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DANGER IN
THE SOUTH
A New Storm Center In
China.
MINISTER WU'S DOUBTS
The United States Government and
French Proposals. Mission
aries at Peking.

b'NpoN' oct. 1L-A special dispatch
from Shanghai. dated October 10th. SAYS:
/ The Triads have met and repeatedly
defeated the Imperial troops near Kow
locn. They are daily gaining fresh adj
heronts. Ckowloon IL the hinterland of
! the Island OF 1longkong aud was ceded
10 the British Government less than two
years ago.
/ Heavy Russian reinforcements are
me Wing northward from Port Arthur with
the object OF relieving the pressure upon
Mukden. Every place OF Importance IN
Manchuria. from Kiatka to the Primosk
boundary and from the Amur to the
Ereat wall. is now IN Russian hands"
/ The Hongkong specials this morning all
refer 30 the gravity OF the situation I'm
South'rn China. but they give no further
details than have already been forwarded
. in press dispatches. In some quarters IL
u urged that % would bo better To en-
pioy Indian troops In China.
/ The Standard. commenting editoriaIIy
upon the attitude Of the United states.
says: every dissent. even on minor
points, from the suggestions Of the pow
ers b. unfortunate. as II leads to fresh
correspondence and 20 further delay. We
can only hope that when Lord Salisbury
i' free To turn hts attention to China he
win ind some middle course that will Sc
cure the support OF all the powers"
The shanghai correspondent Of the
Morning Post wiring Tuesday. says. The
Taotai Of Shanghai and the viceroy Of
NuuktnE have protested against "a demon
'stratiou by foreign troops"
L HONGkONG. oct. 10-ft is said that
the authorities here have received infor-
nation that "a general rising In the south
Icru provinces has been planned for the
Imcnth % November. Ten thousand
|ttOOps from India have been requisitiOn-
81 for lionEkong The Sixteenth Bengal
tanccrs and tho Hongkong Regiment
have been recalled from the north to
'Uougkong. The present Indications are
that there viii be Boxer rising similar
90 that which occurred In North China.
The Whereabouts Of the rebels IN the hin
ItDrlaud ls not known, but Is believed to
De ten miles north % the British borders
a detachment Of leo Chinese troops
took up position az San Chung yester-
day and 1000 more arrived there today.
i SHANGHAI, oct. 1.-THE Chinese re-
pert the arrival Of the Emperor and
Ipowager Empress at Chsu-Ching co Oc-
trIpr Gth, 100 miles southwest Of Tai
iuan-fu. After n days rest the Chin SO
report added. the Imperial party proceed
ed. escorted by large forces.
~ II reported here that Russian troops
! from the southwark occupied Mukden
tManchuria) without opposition. while
ltussians from the North captured Tie
; ltg. forty miles north Of Mukden.
/ HONGKONG, oct. tt.-Admiral Ho.
with 900 troops. has arrived at San-chun
from Canton. a detachment OF 900 other
troops Ia about 90 land at Deep Bay. The
ha
been ordered 20 Mrs Bay. near Hong
kCru. The Bombay Infantry has been or
Iderod 90 be In readiness to start for the
ire ntler at two hours notice.
MINISTER WI TALKS.
WASHINGTON. oct. 11.-Minister WI
. was one of Secretary Hays early callers
to-day lie had no late advices from Chi
ma. but came 20 learn the course Of this
: Government on the French proposition.
. I he expressed considerable apprehension
over the press reports that n large mill
tnry expedition was moving on Pao-ting
: ~ tIe looks upon this as likely to cause
serious complications and a renewal ~!
agitation among the Chinese lie says
, that the reports Of serious Boxer upri5-
inls IN the South of China are not cor
rect and are set ahoat with view to Gre
- atirg the impression on this side of the
water that grave dangers exist which call
for n military campaign by the allies
; The best evidence Of this. he says, is the
fnct that there arc no Boxers In tht
= south of China. Tho Minister feels Ger
tain that ti Hung Chang has arrived al
. Pckinr
Nothing has been heard from Mr.. Con.
! rer for n day or two. ~ appears that II
! vGs an erroneous assumption that th'
Minister had submitted 20 the state De
: partr,ent n list Of Chinese officials wht
: afcutd be punished. lie did supply tt'
Ipe epnrtmeut with copy OF the Imperia
edict In which n number of officials were
fre nttoued. but made no prescription
: btrrseif although he did express the opin
To-, that other Chinese besides those nam
: eI were M subjects for punishment.
with the reply made yesterday to TN
French note respecting China. the SAT
: uepartrnent has assumed again an attt
trde of whiting The text OF the not
Is 10 be made public here after the laps
! Of the usual period allowed by diplomatic
!. custom. which probably will be tomorrow
TfE MISSIONARIES.
Nt,w YORK. oct tt.-Rcv. pr. a. "
It,c,nrd. corresponding secretary OF TN
V,,bodist Fpfacopat Missionary Society
4 -tetcs that II had been decided that
q N,tbodtst missionary force should rerli
n ip pckinr during the winter. The mis-
y rlorarv property at the capital has a.
:. ttfr DESTROYED. scarcely one nri'k 70
4, mining upon another u has been re re
y tertod this property included not @ orr
n me residences Of missionaries, hut |" ~
q ts,rv bulIdinr n girls school, hospitl
!, 80 a new church which would seat 10
lnsrsous. The force which VIII remain
pstfnq include Rev Drs. W. W LowreS
Cs,orve ~ Davis and W. T. Hobart ke'
m M King and George II. Jowrey' MI
l,i.o Mrs. &. 81. Jewell. Miss Alice Tel