The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-04
WAR In CHINA.
Alarming Reports from Can
ton and Vicinity.
Reports Of Friction Between
Russian and English
Forces.

Lssdos. Jsss q. S:45 .. "a
fsssh phsss ef The sbalisios 10 Chine 10
shs probability Of inusdisss ousbsssks
70 sbe great soashere provincial centres.
The populsss there u daily sssuu,sg .
more hostile attitude towssds foreign.
ere. and The latter perceive symptoms
ofs eessrsl rising. aud especially .s
Nsa Kins. whsre. according TO Q die
patch 10 The Daily Express. dstei yes
ssrdsy, ksug Wa. one Of the mos: truo-
slset enemies Of foreigners. has srriv-
cd BY way Of the Grand csusl. armed
9th foil powsrs iron the empress to
deal With the southern provinces. The
friendly attitude OF Vicsroy Lii Kun
Yih towards foreigners hes brought
hiu iu,s disgrscs With Prince Tuau,
president OF she tsi suog ysmen.
The unrest as Csntoo is described BY
dispsseh fsoo that city to The Daily
Telegraph. dated Monday, vie Hong
Kosg yesterday: 1T 10 feared the. we
ere 90 the eve Of sesos Of bloodsbed
ssd anarchy 10 the Two Qasogs only
psrsllslsd durioe The Tai Ping rebel
iios. The sieos Of . murderous up
rising are % manifest that wealthy Chi.
sess are huryiog from Canton aud
vicinity. taking their wives, families
and valuablss.
''Li Hung Chang hss again been
.psrsmptorily ordered to Pekin. His
enemies declare that they will murder
hin before be can roach there. His
presence alone restrsins the revolution
asy elements here His departure will
10, loose tho black Tags and red
sirdles Knowing this. Lis trusted
ofhesss aro seeding their families to
Hooe Kong.
q Tho viesroy himself trusts the
Ausricsos in THE crisis. He says that
they sloos want no territory. aud be
places hiosslf lsrssly-slmoss uure.
sssvsdly--io tbeir hands Al 90
ispesssss conference today hs reiterated
this sssssosss.
"All she oissionsriss have beeo
aesiosd Of the iemiosos peril through
occidental rssesss. They are Leaving
Canton hsrsisdly. and only . few are
pov here
"Comusodsr MoLeso Of tbs Usi,sd
States steamship Doc juan dc Aus,ris
10 the 6rst there to protect foreign
Interests. He is ospsbls aud energetic
and 10 resotoroed by II. NJ. s. Redpole.
Tso bandrsd foreign residents q,
Shameen ere armed.
Tho Canton population reaches
1000. 90 10 addition to 250, 900 livin q
on junks aud 6a. .bottomed river boats
Mos' OF these peorle are disaffected aud
iocendisry proclsm atoms are increasiug q
in number Of sbe viruleut."
Shanghai cables that The Fres OF con e.
sui there has received a Telegram from
Shan Tuog asserting ths, IL 900 Chi.
nese troops are mskiog q forced march
from Shan Tuoe to Pekio
Two Jesuit fathers aud one hundred
native Christisns have been murdered d
10 the southsru part Of the province OF
Chi 1T. The Chinese military su,hori
siss have been discovered recruiting ct
Shsoghsi inside tho foreign settlsu ent
snd some agents have been arrested 10
the scs OF constructing en,renehmeu uts
around the European concessions.
A Cbiosmso connected With war pur
ohssss Of the Chinese govern ment in
Earope who has bean interviewed by
the Daily Express says that China has
immense quantities Of arms ADD ammu.
pi,iop and will "s,sgger humanity" il
driven 10 defend herself.
Cbefoo. June 26 The Americans
and British entered Tien Tsip, Grs,
silsociug the gus Of the arsenal aud
breaking through The Chinese lines
The foreigners were close behind.
The Russians lost four killed aud 30
wounded. The losses Of the Cther
psti11riites were ANAL
ksmiral Seymour's fotce is about 10
miles from Tieu Tsio. Il is surround
cd by Chinese troops and Boxers and
hsmpered BY the prssenoo Of sick end
wounded.
IL is reported that ell Foreigners we're
ssss from Pekin With q weak Chinese