Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-06-28
SPREADING TO SOUTH CHINA.
Signs of Anti-!Horci.n Uprising in
Southern Provinces.

london, June 2s.--A fresh phase of
the ebullition in China is the proba-
bility of immediate outbreaks in the
great southern provincial centers.
The populace there is daily assuming
a more hostile attitude toward for
eigncrs, and the latter perceive symps-
toms of a general rising, especially at
Nan Kin, where, according to a dis
patch to the Daily Express, dated yes
terday, kang WI, one of the most
trucuIent enemies of foreigners. has
arrived by way Of the Grand caual,
armed with fun powers from the ein-
press to deal with the southern PROV
inces. The friendly attitude of Vice
roy I4iu Kun l'ih toward foreigners
has brought him into disgrace with
Prince 1uan, president of the tsung
Ii yamen.
The unrest at Canton is described
by a dispatch from that city to the
Daily Telegraph dated Monday, via
Hong Kong, yesterday:
cit is feared that we are on the eve
of Il scene of bloodshed ana anarchy
in the two Quangs only paralleled dur
ing the Tai Ping rebellion. The signs
of murderous uprising are SO mani-
fest that wealthy Chinese are hurry
ing from Canton and vicinity, taking
their wives, families and valuables.
Ii Hung Chang has again been per-
emptorily ordered TO Picking. His en-
emies declare that they will murder
him before he can reach there. His
presence alone restrains the revolu-
tionary elements here. His departure
will let loose the 'i5lack Flags" and
"Red Girdles." Knowing this, Lis
trusted officers are sending their fam
lilies to Hong Kong.
The viceroy himself trusts the
Americans in this crisis. He says that
they alone want no territory, and he
places himself largely-almost unre-
servedly-in their hands. At an inn
portant conference today he reiterat-
ed this statement.
".All the missionaries have been no.
tilted of the imminent peril through
confidential runners. They are leay-
ing Canton hul'riedly, and only a few
are now here.
Commander Mclean, of the United
States steamer Don Juan de Austria,
is the first here to protect foreign in
terests. He is capable and energetic,
and is reinforced by her majesty's
ship Redpole. Two hundred foreign
residents at Shameen are armed.
'.The Canton population reaches
10000 in addition to 100000 living
on ,iui,lis and sampans Giat bottomed
river boats). Most of these people are
dis;lficcted, and incendiary proclama-
tions are increasing the number of
the virulent.'
Shanghai cables that the French
consul there has received a cable from
Shan Tung asserting that 1900 Chi
nese troops are making a forced
march from Shan lung to Picking.
Two Jesuit fathers and 100 native
Christians have been murdered in the
southern part of the province OF
Chi III.
The Chinese military authorities
have been discovered recruiting at
Shanghai. inside the foreign settle
ment, and some agents have been ar
! rested in the act of constructing in
trencbments around the European
concessions.
a Chinaman connected with the war
purchases for the Chinese government
in Europe, who has been interviewed
by the Daily Express. says that China
has immense quantities of arms and
ammunition. and will stagger human.
ity if driven to defend herself.