The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-15
Uprisings That May Decide the Fate
of the Empire Before the Allies
Begin Negotiations.
DEFEAT FOR SUN YAT SEN
NOTED REFORMER SAID TO HAVE
BEEN ROUTED BY TROOPS.
Progress of the Dowager Empress
and Emperor Towards Si-Ngan
Delayed by Rebels.

LONDON, Oct. 15.-The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Morning Post. wiring
on Saturday, describes four distinct agi-
tations-in Kwang-Tung. Kwang-Si, See
Chuan and the Yang-Tse region-all of
which are anti-dynastic rather than anti
foreign 'If Sun Vat Sen is successful in
the SOUTH" says the correspondent, "and
his rebellion spreads over the Yang-Tse
region, he probably will be aided by Prince
Tuan, Tung Flu Hsiang and the Moham-
medan leaders in the northwest"
The Chinese imperial troops according
to a dispatch to the Daily Chronicle. from
Hong-Kong, dated yesterday, have recap
tured Wei-Chou. on East river, where Sun
Vat Sen, the reformer, had raised his flag,
and have scattered the rebels.
A dispatch from Shanghai says ''From
Canton 1t is reported that the Kwang-Si
rebels have defeated the imperial troops
on the borders Of Kwang-Tung, and that
General Su has resigned in consequence
of his request for reinforcements being
ignored. Some Chinese soldiers desecrated
the cemetery for foreigners at Nam-Shih-
Tu, near Canton, and the viceroy had the
offenders decapitated and dismissed their
commander"
The Standard publishes mail advices
from Tien-Tsin giving list of fifty-four
documents that were seized In the yamen
of the viceroy after the capture of the
city, and fell into the hands OF the corre-
spondents before the military authorities
had seized the yamen. These include re-
ceipts for money paid to Boxer generals
for supplies to their troops Of every kind
reports of actions and lists of casualties
and rewards paid to generals and the fam
lilies of the killed, all clearly proving that
the authorities maintained the Boxer move
ment by lavish expenditure.
A special dispatch from Peking, dated
Oct. Il, says: 'At the American legation
Ii Hung Chang expressed regret for the
recent occurrences, and thanked the Amer
leans for their good treatment of the
Chinese He promised TO request that ne
gotiations be begun at the Tsung Ii Yamen
two days hence, and to exclude Yung Lu
from them
1T is asserted" says the Shanghai cor
respondent Of the Times, wiring yesterday,
THAT the Russians have seized the Niu-
Chwang Railway at the terminus of the
the Russians have taken on right bank
of the Amur. The Russian southern and
northern armies have Joined hands at
Telling, north OF Mukden, thereby placing
all of Manchuria east or the river Lao
and a portion west of the stream in the
hands of Russia"
DR.. Morrison In to-day's Times concludes
his dramatic description of the siege of
Peking. He expresses the deep obligation
of all those confined in the British legation
TO the splendid services of Rev. Frederick
d. Gameswell, head of the Methodist mis-
sion, TO whom was due the designing and
construction of all our defenses and who
carried out In the most admirable manner
Sir Claude McDonalds ideas and sugges-
TONS He also refers to the valuable
services" rendered by Mr.. Squires. secre-
tary OF the United States legation.
The Times, commenting editorially upon
DR.. Morrison's narrative. says; THE whole
story justifies in the fullest manner EN-
reror Williams attitude toward the au-
thors of the atrocities. IL proves beyond a
reasonable doubt the responsibility OF the
high officials and the Tsung Ii Yamen"
The fourth brigade from India has ar
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