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.

London. June q, 3:45 q. N "A
fresh phase of the ebulition in China IS
the probability of immediate outbreaks
10 the great southern provincial centres.
The populace there is daily assuming =
more hostile attitude towards foreigo-
ers, and the latter perceive symptoms
of a general rising, aud especially at
Nau King. where. according to dis
patch to the Daily Express. dated yes
terday, Kapg WI, one of the cost troc-
ulent enemies of foreigners, has arriv-
ed by way Of the Grand canal, armed
With fall powers iron the empress to
deaf With the southern provinces. The
friendly attitude of Viceroy Ii Kun
yin towards foreigners has brought
him iu,e disgrace With Prince Tuac,
president of the tsi sung yauen.
The unrest at Cantoo IS described by
dispatch from that city to The Daily
Telegraph. dated Monday, via Hong
Kong yesterday: SIT is feared that we
are on the eve of sceoe of bloodsbed
aud anarchy 10 the two Qcaugs only
paralleled during the Tai Ping rebel
loo. The sigos of murdesous up
rising are go manifest that wealthy Chi
nese are hurrying frou Cansoo aud
vicinity, taking their wiyea, families
aad valuables.
.'Li Hung Chang has again been
perempsorily ordered to Pekin. His
enemies declare tbas they will Gurce:
hiu before be caa reach there. His
presesce alone restrains tie revoiasioc
ary elements here His departure will
let loose the black flags aod rec
girdles Knowing this, LIS trusted
cficers are sending their families TO
Hong Kong.
The v;ceroy hiuself trusts tie
Americans in tbs crisis Hs says that
they alone want no territory, aud he
places himself largeiy-slmos5 unre-
se.vediy-in their hands At go
important conference today be reiterated
this statement.
ssAl the missionaries have beeo
notified of the imminent peril through
confidential runners. They are leaving
Canton hurriedly, and only few are
DOW here
Commander Mclean of the United
States steamship Don Juan de Austria
is the first there to protect foreign
interests. He is capable and energetic
and is reinforced BY Il n S. Redpele.
Two hundred foreign residents e:
Shameeo are armed.
The Caosoo population reaches
. a00e.o0 10 addition to 250, 600 living 6
on iunks aod fla: bottomed rlve7 boats
Mes. os these people are d;ss5scted aaa
ince3diary procianaiiors ere increasing
in nu,sber OF toe Vi,uieot." "
Saaneha; cables that tie Fceech con
eul there bag recsived telegram froG
Shan Tucg asserting that 600 Cai,
nese troops are making forced march
from Shan Tuog to Pekln
Two jesuit fathers aud ore hundred
na,;7e Chri5;isrs have been murdered
10 the sousherp part Of the province OF
Cal Lii The Chinese military authoTl
ties have been discovered recruiting at
Shanghai inside the foreign settlement,
and some agents have been arrested IL
the act of constructing ent.enchmen's
around the European concessions.
4 Caioaman connected With wsr puT
chases of the Chinese government Ia
E2rope who has been l";ervlewed b.
the Daily Express says that Calra has
i'm nense qaau:isies OF arms aud amne.
nition aad VII! ''stagger hnmaolty Il
driven 10 ae1ead herself
Gbesoo. Jooe 26 The Auerisaas
and Bsi;isb cr.e7ed Tien Isia, Frs
sileoc;as tie gus OF tie a!seaal aua
breaking inycUea the Gt.Dese Haes.
TIE foreignere uefe ciase 5ea:td.
The Russiaus lost four bi.iad aud 80
woasded. Tae Losses Of TIE otter
natiocali,.es were s1a..il
Admiral SeTnoor's fotce IS about ~
uiies from Ten 'Ii'sin l.; i surroaad
ed by Chinese troops and Boxes AID
hamper by the presence of sick apd