Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-15
AGITATIONS IN CHINA,
They Are Described as Being Mainly
Ant1-Dynastfc.

Antl-Dynastfc.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Lon-
don Morning Post, wiring Saturday, de-
| scr1bes four distinct agitations-in Kwang
| Tung, Wwang 81. SEE Chuan and the
Yangtze region-all of which are anti
| dynastic rather than anti-foreign
IF Sun Vat Sen is successful in the
| SOUTH says the correspondent, land his
rebellion spreads over the Yangtze region
| he will probably be aided by Prince Tuan.
| Tung Flu Hsiang and the Mohammedan
| leaders in the northwest"
The Chinese imperial troops, according
to dispatch to the Daily Chronicle from
Hongkong dated today, have recaptured
| Wet-Chou, on East river, where San Vat
| Sen. the reformer, had raised his flag, and
have scattered the rebels.
A Shanghai dispatch says: cit is report
| ed from Canton that the Kwang-Si rebels
| have defeated the imperial troops on the
| borders OF Kwang-Tung, and that Gen. 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.
Sir Ernest NJ Satow, who succeeds Sir
Claude NJ. Macdonald as British minister
to China, has arrived at Tien Tsin.
The London Standard publishes mail ad-
four documents that were seized in the
| Office OF the viceroy after the capture Of
| the city and fell into the hands of the cor
| respondents before the military authorities
! Ceipts for money paid to Boxer generals
| for supplies to their troops Of every kind,
| reports OF actions and lists Of casualties
] lilies of the killed.
| A dispatch from Pekin, dated October L.,
| says:
AT the American legation Ii Hung
Chang expressed regret for the recent oc-
| currences, and thanked the Americans for
| their good treatment Of the Chinese. He
| promised to request that negotiations 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. that the Rus
SLAMS have seized the Niu Chwang railway
at the terminus Of the Shan Hal Kwan
| line. This Is the first step the Russians
have taken on the right bank Of the Amur.
| The Russian southern and northern armies
| have Joined hands at Tohling, north OF
| east Of the river Lilac and a portion west
| OF the stream in the hands Of Russia
A dispatch from Tien Tsin, dated October
IL, says: The expedition against PaotinG-
Flu departed this morning in two columns.
The German. French and italian troops
who are to take part under command of
Gen. Bail1oud, head Of the French military
forces in China. will follow the direct route
W notAsS-r " Wulte E,oOU bIitIsn SO1OlerS
under Lord Campbell will make a detour
to the south of Paoting-Fu river through
| number Of large villages supposed to be
Boxer communities.
Both columns will keep in touch with the
boat and train which accompanied them A
junk armed with a naval twelve-pounder
and two Maxims is with the Pekin column.
The expedition will make demonstra-
ton through a wide territory not hereto
fore covered by the allies. While no oppo-
sition is expected at Paoting-Fu, the COM
manders believe that hostilities are pos
sible in the intervening country.
the Tribuna In Rome, the expedition to
Paoting-Fu aims to assure. in addition 10
the chastisement of the Boxer chiefs, the
exploitation of the railways. 1t is expected
to last about forty days.
The Italian cruiser Vesuvio, the dispatch
says, has left Taku for Shanghai. where
the powers are concentrating numerous
warships in view of possible trouble.