The San Francisco call., 1898-02-11
SUBDUINC THE REBELS
 IN FoRM0SA Chinese Bandits Fall Before the Troops
 of Japan. Over Two Hundred Slain During Three Fierce
 Battles. Many Wounded and Captured and Several Stron gholds
 Taken.
THE MIKADO'S FIRM STAND
Will Externainate Every Monqolian Renegade if Necessary for Conn-
 plete Subjugation.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TACOMA, Feb. 1O.-Oriental advices
 received tonight via Vancouver give
 somewhat detailed accounts of the ex-
 tensiVe operations being carried on by
 Japanese troops against Chinese rebels
 III Formosa. Three severe fights have
 taken place, in which at least 200 reb- els have been killed. Many more were wounded or taken prisoners.
 Governor-General Nagi the Civil Chief in authority in Formosa, has been very Ill with malarial fever, leaving the lnsular government largely in the hands of the military authorities, and the latter have carried out plans which were being formulated when Nagi be- came sick. relating to offensive meas ures against the rebels.
 The military forces were divided into three parts and sent against the strong est bands of rebels in the chief prov lnces. Lieutenant Colonel Hirooka headed an expedition against two mo- torious leaders posted in the hilly re- zion north of the Kelung River. Their repeated raids in all directions made active measures necessary. The ban- dits here melted away before the troops. Over 100 were killed, their stronghold captured and further losses inflicted by systematic securing of the hills.
 Another force, led by Colonel Tago, attacked the band at Shokkozan. which during the early winter kept up dis turbances around Taihei. Here fifty more rebels were killed and twenty-five prisoners taken, including one leader, and a Japanese garrison was left in the rebels quarters.
 Simultaneously Lieutenant Colonel Mouye became active in the third mili- tary district. Banshin was cleared of over 200 rebels, several score of whom were killed and the remnants of this body were dispersed after another bloody encounter at Kiucho. This vic- tory, even more than the others, has caused great rejoicing, as these rebels, under two daring chiefs, had carried out their depredations over wide area The Japanese lost about dozen killed and as many wounded during these en- counters. They were well armed, while the rebels possessed but a few firearms, which they had smuggled in from the mainland of China.
 A small band of rebels attacked the prison at Kagi and liberated seventeen convicts. Three of the police were fa- tally wounded in this outbreak for lib- erty.
 The native Chinese in Formosa have rebelled against Japanese rule ever since Japan acquired the Island. They are aided and abetted by rich Chinese at Annoy, China, whose trade with the rich island has been cut off. The rebel leaders gain many recruits by spread ing reports that the Japanese will soon compel all Chinese islanders to cut off their queues.
 Japan is taking a very firm stand, and proposes to exterminate every rebel band, if that is necessary to complete the subjlgatiCl of Formosa- Travel is impossible in the interior of Formosa which is occupied by 641 tribes num- bering about 100000 aborigines Of this total over 23,000 are reported to belong | to those famill3s that maintain tattoo ing and head-hunting as proper prac- | tices of mankind