The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-15
HAPPENINGS in The ORIENT.
Chinese Rebels Gain Much Roadway Over the Government
aGs Officials Are Becoming Traitors-Hcrrid Tale
of the Murder of Father victorin in Wilds
of China-MarQuis Ito Talks.

and civil cou7mandants. respectively. OF
the Fsceroy Chang's disciplined X al regi-
msnt fso mem. operating against the HUI
peh rebe.s ia Chang.o district. report that
they captured the second Of the fortified
villages near chaEglo january -. and then
closely pursuing the fleeing rebels followed
them peil-mell into the city itself whica
they subsequently captured after some
fierce stree. fighting. The Cnangso masls-
trate. Chou, who had not been murdered
a. al first reported, was rescued from
prison.
A large body of rebels Is still collected
on The Hunan-Hupeh borders near Chang
TO- which must be dispersed before that
portion Of Hupeh can be Iaeifsed. In the
fighting before the two fortified villages,
following with their capture the recapiure
OF Ghangso. the qiiick-firers and maya
zine rifles of the Kat regiment simply
swept the rebels away wherever there was
the least inGication Of their presence. BY
this means nearly 100 rebels lest their lives.
The backbone OF the Hupesl rebellion =
now considered at Wuchsng to be crushed
and that before long peace viii be restored.
owing TO the death Of the three principal
rebel chiefs syho were killed while fighting
the X al regiment January Il. . and ~
Nganking. capital OF Anhus. kilograms
reporting the rebellion In that province
state that on January = Gen. Lau. COM
terry of six mountain quiek-fr!ng guns had
a desperate light with strong body or
rebels who held a fortified village called
Chanschiayu. near Shuchou. No less than
700 nghting men. women and children.
Killed by the bursting of the shells inside
the houses. lost their Ewes IN that fight
including enc Of the rebel chiefs named
Ilu Tsou-yaan. Only some 10 men and
their families were left III the village TO
In An h,s. *. .eI hat
two other leaders with " men succeeded
IN cutting their way through the cavalry
lines lying In wait for them. Several hun
drei head OF cattle ana a auantity of grain
were captured In this village. Everywhere
the troops met the rebels the latter fought
moss braYely and reck.sssly and gave way
only owing to the superiority OF the arms
OF the former.
A Ts.ngkangpu telegram o. January u
reports the capture Of the Honan rebel
chief. Hsu Mugyen with ten OF his men
by the cavalry troops or Gen. Chen, OF
Hsuchct. IL Is further stated that between
3.oVo and 100 rebels have been killed In
the several battles in the vicinity OF ku-
yang, While numbers have fled into that
city Hence II Is expected that with the
capture of kuyang the rebellion in that
part Of the country will be easily crushed
A mounted courier from ShuchoE went
INTO Tslngkangpu January 70. reporting
The alarming news that Shuchou was in
great danger owing TO the capture by the
rebels of an important market town near
that city, named Suish'kou This last
named place is Just OF, the Auhu!- X saisgsu
borders and by tbs means I'll. rebels will
be able to attack Tsingkiangpu itself Il
they arc not driven northwari. So far
kuyang and Mengcheng-two district cities
-ani @eventy-iive walled villages are held
ny the rebels. Shuchou IL on the point OF
being hegSieged and kanchou is on the
point OF capture by the rebels The rebels
seem to be rising everywhere in North An.
hui. A man OF The C,lao Clan Of the large
market town Shrang- koucben near Shu-
chsen. has also risen and with s,ace follow
eFS is about TO attack the latter which il
A district city Of some Importance but
utterly unpfeiared 20 seSs. the rebels
telegram from Marking 10 "A Hour
kong mandarin. states that there are grave
charges sgains, the various generals sen,
by the vsesroy of Marking and the cover
nors of Anhui and Honau 10 make conf
hined movement, and crush the rebellion in
Aaaui' 20 The effect that there Is no cornal.
nation or corsliailty among them that each
Is waiting for the other 20 make the for
ward movement, and tina, owing 90 tbs
dtlatoyy action TIRE rebels are sather.ng
strength every day and siil soon ne too
formidable to l.. attacked .sngiy by either
want Of high offlsiel 10 take Supreme
command ie sincerely feit and yice-oy Iiu
may ask the throne To sent Governor Ttng
~ .snfni, 10 take the iield IA person
A correspondent writing Il, The North
China Daily News from feaang January
81. tod the following details ~ the hor-
rlble murder OF Father NictorIa:
L have tosiay seen a ssa and r,fitai
i I fs4f
ssofne 81 those ben GIFTED statesmen VINO
VII gstGosas.y insss. regarding and
or even semi-esviilxef reopie MIA, / saw
and s}1e horror 81 4 WilI remain with m@
for many long day-~wa~ ali that was left
If what bat isJtse morr than month axe
wSs sins enthusiastic. ycssng Roman
sasho@r priest VINO came eui some stxsg-
ie@a Etsssss5sss aso IL bring AG:1t AMI veii~
gscn 8, a people who have ssou@ hsm 20
fsath II = manner that roas5d fept b. sur
passed by the wiidsss African savage.
Father Victoria wss Began not
Quite twenty years Of age, and was
age 10 "a Roman Catholic station az shsh-
kstssan. ia the fsatNnE district nl,,s1s 100
miles fryssu here, For ssnss. time there nas
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