
What action the government will take in
this matter it is hard to say. That the au-
thorities are i'll full sympathy with the per-
petrators OF these most horrible crimes
there Is no reason to doubt. The first report
from Takou stated that after those fiends
had worked their bloody will on all the
Christian men, women and children who
fell into their hands they were feasted by
the leading Chinese mandarins in the dis
trict.
800 MAsSACRED.
1t is now said that the local mandarins
agreed 60 allow the rebels free license for
the outrage Of Christians. provided they
did no harm TO the other Inhabitants. These
terms were accepted by the rebels and they
pursued their work without let or hindranoe
Three hundred Europeans and native Chris
tians were massacred. 1t is believed that
not single Christian in the district
escaped. CONSERVATION prevails among
| the Protestant missionaries In the districts
through which it is expected that the rebels
| will pass. The local officials at Tsunha
have declared that they are powerless to
protect the missionaries, and that If they
desire TO save their lives they had better
seek safety in flight. The missionaries at
Tsunha have abandoned their stations and
sought refuge in safer parts Of the country.