The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-06
Il RIOT AND REBELLION
MARAUDERS AND ROBBERS
a Band Of Five Thousand Infeet the
Mountains Near Canton Local
Ofncers Terrorixed = Rebellion
Spreading In Formosa-

Tacoma, WASH, June 5.-The steam
ship Victoria brings Hong Kong sdvices
to May IL. The spirit of rebellion and
riot seems to pervade many parts of the
Orient. Five thousand robbers are as
sembied in one band in the mountains
Of Loyang. Kinchow district, near Can
on. Three thousand are natives of
that district. and the balance comprise
groups OF marauders from other places.
They commit crimes OF every descrip-
tion, plundering. robbing and killing. as
their fancy dictates. The local off,
Gers are terrorixed, and dare not cope
with them. Recently the house OF an
influential mandarin was robbed, and
the robbers. who met with no resistance.
did ~ they liked. The mandarin was
very angry, n offered rewards of $40
for the capture OF zach robber. Seven
robbers were caught, but the mandarin
then refused to give the reward. The
dishonesty Of the mandarin has made
the robbers holder and more cruel than
ever. for all poor people have made up
their minds not to interfere with their
plunderings, because they n the
rich cannot be trusted. The Canton
authorities nave offered rewards for the
capture Of men known to be supplying
arms n ammunition to the robbers.
On April 20. q small band OF brigands
attacked the Yamen Of the magistrate
of Running. They carried away valu-
ables worth SIC. 900. and released the
prisoners confined In the Yamen.
Four Chinese mariners were fatally
burned by an explosion aboard a small
Chinese gunboat. which was practical
~ blown up. The gunboat was near
WI Chow. bound from Marking to Cam
ton with pay for the Cantonese troops.
Coming to q locality infested by pirates.
the captain ordered his men to load all
the guns In readiness for an attack. at
the same time cautioning them not to
smoke opium near the powder maya
ines. This warning was disregarded,
and the result was an explosion of the
magazines. by which all the guns were
discharged simultaneously. The cap
tain succeeded In rescuing three wound
ed men who jumped into the iver. An
other was drowned. The hull of the
gunboat was badly damaged.
The rebellion In Formosa has been
confined largely to central ana
northern part OF the island. Now an
uprising 10 expected In the southern
end. according to a correspondent for
the Hong Kong Press. who writes that
the feelings of the populace there have
been wrought to the boiling point by
the butchery of innocent countrymen
and helpless women and children by
the japanese soldiery in the Hosean
district. A company OF Japanese SOL
diers followed a band OF Formosan rob-
bers to their lair In the hills IL miles
from Hosean. but the robbers escaped
by means OF a secret exit from a big
cave in which they too refuge after
firing into the soldiers and killing sew
eral. Maddened by defeat. the Japan
csc are said to i've vented their spite
and thirst for blood upon the peaceful
village OF Loonahtieng, several miles
distant. 1t Is alleged they set the viii
lage on fire at night. and when the viii
layers rushed out they were shot down
by a Gordon of troops surrounding the
town. T~wenty-four men, two women
and -four children are known to have
been killed. Only a half dozen ouses
remain of over 200 which formed the
village.
Three thousand black flag soldiers ar
rived at WI Chow on May s in conse-
quence OF a dispute etwee a soldier
and q Chinese employe of the imperial
maritime customs officers. These sol
diers hate customs officers. Turning
themselves into a mob. they attacked
the custom house and were driven back
by the projects soldiers. The soldiers
belong to an anti-foreign secret So
ciety. Much alarm prevails at WI
Chow over the reports that all foreign
ers there are to be massacred.